Colt 1911 round stuck in barrel

[BombDoc]

I was at the range today and was firing reloads in my .45 ACP 1911 and the first round I got a pop and fizz then smoke from the area near my slide release lever. After about 15 min waiting I made a closer examination. I found that there is a round jammed in the barrel. What do I do? Should I try to remove it myself or take it to a gunsmith?

 

[mopar92]

Can you lock the slide back? If you can try soaking the back end of the bullet in wd-40 or similar and try pushing it out with a cleaning rod.

 

[frogman68]

Try a wooden dowel tap lightly towards the shortest exit

 

[Boom Boom]

If you can disassemble the pistol, remove the barrel and try using a wooden dowel to pound it out. Carefully check the barrel for any sign of bulging when the bullet is free.

 

[BombDoc]

it is about 1 1/2 inch from the muzzle end, it was easily disassembled. Correction the barrel doses not want to come out of the slide

 

[Boom Boom]

Is there any sign of barrel bulge on the outside? If yes, just get a new barrel.

 

[BombDoc]

I got the barrel out and the bullet came out fairly easy, I eyeballed the barrel it looks fine. I guess I should not trust a phone app for reload data..

 

[iH8DemLibz]

Did you remove the barrel bushing first?

That barrel should literally fall out of the slide.


Never mind.

Hodgdon has a great on-line data site.

 

[BombDoc]

Did you remove the barrel bushing first?

That barrel should literally fall out of the slide.


Never mind.

Hodgdon has a great on-line data site.

Yes removed bushing first, I think I am going to invest in a new barrel just to be safe.

 

[outrider58]

Yes removed bushing first, I think I am going to invest in a new barrel just to be safe.

Put a straight edge to the barrel, working all the way around it's length. That should tell you if the barrel is fried. I am not a gun smith.

 

[BombDoc]

Put a straight edge to the barrel, working all the way around it's length. That should tell you if the barrel is fried. I am not a gun smith.

ok it looks good by that standard.

 

[Brychan]

This is just my opinion and I am not a gunsmith, but unless you fired a second shot your barrel should be fine as the bullet did not even have enough energy to make it to the end on the barrel. I believe to get a bulges barrel happens when have a stuck bullet and fire a follow up shot, the blockage causes the over pressure that would damage the barrel.

 

[Kman]

This is just my opinion and I am not a gunsmith, but unless you fired a second shot your barrel should be fine as the bullet did not even have enough energy to make it to the end on the barrel. I believe to get a bulges barrel happens when have a stuck bullet and fire a follow up shot, the blockage causes the over pressure that would damage the barrel.

That's what I was thinking. I don't think a single squib can do much damage without the follow up round.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

YUP to #12 and #13.

 

[Melnic]

Congrats on recognizing your first squib.

What did your she'll look like?
I burnt powder?
Were you loading powder into cases one at a time and inspecting the fill in each?
What powder and load were you using

 

[woodstock]

yep to 12, 13, 14 and 15. next, it is recommended you drive the bullet out in the direction it came, meaning from the chamber. keep yer powder dry!

 

[outrider58]

Recommend you ask iH8DemLibs about .45s and squibs. Nobody knows where them loads ended up...

 

[iH8DemLibz]

Recommend you ask iH8DemLibs about .45s and squibs. Nobody knows where them loads ended up...

I pulled 50 for sure.

Wait! Make that 51 pulls. I forgot about the movie...

 

[Magnumite]

I got the barrel out and the bullet came out fairly easy, I eyeballed the barrel it looks fine. I guess I should not trust a phone app for reload data..

What powder and charge weight were you using? Most likely a light powder charge. Whether there was unburned powder is another set possibilities.

 

[Uncle Duke]

I was at the range today and was firing reloads in my .45 ACP 1911 and the first round I got a pop and fizz then smoke from the area near my slide release lever. After about 15 min waiting I made a closer examination. I found that there is a round jammed in the barrel. What do I do? Should I try to remove it myself or take it to a gunsmith?

OP, if there is even a remote possibility that you had an uncharged case here? Then give some serious thought to whether or not it is even remotely possible that you have a double charge somewhere in that batch.

You positively don't want to go there!