Jammed cartridge

[Gettingstarted]

All sorted - found a short piece of bamboo that matched the 204. Put it in between the bullet and the cleaning rod and gave it a few good whacks with a lump of timber, bullet dropped out. Cleaning rod survived.

Thanks for advice.

Or shake your fist at the rifle and tell it it's making you really angry.

Tried - didn't work as hoped, maybe I need to get angrier?

[Oldbloke]

"Put (bamboo) it in between the bullet and the cleaning rod "

That's smart. I'll remember that.

[Apollo]

Best thing to remember would be to not get a live round stuck in the first place, check bore for obstructions before engaging ammo....

In the "range kit" is an old brass jag with the point removed for removing obstructions, stuck cases, bullets etc. Saves on damaging the internal thread of an expensive cleaning rod. Removing a live stuck round on a range is forbidden (go somewhere the RO can't see you and you can't kill someone else). Not too often someone is not able to fire their chambered round even if a ceasefire has been called but it does result in the odd case extracted spilling the powder everywhere and a slightly stuck bullet.

Glad the OP got it solved without incident, not the way I would have gone about it but I'm lucky that I can easily unscrew a barrel and attack things from behind. Handy things barrel vices and action wrenches / shifters. Also handy that shooting competition there is always a Gunsmith or two present for those nasty problems that need a solution.

[Lorgar]

Or shake your fist at the rifle and tell it it's making you really angry.

Tried - didn't work as hoped, maybe I need to get angrier?

Next time have Bobcat Goldthwait from Police Academy yell at it.

Guaranteed to come out.

[Garth]

I've done it had a 30.06 round stuck ha ha not good feeling just takevbolt out and as I did got my victim I mean brother to bang it out with the rod with out the cleaning tip worked worked fine