Factory New 10/22 Bolt Stop Pin Blued In

[twofewscrews]

My friend purchased a 10/22 a couple months ago. He finally broke it down for cleaning and found out that the bolt stop pin has been blued or painted into the receiver. I assume painted but its shiny as hell so I'm not really sure which it is. We tried hammering it out using a pin punch but it will not budge.

How would you guys remove the bluing/paint without damaging the rest of the receiver?
How would you remove the bluing/paint if you didn't care about damaging the paint job on the rest of the receiver?
Is this a "fun" fix it project or should he/we just send it in to get it fixed?

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Why remove it?

 

[Kp321]

Why remove it?

The bolt cannot be removed from the receiver without removing the bolt stop pin.
Soak the pin in a solution of Kroil and acetone for a day then lay the receiver on a piece of hardwood that has a hole drilled a little bigger than the pin. Get a punch that fits the pin and a bigger hammer. Or better yet, push the pin out with an arbor press, if available. With the receiver supported, there is less likelihood of damaging anything.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Ok now we know how to remove it. But still don't answer why to remove it to clean your rifle. And yes i have a 10/22 with thousands of rounds though it. I do a basic strip when i clean it.

 

[marvin02]

Good luck getting the pin out, it's probably not as stuck as you think (hopefully) and it will come out with some persuasion.

I just bought a new 10/22 and the bolt stop pin and the trigger housing pins were very tight in the receiver. This is my fourth 10/22 and on the other 3 these pins would just about fall out. Maybe Ruger has tightened some tolerances or updated some tooling?

I remove the bolt every time I clean my 10/22s. I have drilled the access hole in the back of the receiver so I can easily clean the barrel from the chamber end, the bolt gets in the way.

 

[edwardware]

@twofewscrews I think you should remove it, and replace it with a polymer buffer "pin". The rifle is much less clackety thereafter. Heating the pin should help; careful of the paint.

But still don't answer why. . .

Because:

I remove the bolt every time I clean my 10/22s. I have drilled the access hole in the back of the receiver so I can easily clean the barrel from the chamber end. . .

Other than a complete lack of tools (a ruler, a pencil, and a 0.250" drill bit) there's no excuse for not cleaning your 10/22 from the breech. It's easier, less messy, and gentler on the barrel.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Shop press would be what I would use since I have one.

That is after I tried my biggest hammer with a punch just smaller than the buffer.

 

[twofewscrews]

The bolt cannot be removed from the receiver without removing the bolt stop pin.
Soak the pin in a solution of Kroil and acetone for a day then lay the receiver on a piece of hardwood that has a hole drilled a little bigger than the pin. Get a punch that fits the pin and a bigger hammer. Or better yet, push the pin out with an arbor press, if available. With the receiver supported, there is less likelihood of damaging anything.

Wont the kroil and acetone remove or damage the finish on the receiver? I don't think I'll be able to soak one without soaking the other . . .

 

[twofewscrews]

Shop press would be what I would use since I have one.

That is after I tried my biggest hammer with a punch just smaller than the buffer.

Pounding it out with a punch was the first thing we tried. We stopped after 15 minutes of pounding did nothing.

 

[twofewscrews]

@twofewscrews I think you should remove it, and replace it with a polymer buffer "pin". The rifle is much less clackety thereafter. Heating the pin should help; careful of the paint.


Because:

Other than a complete lack of tools (a ruler, a pencil, and a 0.250" drill bit) there's no excuse for not cleaning your 10/22 from the breech. It's easier, less messy, and gentler on the barrel.

I have a poly pin on my 10/22. Bought 3 offline and was going to give my friend one to put in his but obviously we can't do it now.

 

[twofewscrews]

Good luck getting the pin out, it's probably not as stuck as you think (hopefully) and it will come out with some persuasion.

I just bought a new 10/22 and the bolt stop pin and the trigger housing pins were very tight in the receiver. This is my fourth 10/22 and on the other 3 these pins would just about fall out. Maybe Ruger has tightened some tolerances or updated some tooling?

I remove the bolt every time I clean my 10/22s. I have drilled the access hole in the back of the receiver so I can easily clean the barrel from the chamber end, the bolt gets in the way.

When we first started trying to pop the sucker we thought it was a tolerance issue as well. Then we did an inspection and found the paint. 10/22 to 10/22 there are always minor differences. He bought the same model as I did within the same time period and things like my magazine being tighter then his, i have no play in my trigger whereas he has a good bit. Still a great little rifle issues aside.

 

[edwardware]

. . . we thought it was a tolerance issue as well. Then we did an inspection and found the paint.

It's very unlikely they painted the pin in there. . . the bolt would be painted. I'd heat the pin (gently, due to the paint) with propane, and tap it out.

 

[ms6852]

All my 10/22's are old, and am not familiar with the newer ones so please excuse the question . Is it possible that one side of the pin hole is smaller and can only be removed from one direction? Sort of like punching out a front sight.

 

[marvin02]

If I were going to apply heat I would use a heat gun set on low. If you have a replacement pin you might also try rotating the stuck pin to break it loose. Grabbing it with vise grips or something like that with leather padding (I never throw out old belts, just save them for stuff like this).

 

[BBBBill]

I'm not sure that there is any paint across the receiver and pin, but use a small scribe on the joint between receiver and pin to break any possible adhesion from the paint.
For a bit of added insurance against receiver damage cut and fit a small hardwood or aluminum block to fir between the inside edges of the bottom of the receiver beow the bolt. Always a good idea when whacking on pins, especially in an open sided receiver.