OOF! I have a jammed pellet in the barrel!

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You didn’t mention whether it is .177 or .22. I just fixed on for a friend at work that didn’t realize what was going on and plastered about six back to back.


I went to Lowe’s and purchased a wooden dowel rod just slighty smaller than the bore size and was able to drive them back out the chamber from the muzzle.


Pellets are pretty soft. It may take a minute to work them loose. I would also consider grinding the end of the dowel rod to a fine point to punch through the plug 
 
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When you refer to the pellet being "jammed" in the barrel, I'm not sure of the situation. I guess the closest thing I've had is having 2 pellets accidentally loaded, but they always shot out without a problem. I once had an oversized cleaning patch stuck in a barrel, and it was very tight. I removed the barrel and silencer and tapped it out from the breech using a cleaning rod. I can't argue with using a wooden dowel, but I don't think it's necessary, if you are careful with a rod, and can use it from the breech. Depending on the barrel configuration, whether an air stripper or silencer is involved, you might be able to work from the muzzle, being careful of the crown (should not be an issue with a wood dowel).
 
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Dowel rods are very cheap, and highly unlikely to cause damage to the barrel. I have plenty of cleaning rods, but use the dowels in cases like this.
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Can't disagree with caution. But cleaning rods are designed to be pushed through barrels, and if done properly will cause no harm. However, if you're beating on it hard enough to flex it repeatedly against the bore, then the dowel is for sure better.

Ironically, the only barrel damage I've ever seen from this type procedure was in using a wood dowel. The guy had a cleaning jag and patch stuck hard in a barrel, and was beating on it from the muzzle with a hammer. When the jag reached the chamber it flew out, and his last hammer stroke met no resistance, except the muzzle, so he ruined the crown. You can't fix stupid.
 
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I have a DIY 3 mm carbon fiber rod i use for a little of this and a little of that, it can also push jammed beast pellets backwards out of a gun ( no hammering )

I cant say there is any crown on the barrel of my .177 Maverick, at least not what i understand as a crown, but i have contemplated putting one on there as my accuracy are more flaky than i am willing to write up to shooter error.

I also have a take down steel / brass cleaning road, but that one is only used for its intended purpose, the CF rod are usable as a field cleaning rod too.
 
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I cant say there is any crown on the barrel of my .177 Maverick, at least not what i understand as a crown, but i have contemplated putting one on there as my accuracy are more flaky than i am willing to write up to shooter error.
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The crown is simply that point at the muzzle where the lands and grooves end. Some muzzles are recessed, some are cut at an angle, to protect the crown. It's important that the rifling ends in a square manner, and with no burrs or deformities to influence the exit of the pellet or bullet. Air rifle barrels are usually cut square, since there is usually an air stripper or moderator to protect the muzzle. 
 
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Indeed.

It was my great wish to join the military as a weapon mechanic, but those guys wanted nothing at all to do with me. But before that i had been learning on the mean streets of Denmark.

So i became a machine worker, then at the age of 22 had to stand tall before the man, which rejected me, wouldn't even let me volunteer, and then tool maker, and that gave me access to machines and the knowledge to operate them, and this is where i must stop my honesty and history lesson as it will just get deleted by mods.

O and much much more or less obscure literature from America as this was all long before the internet thing. :)
 
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I have successfully applied a torch to the barrel. Once the temp is high enough, the lead melts and out comes your problem (at 750+ degrees...plan ahead and act accordingly). I will never again try the Crosman destroyer pellets in any gun. Ok, so I had 5+ pellets loaded into the barrel and my earlier attempts to remove them had fused them into one solid plug. That gun is still my number 1 field gun.
 
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