Hello,
I have a pre-ban Colt AR-15 HBAR Sporster type rifle. I was shooting last weekend and the gun jammed (first time in six years that it has jammed). I pulled the magazine and tried to lock the chamber again to see if the gun would pull out the bullet. . . (it has been shot . . so just the casing is in the barrel)... The gun will not pull it out on its own. Any ideas on how to get it out? My cleaning rod will not fit all the way down the barrel to 'punch' it out from the front . . . I guess if I don't get any ideas from here I will go buy a longer cleaning rod tonight and try that. Any help would be great. Also, do you know what causes this? Something worn out maybe? Thanks!
2007-01-04 04:53:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Other - Outdoor Recreation
Bound's hubby here:
Your initial question was misleading (bullet in barrel). If you mean, as you explained, stuck brass in the chamber that should be easier. First, you have to lock the bolt back. It is imperative that the bolt group has to be moved back. Once the bolt is locked back, take about a 24 inch cleaning rod, drop it down the barrel and lightly tap the cleaning rod handle with a hammer to break loose the cartridge case.
Once you clear the chamber, you need to disassemble the upper receiver. Separate the bolt from the bolt carrier (NOTE: was the extractor on the left side or the right side of the bolt?). Inspect the bolt face to insure that the extractor is still attached to the bolt and is not broken. If the extractor is not damaged and it was assembled on the right side of the bolt, the cause of your jam was most likely a dirty chamber.
In your cleaning kit you have a chamber cleaning brush (looks like a misshaped Christmas tree). Attach this brush to a section of cleaning rod and insert into the chamber, past the locking lugs and twist it like crazy. Repeat this numerous times, using fair amounts of cleaning solution. Chances are good that you never got this brush far enough into the chamber to break the carbon from the chamber and neck area. Between scrubbings Clean the chamber out with patches. You may find you may spend up to an hour cleaning this part of the rifle.
I would suspect that 99 times out of 100 your stuck brass is due to a dirty chamber. If you go to MidwayUSA.com they have a number of tools available at decent prices that help make cleaning the chamber of am AR easier.
Good luck.
2007-01-04 23:36:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless your chamber is excessively dirty, or your extractor or extractor spring is broken, chances are when you buy that longer rod and pop it out, You will find the case has either split at the neck or has bulged in the wall portion. If your case has not visably split or bulged, field strip the weapon and examine the chamber. Is it severely fouled? If the chamber is ok, look at your extractor. Is it intact? Is there tension on it? If you cannot locate the problem, take it to a gunsmith, I'm sure it is minor. AR-15's are great rifles, and the best AR's come from Colt.
2007-01-04 12:24:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I CLEANING ROD IS THE BEST WAY SO THAT YOU DON'T MAR THE BARREL INSIDE
USUALLY THE EXTRACTOR IS AT FAULT
IT MAY BE WORN OF STICKING FROM FOULING
ANOTHER REASON COULD BE BAD BRASS OR A BURR IN THE CHAMBER AS WELL AS ALOT OF FOULING IN THE CHAMBER WHICH CAN CAUSE THE EXPANDED BRASS TO BE SO TIGHT THAT IT ALLOWS THE EXTRACTOR CLAW TO SLIP OVER THE SPENT CASES LIP
ALL OF THIS SHOULD BE CLEANED AND INSPECTED AFTER CLEARING THE CASE FROM THE CHAMBER
IF YOUR CURRENT CLEANING ROD CAN BE SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO DISLODGE THE CASE BY DROPPING THE ROD DOWN THE BARREL REPEATEDLY TILL THE CASE IS FREE.
MY FIRST GUESS IS IT NEEDS A GOOD CLEANING INCLUDING THE CHAMBER AND BOLT ASSEMBLY
2007-01-04 05:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by John K 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nonsense. An assault rifle need not have the ability to fire full-auto. Since is just another in a really long line of bad arguments the gun lobby has come up with. You guys need to stop coming up with silly meaningless arguments that aren't going to win anyone over and actually think for a change.
2016-03-29 07:28:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try a wooden dowel instead of a metal rod. Seems less of a chance to damage barrel. A gunsmith may be in order.
2007-01-04 11:00:03 · answer #5 · answered by johndeereman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best guess is to take it to a gunsmith. Let them fix it before you do something to it that can't be reversed, without spending alot of cash.
2007-01-04 05:04:49 · answer #6 · answered by nightowl750 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea i would take it to a gun smith. that happen to me when i first bought my ar-15.
2007-01-04 08:22:30 · answer #7 · answered by game_of_life 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋