Stuck casing in chamber

take it apart, clean it, and reassemble

im not understanding why there is an issue with this

I figured it was this simple and I have probably over read on this and am worrying too much. To clarify at first I could not get the bolt open. Would lift up but not pull back. Beat on the bolt with a rubber mallet and was able to get it open. So I should be good to go with a rod through there now and get the casing out. I was reading something before saying you could do that with the bolt stuck but to be carful causing damage to something. I guess with the bolt open now though there’s nothing I can really damage haha

You could shoot some Kroil down the bore.

Wait a few minutes, drop the cleaning rod in and tap with your mallet. Should drop out

Was the bolt handle hard to lift?

That’s a sign of over pressure.

Since the bolt is open just use a wooden dowel or clean rod to tap the stuck case out.

Bolt was easy to lift. It may be over pressure but it was factory ammo that I’ve shot before with no problem. Sounds like the chamber just needs to be cleaned.

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Bolt was easy to lift

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That doesn't make much sense. The bolt moves backwards when it is rotated open and the case should have been pulled back out of the chamber the first few degrees of bolt turn. Something else is up. If the case was stuck it should have been hard to open. Either the case has to move, or the rim has to get torn off, or the extractor has to let go.

A case stuck in the chamber would usually indicate excessive chamber pressures. That can happen as an isolated event as even factory rounds can have a spike in chamber pressure. A bullet that's deeper in the case than usual can spike the chamber pressure. A chamber that's wet w/ oil can do the same thing. When you clean the gun, be sure the chamber is dry. I'd feel uneasy polishing the chamber. If this happens again, minimize potential damage to the extractor by tapping on the cleaning rod from the muzzle while make rearward taps on the bolt. It's good that pulling the bolt off the stuck spent round didn't shear or damage the extractor. Examine the shot round closely for signs of excessive chamber pressure. This wasn't steel cased ammo w/ a laquer finish was it?

You had to beat the bolt open with a hammer? That ain't opening easy!

That does make more sense though. Either an overpressure round or trash in the chamber or both.

A year ago, I had a similar problem with my 35 wheeling.

I hunted one spot and when I tried to take the bullet out, it would not come out. I used the gun cleaning rod thinking this should be easy to get out. Wrong. I ended up destroying the cleaning rod and the bullet, but finally got it out.
I cleaned the action and oiled it really good and it worked good. But this year, I had the same problem again.

Since then, I learned that when opening the "break action" to take out the bullet..... this must be done with a "snap action" to have the shell pop out. I was gently opening the barrel and the bullet was staying in the chamber.