What should I do?

[u/old_rug]

First shot of the day my sks did this. Anyone know what caused this and how I can fix this? Is this a gunsmith problem? I should add its stuck, I tried popping it out both with a ram rod and prying it out and its stuck pretty good

[u/ManWithAChainsaw]

I second anyone recommending the wooden dowel. Do not use steel, you may damage the rifle.

[u/ExplosiveFetusActual → u/ManWithAChainsaw]

Use a cleaning rod. "Steel" shouldn't hurt the barrel as long as the steel isn't harder than the chrome lining, which it probably isn't.