linkstate
Ultimate Member
Do not use a wooden dowel to push the bullet. It will likely split and wedge the bullet even more. Shoot some Kroil down the bore and let it soak in. Then, I would take a brass jag, remove the point from it, and try to push the bullet back through the chamber. Use a carbon or aluminum bore rod and be careful not to mung up the crown.
Do you have a camera feed into my house? I've done exactly that on a .22 rifle with a dowel rod trying to knock loose a jammed up snap-cap. That sucker was really wedged in there. So I then had a stuck snap-cap and a couple broken pieces of dowel rod to deal with.
I've since read that using a hardwood dowel like oak or even hickory which is commonly used for ramrods, if you cut them into shorter pieces, there is less of a chance to snap a section like on a longer piece that has run-out.
But better solutions mentioned including yours I think for something especially so small.