yes the shell is fired. and no you can't put anything up the barrel as it has a piston in the way that drives the nail.
jim At 01:04 PM 8/17/2008, you wrote: >I know the unit you have I think. Works like a bolt action rifle. > >As long as it fired, you can take the bolt loose like you are going >to load it. Then take a thin rod and send it down the end of the >barrel where the nail would be inserted. Don't know if a coat hanger >is stiff enough but a hardware store will have different rods that >aren't threaded yet. An eighth or 3/15 diameter will be enough to >break it loose. > >I had a pistol once that had the same problem and I had to take the >cylinder out each time it was fired to remove the shells. > >If it hasn't fired you have a whole other problem to solve. >----- Original Message ----- >From: cheetah >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:18 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] power nailer help. > >ok heres one >i have a power nailer. >the kind where you put a 22 blank shell in the middle and a nail in >the end andwack the end with a hammer. >the shell goes bang and the nail goes through the wood and concreat >and whatever else. > >well the last time i used it the shell got stuck in the chamber and i >can not get it out. >any ideas how to get that blasted thing out? >jim > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1616 - Release Date: >8/16/2008 5:12 PM
