Live Round - Jamed

[miatank]

My first outing with the #26 went well - til the last round jamed. I can't move the slide back to eject the round. Can't push the slide foward enuf to lock the action and fire the round either. Can only move the slide back and forth a small distance.
How do I safely clear the pistol of the live round?

dave

[Dolomite]

First of all - remember you're reading this on the internet.

Point the muzzle away from you, if you can't "palm" strike the grip forward while holding on tightly to the slide with your other hand, pop the slide in a vise (with some wood blocks to protect the finish) and the grip sticking straight up. Try using your hand again, if that doesn't work, might need to employ the "universal tool" using a wood dowel to smack against the frame.


Don't blame me if things get worse.

[miatank]

Did some searching around GT. Found and tried this method.
Put an aluminum rod down the barrel. Pushed the rod against the workbench. With only modest force the action unlocked and I was able to clear the round.
Don't know if this method is "approved", so the usual disclaimers apply.

dave - maybe we were lucky today

[Glock4Life]

Edit: Didn't notice you already got it. Posted for nothing. Oh well. :supergrin:

[Allman]

Don't know if this a good way or not, but last time it happened to me I just pressed the corner of the muzzle end of the dlide against the range bench (with it pointed down range of course) and the barrel proturding over the edge so it would be unobstructed if it went off. Then just pressed forward on the frame till the slide retracted.

I recon you could drill a little larger than a barrel sized hole in a piece of 2x4 and push it against the ground (in case of discharge the bullet goes in the dirt) if you weren't on the range.

[noway]

i had the same issue and used a scewed driver between the barrel hood and breech face and pry up the action. i had this happen on a 40sw round that i handload for my steyr that jammed the action up.

[1911nut]

? a live round pushed against the breech face with an aluminum rod?

What if the firing pin was protruding? and the round went off with the rod in the barrel?

There are lots of ways to deal with such a jam but I personally would use the rod in the barrel method last or really I would use it never, but that's just me.

[Glock4Life]

Okay guys, I've decided to post anyway because obstructing the barrel with a live, jammed round isn't the way to go IMO and it seems that some are starting to adopt this potentially dangerous method. Here's the two things I would try:

1.)Simple and not completely safe on it's own accord but much better than above. Go outside to a safe area and while continually pointing the gun away from you or anyone else...grab slide tightly with weak hand and give a hard whack with the strong hand palm onto the rear of the backstrap to force battery. The round will then likely clear. I recommend to NOT shoot any deformed round. There is a slight potential for chipping the extractor using this method.

2.) Completely safe but a little more time consuming and a tad tricky to explain. Remove slide cover plate. You'll be used to more easily removing the plate by prying the firing pin spacer sleeve forward etc, etc, but you probably won't be afforded this usual luxury since it's jammed fairly close to battery and can't be reached. The cover plate can be removed irregardless with an extra small screwdriver and a little patience/prying (Thx to Randy for this tip, I've tried it and it works). The spring tension on the extractor depressor plunger is exaggerated in this situation so be careful as it'll want to fly out more than usual. With cover plate off, remove firing pin assembly (for extra safety) and extractor depressor assembly. Then, reach up through an empty mag well with a screwdriver or similar and depress the firing pin safety while at the same time, prying the extractor out of the side of the slide. With no more extractor pressure, the round will be cleared. This is the safest method I know of, albeit more involved. It's actually easier than it sounds though.

[RandySmith]

Another way is to go through the mag well with a long straight screwdriver. Place the blade between the feed ramp and breech face then twist.

I have never personally tried this procedure and I shudder to think about applying pressure to the feed ramp with the edge of a screwdriver. Nonetheless, this is the technique recommended by Glock.

Randy

[4eyes]

Randy, have you looked down the magwell at the breech face/feed ramp? A stuck round would really have to be out of battery to get a screwdriver past the feed ramp to the breechface.

This is not a slam. I suspect someone at Glock has pulled your chain. Or there are Glock models that lock up differently than my few.

[RandySmith]

Right - I typed 'breech face' - it should have been 'pick up rail'.

The screwdriver will go right between them even when in battery. Again, I wouldn't do it unless there was NO other way.

Randy

[yammerschooner]

Originally posted by miatank
Did some searching around GT. Found and tried this method.
Put an aluminum rod down the barrel. Pushed the rod against the workbench. With only modest force the action unlocked and I was able to clear the round.
Don't know if this method is "approved", so the usual disclaimers apply.

dave - maybe we were lucky today


Please don't take this as a flame. It is not. I have been faced with the same dilemna several times, especially when I got my new barrel with a throat that was too tight. I am not knocking you at all, but this would scare the **** out of me, and it would probably be a time to opt for the gunsmith if I saw this as a last resort.



Don't know if this a good way or not, but last time it happened to me I just pressed the corner of the muzzle end of the dlide against the range bench (with it pointed down range of course) and the barrel proturding over the edge so it would be unobstructed if it went off. Then just pressed forward on the frame till the slide retracted.

This is exactly what I have been doing. If a round goes off, there is nothing obstructing the barrel. On my tight throat issues I actually pulled the bullet out of the case using this method. The barrel has since gone back to Storm Lake for a chamber reaming.