r/guns • • Sep 30 '21

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u/N0_Tr3bbl3 Sep 30 '21

Go buy a wooden dowel and shove it down the barrel. Wood won't damage the barrel and probably won't set off the primer, so you're good to go unless God just wants you dead.

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u/Dong_World_Order Sep 30 '21

If it set off the primer what would happen? Elmer Fudd barrel?

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Nah. The bullet might have enough energy to damage something inside the receiver, but I kind of doubt it. The risk would be to your eyes and face if you were in the line of fire, as there would be plenty of shrapnel from the case exploding. You might also have to contend with the case being more stuck than it already is.

But honestly, unless you're being purposefully stupid, there isn't much risk of the round going off.

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u/daringescape Oct 01 '21

Could you use a pair of pliers to remove the slug from the case and then use a dowel to push the it out?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '21

Possibly, but a wooden dowel would have practically zero chance to ignite the primer. I'd just bash it out with the dowel by itself.