Live Round Stuck In Barrel

I agree with salarguy. I am thinking there was damage to the round before it was inserted. This is of course it wasn't damaged in the removal, but being pushed from the muzzle, I cannot envision it.
 
cegc said:
The damn round was jammed in there like crazy.
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Wow, sure looks like it! Good to hear you got it out without having to buy an air compressor.

If you still have the rifle apart, or even if you have to take it apart again, take a good flashlight and inspect the chamber. Make sure that there is not anything left behind in there or the bore. Make sure the chamber looks symetrical and not mishappen.

The problem here was almost certainly the ammo - I am thinking a loose bullet that wedged itself into the chamber at an angle - but I would still inspect the chamber and bore to make sure they look OK.

Are there marks on the bullet from the rifling? Just wondering if the bullet engaged and got stuck on the lands. Does not look like it from the photo, though.
 
MDF said:
Wow, sure looks like it! Good to hear you got it out without having to buy an air compressor.

If you still have the rifle apart, or even if you have to take it apart again, take a good flashlight and inspect the chamber. Make sure that there is not anything left behind in there or the bore. Make sure the chamber looks symetrical and not mishappen.

The problem here was almost certainly the ammo - I am thinking a loose bullet that wedged itself into the chamber at an angle - but I would still inspect the chamber and bore to make sure they look OK.

Are there marks on the bullet from the rifling? Just wondering if the bullet engaged and got stuck on the lands. Does not look like it from the photo, though.
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The air compressor was sitting there as my backup, along with some tape and putty to get a seal. I checked the barrel while giving it a good cleaning and it looked good (at least to my inexperienced eye). There was some marks on the bullet but I'm not sure how it would look like from the rifling. The bullet is also sitting on a bit of an angle (can't see it in the picture) so that could have contributed. All in all it was probably just a really crummy round.

On a related note I shot about 100 rounds from the same box today and got two FTE's but no more jams.
 
cegc said:
The air compressor was sitting there as my backup, along with some tape and putty to get a seal. I checked the barrel while giving it a good cleaning and it looked good (at least to my inexperienced eye). There was some marks on the bullet but I'm not sure how it would look like from the rifling. The bullet is also sitting on a bit of an angle (can't see it in the picture) so that could have contributed. All in all it was probably just a really crummy round.

On a related note I shot about 100 rounds from the same box today and got two FTE's but no more jams.
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I would check the ejector just to eliminate that issue..
 
Glad you got it out ok. I like the idea of stuffing the chamber with a rag, and I second the use of a cleaning rod or piece of brass rod. I've read that wood can splinter and wedge around the obstruction, making it more difficult to remove, although I've no experience with that - happy to learn from others, there. I've used a brass rod with good results.
 
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I would look at the extractors, and make certain they are free moving, but under tension.. The left one is more to press the round into the right one, so don't fret it doesn't have a sharp hook on it.

The removed round sure does look mangled... I wouldn't suggest reusing it (c'mon that's funny).

Magazines can also be the culprit in cycling troubles. If the rim wasn't behind an extractor when stripped I'd look closely at the magazine.
 
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