railroader Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Does anyone know where I can get a 45 acp broken shell extractor. I've tried several places, but they only have 45-70 or 45 colt. Would either of these work? Last time I was shooting my Thompson the rounds stopped chambering completely, and it appears the top half of a shell caseing is still in the barrel chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS9091 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 On my Reising I drove in a .308 case until the body taper stuck on the .45 case then tapped it out from the muzzle end with a cleaning rod, came right out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroader Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thanks, I'll give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 smoker Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Railroader,..the 45-70 trapdoor broken shell extractor is what I have used for many years...when heading to the range I never leave home without it... http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksnest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Another trick that works quite well is to insert a cleaning rod from the muzzel end and then screw on the barrel brush from the chamber end. Pull back on cleaning rod so that brush enters area where broken shell is lodged and then push it out. When you push the chamber brush grips the shell casing and it pops out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvmain Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Screw a 10mm tap into the broken shell and rhen tap the whole work out from the muzzle. It works vert well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroader Posted March 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Thanks for all the advice. I tried what ODS9091 suggested, using a 308 cartridge case and it worked great. What I was wondering though, is this a common problem with Thompsons, case separtion? The gun is a West Hurley, which up untill now has run flawlessly, and I have been debating replaceing the barrel with one from a parts kit. Any pros and cons to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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