Ruger Mark III Blowback??
My 16 year old son took his Mark III out last week to do some plinking. When he came back he told me he was getting hot particles blowing into his face. Luckily he was smart enough to stop shooting and start shooting something else.
So is there some sort of fix for this or is it a send back to Ruger problem?? I should add that the ammo was a box of Remington 550 HP Golden bullet. Personally I have had some problems with the Federal bulk packed 22 LRs but not the Remingtons. So what's going on??
So is there some sort of fix for this or is it a send back to Ruger problem?? I should add that the ammo was a box of Remington 550 HP Golden bullet. Personally I have had some problems with the Federal bulk packed 22 LRs but not the Remingtons. So what's going on??
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Combination of a dirty fouled barrel, and slow burning powder. Make sure he cleans the barrel good. And try different ammo. Personally I'm partial to the CCI 22's. Like Blazer and Mini-Mags. 0 -
The barrel is pretty clean. That was the first thing I checked. Perfect, no, but cleaner then most 22 barrels when I go out shooting.
I have a 10-22 Jim Clark Jr. video on the total striping down of a 10-22 and adding after market parts. Jim was asked how often he cleaned his competition 10-22. He said he starts thinking about it after 5,000 rounds!![:D]0 -
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The barrel is pretty clean. That was the first thing I checked. Perfect, no, but cleaner then most 22 barrels when I go out shooting.
I have a 10-22 Jim Clark Jr. video on the total striping down of a 10-22 and adding after market parts. Jim was asked how often he cleaned his competition 10-22. He said he starts thinking about it after 5,000 rounds!![:D]
If he shot Remington Thunderbolts[8]. He would be lucky to make it to 500.
You and your boy, satisfied that the barrels OK. Try different ammo, before sending back to Ruger.0 -
Remington Thunder duds, Golden Bullets, and Winchester Wildcats, are known as having the most fouling combination of lubricant, and powder on the market. The next most fouling brand is the Federal Copper washed hollow points, and solid points.
It is not just the barrel, that gets fouled, but the whole breech area. Try some CCI Mini Mags, and see if the problem goes away, after a judicious, disassembled cleaning.
One must remember, that each and every firearm is its own individual, no matter what Jim Clark might preach. I am sure his video did not tell you, that he spent countless hours, of testing to find that combination that let his gun run so long.
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If you still have the manual for your Ruger MkIII, follow the instructions carefully and try not to lose any small parts (i.e., little firing pin spring), and do a detailed clean and lube of the chamber face, bolt breech face, extractor, and anywhere you see gunk or gummy like material. This has always helped with the function of the Ruger Mk I,II, and III pistols. I've seen some really dirty Mk Is and IIs which looked like they had never been thoroughly cleaned usually because the owners didn't know how to or care to strip the pistol down and clean and lube it. Yea, cleaned a lot of them at the deer lease. 0 -
several years ago a dealer i know in se kansas got in a truckload of remmy thunderduds...had so many duds and unhapppy first customers they sent the load BACK.... 0
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