[fireman]

Was shooting Winchester Whte Box 130 Gr. FMJ in my 686 6 inch barrel.
At least 1000 Rounds with out ever a Failure to Fire. Shooting single action I dropped the hammer and got no bang. I was wearing hearing protection so it may have had a unnoticable report. I waited 30 seconds or so and when I tried to swing out the cylinder it was locked. It seemed that the bullet had jumped just far enoigh into the forcing cone to prevent rotation or cocking or opening the chambers. What I think I have is a round that just had the primer-no powder-ignition. It goes to show it ain't always "Six For Sure" What should I do? Please Help
fireman

[Wildfire]

Hey There:
You will need a wood or Brass dowel and a hammer. Beat the bullet back into the chamber just enough to get the cylinder to swing.
Then you will have a bullet stuck in the chamber. Carefully use a drill and drill out a hole in the center of the bullet. Then you should be able to push the brass out through that hole. Turn it around and beat the bullet back out the other way with the wood dowel. You had no powder and got lucky enough to have that happen . Had it went into the barrel farther and you had fired another round you may have or likely would have had a really bad day....

[highlander 5]

Get yourself a length of 5/16" brass rod and use a hammer to drive the bullet out. you might want to squirt some Krol down the barrel and let it soak in over night to lube the bullet some.
I always keep an 8-10 inch length of brass rod in my ammo box for such occasions. If you can find a brass mallet that has more mass and will make getting the bullet out easier.

[Wildfire]

Hey again.
Yes I forgot that part. A brass or even a lead hammer will work best. Gives you a dead blow rather then a bounce.

[dfariswheel]

Unless you have a special rod that's made for the purpose, I'd recommend a gunsmith.

Brownell's sell the special rod. You insert it in the barrel and use a small hammer to push/drive the bullet back into the cylinder.

This is called a "Squib rod:"

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/productdetail.aspx?p=1251&st=084-175-357&s=4416

DO NOT USE A CLEANING ROD. Cleaning rods are smaller than the bore and will slip sideways, gouging the bore.
Use the special rod ONLY.

[fireman]

Did the dowell thing and it was stubborn,but worked. Felt a little strange beating the bullet back. (expecting a big bang). Wierd thing is the shell case was all blackned, although ejected easily with the ejector rod.
fireman

[Wildfire]

Hey There;
Now you know what to do the next time. There was no powder , just a primer, but the fact is most times even just a primer can push a bullet just into the barrel far enough to get the next shot off. a stuck bullet in a barrel and having another fired behind it will give you a very bad day. You did the right thing.

[fireflyfather]

Just one more reason to always have a NY reload.

[Master Blaster]

This was a factory round, so much for factory ammo being more reliable or safer than reloads.

[Maelstrom]

Is it irony that "fireman" got help from "Wildfire"?