Riomouse911
Member
Howdy,
I took a selection of rimfires to the range yesterday including my MkII Govt Target 6.5”.
I loaded up a mag with Aguila pistol match and a mag of CCI Mini-Mag solid point to shoot and compare side by side.
The Aguila rounds would only chamber about 1/3 of the way in, then it would jam. I cleared the round, tried again, no luck.
I figured the bullets were somehow oversized, since they were tight in the chambers of my S&W M17-2, so I dropped the mag and tried the CCIs. Same result. I checked down the bore for an obstruction, but it looked clear.
I finally quit trying and shot the other guns. I went home to clean, and upon disassembly and a close inspection of the MkII I saw I had a cartridge case wedged deep in the chamber with the rim ripped clean off. I couldn’t see this through the ejection port, nor was it obvious with a bore check using the range lighting.
I put three .22 patches through the eye of a patch puller that I threaded on an old length of brass rod and tapped it into the bore muzzle first. (I was mega-careful as the rod tip neared the muzzle) it dislodged the cartridge case as the bulky patches went into the chamber and now all is well.
I can’t recall the brand I was shooting through the gun last, nor do I recall it jamming on me the last time out. I am guessing the final shot I fired was the cartridge case that failed. Has anyone else had a rim tear off as cleanly as this one did in a .22 before?
Stay safe.
I took a selection of rimfires to the range yesterday including my MkII Govt Target 6.5”.
I loaded up a mag with Aguila pistol match and a mag of CCI Mini-Mag solid point to shoot and compare side by side.
The Aguila rounds would only chamber about 1/3 of the way in, then it would jam. I cleared the round, tried again, no luck.
I figured the bullets were somehow oversized, since they were tight in the chambers of my S&W M17-2, so I dropped the mag and tried the CCIs. Same result. I checked down the bore for an obstruction, but it looked clear.
I finally quit trying and shot the other guns. I went home to clean, and upon disassembly and a close inspection of the MkII I saw I had a cartridge case wedged deep in the chamber with the rim ripped clean off. I couldn’t see this through the ejection port, nor was it obvious with a bore check using the range lighting.
I put three .22 patches through the eye of a patch puller that I threaded on an old length of brass rod and tapped it into the bore muzzle first. (I was mega-careful as the rod tip neared the muzzle) it dislodged the cartridge case as the bulky patches went into the chamber and now all is well.
I can’t recall the brand I was shooting through the gun last, nor do I recall it jamming on me the last time out. I am guessing the final shot I fired was the cartridge case that failed. Has anyone else had a rim tear off as cleanly as this one did in a .22 before?
Stay safe.