Well, today I went out to enjoy the weather and shoot at my newly acquired Bobcat Steel that I got at the 1500. Anyway, I warmed up with some WWB, and all fired perfectly. Did I mention I LOVE the GONG of the Bobcat Steel?
Anyway, after a few mags of the WWB, I moved on to my hand loads that I am working up a recipe. The first couple of mags, all went boom, but I noticed a complete decrease in accuracy. I thought WTF? The recipe is a 230 gr. Berrys plated, CCI primers, 4.6 gr. of Titegroup, OAL 1.210".
On the second shot of the third mag, the shot went off, brass ejected, but the gun failed to go back into battery. I've never had this happen before, so I stopped, dropped the mag, and went to clear the chamber. The slide is completely locked. I can move it about 1/4" back, that's it. The slide gets hung up on the hood of the barrel, and stays about 1/4" back until I push the slide forward, then it will go back forward.
Now on to the meat of my question. There is a round in the chamber, but the gun is not cocked, and I cannot get the round out. The slide is completely locked up (except for the 1/4" of movement). I brought the gun home and sprayed it down with WD-40 and CLP in order to soak the primer/powder. How long should I wait until the primer is soaked? I'm thinking a day or two, continually spraying it down. I'm thinking I can take a cleaning rod and push the round out from the muzzle out the bottom of the mag well (pointing at the ground, obviously). Is this a good idea?
How would you go about this?
I may just take it to a gunsmith, so any recommendations around the Indy area? Thanks.
Anyway, after a few mags of the WWB, I moved on to my hand loads that I am working up a recipe. The first couple of mags, all went boom, but I noticed a complete decrease in accuracy. I thought WTF? The recipe is a 230 gr. Berrys plated, CCI primers, 4.6 gr. of Titegroup, OAL 1.210".
On the second shot of the third mag, the shot went off, brass ejected, but the gun failed to go back into battery. I've never had this happen before, so I stopped, dropped the mag, and went to clear the chamber. The slide is completely locked. I can move it about 1/4" back, that's it. The slide gets hung up on the hood of the barrel, and stays about 1/4" back until I push the slide forward, then it will go back forward.
Now on to the meat of my question. There is a round in the chamber, but the gun is not cocked, and I cannot get the round out. The slide is completely locked up (except for the 1/4" of movement). I brought the gun home and sprayed it down with WD-40 and CLP in order to soak the primer/powder. How long should I wait until the primer is soaked? I'm thinking a day or two, continually spraying it down. I'm thinking I can take a cleaning rod and push the round out from the muzzle out the bottom of the mag well (pointing at the ground, obviously). Is this a good idea?
How would you go about this?
I may just take it to a gunsmith, so any recommendations around the Indy area? Thanks.