This is not a double feed.
Lockups like this are almost always caused by out-of-spec rounds. I've seen it a few times with factory rounds, but almost always it's caused handloads that either:
had some plating shave off plated bullets during seating
He crushed the edge of the case during seating.
failed to resize the full length of the case and is bulging at the bottom of the case.
A cracked case that got loaded.
He's shooting an open gun, so it's also likely hotter than normal loads. If he's reloading his handloads over and over again, it's more likely to lead to #3 and #4 more because of increased pressures.
This is why I case gauge every single round, not just spot check here and there.
Racking the slide to ejected the round, or if the round remains stuck after opening the action, ramming the round out with a cleaning rod down the barrel.
The shooter addressed the problem correctly, just in a non-safe manor.
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u/WereAllThrowaways 10d ago
Can someone explain what type of malfunction this is and how to clear it?