stuck round in AR-15

[kustomkat1950]

howdy.

first round off, sticks in chamber. Extractor cant grab the casing rim. I'm really not comfortable with putting the old brass rod down the barrel and tapping it out, as I heard no sign of the primer going off. So, potentially, I have a live round in the chamber. That is stuck, really stuck.

That will teach me to shoot wolf...

anyone have any ideas? Its soaking in PB blaster and it will get a good cleaning sans live round in said chamber.

[golfish]

you can't see the primer well enough to determine if its been hit?

[echoThreeOneSix]

i believe it's generally considered safe after keeping pointed in a safe direction for 60 seconds. please correct me if i'm wrong but if the primer has been struck it's not a time bomb forever.

[echoThreeOneSix]

so it looks like it's 30 seconds... here's a link but several forums have advice on how to clear after a hang fire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_fire

[kustomkat1950]

And no, "mortering" the rifle didn't remove the round.

[kustomkat1950]

Primer has been hit. I just didn't hear anything... had hearing protect on tho. I gues I will cross my fingers and tap it out... Thanks gents..

[kustomkat1950]

Gentle persuasion with a brass rod did the trick. Thanks guys!

[echoThreeOneSix]

Gentle persuasion with a brass rod did the trick. Thanks guys!

glad all your digits are intact.

[alfred1222]

I do it in a simple, easy manner:
insert brass rod
place rifle facing downrange
get mallet
hammer round out
profit

[golfish]

Gentle persuasion with a brass rod did the trick. Thanks guys!

Kudo's to you for being safe OP. So many people would just stick a rod down the pipe and start banging away