10/22 Issue - Trigger Won't Reset After Firing

[CaveLake08]

I've literally searched online for hours looking for an answer but can't find anything about a similar problem.

I'm having an issue with my 10/22 where the trigger will not reset after firing. What happens is I can fire a round and it will cycle and load the next round into the chamber from the magazine just fine, but the trigger is not 'reset' and I can't fire again (It is loose without any resistance as if it had been dry fired). At this point I can pull the bolt about halfway back (without cycling a new round) and release the bolt handle, and the trigger will again have resistance/be reset and will fire/cycle a new round again, and the problem is repeated.

The rifle has had a few thousand rounds through it and has been pretty reliable but this problem has been going on for a few months now without going away; I basically just have a bolt action rifle now. I have taken it apart and cleaned it. Anyone know what the problem is?

 

[madcratebuilder]

Check the trigger return spring and plunger.

 

[bigfatdave]

So what did you find when looking into the trigger return spring and plunger?

I assume you thought of looking in there yourself.

 

[leatherneck448]

It might be short cycling the action so it doesnt reset the hammer fully after each round.....
If thats not it I would check the trigger return spring as said above

 

[CaveLake08]

Thanks for the replies.

I looked into the trigger spring and plunger, but I'm by no means an expert on these, and there wasn't anything that stuck out or seemed abnormal. I tried the rifle again after putting it back together hoping for a miracle but no such luck...

 

[Offfhand]

Posted from above:

"I've literally searched online for hours looking for an answer.."

Excuse me for chuckling, but you've posted "online." Why not try the real world, where things get fixed?

 

[Dewey 68]

Might check here

http://ruger22.com/newpages/trig-out.htm

You might want to post over at Rimfire Central as well. Lot's of knowledgeable guys over there when it comes to 10/22's.