Bolt stuck closed, live cartridge on chamber

[Jamnanc]

That would have been nice, it was my plan, and the reason I was there, but when the trigger pull made a click instead of a bang plans changed. I

[UrbanWolf]

That would have been nice, it was my plan, and the reason I was there, but when the trigger pull made a click instead of a bang plans changed. I

Hmmm, I wonder what caused that?

[spleify]

How new is this firearm and how many rounds do you have through it?

If this is a relatively new firearm then my guess is to shoot it more to break it in. On a new firearm, I wont even think about anything until I have at least 200 rounds through it, and really not concerned until I have over 500 rounds through a new firearm. I will agree that leaving EXTRA lube in a barrel is not a great idea when shooting, I definitely disagree with folks when they say dont lube your barrel at all. I clean and lube every barrel on every firearm, if I'm concerned about the oil in the barrel I might take a patch and run it through when I get to the range before shooting, but keeping your firearms lubed during storage is only a great idea, and not at all dangerous so dont let folks scare you about lubing your barrels.

If this happens again and you are at the range, use the pogo stick method and it will come right out. Grab the charging handle with your thumb and forefinger and smack the butt stock on the ground or bench while pulling back on the charging handle.

If you ever want to see it or you have other questions hit me up and I would be happy to explain it better or help you out.

[sportbikeco]

Did you recock the hammer and try it again?

[Jamnanc]

How could I do that? The bcg was stuck closed.

[eneranch]

Pull the rear Take-down pin, separate the upper & lower, then manually pull the hammer back. *** Warning*** Make sure the safety is engaged & working properly before re-assembling the rifle.

If it didn't go Bang the first time; not sure it would after trying this; YMMV

[electronman1729]

Hate to talk trash
but
I have hadthe same problem numerous times on my AR SBR with ammo from the group buys on the board.

[mcjhr]

Hate to talk trash
but
I have hadthe same problem numerous times on my AR SBR with ammo from the group buys on the board.

[mcjhr]

Sorry goofed my post-^

[yjsaindon]

This happened to me with Wolf ammo. I think the lacquer turned into JB Weld and fused the case to the chamber when it got hot. I was able to pull the charging handle pretty hard to get it released but the case was still in the chamber. After doing some research I found out I was pretty lucky that the extractor didn't break. I had to pour some cleaning solvent down the barrel and let it sit for a while. I then gently tapped it out with a steel rod. Not sure if the lubricant is adhesing to the barrel or not but if it happens in the future it may be worth a try to dump some solvent in and let it work before Pogoing it.