10-22 help!

I say remove barrel from the reciever and take a close up picture of the camber end, escpecially try to get a good pic of the inside and post it here. Also, try some known good ammo.

jack44 said:

It cant be Warden I sprayed it good.

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Spraying won't remove baked-on carbon fouling and lead. You need to SCRUB. Get some foaming bore cleanser and a good chamber brush and go to town on it.

Always clean a used (new to you gun) before you attempt to shoot it. Just looking down the bore isn't good enough. Give any used gun you buy a good cleaning right off the bat before you load it and take it to the range.

I did that to a revolver, and found out that someone butchered the springs. Took it back to the shop and he said he can't give me my money back I fired it, id have to sell it to him. I said smell it, he's like wow an hour ago this was dirty and had buildup on barrel ramp. And now its clean. I said yeah before I shoot any used gun, I clean it real well, because people don't respect their firearms and then get neglected. Well he traded for a different revolver ( a better one) and he started working on the one I brought back.

Chance are the chamber mouth is battered from 37 years of use. Pull the barrel off and look at it, you can get the tool from Brownells to swage it back or take it to a smith.

Don't forget the ol' K.I.S.S. method - Keep It Simple Stupid. NOT to say that I'm calling you stupid...far from it. I had a similar thing happen to my 10/22. I had around 2000 rounds through mine when all of a sudden I heard that awful sound - *click*. After blaiming the extractor...then the return spring...then the ammo...I finally found the culprit. Turns out it was a worn out magazine spring. A quick disassembly, tightning, and reassembly, and no complaints since.

The mag spring may or may not be your problem, but I would search for the simplest solution, and work from there. Good luck figuring it out. The 10/22 is one of my favorite rifles. Happy Hunting!

Bentz chamber? try match ammo.

Take the magazine apart following instructions in this link.

http://www.night-ray.com/CleanRuger1022RMag.pdf

Then make sure you properly pre-tension the spring as directed when you put it back together.

rc

Still more to go. Remove the action from the stock, remove trigger assy, look ay unser side of reciever. You will see a block the holds the barrel into the reciever. Two allen bolts, remove them. Snap a picture of the inside of the bore. Done not put it back together till feedback is given.

I said take the barrel out of the receiver & clean the chamber with a bore brush about 23 posts ago.

Directions & suggestions are not being followed very closely.

rc

Do what RC said, a using a bore snake is not cleaning the bore!

No its not "all apart". Take the barrel off the receiver so you can clean the chamber as RC has been telling you.

I'm not trying to offend, but maybe you should take a firearms class. I don't know anyone whobuys a used (or new firearm for that matter) and doesn't give it a proper lube and clean. Not only are you cleaning but it gives you a chance to inspect the firearm. I see a lot of rushing and little patience from you and I think that's where you're running into an issue.
Take the advice these fine people have given you. Before I ever request advice on a malfunction I try a different magazine, clean the firearm throroghly, inspect it, read the manual/look at exploded pictures and sometimes watch a video.

What are your cleaning tools comprised of? Why are you cleaning with transmission fluid? That's not going to accomplish anything, you're trying to clean first, not lubercate. Grab a can of Brakefree, apply generously, let sit for a couple of days, read the manual and watch a couple of Youtube videos while you wait. Let your Breakfree/Hoppes/Whatever cleaner you choose what a chance to soak and loosen the grime/dirt/carbon etc... Assemble your rifle and perform a function test with Snap Caps or Dry Wall anchor.

If then you still have problems, come back and ask. It's not worth taking to a gun smith yet.

Again, I'm not trying to be condisending, but I think you would benefit from a basic firearms class and some patience. I took my RSO course after owning for 10 years and was still able to take quite a few things away from that class. We're here to help and we're glad to but you've got to do the basics first.

Sorry for any Spelling/Grammar mustakes, I'm on my phone.

Also, have you performed a drop test? What ammo? Have you tried a different mag? Why did you soak the trigger group?

For cleaning after soaking I suggest (others may disagree), start simple. Remove the barrel from the "V" block and clean from chamber to muzzle. Brush, wet patch, brush, dry patch. Repeat until your patches come out white. Use a combo you feel comfortable with. Again, personally I would unscrew the brush after leaving the muzxle as to not pull and dirt/grime/carbon back from the way you were just pushing. If after 45 min of this if you patches are still coming oht black, apply your cleaner again generously for an hour thrn get back to it. Brake cleaner will be tougher on the metals, but stay clear from any wood or plastic. This is why I suggest Breakfree. A tough toothbrush or firearms cleaning brush from the chamber/throat and bolt will be helpful.

You have the block off, the barrel comes out of the receiver (it might be sticky from build up but it does come out). Remove the barrel. Try to insert a live round into the barrel. Use no force, it should go all the way and come right back out. If not, peek into the chamber while pointing at a light source. What do you see? That is the picture we have been looking for.

Clean the burrs off those huge buggered-up scope-rail mount holes in the top of the receiver. Looks like someone opened them up to 1/4-20 or so. Poor thing probably won't shoot out of embarrassment.

The first thing you should have done was to call Cabela's and the second should have been to talk to the department manager. I bought a CZ from Gander Mountain and it was examined by their gunsmith and performed flawlessly.

Will a round drop into the chamber? It sure looks nasty in those blurry pictures.