Manual

5. Bullets can become lodged in the barrel:

- If the cartridge has been improperly loaded

without propellant powder, or if the powder

fails to ignite. (Ignition of the cartridge primer

alone will push the bullet out of the cartridge

case, but usually does not generate sufficient

energy to expel the bullet completely from the

barrel), or

- If the bullet is not properly seated tightly in the

cartridge case. When 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.

Subsequent chambering of another cartridge

may push the first bullet further into the bore.

6. If there is 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. If a bullet

is in the bore, do not attempt to shoot it out by

using another cartridge, or by blowing it out

with a blank or one from which the bullet has

been removed. Such techniques can generate

excessive pressure, damage the firearm and

cause serious personal injury.