Ruger Mini 30 Misfires?

[hooper2]

I recently purchased a ruger mini 30 and have gotten a ton of misfires with it while shooting Russian ammo. I haven't tried it with American stuff yet. Does anyone else here have a mini 30, and if so have you ever had misfiring problems?

 

[tkcomer]

No, but most of the ammo I've used have been from China or Korea I think. My gun has fired a lot of ammo also.

 

[Exposure]

What do the primers look like on the dud rounds? Is the firing pin definitely striking and leaving a deep indent?

 

[hooper2]

Yes, the firing pin is making a very good indent on them. I'm wondering if I might need a stronger trigger/recoil spring to make them fire reliably.

 

[Exposure]

If you are getting a good solid firing pin strike that is leaving a deep dent in the primer then there is nothing wrong with the rifle.

Sounds like bad ammo to me.

 

[def4pos8]

Ditto the bad ammo suspicion. --especially if it is any sort of arsenal surplus. Storage history simply isn't known. Older surplus might have been subjected to high temperatures and/or humidity. Try some fresh commercial stuff from Winchester, Federal or one of the others to see if things improve.

 

[wdlsguy]

a ton of misfires with it while shooting Russian ammo

Wolf Military Classic?

 

[DWARREN123]

I have shot everything I can get and never had a misfire. If a good primer indent is present then I would have to say it is the ammo.
Does it fire if you try it again?

 

[yongxingfreesty]

try the cheap wolf ammo or monarch lacquer steel ammo.
sounds like the rifle is good, but ammo is bad.

 

[Ranger J]

I had one until lately. It was not particularly accurate and that was why I got rid of it. On the up side I never had it fail to function with any ammo I ran through it.
RJ

 

[chris in va]

I had some misfires with my CZ carbine in x39. The factory spring wasn't strong enough to dent those primers. I now have a Wolff spring installed that sets about 90% off.

It's the ammo. The primers are *really* hard.