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BULLET STUCK IN BBL in the field
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1722761" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>Well, you can, if you're suicidal. When a bullet is stuck partway up the barrel and you try to shoot it out, you put the maximum pressure on the thinner parts of the barrel, resulting in barrel failure. It will either bulge (if you're lucky), blow out, blow in half or peel back like a banana peel. The cartridge may rupture and blow back through the bolt. That means you get gasses and fragments of brass and possibly steel in the face. It can shatter the stock, which isn't going to be good for your off hand. Hickman's Rifles in Colorado Springs has numerous examples of blown barrels and ruined actions from stuck bullets. Just dislodge it with a rod or take it to a competent gunsmith and get it removed. Its better to miss part of a hunt than to miss an eye or be called stumpy or four finger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1722761, member: 60453"] Well, you can, if you're suicidal. When a bullet is stuck partway up the barrel and you try to shoot it out, you put the maximum pressure on the thinner parts of the barrel, resulting in barrel failure. It will either bulge (if you're lucky), blow out, blow in half or peel back like a banana peel. The cartridge may rupture and blow back through the bolt. That means you get gasses and fragments of brass and possibly steel in the face. It can shatter the stock, which isn't going to be good for your off hand. Hickman's Rifles in Colorado Springs has numerous examples of blown barrels and ruined actions from stuck bullets. Just dislodge it with a rod or take it to a competent gunsmith and get it removed. Its better to miss part of a hunt than to miss an eye or be called stumpy or four finger. [/QUOTE]
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