Ruger Mark III 22/45 Misfires

[GunsAreGood]

I was at the range today with my Ruger Mark III 22/45. I was shooting some Remington 525 pack Hollow Point golden bullet I believe its called and I had 8 misfires. I shot half the box a week ago and got 2 if I remember correctly. I went out today with the other half of the box and got 8. My question is do you think it is because of the ammo or is my firing pin hitting lightly. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Beagle-zebub]

Remington Golden Bullet bulk ammo is notoriously bad, even by bulk .22 standards. They misfire like crazy.

 

[Kingofthehill]

what exactly do you mean by "misfires"

As in did not fire at all? If there is a solid strike on the rim, i would just say its the ammo. Try a different brand of ammo, heck, to put your mind at ease go buy some quality ammo like CCI High Velocity and run 200rds of that... if its perfect then its the bulk ammo.

The remington 525 bulk packs and the 333's have been trouble for me in several .22's both handguns and rifles that have been flawless the entire time i have owned them.

Good bulk ammo is the Federal 550's in my opinion. Try and grab some of that, i have probably 40k of that stuff down the pipe of my 22/45 without 1 single problem. My Ruger 22/45 is 58k deep now in ammo and i can count the problems on 1 hand ive had with it.

Try new ammo

JOe

 

[Keb]

Two years ago I had the same problem...called Ruger. They said Rem Goldens are off specand NOT to use them.

 

[Bovice]

When I get around to buying a .22LR handgun (for plinking purposes), I would only run CCI through it. I've seen plenty of struggles with bulk .22 to know that CCI is worth the extra.

 

[Runningman]

Remington 22 rimfire ammo sucks and they have been like that for decades.

Try some CCI Mini Mags in a 40 grain solid. They are the gold standard for semi auto 22 RF.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

While this ammo did not misfire in the Browning Auto 22 I was shooting it in, it did have numerous misfeeds. I would try another brand of ammo, as well as examining your misfired rounds for a deep firing pin strike, which would indicate that the gun is doing its job.

 

[M2 Carbine]

I went out today with the other half of the box and got 8. My question is do you think it is because of the ammo or is my firing pin hitting lightly. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you]

I shoot a LOT of Wal Mart Remington, Federal and Winchester 550 bulk packs.

The Remington is BAD for misfires/duds. I pull the bullet on most misfires and check to see if the case was primed. I have two pill bottles of mostly Remington cases that were never primed.
The 22 isn't the only problems I've had with Remington for a few years. It appears the quality of Remington ammo is has become very poor.

For example these were shot in my S&W M&P 15-22. As you can see, a light firing pin strike isn't a problem with this gun.


As you can see the cases were never primed, as compared to the Federal on the right.

 

[TexMexSu]

Remington bulk has been the worst performer for our guns also.
Not terrible, but worse than any other brand.

Federal and Winchester are the better of the bulk stuff.

If it's all I can find I will shoot Remington.


For less than 3.5 cents per round I can live with a few issues...........:banghead:

 

[M2 Carbine]

I just finishd shooting my S&W M&P 15-22.

In two magazines (50 rounds) of Remington I had 5 duds. Of the five one fired the second try. This indicated that one round had at least some priming.
When I pulled the bullets I checked the powder to see if there was any priming material mixed in with the powder. One case had been primed but the primer failed to stick to the case. The remaining three cases had no primer at all.
This is about average for Remingtom for some time now, at least ten duds in 100 rounds and usually one or two fires on the second try.


I also fired a bunch of magazines loaded with the new Winchester 555 bulk pack. I forget to count but between 2 and 3 hundred rounds.
There was one dud. When I pulled the bullet there was a lot of primer material mixed in with the powder.


The S&W functioned fine and I got a lot of laser practice.

 

[BCRider]

Before you blame the ammo you may want to clean out the gun. In particular down the firing pin hole.

I've found .22 ammo to be horrendously dirty and on a semi pistol a lot of that ends up in the works when the blowback kicks the case clear and there's still lots of burnt gasses and particles wanting to get out somehow. If the firing pin is grungy or the hammer pivot is gummed up then the hammer won't hit the pin fast enough or the pin won't impact forward fast enough to fire the round. It's not only about speed, it's about how FAST that mark is made. If the mark is made too slowly a misfire can be the result.

I've shot a fair amount of 525 Federal. Like maybe 8 boxes of it all told so far. In some guns I've got issues with it. But those same guns have issues with other ammo as well in about the same amount. On my more reliable .22 guns the Federal is my ammo of choice for plinking.

 

[Manco]

I've had issues with Remington .22 LR ammo, too, and while saving money is nice, relatively frequent potential misfires start to make me feel jumpy after a while, as each instance could potentially be a hang-fire, for all I know, so I tend to avoid this ammo altogether. CCI, Federal, and Winchester all make better .22 LR ammo that I've rarely had problems with.

 

[Lakeshore]

I agree with the negative comments about Remington rimfire ammo.

I do a lot of .22 shooting with four different handguns - three semiautos and a revolver. Each gun is kept spotlessly clean and lubed and in good working condition. Doesn't matter which one I'm using, I consistently get a half dozen or more click-no-bangs with Remington ammo in every shooting session. Every dud will show a solid firing pin strike. Sometimes one will fire on the second attempt if I reposition the round, sometimes not. Lesson learned, I now avoid Remington whenever possible.

 

[Ben86]

I was shooting some Remington 525 pack Hollow Point golden bullet

Therein lies the problem. Remington bulk pack is awful these days from my experience. Last 525 golden turd box I shot, about a year ago, had 15 spit cases and several more duds. Switch to federal bulk pack and don't look back.

 

[GunsAreGood]

Thank you all for the great input. I keep all my guns spotless clean but I will go back and clean anything that might be causing a problem. I recently bought some CCI Blazer ammo and will be running it through as soon as the weather allows. I will get back to you on how it works out for me. I will also pick up some Federal ammo as well. I have heard that the Federal fits a little tight in the bull barrels. Does anyone have any experience with that. Once again thank you for your input and I will give you all an update after my next outing.

 

[NavyLCDR]

I won't buy Remington .22 ammo at all. It's probably an ammo problem.

 

[Ky Larry]

Just checked my ammo stash and found 2 Rem Golden Bullet bulk packs. I wouldn't really mind that they have a lot of misfires, but when they do go BANG their accuracy stinks. I got 6,000 Rem LR primers last week. Hope they don't have problems too.

 

[stork]

It's been repeated over and over. Remington's quality control on their 22's is lousy, at best. I shoot a lot of 22's over the course of a year (5k-10k) in Bullseye practice and matches.

If I'm having an issue with follow through I load up Remingtons, they are the best ammo to use for ball and dummy practice. You will always get 5-10% duds. Yes Remington is aware, and no they don't care. At this point they sell every round they make, why fix something thats been a problem for only 20 yrs or so. Just a another note I have a couple of bricks of older Rem SV target ammo that shoots under 3/4" @ 50 yards with one of my MK II's, as long as I shoot it only for slow fire (10 shots in 10 minutes) I can use it. That particular lot of Rem SV outshoots Eley 10x and Lapua midas in that pistol.

They have made outstandingly accurate 22 ammo, but refuse to fix their ignition problem.

FWIW
Stork