1911 jammed open with round in chamber

remove the firing pin just in case
put some leather glows it will help have a better grip and not hurt yourself on the proses
grab you slide with you left hand from the top and let the slide rest between your fingers and you palm, just the slide don't extend you fingers on the frame, kick the back of grip of you gun with the web of right hand firmly once or twice as necessary it should save you the trip to the gunsmith unless there is major problem .

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babo_al said:
remove the firing pin just in case
put some leather glows it will help have a better grip and not hurt yourself on the proses
grab you slide with you left hand from the top and let the slide rest between your fingers and you palm, just the slide don't extend you fingers on the frame, kick the back of grip of you gun with the web of right hand firmly once or twice as necessary it should save you the trip to the gunsmith unless there is major problem .

repeat as necessary
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Only way the firing pin will be able to be removed is if you gut the internals and remove the hammer and THATS if the slide is far back enough to have the slide stop pull down. But theres a stuck case so firing pin wont be able to move forward.
 
Most likely was a squib that caused a bulged barrel. Into a padded vise and your dowel and a plastic mallet will fix it. Not a tap. A bash. Won't be enough forced to cause the primer to go.
 
Ran into a similar issue with my new NP29 last month. Check slide stop to make sure it is fully seated. What happened in my case is that when I racked the slide to unload, my trigger finger resting against the frame pressed the other end of the slide stop. The slide stop moved out a fraction of a mm and bound up against the slide. I hammered the slide stop back into position and was able to work the slide again. Fortunately I was using dummy ammo and dry firing.
 
Either way he's got to get that round out. Can't send it back with a live round still in it.

OP, have you tried removing the barrel bushing and recoil spring? That's always step #1 on a 1911 anyway. It also allows the guide rod to slip forward a bit and that may leave room for any broken parts to jiggle loose and get things moving.

I gather you've got it to where the slide can move a little back and forth? That implies that things are no longer locked. But if something on the lugs or link broke it could still act like a locking key if there's no room to get the piece out of the way.
 
Allaemer245 said:
It is the slide that is stuck, the extractor is cleared from the case. The case floats freely now after I pried it out, primer is intact and struck. Projectile is not in barrel.
Everything seems normal minus the slide being stuck in place! It's so unusual, I've tried most tricks in the book to no avail.
Ammo was Winchester white box 147gr
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from this the brass in the chamber is fired and nothing in the barrel.
 
OK, from what I read earlier it sort of sounded like it didn't go off. But then I saw where there's a primer strike and upon reading again it's a bit grey on if there's still a bullet in the casing or not and if it's live or not.

Can you put a stick down the bore far enough that it clearly reaches the rear of the casing? Did the round that is stuck go bang?
 
A bulged barrel is another possibility. In that case, the only direction the slide could move from there is forward, as the bushing is jammed against the front of the bulge.

Can you confirm if the second last shot you fired made it to the target? It might have squibbed and the last shot removed the stuck bullet, but bulged the barrel in the process.

I would try to remove the barrel bushing and go from there.
 
tjhaile said:
A bulged barrel is another possibility. In that case, the only direction the slide could move from there is forward, as the bushing is jammed against the front of the bulge.

Can you confirm if the second last shot you fired made it to the target? It might have squibbed and the last shot removed the stuck bullet, but bulged the barrel in the process.

I would try to remove the barrel bushing and go from there.
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The downside of 1PC guide rods. Needs to be forward in order to remove. If it was a 2PC rod it would be easy to take off the barrel bushing. Seems like hes in a rock ontop of a rock. Stuck in between.

Cant remove the slide stop, cannot remove the barrel bushing. Only method is something gotta give. Either break the slide stop tab that keeps it from coming out to be able to remove the slide from frame ( or cut the slide stop ) Then pop out the pin. Or Force it back into battery to remove the guide rod. Or force the slide back.
 
There is no live round in the chamber! HOWEVER, the case is stuck. As it turns out I will be returning it after exhausting every single damned option without ruining chances of a refund/return.
I've been working overnights 12-14 hours a day and have neglected to keep this updated. However I shall update as I get my ATT and return it.
Cheers,
 
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