FX Superlight barrel replacement

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I have a Crown MkII,177, with a 600mm superlight barrel
I jammed multiple pellets (3 or 4) in the barrel and cannot extract them

Is it possible to replace the barrel only, without replacing the other parts as shown in the attached picture?
Specific knowledge from anyone who knows how, or has done it, would be appreciated
Thanks
Edward

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@beerthief @Jlowe, @Florida_Man,
Thanks for responding

I am pushing toward the breech
Using a brass rod
These guys are stuck pretty well
And hard hits bend the rod
I've been churning butter all week


I'll look for nylon coated 177 rods

If using heat to soften things up my feeling is this should be done with the shroud removed
Anyone know how to dissemble?
(see picture attached again)

Edward

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SilentSquirrel said:
@beerthief @Jlowe, @Florida_Man,
Thanks for responding

I am pushing toward the breech
Using a brass rod
These guys are stuck pretty well
And hard hits bend the rod
I've been churning butter all week


I'll look for nylon coated 177 rods

If using heat to soften things up my feeling is this should be done with the shroud removed
Anyone know how to dissemble?
(see picture attached again)

Edward

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yes just heat the barrel not the shroud or any thing else . your not trying to melt just soften a bit . A hair dryer should do it maybe about ? 6 inches of barrel in the direction you want to push . (just a guess really but it cant hurt and doesnt cost anything .
 
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FYI, a safe and certain way to remove jammed pellets is to get the $10 set of long drill bits from Harbor Freight. Wrap a few turns of tape around the 1/8" bit until it's a slip fit into the barrel. One band at about an inch from the tip of the bit, and at a couple more places along its length. This setup will keep the bit centered so it doesn't touch the bore. Then drill out the pellets. Plunge a little at a time and withdraw the bit to clear the flutes. Once you've cored through them, pushing the rest out is easy.
 
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nervoustrig said:
FYI, a safe and certain way to remove jammed pellets is to get the $10 set of long drill bits from Harbor Freight. Wrap a few turns of tape around the 1/8" bit until it's a slip fit into the barrel. One band at about an inch from the tip of the bit, and at a couple more places along its length. This setup will keep the bit centered so it doesn't touch the bore. Then drill out the pellets. Plunge a little at a time and withdraw the bit to clear the flutes. Once you've cored through them, pushing the rest out is easy.
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It seems to me that starting from the breech end would be advisable.
Would you agree, Jason
Thanks
Edward
 
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Thanks
The jam is cleared!
It took a combination of drilling (@nervoustrig} as well as hammering on a coated cleaning rod (@Florida_Man)
There was a lot of lead in there
The drilling alone probably would have worked, but I only bought 2 from Harbour Freight.
I did not expect them to dull so quickly.
I drilled from the breech end.

For the hammering I used the coated steel rod and inserted from the crown end using a Birchwood Casey Crown Saver.
Nice device

I must be said that had it not been for Jason's (nervoustrig) blessing I would never have had the courage to run a drill bit into the barrel

Thanks again
Edward
 
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SilentSquirrel said:
Thanks
The jam is cleared!
It took a combination of drilling (@nervoustrig} as well as hammering on a coated cleaning rod (@Florida_Man)
There was a lot of lead in there
The drilling alone probably would have worked, but I only bought 2 from Harbour Freight.
I did not expect them to dull so quickly.
I drilled from the breech end.

For the hammering I used the coated steel rod and inserted from the crown end using a Birchwood Casey Crown Saver.
Nice device

I must be said that had it not been for Jason's (nervoustrig) blessing I would never have had the courage to run a drill bit into the barrel

Thanks again
Edward
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THIS is what this forum is all about , help when you need it .
 
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Very good, great to hear you got it cleared.

Yeah those long drill bits seem to be made of mild steel and really only suited for drilling wood and other soft materials. They’re cheap in every sense of the word, but I get it…a hardened bit would almost certainly shatter the first time drilling through the framing of an interior wall into the crawlspace or something along those lines. But regardless, that’s pretty embarrassing that the tip became dulled while drilling through lead.

FWIW the time I had to drill out a clogged barrel was due to a cast lap that got stuck. I knew the bore was irregular but I had no idea it was bad enough to trap a cast lap. Anyway, coring it out with one of those cheap HF bits was quick and easy but when it made it all the way through to the harder material of the cleaning rod, it dug in and stopped abruptly, causing the flutes to open up along a portion of the spiral. Soft bits for sure.
 
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