Having problems with Single Ten ...

[Stainless22]

Finally got some range time today, and tried the new Single Ten, and found that the Winchester-X ammo won't fit in three of the chambers BUT CCI-MiniMag fits just fine (and shoots well, too!). I'm thinking I have a problem that Ruger will have to solve - maybe replacing the cylinder? I just don't know yet. In the meantime, I won't be shooting the Ten. Anyone else have a similar problem with the Single Ten? Advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, folks!

 

[VA Shooter]

I had the same issue with my Single Ten also. What I did was take some VERY FINE sand paper and wrap it around a dowel rod and put into the chambers and give it a few turns.I have no issues now. BTW I love my Single Ten good luck.

 

[Stainless22]

Great idea, VA Shooter! Thank you! I'll try it.

 

[gatordome]

My Single Ten had chambers of various sizes, all of them tight when compared to an older Single Six. Cartridges dropped right in some of them, but had to be shoved into others. A friend has a new Bearcat Shopkeeper that had the same problem. The Shopkeeper's ejector rod will not push empties all the way out, and they were sticking in the tight chambers. My buddy broke a couple of fingernails trying to pull out empties when he took it to the range for the first time.

We fixed the problems by reaming all of the chambers to standard dimensions with a 22 cylinder reamer from Brownell's, part number 513-051-220WB. Cartridges now drop right in with no problem, and empties eject from the Bearcat without having to break a fingernail pulling them out. The Bearcat shot a quarter-sized 6-shot group at 10 yards after the cylinder was reamed. As I recall, the Single Ten shot a nice tight group from a rest at 20 yards, but we didn't get around to measuring it. We are both pleased with the results.

Other folks have had good luck with the sandpaper-on-a-dowel treatment, but the reamer worked great for us and sized all of the chambers to the exact same dimensions.

 

[Backlighting]

As soon as .22lr ammo returns to normal prices/availability, that's my next firearm purchase.

 

[Stainless22]

My Single Ten had chambers of various sizes, all of them tight when compared to an older Single Six. Cartridges dropped right in some of them, but had to be shoved into others. A friend has a new Bearcat Shopkeeper that had the same problem. The Shopkeeper's ejector rod will not push empties all the way out, and they were sticking in the tight chambers. My buddy broke a couple of fingernails trying to pull out empties when he took it to the range for the first time.

We fixed the problems by reaming all of the chambers to standard dimensions with a 22 cylinder reamer from Brownell's, part number 513-051-220WB. Cartridges now drop right in with no problem, and empties eject from the Bearcat with having to break a fingernail pulling them out. The Bearcat shot a quarter-sized 6-shot group at 10 yards after the cylinder was reamed. As I recall, the Single Ten shot a nice tight group from a rest at 20 yards, but we didn't get around to measuring it. We are both pleased with the results.

Other folks have had good luck with the sandpaper-on-a-dowel treatment, but the reamer worked great for us and sized all of the chambers to the exact same dimensions.

A friend's friend is a local gunsmith, so I took it to him and he used the same Brownell reamer. Now it works beautifully!
Thanks for the help, gentlemen. Much appreciated!

 

[Stainless22]

As soon as .22lr ammo returns to normal prices/availability, that's my next firearm purchase.

I think you'll love it! I know I do.

 

[Blackhawk30]

Might be the ammo.I have a single six made in the early 90's.Recently I tried some Remington ammo.The ammo would go in up to the rim.Then it got tight.I could push it all the way in but it hurt my fingers to do so,CCI dropped right in.The Remington ammo worked fine in a MK3.

 

[Stainless22]

Might be the ammo.I have a single six made in the early 90's.Recently I tried some Remington ammo.The ammo would go in up to the rim.Then it got tight.I could push it all the way in but it hurt my fingers to do so,CCI dropped right in.The Remington ammo worked fine in a MK3.

That's exactly what was happening with me. The MKIII just loved the Remington.