Recent content by roadrage_64

I took it out today and fired about 50 rounds through it. When I went to clean it, I looked much closer at the gas block and pipe and they were filthy. I took a little bit of Hoppes #9 on a rag and wiped it down. That stuff is really stuck on there. I finally got about 98% of it. Don't know...

Just bought a new Mini 14 about 2 months ago (M-14/20GBCPC) but I'm having an issue with it and was hoping some of the experts here could shed some light on the subject. From time to time, I can't open the chamber. This seems to happen mostly after it's been laying on it's side in the case. A...

Now that I had a little time, I took the trigger group out, removed the stock etc.. Found a piece of the magazine blocking the bolt from closing and now it seems to work much better. Called Ruger today and they want to see it. The guy on the phone said it would likely be covered, I just have...

Thanks everyone for the info. I tried calling Ruger today, but got a message saying that they were closed due to unforeseen circumstances. I assume this is because of Presidents day. I took a much closer look at the gun today and discovered that the rest of the brass casing is in the...

Had an unfortunate incident last night at the shooting range. My niece was shooting my fathers old 10/22 (bought new in 1974 and seen very little use and very well maintianed). When she fired the third shot out of the magazine, the sound was a lot louder than normal and as I turned to look, I...