Stuck bullet immediately in front of chamber (chambered dummy round into lands)

[ChrisBCS]

Dumb move. Bullet stuck where the lands begin from closing bolt on a dummy round with too long an OAL. I can see it looking into the barrel from the chamber end with the bolt removed.

Correct way to remove without mushrooming? Do I really need to push it all the way down the bore and out the muzzle?

 

[Graham]

Stuck bullet immediately in front of chamber (chambered dummy round into lands)

No. Use a cleaning rod inserted from the muzzle.

 

[pell1203]

Have you tried tapping it out with a long wooden dowel or just dropping the wooden dowel down the front of the barrel while holding the muzzle up? Kind of like letting gravity do the work for you. You can also try tapping the stock on the ground. That may loosen it as well.

Good luck!

 

[Graham]

Sometimes dropping a smaller caliber bullet down the muzzle will work as well. No danger in trying it.

 

[witchhunter]

There is no way you can push it forward through the barrel! Careful you don't wipe out a good rod doing it. We have all done this.

 

[ChrisBCS]

Thanks y'all! Just a touch with the cleaning rod down the bore and it fell out the back of the chamber. That's why i asked here: so I didn't do anything stupid and make it worse. Much much gratitude.

 

[Victor N TN]

You gain experience about such things by having done them. I started handloading in 1972. I've made enough goofs to probably fill a book. I someone has been loading more than 90 days, they either have messed something up, or they are about to.

I'm glad everything worked out for you.
Victor

 

[BuzzBoss915]

I have done it once in a while for various reasons. I unscrew the tip/jag on the cleaning rod and count on the tip of the bullet nesting into the tapped hole. Virtually no force is needed other than the weight of the cleaning rod dropped from a couple inches above the bullet. BB

 

[BoilerUP]

I did the same thing a few weeks back in my 223AI, and was too embarrassed to post about it here. My dumb ass used a wooden dowel rod, which didn't work, then a Tipton rod which broke (!!!) at the muzzle. I just knew I had tomato staked the thing.

Spun the barrel off and sent it to a barrel maker, who spun it on an action, put a sized (but not expanded) case in the chamber, closed the bolt, then extracted the case with the bullet now firmly seated...and pushed the broken rod out from the breech. Guy looked at the barrel and said it didn't appear to be harmed, but I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet.

Lesson learned: make damn sure you clean the barrel before putting dummies in!

 

[Tristian19]

I see you have another one for your goof book. As for myself my goof book is pretty extensive as well and continue to add just at a slower pace at this point.

Glad to hear all is well. I look forward to your next range visit pics when you get the time.

 

[ChrisBCS]

I went this morning! New pics in the thread!