Just bought a 10/22

[billccm]

Hello All:

I just bought a basic Ruger 10/22. Blued barrel and wood stock. It seems like a really nice rifle for $240 including tax.

I just finished cleaning and lubing, read the manual, and cycled a few 22LRs through to check the mechanism.

My 12 year old daughter likes shooting 22s, and is a great shot with my 90 year old Winchester single bolt action 22. Hopefully she will like this new 10/22.

Anything I need to know before w go to the range? Any tips, or advice is appreciated.

I've been very happy with the last three Ruger products I have purchased (LCR, Single Six, and Bearcat). I hope this 10/22 is a good product like the other Rugers.

Thanks, and have a nice day, Bill

 

[Chief 101]

bring plenty of ammo

 

[gunman42782]

Ruger has made millions of 10/22s. There is a reason for that. They work. Best .22 semi auto ever made, IMHO.

 

[oregon73]

You're going to love the 10/22.

Rob

 

[billccm]

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to the range Saturday-I'll report back. Take care, Bill

 

[blume357]

Stay away from the low budget off brand magazines.... at least for your daughter stick with the factory 10 round ones. I'm actually telling you, you will need more magazines.

If she or you get really good with it, I think the only really needed modification is a smoother lighter trigger...

 

[billccm]

Well, kind of a disappointing day.

The first 100 rounds went fine, and the accuracy was fantastic.

After that, every THIRD shot jambed.

I tried three tyeps of ammo: Federal, CCI, and Blazer. All three didn;t solve the issue.

Someone at the range lubed the mechanism with RemOil-did not solve the issue.

I had cleaned and lubed the gun the night I bought it.

I called the gun store, and they said they have NEVER had a warranty call for a Ruger 10/22. They said it is my ammo.

What am I doing wrong here?

 

[mattsbox99]

When you put a cartridge in the magazine does it go in really easy or does it have some pressure?

I have one magazine that the spring slipped off the center pivot, I was able to disassemble the magazine and repair it, but that was the cause of the rifle jamming.

Ruger will likely replace the magazine if that is the problem, but I'd try a different magazine before I got to worried about it.

 

[billccm]

The bullets go into the magazine with quite a bit of pressure. I assume this is good.

I just did a tear down, and everything looks good. The bolt has graet spring pressure.

I can cycle throughmanually 10 bullets at a time, and they all plop right out and load.

I'll try to buy another magazine this weekend.

Thanks for the help, Bill

 

[mattsbox99]

What kind of jam are you getting?

There are several kinds, the most common for me is the fired casing extracts but doesn't eject. It doesn't really happen all that often, but thats about the only jam I ever get from a 10/22.

 

[billccm]

The casing is rotated 180 degrees (backwards) and gets crushed in the bolt, with the new bullet 'halfway' into the chamber.

 

[Doublenut9]

I'm no gun expert, but when my 10/22 jammed I figured out the firing pin was stuck in the bolt. It is easy to take apart, do a little dremmel work and sanding on the bolt and it works fine now and I have not had any problems since.
When I asked on another forum about it, they said the firing pin is stamped and sometimes needs to be filed a little...it helped me, maybe it will help you.

 

[billccm]

I am very disappointed that I need to modify a new gun.

I am very disappointed that my local gun shop whom I prurchased this gun just blew me off. I have spent about $3,000 with this gun shop over the past 5 years.

Sorry to vent, but I expected this Ruger to perform out of the box like my Single Six, Bearcat, LCR, etc, etc.

The Rifle is super clean, and lubed. We will see what it does next weekend.

Take care, Bill

 

[blume357]

1st choice: Most likely you need to clean the specific chamber that the round fits in... this is a hard part to clean and some folks even polish this area.... even though I've never had a need to do it on any of my 10/22s.

2nd choice is the extractor on the bolt is dinged or gummed up.....

3rd choice is magazine, which is not likely. Did the gun come with two?

I'd bet good money it's dirt and a piece of crude somewhere.... first hundred rounds were fine.... then you had a problem. Keep in mind 22 ammo is dirty.... and often times even small pieces of brass will get jammed in places....

I think you are a long ways away from 'a warranty issue' in reading your problem... you said the 3rd shot jammed repeatedly? that almost sounds like a magazine issue.

 

[billccm]

I am using the factory 10 round magazine that came with the rifle.

I bought a small box of Remington Thunderbolt today; we will see how that does at the range next weekend.

Thank you all for the replies.

Take care, Bill

 

[what would you say]

I've been on several forums and Ruger is hands down the best customer service so rest assured, your new 10/22 can and will be back to 100% operational condition. I have literally talked to hundreds of people that have the issue resolved by either fixing or replacing the firearm. Why so many repairs one may ask? Because Ruger has more guns in shooters hands than most other brands.
I tend to agree with a previous post that since the gun operated for the first 100 rounds flawlessly, then it may be some fouling causing you some woe. If I am understanding the issue, the spent casing is not getting cleared and the next round is jamming into. I would say the extractor is not quite grabbing the edge of the spent casing. There should be a "dug out " area on one side of the chamber where the bullet is placed into the chamber. I went many months shooting before I realized that it may need to be cleared of debris and metal fouling with the right solvent and pick tool. I would check that before sending it in. If I have mis-understood your dilemma, then I apologize. Please follow up with your resolution once the mystery is solved.

 

[billccm]

Ok, my daughter and I went to the range today. I will try to keep the details, but also be brief.

I tried four different types of ammo, and two magazines. Both magazines were Ruger brand 10 shot 22lr.

First off, it is not the magazine. When I had a "every third" jam, it was with both magazines.

The jamming is ammo dependant. Here is what I tried, and the results:

Fresh from the gun shop CCI mini mags: never a jam for all 100 rounds
CCI mini mags purchased about two years ago: 1 jam for 100 rounds
Federal value pack: every third shot jammed
Remington Thunderbolt: 1 jam for 100 rounds

So, I guess my 10/22 prefers CCI minimags, or Thunderbolts. Kind of a shame since I have about 10,000 rounds of Federal Value.

Thanks for all of the replies, and take care, Bill

 

[RedlegM109A1]

This is still strange. 10/22s don't jam. I've put thousands of rounds of Federal Blue Box through all 4 of my 10/22s and they do not jam, ever. I would have a Smith take a look at the rifle. You seem knowledgeable about guns so hopefully you have a Smith that you have confidence in. Because 10/22s simply do not jam in my experience. Wondering if your extractor is out of spec or something.

 

[blume357]

I have to disagree with Redleg above.... 22lr guns are famous for problems...and most of them are because of ammo. 22 ammo is cheap because it is made cheap.... the 10/22 is no exception. I have 3 10/22 I shoot (one is actually a Charger)... in my experience it is hard to get through 50 rounds with out at least one fail to fire or fail to eject....

billccm as you discovered CCI mini mags are pretty dern good... I'd be interested to know the specifics on the Federal Value pack... We discussed a year back that the Federal Bulk pack I had bought from Walley World had the same technical specs as Federal Champion ammo which generally cost 20-30% more and when I contacted Federal they said it was the same.

The failures with some of that ammo will probably slow down over time... but I believe you will still have to be specific with ammo to get good results... the other part about this that you and no one else has mentioned is accuracy... believe me when I say that 22lr ammo is not even close to the same in this respect... I've shot the same rifle with two different ammos and one brand at 50 yards would make a 3-4" group and then switch to a different brand and have a 1/2" group.