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Posted: 4/16/2008 2:49:14 PM EDT
| Fired a round off today...shell ejected, another round fed...almost......bolt is stuck wont go in, won't come out....Yes, it is Wolf...I've fired many a round of wolf through 2 ar's with no problems, but probably won't shoot any more. My thinking is that the case was oversized. That's the only thing I can think of but...to my question...What do I do now? Anybody had this happen before? |
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Brian, Take it up in the Luscomb and drop it, stock first, out the window... Then QUICKLY spin out of the way! <------------- Subscribed to hear what the solution winds up being. Ram-rodding the round backward out of the chamber scares the hell out of me.... probably as safe of a solution as any, but still... Dane |
Yea, I can see this method being MUCH safer than ram-rodding it out of the barrel (Thus the joke about him dropping it butt-first out of his airplane!) Brian, if you want, Ill come by and "pogo" it for you! HA! |
| ive had this happen 2 times to be before. once with a blown primer, and the other with a double feed that somehow got a round stuck between the BCG and the roof of the upper reciever. it took a while but i managed to wiggle the CH back with the BCG. just be patient, itll come out. |
I also had this happen with a blown primer from A-MERC ammo a while ago. what a pain in the ass. A-MERC sux. 
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| You have to get the bolt rotated and unlocked first. The carrier has got to move aft. Either use the "slam the butt on the ground while pulling on the charging handle" method or separate the upper and lower and pry the carrier to the rear with a flat screwdriver until the bolt / carrier assembly unlock and move clear of the barrel extension and locking lugs. Do not even consider jamming a cleaning rod down the bore. This will not unlock the bolt. |
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While "bashing" works in an emergency situation try this instead. Have a friend carefully, (loaded rifle here) hold the rifle muzzle up, stock down on the shooting bench - while pinching the charging handle release. You on the other side take a small wooden ball peen hammer and placing the wooden end of it on the right CH ear, slap downward on the hammerhead using the palm of your hand, (careful to keep the hammer handle parallel and straight along the axis of the rifle). This has never fail to remove a stuck round in the chamber for me and it's abit easier on the rifle....  mike |
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this used to happen to me with my RRA upper too often. Pogo Stick'n it never worked for me... I always had to use a rubber mallet and a soft brass punch. (gun pointed Up) slowly and carefully tap the BCG out of the Upper Reciever. Just put the punch against the BCG, up towards the front, closer to the 'bolt' the better. Have a friend pull down on the charging handle while you tap. This worked from me every single time and it was the only method that I could get the bolt out sucessfully. I learned this method from the gun smith that had to dislodge the 1st stuck round. He said it was from having to much filth in the barrel but after intense cleaning it would still occur too often. I'm pretty sure it was the cheap ammo that was causing me probs but after I upgraded the upper the problem went away completely; even with the same cheap ammo... So my Theory is that some bbls can handle the cheap ammo better than others. The close tolerances of the AR15 bbl makes for a tight fit. I think some mfg's bbls are tigher than others... I don't really know though, just speculating |
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