Kimber Ultra Carry - Manual (Page 20)

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– In such cases it is possible that a bullet is
lodged part way down the barrel. Firing a
subsequent bullet into the obstructed barrel
can damage the firearm and cause serious
injury to the shooter or bystanders.
5. Bullets can become lodged in the barrel:
– If the cartridge has been improperly loaded
without propellant powder, or if the powder
fails to ignite. (Ignition of the cartridge primer
alone will push the bullet out of the cartridge
case, but usually does not generate sufficient
energy to expel the bullet completely from the
barrel), or
– If the bullet is not properly seated tightly in
the cartridge case. When such a cartridge is
extracted from the chamber without being
fired, the bullet may be left behind in the
bore at the point where the rifling begins.
Subsequent chambering of another cartridge
may push the first bullet further into the bore.
6. If there is any reason to suspect that a bullet is
obstructing the barrel, immediately unload the
firearm, rack the slide and look through the
bore. It is not sufficient to merely look in the
chamber. A bullet may be lodged some