[stoney1666]

In my AR-15, I fired 39 rounds and the 40th is stuck in the chamber. tried prying it out, but no go. I did pull the 2 pins and its apart. bolt is out. I would rather not try to get it out by driving the ramrod do the barrel, but will as a last resort. Should I take the barrel off? Didn't know if I can get it off.

[rcmodel]

If the bolt is out, just knock it out with a cleaning rod.
It is safe as long as the bolt is not in the rifle.

Next time collapse the stock if it has a tele-stock, pull on the charge handle hard, and slam the butt on the ground.

The inertia of the bolt carrier will yank it right out.

rc

[45_auto]

Most common cause I see of a stuck round in an AR-15 is the extractor jumping the groove. All the banging and yanking and inertia in the world won't make any difference.

If you tried prying it out, then the bolt is out of the gun. As RC said, just knock it out with a cleaning rod.

[dprice3844444]

make sure you clean the chamber

[JagerMachine]

.223 chamber or 5.56mm chamber?

Are you shooting .223 or 5.56mm ammo?

[Jolly Rogers]

I'd have pulled the trigger one more time. Problem solved and at worst you will have an inert case to deal with which can be removed with no danger.
Joe

[SlamFire1]

A war story with a moral.

A retired Major friend of mine, he enlisted in 1960 and is thus a Maverick, he remembers hearing or seeing soldiers trying to clear a jammed round in a BAR. They were at a military range.

Anyway the soldiers had the bolt latched back, I got the idea it was not fully latched, but I don’t have a BAR to understand the mechanism. Anyway they knocked the case out with a cleaning rod and the case hit the bolt face, apparently it had the firing pin forward, but it hit the bolt face with enough force to ignite the cap.

Major had seen the barrel. Said it was blown like a banana peel and some of the soldiers had to go to the base hospital.

So, if you are going to knock a round out with a cleaning rod, make sure the weapon is disassembled enough that the ejected round hits air.

[jkpq45]

Mr. Slamfire, your handle and story brings new meaning to the term "snafu."

This is a very wise lesson in firearms safety, sir, thank you for sharing your experience. I, for one, take it to heart.