JimmyAGR 54 Posted August 12, 2014 Hey Guys, Just wanted to let everyone know that yesterday I was shooting Remington UMC .40 JHP and had a round with no powder. It had a primer, I heard the sizzle, and stopped the shooter before he could pull the trigger again, luckily. I dropped the mag, held the gun pointed down range for a minute then pulled the slide and barrel. There she was stuck in the barrel. Had to go buy a dowel to knock it out. Cost me .59 cents, but saved my Sig 226. I called Remington and they are sending me return info to send this stuff back. I have another 225 rounds that I don't want to shoot so hopefully they will make good on it. This ammo is about 3 years old. Be safe, Jimmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmartAss 11 Posted August 12, 2014 Big pain in the ass when it happens on a revolver... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRIZ 3,365 Posted August 12, 2014 I've been around millions of factory rounds being fired and I've seen this happen once. That was an Aquila 30 carbine round. It didn't fully enter the rifling and only needed a cleaning rod to tap out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seamusSU 0 Posted August 12, 2014 Big pain in the ass when it happens on a revolver... I'll bite. How did you get it out of there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmartAss 11 Posted August 12, 2014 I'll bite. How did you get it out of there? Tapped it back up the barrel with a cleaning rod section and a hammer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikka1 2 Posted August 12, 2014 Happened to me recently with a PSA factory reload 9mm at one of the ranges. I'm glad I checked it through before just ejecting the casing and trying to shoot another round... Could've had a really big BANG. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pizza Bob 1,488 Posted August 12, 2014 Just a word of caution - if you use a wooden dowel to drive the stuck bullet out of the barrel, you stand the chance of it splitting and wedging the bullet in the barrel even tighter. You should use a brass rod, as close to bore diameter as possible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted August 12, 2014 Just a word of caution - if you use a wooden dowel to drive the stuck bullet out of the barrel, you stand the chance of it splitting and wedging the bullet in the barrel even tighter. You should use a brass rod, as close to bore diameter as possible.Thank you for that advice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lunker 274 Posted August 12, 2014 The same thing happened with me and JimmyAGR at Central Jersey with my S&W Model 28-2. One of my powder puff Trail Boss loads must not have metered so well. It didn't have enough oomph to clear the barrel. I use my aluminum cleaning rod. It's too big for a 22 barrel, but works fine for 357 and up. It is rigid enough to get the bullet through but soft enough not to mar the rifling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Boy 6 Posted August 18, 2014 Just a word of caution - if you use a wooden dowel to drive the stuck bullet out of the barrel, you stand the chance of it splitting and wedging the bullet in the barrel even tighter. Put a spent brass case on both ends the dowel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
illy 1 Posted August 18, 2014 Put a spent brass case on both ends the dowelWould have to be of smaller caliber, like 32 ACP for a 9mm (though even that would be a tight fit. 25 ACP would be better), 9 for 40, etc. (The rim on a 9mm case is just under 10mm). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites