Clogged shotgun barrell
10-16-2016, 05:40 AM
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Spike
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Clogged shotgun barrell
So my 12 year old that hunts with me decided it would be a good idea to clean the inside of my Remington 1100 barrell by using a Remington wipe and then pushing it down the barrell with a couple pencils. However the pencils are jammed down inside the barrell pretty good and are stuck. Any ideas?
10-16-2016, 06:04 AM
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Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
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Google the model 1100 dis assembly and pull the barrel and use a ram from the rear and push the pencils out the barrel. Then find a way to secure your guns from the children. Even though a 12 year old may be old enough to hunt with you they don't have the maturity to have access to unsecured guns...IMO of course. All my guns are secured in a safe and my CC piece when not on my person is secured in a digital handgun safe in a nightstand..and all my kids are grown up and out of the house.
Last edited by Champlain Islander; 10-16-2016 at 06:07 AM.
10-16-2016, 08:07 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Location: Kansas
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Yup, remove the barrel and push the blockage out from the breech end with a cleaning rod or wooden dowel.
For the 1100, screw off the magazine cap, pull the forend forward towards the muzzle to slide it off, pull the barrel out of the receiver. Done. Reverse to reinstall.
For the 1100, screw off the magazine cap, pull the forend forward towards the muzzle to slide it off, pull the barrel out of the receiver. Done. Reverse to reinstall.
10-16-2016, 09:39 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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I would tend to agree with both of the above sentiment stances regarding a 12yr old and firearms.
By the time I was 12, I also had my own firearms, stored in my own gun cabinet in my closet - so I'm not a person to say a 12yr old is unfit to have access to firearms.
HOWEVER!!!
Since this particular instance occurred, it's clear your 12yr old needs more instruction on handling and firearms care. The intent to clean on their own is a good indication they have some understanding of responsible firearms care (& ownership), but they also obviously don't have an understanding of how to do it properly.
So if your 12yr old is going to continue to have access to firearms, at any level, they need more instruction on how to handle and care for firearms.
By the time I was 12, I also had my own firearms, stored in my own gun cabinet in my closet - so I'm not a person to say a 12yr old is unfit to have access to firearms.
HOWEVER!!!
Since this particular instance occurred, it's clear your 12yr old needs more instruction on handling and firearms care. The intent to clean on their own is a good indication they have some understanding of responsible firearms care (& ownership), but they also obviously don't have an understanding of how to do it properly.
So if your 12yr old is going to continue to have access to firearms, at any level, they need more instruction on how to handle and care for firearms.
10-16-2016, 10:58 AM
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Dominant Buck
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When I was 12 I had a shotgun a Stevens bolt action .410. I hunted with it and cleaned it myself but at that age was always under control of my father. The situation the OP described would be troubling if it happened at my house.
10-16-2016, 11:06 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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So far, I have agreed with all responses to this post in regards to how to remove the blockage and all and for why the weapons were not put up for this to happen without being under your direct supervision.
But what I feel that someone hasn't said so far is to take it to a gunsmith. For is he has 2 pencils jammed that hard, how did he/she get them that crammed in to the barrel in the first place with that much force?
Second, thank god they had the piece of mind to tell you and not get scared and just put it back and god only knows what the final outcome of that would have been!!! Wish you the best out of this. I personally would not drive them out the choke end of the barrel for the barrel will taper slightly making it harder to remove. Use a wooden dowel rod slightly smaller than the barrels diameter and drive them out from the choke end towards the chamber end.
Take the barrel off, spray some gun lubricant into the barrel to lube the contents slightly. Place dowel into barrel from choke end and slightly tap down onto the floor. Place a piece of heavy carpet or on a carpeted floor and it should dislodge shortly without damage.
But what I feel that someone hasn't said so far is to take it to a gunsmith. For is he has 2 pencils jammed that hard, how did he/she get them that crammed in to the barrel in the first place with that much force?
Second, thank god they had the piece of mind to tell you and not get scared and just put it back and god only knows what the final outcome of that would have been!!! Wish you the best out of this. I personally would not drive them out the choke end of the barrel for the barrel will taper slightly making it harder to remove. Use a wooden dowel rod slightly smaller than the barrels diameter and drive them out from the choke end towards the chamber end.
Take the barrel off, spray some gun lubricant into the barrel to lube the contents slightly. Place dowel into barrel from choke end and slightly tap down onto the floor. Place a piece of heavy carpet or on a carpeted floor and it should dislodge shortly without damage.
Last edited by SecondChance; 10-16-2016 at 11:48 AM.
10-16-2016, 11:36 AM
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Spike
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