Manual

BORE OBSTRUCTIONS
An obstruction from a stuck bullet can occur if:
• The cartridge has been improperly loaded with
insufficient or no propellant powder, or the
propellant fails for any reason to ignite.
(Ignition of the primer alone will push the
bullet out of the cartridge case but usually
does not generate sufficient energy to drive
the bullet out the muzzle), or
• The bullet is not properly seated tightly in the
cartridge case. If such a cartridge is extracted
from the chamber without being fired, the
bullet may be left behind in the bore at the
point where the rifling begins. Attempting to
chamber another cartridge may push the first
bullet ahead into the bore (or telescope the
second bullet rearward into its cartridge
case), making room for the bolt to close. If
this cartridge is then Fired an explosion will
almost certainly result.
If you have any reason to suspect that a bullet is
obstructing the barrel, immediately unload the
firearm and look through the bore. It is not sufficient
to merely look in the chamber. A bullet may be
lodged some distance down the barrel where it
cannot easily be seen.
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WARNING!
Barrel obstructions, especially from a bullet stuck
in the bore, are a major cause of firearm
explosions and can cause death or serious injury
to the shooter or others nearby. Immediately stop
shooting and check the barrel for a possible
obstruction whenever:
• You have difficulty, or feel unusual
resistance, when chambering a cartridge, or
• A shot sounds weak or abnormal, or
• Unburned grains of propellant powder are
discovered spilled in the mechanism, or
• You retract the bolt to eject an unFired (or
misfired) cartridge from the chamber, but
only the cartridge case comes out.
In such instances a bullet may be lodged in
the barrel. Firing a subsequent bullet into the
obstructed barrel can produce an explosion.