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Bearcat
I have an older 10/22 that I bought for my Archangel stock. I'm having a problem with "stovepipes" or FTE. At first I thought it may be the mag (Shooters ridge 50rd) and then maybe low-power ammo (Winchester) but now I have a couple of BC Steel lips and have been using higher power Federals and while better it's still a problem. This is my first 10/22 purchase so I'm not familiar with these firearms. When I rack the bolt it's very free for the length of a empty 22 then it seems to drag a bit. I took it apart as far as I could (I don't know how to remove the bolt handle to remove the bolt) and cleaned the heck out of it. It seems to drag on the trigger group housing but I'm not sure. Is this bit of drag normal? I know on other semis I've owned the bolt comes back freely against the spring. If you think this is the problem or you have another idea please provide a solution. TC