Good grief! So much angst over such a simple operation!
mrgoodwrench76 - just go get the bullet out. You won't damage your rifle.
Remove the bolt. As so many have said, pour a little penetrating oil into both ends of the barrel. Drill a 1/4" hole in a piece of plywood (to protect the muzzle). Run an aluminum, brass or steel rod of the proper diameter (as close to the land diameter as possible minus a few thousandths) through the hole in the wood and into the muzzle end. Hit that rod with a hammer of your choice. Gently at first since the bullet will probably come out easily, then a little harder if necessary.
You will be successful, and no gunsmith will be necessary.
How did the bullet get in there, you ask? The primer went off, but not the powder, i.e., the cartridge was defective. (powder contaminated? who knows?). A primer almost always creates enough pressure to push a bullet into the lands by itself.
Welcome to "squib-land". That may be the only one you ever get in your lifetime. Sooner or later almost every shooter gets one.
mrgoodwrench76 - just go get the bullet out. You won't damage your rifle.
Remove the bolt. As so many have said, pour a little penetrating oil into both ends of the barrel. Drill a 1/4" hole in a piece of plywood (to protect the muzzle). Run an aluminum, brass or steel rod of the proper diameter (as close to the land diameter as possible minus a few thousandths) through the hole in the wood and into the muzzle end. Hit that rod with a hammer of your choice. Gently at first since the bullet will probably come out easily, then a little harder if necessary.
You will be successful, and no gunsmith will be necessary.
How did the bullet get in there, you ask? The primer went off, but not the powder, i.e., the cartridge was defective. (powder contaminated? who knows?). A primer almost always creates enough pressure to push a bullet into the lands by itself.
Welcome to "squib-land". That may be the only one you ever get in your lifetime. Sooner or later almost every shooter gets one.