Case stuck in AR-15

[acmax95]

I have a case stuck in my AR-15. The gun is a DPMS Oracle, and the round is green tip 62 gr. 5.56.

The round is not all the way in the chamber but I can not get it out. I have put a cleaning rod down the barrel and tried to tap it out but all I did was bend my cleaning rod and the round did not budge.

I am not sure what is more to blame, the round or the gun. This was my first time shooting anything other than 55 gr .223 in this gun, which is marked .223/5.56. I am kind of leery of the round too it was picked up from a local company at a gun show.

Any other suggestion for getting this round out?

Should have changed the title, but this is a live round.

 

[rcmodel]

Collapse the sliding stock if it has one.

Then pull on the charger handle as hard as you can, and slam the butt down on the ground. (keep your head out of the way of the muzzle!)

Bolt carrier inertia will yank it out.

rc

 

[MtnCreek]

Left hand on forearm, right hand on charging handle with latch pushed in, smack the butstock on the ground. It may take a couple of hits. Keep the muzzle pointed away from anything you are not willing to distroy (like your face). I would Not put a cleaning rod down the barrel with a live rd in there!

Edit: RC, for someone that talks about being old, you're darn quick!

 

[acmax95]

I tried the methods described above to no avail. Any other suggestions?

I am thinking the chamber might not have been properly cut for the 5.56 round and now the round is jammed in the too small chamber. Don't know if this is even possible, just throwing stuff out there.

 

[MrCleanOK]

You say the round is only partially chambered. How far in did it go? Can you post pictures?

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[rcmodel]

Pretty sure the chamber is cut the right size.

Most likely, you had a case break off in the chamber and the front half of it was still in there when the next round got slam-jammed inside it.

I guess the next step after bending your cleaning rod is:
Take it to a gunsmith who can unhook the extractor from the case, get the bolt locked open out of the way, and knock it out with a brass or steel rod.

rc

 

[acmax95]

Thanks for the replies, the help is greatly appreciated.

The BCG is not locked onto the round.

 

[rcmodel]

Well then you need a better cleaning rod!

A GI steel jointed rod would be OK, or find a bore size brass welding rod.

You should be able to Tap it out with just the weight of the rod and no hammering.

Stuff a rag in behind it to keep it from flying out and hitting something on the bolt face that could set it off.

You might try putting some penetrating oil down the barrel and let it soak in for a day before trying again.

rc

 

[dprice3844444]

is there enough room for you to get a small drill in there to drill a hole in the side of the cartridge to dump the powder out or inject some water in there to kill the powder?

have you tried popping the 22 pins to see if you can seperates the upper and lower.might be easier to work with and less damage while doing so

 

[rcmodel]

I see nothing in the photo you could safely drill!!!

All thats showing inside the barrel extension is the case head w/primer!!

It won't go off anyway if you tap it out into a catch rag.

rc

 

[kcshooter]

Well then you need a better cleaning rod

Yep. A little penetrating fluid and a few sharp raps and that should pop out without much issue.

Nix the drill idea. Please.

 

[acmax95]

Thanks guys. I will try to get a better cleaning rod. The one I bent was a cheap Outer's rod I went and picked up at Wal Mart.

 

[Hacker15E]

Be very careful "mortaring" your rifle to clear a stuck round. This is a field-expedient technique that works on rifles that Uncle Sam owns, and the rifleman that got the round stuck has no personal financial interest in.

Wooden dowel (or steel rod if it gets to that point) and a mallet, and taking your time is a much smarter method.

 

[rcmodel]

Wooden dowel

NOOOOOooooooo!
Not again!!

Never EVER use a wood dowel rod to attempt to drive out any bore obstruction.
But especially a .22 cal one!!!

A split / broken wood dowel rod wedged tightly in the bore is a bore obstruction to be reckoned with by the best of gunsmiths!!

NEVER EVER use a wood dowel rod for anything bore obstruction related!!!

A stuck .223 case in an AR-15 that the "slam on the butt plate on the ground" won't pull out is already to the "if it gets to that point" steel or brass rod point!!

rc

 

[Bubbles]

NEVER EVER use a wood dowel rod for anything bore obstruction related!!!

Quoted for truth. Never ever use wood. We had a rifle come in whose owner had used a wooden dowel to try to clear a stuck cartridge. The dowel split around the bullet and got wedged in good and tight.

Instead of being a five minute job the gun owner ended up paying quite a "stupidity fee". Guys like that will be putting my daughter through college.

 

[rcmodel]

And any other offspring you might have in the future I betcha!

There is a "hammer on the dowel rod" promoter born every minute!!

Another Internet myth that keeps getting repeated over & over again, by folks who have never tried it and stuck one in a rifle bore.

The logic seems to be, wood is soft and won't hurt the barrel.
The reality is, a wedged wood dowel rod is the most difficult bore obstruction there is to remove without harming the bore.
If it didn't harm it already from the tremendous force of the wood wedge action inside the hole.

Food for thought!!!
Smart people think the Egyptians might have used simple wood wedges to move 150 ton stones while building the pyramids!!

Do you really want to hammer a smaller version of one down inside your rifle barrel??


rc

 

[bbuddtec]

not for nothing, but exactly what rc said in all posts!

I always try mortaring first, but would go to his penetrating lube overnight then strong rod tap out. (just a "cut-to-the-chase" move.)

Ps of course remove the upper and BCG beforehand.

 

[hentown]

Try pulling the charging handle all the way back, and releasing, forcing the extractor over the case. THEN try the method described above involving SHARPLY bumping the butt on the ground while simultaneously pulling back on the charging handle.

 

[stoney1666]

Had the same problem, used a 3/16 steel rod to tap it out

 

[crossrhodes]

Brass Rod

I used a brass rod the was just under the bore diameter and only about two inches above the muzzle (less flexing) and gave it a few good whacks and it popped out. But with a live round I think I would have to go with RC's suggestion.