The bolt is frozen closed in my friends Remington ADL chambered in 243. He purchased this gun used with 100 reloads. The second round he fired was too hot causing gasses to hit his face and gun nearly exploding. The firing pin is stuck in forward position ,bolt will not open and safety will not move. One so called gun smith tried tapping the firing pin back with metel rod inserted down barrel, but no luck breaking the bolt...said he could not fix it.
Is removing the barrel the only way to remove stuck case. How do you check if gun is safe to shoot afterwards? Check chamber with Field Head space gauge? Thank You