OK I was practicing fast cycling and shooting and succeeded in ripping the head off a case (leaving the rest in the chamber) on my 375 H&H. Any suggestions on how to get it out?
Peter.

Peter,

Get a .44- or .45-caliber bore brush, and insert it into the case from the breech end. Turn the brush 1/4 turn to set the bristles against the inside of the case and pull.

The case should come right out.

George

Peter

Was that a reload???

Most likely, that is not a Blaser R 93 problem.
The cause is probably a case that was expanded and then resized too much...

If it was a factory load, and the problem happens again I would send the barrel back to Blaser USA, and have them check it out...

I have fired at least ten R 93 375 H&H barrels with no problems...

I don't believe that it was a Blaser problem. Probably an old case that had been resized too many times. The load was my accuracy load using 260 grain NP's and as I recollect 71 grains of RL15 (I will have to check). The fired cases come out "cold" and the recoil is not stout. Rather embarrassing I must confess, still I would rather discover it now! Any chance I exacerbated it by "yanking" on the bolt handle? Not saying I did, but my thought process were rather like this:
OK aim and fire
Good!
Oh shit, I was supposed to cycle the bolt.
Cycle the bolt and attempt to chamber.
Oh shit, won't chamber!
Oh shit!
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Peter.

Still worth getting the headspace checked - even if it is just for peace of mind. there are allegations from blaser detractors that headspace does grow on older, well worn R93's. NB- I have never seen it myself, and the case design of the .375 promotes the brass flowing forward and a rapid weakening of the case head, so if the round has been reloaded more than a few times...almost certainly the case.

But as the Irish say, to be sure...to be sure.

Cases for the 375 H&H Magnum tend to stretch so to avoid that problem in the future, run a wire with the tip bent to 90 degrees down the inside of the case before you reload them. If you feel a groove forming above the head discard the case. At least with Federal cases, I don't plan on much more than 2 or 3 reloads.

If it makes you feel any better, I've done what you did though in an Encore or maybe it was my Blaser; I don't remember. Anyway, I stuck snap ring pliers inside the broken off case and it came out easily.

PROBLEM SOLVED! Someone on the Blaser forum suggested that I stick the barrel in a freezer and then try to remove the case (the "brass" would contract more than the steel barrel). Did that. Stuck a 45 cal brush into the chamber end and the case came right out, first time!
Peter.