I have a Savage 111(?) heavy barrel in .243. The barrel was given to me by a neighbor who was shooting the rifle when he had a squib load and the bullet only just entered the bore. He then tried to drive it out with a wood dowel which of course shattered. Then he tried a brass rod which seems to have accordianed in the bore but he kept trying until he had driven all the rod into the bore - there is nothing sticking out at the muzzle and the bullet has not budged! I soaked the bore with some bore cleaner that had ammonia in it for several days and then carefully drilled and tapped the visible end of the rod at the muzzle. I put a screw in in and tried to pull it out but it just ripped the end of the brass rod off. I am thinking that making a screw on cap for the breech end that I can plug a grease gun into and then hydraulically drive the entire mess out but that seems to be a bit of work. Does anybody have any ideas on how I might salvage this barrel? Could I use straight ammonia to dissolve the rod without damaging the bore? Thanks for any good ideas!