Winchester 1400 with a Jammed Shell in the Chamber

[Guest JeepMonkey]

My 1400 semi-auto 12ga. has a round in the chamber and the action will not open. I can load and unload the magazine without issue but the action only pulls back about a half-inch before stopping. Removing the trigger assembly does not release the action. Any ideas?

[Reservoir Dog]

Live round in the chamber?

[Guest bkelm18]

Live or fired round?

*RD beat me to it

[Guest JeepMonkey]

Live. It's the scattergun I keep under the bed. I went to unload it this morning before I left and it was jammed, so I unloaded the mag, left the safety on, and locked it in the safe. I live alone so there's no worry of idiots getting ahold of it.

[Garufa]

Maybe there's something here to help? Besides shooting it into the bath tub.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080823201140AArnkxi

[Mike]

Shoot it.

It can't hurt, and if it doesn't work it keeps you from trying to work on your shotgun with a live shell in the chamber.

-Mike

[Guest JeepMonkey]

Went out in the woods behind the house and fired it off. It ejected like normal. Ran a full mag through just to be safe and had no malfunctions. Neighbors weren't too happy, but I'm outside city limits, so it's all good.