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My AR-15 is jammed, and I can't unjam it.
oddball7465
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I was shooting and I came upon a live round that wouldn't fire. When I went to eject it, it got stuck. The charging handle won't budge. I talked to my uncle who told me to try to take the receiver off. So I popped the pins and the front end popped up, but the back end won't come loose. I tried putting it back together, but the whole receiver is stuck now and I can't get the receiver to fit back in. Any ideas?
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AFTER you get your upper off or out of line with the lower, you can tap out the live round with a dowel or cleaning rod, but it really sounds like you need to find someone who can help you in person
Next, go to home depot or lowes or whatever. Buy a dowel rod that will juuuuust fit down the bore (take a micrometer with you)
Now, insert the wooden dowel into the barrel until it hits the bullet.
Beat that dowel with a hammer until the loaded round comes free from the chamber. Don't be shy, if it doesn't move, hit the dowel even harder. It WILL back out. Removing the bolt carrier first is a must.
The wood will not hurt the bore, so bang it as hard as necessary.
you need to take it apart. is the bolt all the way forward? if not it could be the reason your recievers wont come apart.
AFTER you get your upper off or out of line with the lower, you can tap out the live round with a dowel or cleaning rod, but it really sounds like you need to find someone who can help you in person
Certainly sounds like the BCG is not all the way forward. If it was, the receivers would seperate easily.
OP: Please be careful. There IS still a live round in the chamber.
Get the pins OUT. They are cheap, so if you need a punch and hammer, get to it. Smack them out, and you are left with an inert top half of the rifle.
Then follow my first post instructions.
OR, here is another idea,....set the rifle with the muzzle pointed UP. Pour KROIL down the barrel and let it sit for a few hours. A quick Smack of the dowel should set it free. Kroil will find it's way around that stuck case.
Gp outside and point the rifle straight up. Grasp the charging handle as if you were going to operate it. Raise the rifle about a foot off the ground and bring the butt down...but not with excessive force...and bump it sharply on a hard surface while pulling on the charge handle. One or two bumps should do it. Be prepared to use a tool to dislodge the bullet as it will probably be left in the chamber. A brass rod works best. Wood doesn't.
FIRST, remove the upper
Next, go to home depot or lowes or whatever. Buy a dowel rod that will juuuuust fit down the bore (take a micrometer with you)
Now, insert the wooden dowel into the barrel until it hits the bullet.
Beat that dowel with a hammer until the loaded round comes free from the chamber. Don't be shy, if it doesn't move, hit the dowel even harder. It WILL back out. Removing the bolt carrier first is a must.
The wood will not hurt the bore, so bang it as hard as necessary.
+1
The bullet was probably seated too far out.
Do what JustC said.
Did it eject a whole casing from the previous round? Depending on how many rounds you have fired, you could still have part of the previous casing still in the chamber and it is causing the unfired round to no go fully in battery. I've seen it happen before except the round DID fire with disasterous results.
Do what JustC said.
As far as I can tell I still have all thee brass from the 7 rounds I got to fire.
Clouder..
Clear the bore and clean the barrel and chamber thoroughly before shooting.
I gotta ask...what kind of ammo were you using? Wolf?
Reading my mind now ?
You beat me to it.
quote:Originally posted by CS8161
I gotta ask...what kind of ammo were you using? Wolf?
Reading my mind now ?
You beat me to it.
If it's wolf, probably a broken casing. Needs a special tool to get it out, or a piece of dowel rod might work. But the tools only like $10.
+2 on what kind of ammo?
either way, if he woulda bought a real gun like an SKS he could fix it by beating the crap out of it with a hammer. [:D]
use clp or some other lubricant with teflon or chemical that adheres to the metal and lasts. a dry dirty ar will lock up tight when it gets all gummed up and carbon baked. clean the ever loving poop out of your components GI style and use good lube. CLP is cheap and works perfectly on that weapon. apply and dry. its not to be slathered on.
your weapon should never ever do this... ever.. never... ever ... never.. never
if that happened to me and It was properly maintained with good ammo, the POS would be either blown up or sold.
however I suggest you look at your ammo first, as that is most likely the issue.