9mm Case Head Separation - Removing the stuck brass

[Boxy]

Background. 147 gn coated lead bullets, Loaded just at 850 fps. So not a hot load just at minor power factor.

The villain case is a Blazer Brass case which appears to be a stepped case of sort. I will be more critical in inspecting my pickups before reloading.

When the round ignited the slide moved just out of battery and there was a bit of fizzing and fussing as the gas vented. The round did leave the barrel fortunately or I would have had a little more work.

On a positive note with Brownells - I spoke with a gentleman named Matt in tech support who suggested a few approaches to remove the stuck case. Heat, Oil, a pick etc. He suggested Cerosafe (sp?) which is some molten metal and possible Hot Glue from a glue gun. No tools to acquire from Brownells. This was pure customer service.

I used the hot glue gun and after the second attempt managed to remove the booger from the chamber. It worked. I hope this may be a solution if you are stuck with this situation.

I did a go / nogo check with the Glock G19.5 and all seems ok. Will shoot later to verify operation.

See attached pics.

[DDTSGM]

Hot glue gun never tried that. I'll remember that, my wife has a couple. Thanks for sharing.

[nate89]

I also like the hot glue gun idea. I recently had a similar situation (mild reload with a case failure) in a 43x.

[358156hp]

Try a 38 caliber chamber brush on a short rod. Remove the barrel from the gun and insert the brush from the chamber end just far enough to reach the case mouth area without going beyond that point. Then pull the rod backwards and the brush will grab the case and pull it out. It does need to be a case that's larger in diameter than the case in order to work.

[BobM]

Try a 38 caliber chamber brush on a short rod. Remove the barrel from the gun and insert the brush from the chamber end just far enough to reach the case mouth area without going beyond that point. Then pull the rod backwards and the brush will grab the case and pull it out. It does need to be a case that's larger in diameter than the case in order to work.

I’ve had to do that with a 223 varmint rifle.

[Spartan1980]

That doesn't look like a stepped case that I've ever seen, but it sure let go like one. Almost looks like a OOB detonation to me.

Another trick is using a 3/8-24 tap. Just thread it in the case to where it grabs good and they usually come out easy. I like the hot glue idea!

ETA: I don't think it was an actual OOB, as that's next to impossible in a Glock. Probably just a kaboom by an over worked case. Just wanted to clarify...

[Jim Watson]

I had a stepped case separate like that. The front ring was not tight in the chamber and a reversed brush brought it right out.

[Jamie]

Sorry for your trouble @Boxy
But thank you for the hot gluegun tip. I have one in my reloading room area and will make a mental note of this.

I've reloaded a good bit of Blazer brass (range pickup) (in my old Dillon 550) and since I've had several troubles with small flash hole 9mm , like Norma and Geco, I tend to look into the brass before putting it into stage 1 (straighten and prime).

I haven't noticed any stepped Blazer brass and hope this isn't gonna be another "thing". <sigh>

Your separation looks like a stepped brass separation to me. IDK, my best WAG, but Damn.

Thanks again for the tip.

[358156hp]

The case also looks like it has been reloaded too many times, and that the sizing die was not adjusted for maximum length sizing, or that it may have too much of a bevel at the entry and the bottom 3/16 to 1/4 inch of the case at the web wasn't resized at all. Some Glock 9mm chambers were every bit as oversized as the early .40 Glocks. I've seen some 9mm cases that looked like rimless 38 S&Ws after firing.