Broken brand new 10/22 worth fixing, or throw away?

[LiveLife]

Guy I let take it home and inspect it replaced the firing pin

I've now had it jam with: factory 10 ... round mags.

So the "Guy" was wrong?

what are my options?

Now that 10/22 jams with 10 round magazine also, you are left with only one option - Call Ruger

The gun is just a POS and that's just the way it is.

There are tens of thousands of 10/22 owners who would disagree - Including me.

 

[straightshooterjake]

My first thought is that you should send it back to Ruger. It won't cost you anything, and the gun will get straightened out. However, even though Ruger will pay the shipping, there still can be some hassle getting it shipped out and receiving it back. If you have just had enough, and want to dump it and get some some of your money back, that should be possible too.

10/22 rifles are popular, and all of the parts have value. Take a look on ebay to see what the stock, barrel, trigger group, and bolt are worth individually. The value of all the parts except the receiver is probably over half of what you paid for the rifle. That is not a great deal, but it is much more than nothing.

I also suspect that even with full disclosure about the problems, you could find buyers for the rifle. Of course, no one will pay the same price as a new rifle, but someone will probably pay the parts value or more. Lots of people will be confident that they could fix it, or that they could take on the hassle of sending it to Ruger if necessary. Good luck on finding a reasonable solution.

 

[MistWolf]

How does the action feel as you pull back on the charging handle?

Is it still trying to feed two live rounds?

 

[Captains1911]

Have you inspected the recoil spring and guide rod closely to be sure there isn’t a burr or something that’s preventing the spring from freely compressing? Just something I thought of since you suggested that perhaps the bolt isn’t moving all the way rearward.

 

[Texas10mm]

SEND IT TO RUGER

 

[jak67429]

He probably bent the recoil spring guide. I have seen it quite often. If you are not comfortable working on it yourself sent it to rugger they will fix it right.

 

[RedlegRick]

Hey, did anyone mention you should send it to Ruger yet? About twelve years ago I bought a 10/22 and had similar issues. I got four new mags the same day and every one of them did the same, as well as two another shooter let me borrow to try out
After about a week of dithering with the (Sporting Goods Store That Shall Not Be Named), they sent it back and I ended up with a brand-new one, rather than them trying to fix it. Took about a month and I had no issues til the day I sold it.

 

[someguy2800]

I'll give you 100 bucks for it

 

[Picher]

I recommend calling Ruger also.

If you were around here, I'd fix the extractor for you. What it probably needs is to have the forward half clamped in a vise, hook down...then, heat the back end 'til red, then tap it downward a few thousandths to close the distance between hook and lug. File or grind the forward edge of the lug to allow the extractor to fit the bolt, so an empty shell rim will friction-fit. Then it will extract and be held against the bolt face until it hits the ejector.

Perhaps the easier solution is to get an "Exact Edge" extractor from Brownells, etc.

 

[RecoilRob]

How hard is the hammer to cock? Way back one of my Ruger pistols either wasn't machined right or the main spring was too long and it would get into coil bind just before letting the slide pass...which caused a hitch in function. I left the spring alone and deepened the seat and everything was fine. Your 10/22 might have something similar...a spring a wee bit too long that's binding...either the main or recoil.

Have you tried HV ammo? I know they 'should' run on Standard or Target velocity stuff but if it runs OK on hotter ammo it would point the finger at the springs. IIRC my last 10/22 had a really hard hammer spring that I replaced just because I didn't like the effort it took to cock....they should cycle pretty easily especially if you want to run Target ammo. Might only need a different hammer spring which also will improve the trigger pull.

 

[F-111 John]

And finally, if I sell it, I'll need to replace it this coming summer, and the question becomes "with what?" The local club where my son shot it (without a single issue) in youth league has set the parameters so tight on what constitutes a "safe" gun that almost everyone shoots a 10/22. (Essentially NO tube fed guns.) But I guess that's a discussion for another day.

Clearly, if almost everyone shoots a 10/22, and almost everyone isn't experiencing the horrible number of failures you are seeing, then the 10/22 isn't a horrible gun, you just got a horrible example.

Call Ruger and let them have a chance at making it right.

 

[Captains1911]

Clearly, if almost everyone shoots a 10/22, and almost everyone isn't experiencing the horrible number of failures you are seeing, then the 10/22 isn't a horrible gun, you just got a horrible example.

Call Ruger and let them have a chance at making it right.

Seriously. If it were such a terrible gun, it wouldn’t have been in production for over 50 years with more than 5 milllion sold.

 

[WestKentucky]

I’m a hater. I have had 3 10/22s and a charger, nine of which were worth their weight in turnips. I like the feel, the look, and the reputation, but I just don’t like the guns as a whole. The one that was coming together the best was a very basic, beat to hell carbine that I just chunked into a hogue stock for a heavy barreled gun. It was ugly and mismatched but it shot reasonably well. I would only buy another 10/22 if I could buy one used, cheaper than new, and shoot it before buying it to know it was going to work. Seems they can be picky, and once they are right they are great, but once they get “off” then they are a pain.

All that said, if Ruger has a better trigger that is supposedly better that is cheap, why don’t they just ditch the crappy trigger and make the bx the OEM trigger... tells me that something else is going on that I don’t want to mess with.

 

[Skylerbone]

Bashing the second best selling .22 rifle in history isn’t going to help the OP. I’d challenge all of the sample size of X to the counterpoint that of the 3 I’ve bought, 1 that my wife brought in, and the one dad owns that none have had any functional problems as delivered. I know plenty of people who are owners with that same boring reliability story and no, the OP’s isn’t one of them.

Sure Ruger has a better trigger. They have precision barrels and chassis and walnut stocks too. Even come in bigger calibers, single-shots and bolt actions but this is a base model 10/22 being discussed and it is produced for a price point, end of story. I could say the same of plenty of manufacturers and not one of them is defect free across their line.

Send it to Ruger and they will fix it. Call them, get a label, send it off, and wait a few weeks. Excellent CS.

 

[rskent]

I shot it Friday and it failed hard again. People who watched me shoot, said it looked as though the bolt is only coming half way back.

Is the bolt lubed? With what? Does the bolt run smooth with the magazine out? Magazine (loaded) in? Have you tried Mini-Mags?

 

[Enfielder]

It's probably the roll pin on the bolt sticking out and binding with the recoil spring. Mine does it once in a while. I tap it back in when I clean it every 6873 rounds.

 

[rskent]

I tap it back in when I clean it every 6873 rounds.

Don’t want to over clean.

 

[F-111 John]

Don’t want to over clean.

Not necessary to clean too often with such a clean-burning round as the .22LR...

 

[LoonWulf]

Bashing the second best selling .22 rifle in history isn’t going to help the OP. I’d challenge all of the sample size of X to the counterpoint that of the 3 I’ve bought, 1 that my wife brought in, and the one dad owns that none have had any functional problems as delivered. I know plenty of people who are owners with that same boring reliability story and no, the OP’s isn’t one of them.

Sure Ruger has a better trigger. They have precision barrels and chassis and walnut stocks too. Even come in bigger calibers, single-shots and bolt actions but this is a base model 10/22 being discussed and it is produced for a price point, end of story. I could say the same of plenty of manufacturers and not one of them is defect free across their line.

Send it to Ruger and they will fix it. Call them, get a label, send it off, and wait a few weeks. Excellent CS.

The only 10/22 I've know that had consistent problem was the one I converted to 17m2.

It exploded a couple times.

Adding more weight to the springs, and the bolt solved that issue.

 

[Enfielder]

Don’t want to over clean.

Says the guy with the Glock mug.

 

[schotzfyred]

Nevermind