Winchester 74 --Stovepipes!!!

litetrigger

February 22, 2013 21:05

I have a nice win 74, shoots very good, but stovepipes 1 out of 6 shots. I've cleaned, lubed, and tried several brands of ammo. Anyone have an idea? thanks

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  charliemeyer007

  February 22, 2013 21:42

  I have a 121 Remington. With much chambering polishing it will function (extraction issues)nicely with CCI Minimags. I still have some Remington Golden Bullets bought in late 60's early 70's that would function fine.
  
  Almost none of the mass produced bulk packed stuff is any good in autoloader's, some lots seem to work better than others.

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  perry shooter

  February 23, 2013 04:00

  Is it possible the Ejector is worn or extractor worn or weak spring.

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  rufe-snow

  February 23, 2013 04:26

  I would heed PS's advice. Specially about the recoil spring. Get a new one from Wolff. Due all your testing and tweaking with Mini-Mag solids, also. It's my go-to ammo for any 22 with problems. If they don't work with Mini-Mag solids, it the gun not the ammo.

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  62fuelie

  February 23, 2013 10:21

  My 74 developed a divot on the chamber edge where the firing pin would strike on an empty chamber. A little of this peening protruded into the chamber and was dragging on the cases during extraction. It is real simple to clear with a chamber iron. Now I only load 10 rounds so I can count and not drop the pin on an empty chamber.

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