Misfeeds, Jams, and the Ruger 10/22

[Albert A Rasch]

I'm quickly becoming a cognoscenti of the Ruger 10/22!

Rondog mentioned that he had a Ruger 10/22 that was being recalcitrant and giving him all sorts of fits due to poor feeding and ejection.

I did a little research and found a few more things that might be the culprit.

One thing I had not considered was a dirty trigger group. Since it is rarely if at all ever cleaned, it can get dirty and gummed up and cause the rifle to short cycle. The hammer becomes so gunked up that the additional friction is enough to cause the bolt trouble.

As I think I mentioned, double check the extractor. Make sure it is clean and that the slot it is in, is clean and allows the extractor to move freely. Also check the barrel slot and make sure that is also clean.

I'm looking in to the aftermarket extractors. I'll report on them as soon as I get some to test.

Regards,
Albert A Rasch
The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles
The Range Reviews: Tactical

 

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90% of all misfeeding or jamming problemswith the Ruger 10/22 is the result of a defective magazine. Assuming the magazine is not crudded up with dirt and dried grease, it is certainly the magazine tension spring being low. There is a procedure in the Ruger manual explaining how to do this with helpful pictures. Once you remove the tension bolt and give it a few turns, reassemble it, your jamming problems have gone away. I haven't checked, but instructions should be listed somewhere on the net. BTW, you may verify jamming problems , by simply switching to a different mag. ...been running my 10/22 for over 20 years w/o any mechanical faiilures except with the mags a few times.