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live round jammed in barrel
spotty bobek
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Having problems with a hand built ar 15 .223. stopped shooting at the range with live round in barrel that will not fire.
Charging handle will not release the BCG. This happened before but my son didn't know there was a live round in it. He just pounded the stalk into the floor and it came loose. Anybody know a safer way to remove a live round?
Charging handle will not release the BCG. This happened before but my son didn't know there was a live round in it. He just pounded the stalk into the floor and it came loose. Anybody know a safer way to remove a live round?
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First off as you probably already discovered, you can't just push out the rear pin and tilt the upper since the BCG isn't fully forward. With some jiggling/wiggling, it's often possible to get both pivot and takedown pins out and get the upper separated from the lower. This is a bit easier if the hammer is still cocked but doable if the hammer is forward.
Once the upper is removed from the lower, you can look at the BCG from the underside of the upper and see that there's a gap between the front of the BCG and barrel extension. Stick a flatblade screwdriver in that gap to CAREFULLY pry the BCG rearward away from the barrel extension. If done CAREFULLY, this will not cause damage to any parts.
This technique is less stressful on the parts and ZERO danger of having the chambered round fire unintentionally.
Causes are interesting: Chambers that look like they have never been cleaned, case deformation, bullet seated with lip deformed, and brass that was not sized top the list.
I have several AR carbines that simply will not function with anything except clean factory ammo. A chamber polish might be the answer but I'll just stick with the new stuff for time being.