Live round stuck in chamber

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One of my friend was shooting this morning and ran into a problem, after shooting about 10 round of 308 in his LR rifle , a round got stuck in the chamber. The round isn't completly in the chamber , can't close the bolt on it, so can't grip it with the extractor.:mad:
Does anyone hear have an idea how we could remove the round ( live) safely
Any suggestions would be appreciated
PS. the cases had been FL resized and the necks turned
Bob
 
fire it then put a cleaning round down the barrel.

Had a .22 dud FTF and was stuck. I used my multi tool too extract it manualy,
After waiting of course.
 
The round isn't completly in the chamber
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Can't be fired.

Looks like a drive out job, if you can't dislodge it, by putting oil down the barrel, and banging the butt on a piece of wood, or something solid.
please be careful with the drive out option. Most gunsmiths have horror stories about guys with stuff stuck in both ends of the bore.
 
Well, this happened to me once, and I went and bought a steel rod from the hardware store the closest to the bore diameter I could find, then tapped it out from the muzzle end. Once it pushed the bullet back into the case, I poured oil down the bore. I had to rap on it many times, and quite firmly. Now, I was kind of PO'd, and didn't really give a crap at that point if it damaged the bore (had other problems with that POS), but did not notice any glaring damage.
 
is it a nice lead round softpoint ? wood dowel might work. if its a FMJ the wood might split on the point and make a mess and get it even more stuck in there. try it, but dont force it.
 
Do not ever use wood to remove anything that is stuck... the chances of a bigger stuck problem simply escalate...

It is quite surprising how tight a tapered case will jam in a tapered chamber..

Be very cautious about driving this out... I would hold the barreled action in a vise solidly with the bolt removed... I would use a steel rod with a flat end very close to bore diameter... I use masking tape wrapped around the steel rod every few inches-- just enough so ot fits the barrel better... it will not flex as much..

Cut the steel rod shorter so only about 2 inches sticks out of the muzzle... have tape around that area to protect the barrel... use a heavy hammer... tap gently but firmly a few times... this will settle the bullet into the powder... then with small piece of wood protecting the muzzle from the hammer - give a good whack.. again if needed... during this process assume if it fires for some reason, the case and the bullet may be projectiles in opposite directions...
 
Don't bet on it.
I've seen guys pounding the hell out of drill rod down the barrel.
I think guntech has a good method. I'd pour some oil in there though, to lube the case, and to kill the powder when the bullet is driven into the case.
There are a lot of other methods. Rods that fit the bore snugly, and heavy oil, to give a hydraulic push is one.
 
Use a 1/4" brass rod and a plastic mallet. As long as the bolt is nowhere near the cartridge, there's no danger of it going off. Even if the bolt is close it won't go bang.
 
Here is how I would do it when a rifle was brought into the shop with a stuck live round -
Fill the bore almost full of oil. Place a snug fitting piston into the bore. Give it a sharp smack. This will drive the bullet into the case, oil will fill the case. Add a bit more oil if necessary. Reinstall the piston, give it another sharp hammer blow. The hydraulic pressure will force the cartridge out of the barrel. Have a can under the end of the barrelled action, there is going to be oil draining out.
 
Try the freezer

Just another option: I had a friend with a similar problem - seemed to be stuck pretty badly. We put it in the deep freeze and it tapped out easily after sitting frozen overnight. Something must have contracted at different rates. It's cheap and worth a shot - good luck with it.
 
Funny thing saw this twice today at the range.
Now this has happened to me,for some reason 1 of my rifles don't like certain reloads even after sizing Gage check.
Now maybe I've just been lucky but all rounds have easily been extracted using a cleaning rod with a simple stroke. never ever force the bolt closed.
Now today the fellow beside me got a 22lr jammed in his 10/22 everyone gathered around offering advise on how to get it out I gave my 2 cents worth and was told never stick a rod down the bore with a live round especially rimfire. Now they tried to extract it by picking at it with a knife,to me this seemed more sketchy especially being rimfire they eventually succeeded but having their faces and fingers in the receiver and picking at the primer really made me nervous.
 
Well, my friend was able to get the round out yesterday afternoon, he poured some oil down the barrel and let it sit so it would kill the powder , the bullet had already been pushed into the case, then he inserted his cleaning rod and tapped it a couple of times....the case popped out...at last:dancingbanana:
Now we have to try to find out what happened, the only thing we can think right now ,is maybe some unburned grains of powder that ended up between the case and chamber wall.
Thanks everyone for your help
Bob
 
bobv said:
Now we have to try to find out what happened, the only thing we can think right now ,is maybe some unburned grains of powder that ended up between the case and chamber wall.
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If it was used brass and not resized enough it could easily jam as this did...
 
Well, that's one thing we are going to check of course but all his brass had been FL resized and had the necks turned ...but anything is possible. Murphy is always lurking close by;) He's just lucky it didn't happen during a LR match
Bob
 
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