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Nope, tried it last night slamming the bolt and the cases just stay stuck. Sometimes they would eject but most of the time they just don't budge on their own from the chamber.
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Nope, tried it last night slamming the bolt and the cases just stay stuck. Sometimes they would eject but most of the time they just don't budge on their own from the chamber.
Try more than one brand of rounds? Ive had guns have issues with specific bullets, and be fine with others. My 457 leaves federal hunter match in the chamber pretty regularly.
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hmm good point. I'm using winchester Super X
The bulk pack stuff? ive had those stick in a few guns.....
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Okay so the stuff I was using was Winchester Super X Super-supressed ammo, with a barelead bullet. This stuff was probably causing it to stick.
I looked through the ammo, got some copper coated hollow point rounds (don't know the brand) and put these in the marlin. Cycled through a tube twice without much problems. It was always ejected properly.
Guess I'm gonna need better ammo. Infact what are some .22 LR ammo suggestions you got for me?
CCI mini mags and standard velocities are pretty much my standard for affordable ammo.
Cheaper than that and I prefer blazers or aguila, But I have had the aguila stick in stuff.
Honestly I'm not much of a 22 aficionado, there's a lot of better ammo that I would have like to try but have not been able to get a hold of.... Especially if you decide you want to take it out to range.
One thing I would not recommend are the hyper velocities, I believe you can get an increased rate recoil spring but the factory spring and buffer aren't rated for them..... Least I don't remember them being....
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I shoot a lot of Aguila SuperExtra 40gn. It works very well in all of my various 22s. And I have many. CCI Minimags are great too. TBH I can't say I've had many problems with any of the common makes of 22 or ammo. Some brands tend to produce more misfires than others but I've never experienced feeding or extraction issues that were attributable to any specific ammo.
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Your barrel should have one or two cuts where the extractors engage the rim. The below image shows a barrel with a single cut for an extractor.
Any rifle should be able to extract 22 rimfire it is chambered for. That assumes the cartridges are made to SAAMI Specifications. If you can remove your bolt I would remove it and wash out the area of the extractor(s). Feel the spring tension. The above image is also a good example of why not to dry fire some rimfire rifles. The divot at 12:00 O'Clock is not supposed to be there. Anyway make sure there is no crud in the cuts for the extractor(s) and make sure they have uniform tension. Also make sure the chamber is clean. You should not have to buy specific ammunition to suit the rifle, the rifle should shoot any ammunition made to specifications. All 22 rimfire headspaces off the cartridge rim and rim thickness should be between 0.043" Min to 0.051" Maximum. Again, check your breech bolt face and look at the extractor(s). If you have fouling or gum in anything eventually the rifle will fail to extract any ammunition made to specification.
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Any rifle should be able to extract 22 rimfire it is chambered for. That assumes the cartridges are made to SAAMI Specifications. If you can remove your bolt I would remove it and wash out the area of the extractor(s). Feel the spring tension. The above image is also a good example of why not to dry fire some rimfire rifles. The divot at 12:00 O'Clock is not supposed to be there. Anyway make sure there is no crud in the cuts for the extractor(s) and make sure they have uniform tension. Also make sure the chamber is clean. You should not have to buy specific ammunition to suit the rifle, the rifle should shoot any ammunition made to specifications. All 22 rimfire headspaces off the cartridge rim and rim thickness should be between 0.043" Min to 0.051" Maximum. Again, check your breech bolt face and look at the extractor(s). If you have fouling or gum in anything eventually the rifle will fail to extract any ammunition made to specification.
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Excellent post.
While I agree they should, that hasnt been my experience. Theres always at least some ammo that will consistently get left in the chamber, and some thet gives no issues.
My 457 dosent like federal hunter match, or at least the brick i had....im on the last box,
One 597 didnt like the Aguila hi-velocity and took effort to chamber it, and usually left it in there. The other didnt seem ro have an issue with it....both shot the hunter match well.
My 795 so far eats everything, the buckmark is pretty good too, tho ill have to pick a case or two out any time i use bulk federal.
Had multiple issues with bulk packed winchester ammo, with having to knife them out of the gun being the least annoying.
Thats just been my personal experience, and I have seen fouling, and ware (my buckmark got a new extractor and spring about 5 years ago, it started droping everything) cause the issue as well.
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I guess it comes down to should and will.
I have quite a few 22 rifles and have been fortunate as last I am aware they all seem to work. I would look for any possible issues and if the rifle likes one brand better then run with it. They seem to not always do as they "should". Ron
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Truth is this Marlin 60 is the first .22 rifle i've owned. Never cared to own one before because I didn't see the point. I like the Marlin 60 because of it's almost military like appearance (like the old miltiary rifles). I like it more than the 10/22 although the 10/22 has better quality. What more do you need a .22 LR to do?
As such though, I don't have a large selection of .22 ammo at all (barely have two boxes) and i'm going to have to start stocking up.
When I was a kid, 10-12 my dream rifle was a Henry h001 lever action .22. When my parents told me my first one didn't have to be a .22, I got into black powder instead and that's where that all started. Whenever I see a henry h001 it holds a special place in my heart. Infact we should start a thread about which .22 rifles hold a place in your heart
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When I was 8 years old my grandfather and uncle took me on my first hunting trip upstate NY. My uncle's friend handed me a Remington 510P pictured below. I dragged that rifle everywhere and each afternoon I was given a box of ammunition and taught how to shoot. When it came time to leave my uncle's friend Charlie gave me the rifle. That was 1958 and today I still have it and a bunch more. A 22 rimfire can always be a lot of fun.
When my uncle turned 75 about 15 years ago they had a big party back in NY. His lifetime friend Charlie was there and asked if I remembered the trip up to his cabin and the rifle. I tole him I still have it and he was amazed.
Still a few 22 rimfires I would like, a Winchester Model 52 comes to mind.Ron
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Why do you say that?
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The marlin points better for me, the 10/22 feels a little bulky and I kinda find the magazines akward to use.
The 10/22 has a polished bolt, a solid bolt handle and the materials feel better made.
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Just curious because they seem equal to me quality wise.
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like more ammo
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