Ruger 10/22 Help
I just installed a Vol. auto bolt release on my 10/22 but when I put it all back together, the auto release would only work about half the time. The other time it would stick and require me to fiddle with the latch to release it. I can see the latch get stuck in the up position and then the bolt won't release. When it does work, I am not doing anything different. Does anybody know what could be causing this? Maybe I installed it wrong? The only thing I wasn't sure about when putting it back together was the position of the bolt lock spring. I put on arm under the pin and the other over it. It seems like thats how it would go, but not sure. Thanks for any help.
"To be prepared for War is one of the most
effectual means of preserving peace"-George Washington
"To be prepared for War is one of the most
effectual means of preserving peace"-George Washington
0
-
I recently purchased a new 10/22....The problem I have so far is extraction......Rabbit hunting the last month in cold weather has caused some problems with shell extracting......Any help with that problem and any other hints on making this fine rifle a better one....I know there are dozens of add-ons for these rifles, but what is essential ?????? 0 -
Just to be sure, you do mean extraction, not ejection, right? Either problem may be hardened factory grease/oil. Not likely, but it's a guess. Does everything work well when manually working rounds through?
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.0 -
I suspect you might have something stuck behind the extractor claw. Being a new rifle, it may just be sticky (add some oil/CLP to free it up) or you may have a burr or piece of cartridge brass holding the claw out. Customize as you see fit, I just use my 10/22 for screwing around so it's a little tinkered 
SUPPORT THE I.N.S. , THE COUNTRY THEY SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN0 -
One thing I found on mine is that it really doesn't like non-coated bullets (copper or non-coated lead). It does really well and rarely malfunctions with coated bullets like Remington Thunderbolts or Cyclones. I've now got 150,000 rounds through mine and I recently bought a take-off barrel, and all the essential rebuild parts from ruger (springs, firing pin, extractor, etc) and it was very reasonable. All the parts from Ruger were less than $15 delivered.
If yours is new (you said new, I don't know if you meant new or new to you) I'd first check to make sure you don't have too much oil like KJ mentioned, (ya might try dry-lube or graphite), if that doesn't fix it try shooting different ammo, maybe even the coated kind if you're not already. If all else fails, send it to Ruger, they're usually pretty good about taking care of their stuff.0 -
Hello Kingjoey....I take it you are a native Oregonian ???? Thanks much for the info.....will spray a little WD-40 around the extractor/ejector and then oil...Then I will have to go out and see if that works.......Thanks again.... 0 -
Nope, not from Oregon, but I am a Beaver fan[:D]
SUPPORT THE I.N.S. , THE COUNTRY THEY SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN0 -
WD-40 is not gun oil. What he's talking about is Break Free or othe r
CLP (cleaner, lube, protectant). These are teflon based hence don't thicken in the cold. I don't think wd40 will help your problem. The oil you have in there (Rem Oil, by chance?) gets a little sluggish in cold weather and slows the bolt down. Had the exact same thing happen on both a Rem 720 and a Beretta 390. Shoot in some
Break Free CLP, let it sit over night, wipe off any excess and go hunt.0 -
If its ejection you are talking about, there could be a couple problems. Bullet lube thickens up when it gets cold, pretty common problem. Gun oils also gum up. Also, did you give your gun a thorough cleaning before taking it out? The factory grease can cause a lot of problems....best thing for ya to do is to take it all apart, use a solvent to clean all the oil off, and re-lube it using a dri-lube. I use remintons, but there are others that work as well or better. If none of that works, theres a bunch of aftermarket mods that will take care of it, most likely. One that I plan on trying soon is chamfering my bolt, which allows the bolt more leverage on the hammer, so it takes less energy to work the action, making ejection and cycling more reliable. One place to check out is www.rimfirecentral.com ....lots of good help on that sites forums, lots of it...and there are 10/22 specific forums, these guys are rimfire junkies, I've gotten lots of help and learned a lot...
shoey0 -
Hi Ihave exsperinced a problm in the shells used the cheap Remington (thunderbolt) as I was told by my gun smith these rounds do not carry alot of qualtiy control and the rims vary in thickness so I changed to the (a little more spendy) Remington Golden and the Winchester suer X and have had no more problems But if it is Brand new I'd go with the others as factory packageing oil or grease Clean well before useing Lee 0 -
You didn't mention if it is a sporter bbl or the heavy bbl target model. If it is the heavy bbl, they have a tighter match chamber and some of the hotter ammo like CCI will expand to much and stick in the chamber. If one of these go to more standard ammo ( mine like federal lightning, in either type gun, of the reasonably priced stuff ).Most of the problems I've had were ammo related. Alot of the cheap stuff doesn't have enough pressure to consistently cycle the action -- but it's ok in bolt actions and pumps,etc.-- My guess is ammo or gummed up oil in the cold weather.-- PS = please do your self a favor and don't put wd-40 in your gun. After it dries it will just gum it up again. Good luck............[8D] 0 -
Thanks for all the help guys..........Tore it down last night and cleaned parts......let everything dry over night and will put it back together today with some dry lube.......Will also experiment with different bullet brands.........Have shot all single shots and bolt actions before, except for an old savage auto that was made in the 40's.....it didn't work very good either...........Thanks again for all the help........... 0 -
I believe there's an aftermarket extractor with a more precision sharper claw. That and a new extractor spring should do it. If you could polish the chamber without messing it up that would also help. 0 -
The best aftermarket extractor is the volquartsen....worht looking into if you want it.....but it can probably be fixed without spending money...
shoey0
Please sign in to leave a comment.
Comments
13 comments