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Babydriver Full Member Offline Posts: 185 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	Chamber cast gone wrong Yesterday at 7:58am	Print Post
	I’ve done a number but this one got me. Doing a cast on an 1885 some of the material got down on the left side. A small piece remains and it keeps the lever from closing. I don’t want to take the action apart if possible. Can I use a bernzomatc propane torch to heat it (melt it) out and not do any damage to the metal parts?


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critter68 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Board Member Online Posts: 291 Location: Wisconsin Joined: May 31^st, 2018	Re: Chamber cast gone wrong Reply #1 - yesterday at 9:02am	Print Post
	Heat gun may work

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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2516 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: Chamber cast gone wrong Reply #2 - yesterday at 9:29am	Print Post
	I would bite the bullet and take it apart. Winchester 1885's are one of the easiest guns to work on. Chris.


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texasmac Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2103 Location: Central Texas Joined: Aug 16^th, 2004	Re: Chamber cast gone wrong Reply #3 - yesterday at 10:03am	Print Post
	Babydriver wrote yesterday at 7:58am: I’ve done a number but this one got me. Doing a cast on an 1885 some of the material got down on the left side. A small piece remains and it keeps the lever from closing. I don’t want to take the action apart if possible. Can I use a bernzomatc propane torch to heat it (melt it) out and not do any damage to the metal parts? If it's an original Winchester, I 2nd Gunlaker's suggestion of taking it apart. But if it's a Miroku Browning or Winchester, a heat gun is the best approach. When making chamber casts, I use a cheap Harbor Freight heat gun to melt the cast material & warm up the chamber. A propane torch will work as long as you take it slow & don't heat more than necessary to melt the cast material. Depending on the type of chamber casting alloy (fusible alloy) it will melt around 160 to 190 degrees which is not hot enough to damage the receiver or action metal components. Wayne
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rgchristensen Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1167 Joined: Jan 2^nd, 2014	Re: Chamber cast gone wrong Reply #4 - yesterday at 11:42am	Print Post
	Yet another reason to use sulfur instead of Cerrosafe! CHRIS


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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3967 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Chamber cast gone wrong Reply #5 - yesterday at 7:12pm	Print Post
	they make a torch with a micro-small flame - which would allow you to warm up what you want. Just allow for it dripping out instead of further in.

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