What kind of jam is this?

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Originally Posted by Excalibur

Which is always wise to actually see what kind of jam you have on your gun before you do anything to it like smacking it needlessly

When you can it is definitely a good idea to work out why a stoppage happened, but if you are in a firefight you will just follow your immediate action drills. Tap the magazine, open the bolt, look in the chamber, if clear release the bolt, forward assist, shoot. You will probably have no idea what type of jam it was other than it is now fixed. Depending on how much of a rush you are in you might not even look in the chamber as that is only useful if you have a double feed, which is relatively rare in comparison to other stoppages.