New 10/22 jamming

[f4t9r]

Call Ruger they will take care of it !!!!!

 

[454c]

I've shot 4 10/22s in the last month and they all had 2 things in common.

1-the triggers were terrible.

2-none of them liked federal bulk ammo.

 

[R.H. Lee]

Out of the box 10/22 triggers are terrible. But a Volquartsen hammer fixes that. It's a $30 drop in part that lightens up the trigger considerably.

I regularly pop golfballs @ 100yds with my 10/22's.

 

[Ol` Joe]

If you look in your manual it tells you not to use hyper velocity ammo such as CCI Mini Mag in the 10-22. The cases are longer in some of these and I "THINK" that`s the reason, at any rate they say to stay away from it and that may be your problem...............

 

[wingman]

I don't use any lube, as it just combined with the carbon fouling and makes a gummy mess.Quote:

Cllean well and use FP10 in your 10/22 you will see a difference.

 

[Average Joe]

+4 change ammo, allow for 500 Rd's of high velocity ammo for break in.

 

[Sir Aardvark]

Since you've asked for everybody's opinion, I'll give mine, too:

First, clean the whole rifle really good before you even think about making the effort of sending it back to Ruger; why spend the time, effort, and money to ship your rifle back to the factory when you can probably fix it by spending $6.00 on a can of Gunscrubber, which is something you should be doing anyways?.
I've found the following process to cure many "New Gun Ills": hose everything out really good with a can of Gunscrubber, let it dry, and then hose it out again with Breakfree CLP, and follow all that with some blasts from the air compressor to get rid of the excess oil. Guns from the factory are sometimes filthy with machining gunk and dust from the production floor, and are oftentimes not well lubricated.

Second, don't buy the cheap ammo!. Some guns run fine on the stuff, but others are finicky. Also, most of the cheaper ammo is SO VERY DIRTY. This dirt will accumulate in the oil in the action and make a mess ( some people use REM-DRI dry film lubricant to lube thier 10/.22's ). Regardless, you should shoot different ammo through it anyways to find out what it likes best.

Third, get an Exact-Edge Extractor like other's have suggested, they do work well, and is probably a modification you'll end up doing anyways.

Lastly, you will find that the 10/.22 is one of the funnest, most modifiable firearms available on the market - you can go completely nuts in performing modifications if you wish. Have fun!

 

[Steelcore]

Its the ammo.Bulk pack ammo from all the manufacturers has going steadily downhil for past decade.

 

[R.H. Lee]

and then hose it out again with Breakfree CLP, and follow all that with some blasts from the air compressor to get rid of the excess oil.

I haven't had good experience with BF CLP on my 10/22. It combines with the carbon fouling and makes a gooey mess. Even Mobil 1 works better, it seems to hold the fouling in suspension. I may try the FP10. In the meantime, I get the best results running without lube and cleaning with Hoppe's soaked Q-Tips every 300-400 rounds.

What does Ruger recommend re: 10/22 lubing? Some, none????

 

[crt360]

If you look in your manual it tells you not to use hyper velocity ammo such as CCI Mini Mag in the 10-22. The cases are longer in some of these and I "THINK" that`s the reason, at any rate they say to stay away from it and that may be your problem...............

You might be thinking of a different rifle or maybe a manual that came with a target barrel.

Copied from the manual available on the Ruger website:

The RUGER® 10/22® CARBINE and 10/22 RIFLE are chambered for,
and designed to properly function with, only the 22 caliber Long Rifle rimfire
cartridge, standard, high velocity, or hyper-velocity, manufactured to U.S. industry standards.

I have put many CCI Mini-Mags, Stingers (which actually are a little longer), and other hyper-velocity ammo through my standard 10/22 barrel with excellent results. I have not tried any of them through my target barrel.

Ammo that I have had problems with include the Federal American Eagle hollow-points (non-bulk pack) and Remington Golden Bullet bulk pack. The Federal AE was the absolute worst .22 ammo I've ever used - very inconsistent loads and some that wouldn't fire at all.

For good cheap plinking ammo I'd go with CCI Blazer and Federal Classic. I've shot many thousands of rounds of both with few problems. Old Winchester X stuff was really good, too, but I haven't bought any in years.

I've run my 10/22 super dirty and it doesn't seem to be a problem until the firing pin channel gets mucked up enough start deflecting the firing pin (causing failure to fire). Every once in a while you just have to take it apart and give it a good cleaning. It seems Ruger could have easily solved this problem by running a pin or something above the firing pin, but for some reason (maybe a good one that I haven't thought of yet) they didn't.

 

[zemp]

I shoot Remington Golden Bullet bulk ammo out of my 10-22 and it does just fine

 

[deputy tom]

Remmington Golden Bullets + FP-10 = a winning combo in your 10/22.tom.

 

[nipprdog]

If you look in your manual it tells you not to use hyper velocity ammo such as CCI Mini Mag in the 10-22. The cases are longer in some of these and I "THINK" that`s the reason, at any rate they say to stay away from it and that may be your problem...............

please refrain from posting incorrect info.

The manual refers to the 'stinger' ammo, not the Mini-mags, which is a very popular round for 10/22 users.

 

[Ol` Joe]

please refrain from posting incorrect info.

The manual refers to the 'stinger' ammo, not the Mini-mags, which is a very popular round for 10/22 users.

I stand corrected. I was relying on memory when writing and should have double checked.

 

[rustymaggot]

slo.........

R.H.LEE, your in slo county too? small world, cool beans. anyway, what i was gonna say is that running the ruger with no lube isnt good. try synthetic motor oil. you can dig thru a used oil container bin and get a empty one thatll have enough oil left in it to last a year or two. or, let me know and i can give you some to play with. i hang out in san luis on thursday nights at linneas coffee shop.
also, alot of my .22lr mags just wont feed unless you lube em up. my ruger mark1 mags need lube on the inside or the wax coatings of the bullets sieze it up and cause failue to feeds. at first i thought i had weak mag springs but thats not the case. wax gums the heck out of some mags.

to the original topic... run the hotter rounds thru it and see if it clears up. id bet it will.

 

[Sactown]

I had the same problem in my 10/22 and my Ruger MkII. I replaced both extractors with Exact Edge units and haven't had any problems through thousands of rounds. I'd recommend an extractor replacement. It's a relatively cheap part.

 

[MDG1976]

Try switching to some hot ammo. My Ruger Mark II pistol will not work with bulk or standard velocity stuff. It's a real charmer with CCI Mini Mags, though.

 

[rustymaggot]

keeping the mags oiled works best for mine. heck, my ruger mark1 even feeds aguila sss subsonics flawlessly. only problem its ever had was magazines getting waxed up and failing to slide up the magazine and into the gun.

 

[greyeyezz]

+1 on the Mini-Mags.

 

[AStone]

With respect, I'd like to add two words: bolt action.

I ordered my CZ 452 today.

No truth implied. Only a hypothesis.



Nem

 

[dfaugh]

Trade the 10/22 in for a Marlin 60...Have literally tried every every brand/type of ammo in my 60, in about 5000 rounds I've had 2 FTFeeds...It'll probably be way more accurate as well....