boresnake went in, wont come out..

[marlin]

I never knew this was possible until it happened to me. So last night I was cleaning my AR chambered in 5.56, and I ran my .22 cal boresnake thru it as usual, well now its stuck bad and I think Im going to quit while there is still some string hanging out and take it to Olympic Arms and see if they can get it out. I guess this boresnake was ready to retire or something because I have been using it to clean my AR and my .22s for at least a year now with no problems.
 I sprayed solvent into the barrel until it dripped out, and then tied the boresnake around my door knob and attempted to pull it out using my weight but that just broke the string between the door knob and my upper reciever.. 
 I googled stuck boresnake and saw all kinds of forums where this has happened to other people. Nobody really has any failsafe way of getting them out. At least I have string protruding from my barrel, where some people didnt. I guess Ill just take it to Oly and see what they can do. Maybe it will have to get rechambered to 7.62x39 or something lol.

[JimmyHoffa]

Have you tried a wooden dowel of slightly less than .22 cal inserted from the muzzle?  You can tap on it with a small hammer or just let the dowel drop on the obstruction a few times.

[marlin]

Well the part that is hanging out is hanging out of the muzzle, because I insert the boresnake from the chamber end and pull it out thru the muzzle.. But No I didnt try that because I dont have any wooden dowels.. I tried the cleaning rod but Im pretty sure that just compressed the boresnake and jammed it in there even tighter.

[FC]

You have just compounded my paranoia, I use bore snakes to dry the bore of my rifles when I get back home or to camp on a rainy day. I have no idea what to tell you to use to get it out of there! I always inspect mine carefully before use, do you think that it's come apart where the pull string ties on to the cleaning weave and wedged into your gas port or something?

[dannysdaddy]

never had a problem with mine.  could it be stuck on the locks in the chamber?? sounds dumb but mabey.  the only other thing i can think of is there was a twist in it that went down the barrel and jammed.  try tapping a cleaning rod i dont think it will hurt since your already screwed and youl be tapping against a cloth surface...

[marlin]

Nope.. Its fully past the chamber.. at least 4" into the barrel past the chamber.

[marlin]

you might be able to see in the pic that it is past the chamber.

[marlin]

btw the string wasnt all unraveled like that until after I tried pulling it out.. It was in good shape before it got stuck

[demontang]

I would try to drive it out with a metal cleaning rod or the dowel maybe have some one pull when you are pushing it out. I've never had a problem with mine and I've been using it for 5years.

[JimmyHoffa]

Maybe pour some oil down from the breech and let it soak, then try a dowel/rod from the breech.  I've got things stuck in barrels before and just use the dowel and small drops (half a foot) repeatedly on concrete to inch things out.

[Wanttohuntmore]

Try using a 17 cal cleaning rod as well, to give it some room for expansion.

[addicted]

50lb test fishing line and a really tiny hook 


Its gonna have to be pushed out with something.....I wonder if you could burn it out...hmmm

[winshooter88]

Since you put it in the chamber end it is going to have to come out the muzzle end, otherwise you have to change the direction of the brush bristles. Which would make it even harder to remove. I agree, a small dowel or coated metal rod is what it will take to get it out. Good Luck!

[coachcw]

put it in the freezer the colder the barrell and snake the eayier it will move . a wooden dowll from the chamber while pulling the snake may work also spin the rope in case the rope is whats stacked up it will get smaller . Good luck

[Heredoggydoggy]

If the cord is still in reasonably strong shape, I'd tie it to a solid object and pull on the gun.  If the cord breaks, so what?  The boresnake is toast anyway.  soaking with a light oil as suggested above first is a good idea.  I have a real pet peeve about guys that try to get something apart without oil.