what methods do you use to get squibs out of yer barrels?

[stilly]

I have not had one yet thankfully but I have not yet read about what to do in the Book of Lee or the Book of Lyman. Something tells me that they might not be listed in there given the way this whole reloading religion is going.

So, lets suppose that I get a squibb inside a barrel of my rifle or pistol what would be a proper or best way to get them out?

Do they sell rods similar to what the black powder folks used and you tap it into the ball and screw it in a bit and then pull the thing out? I have never seen these in any of the gun stores lately.

Suggestions?

[joelogic]

Pistol - squib rod
Rifle - cleaning rod.

[Revoman]

I have only hadda squib in a revolver and I used a brass rod to tap it back into the cylinder from which it came. By tapping, I mean using the grip of the revolver and tapping the rod on a wooden surface, muzzle pointing down, using both hands, one on the grip and one on the rod. Not putting the gun on the wooden surface and tapping the rod from above.

There are squib rods for such occasions and someone here on Calguns also sells them, I think that they are of some sort of polymer material. I have never seen one for a rifle, but would imagine something similar.

[Na-vah-duh]

Wooden dowel works great and cheap as well

[lpspinner]

Wooden dowel works great and cheap as well

+1 on the wooden dowel and they're available in just about every caliber.

[ap1040]

I've used wooden dowel's but they seem to split when being hammered to get the really stuck bullets out.

I've purchased all three squib rods from Endofcomment, great product, cheap and they really do the job. You can find similar items at Midway but they cost a LOT more.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=518196

No i don't get paid to plug his stuff, wish I did, but its good stuff.

[fal_762x51]

Walnut dowel.

[Bill Steele]

I used to have a wooden dowel I kept in my range bag and a square of a 2x4 I used as the mallet. It worked great when I had a squib with one of my revolvers.

A while back I had a squib with my G21SF using 230gr XTP's. That thing was really in there. I field stripped the gun at the range and proceeded to spliter the dowel to sawdust trying to get that bullet out.

When I got home I splitered another brand new dowel and quit for the night. I went down to TAP plastics the next day and got a length of fiberglass reinforced dowel material. Cut a piece off and with a big mallet finally got the bullet loosened and out the breech end.

I now carry a segment of that fiberglass reinforced rod in my range bag.

See the thread above for the guy that makes brass ones with the delrin (I think) tips.

[damndave]

Either a wood dowel or cleaning rod does the trick.

[ck66]

I've noticed a spray or drop or two of oil down to the squib seems to help in knocking it out easier.

[TAS]

I've bought the delrin stock from Tap Plastics and have cut my own to the length I need. They do mushroom a bit but it is cheap and you can always cut the bad part off. They can flex a bit but I've found it better than a wooden dowel. I've only had one squib but since then, I always keep one of the delrin rods in my bag.

I also use these rods for running a quick patch or two down the barrel or through a cylinder. Unless I need a brush for some extra scrubbing, I find this much easier and quicker than using a regular cleaning rod most of the time. The delrin is also safe on the bore & finish and holds up pretty well to most solvents & oils.

[30Cal]

The one time I did this with a rifle, we put a couple inches of oil in through the muzzle end, then use a dowel and a tightly fitted patch. The oil allows you to put force on the entire bullet, not just the tip, and it keeps the dowel from getting busted up and jammed.

[bruceflinch]

I had a jacketed bullet squibbed in a .40 semi-auto. Brass rod removed the bullet & left the jacket.. That was ugly!
Till a friend gave me a plated .40 bullet to drive down the barrell to push out the stuck jacket.

[EmmaGoldman]

I check to see that there is powder in my cartridges. That usually works to prevent squibs.

[Full Clip]

+1 on the wooden dowel and they're available in just about every caliber.

+2 on this. And won't harm your barrel.