10/22 Question

grease_monkey

I have a ruger 10/22 and i shot it a bit this weekend. One thing I noticed is that the bolt does not stay open after the last round is fired. is this normal for this gun? I never really paid attention to it before...but I want to know if this is something that I need to fix before doing anything else to it.

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grease_monkey

Hi
I was wondering how you take the front sight off the barrel on a ruger 10/22. I drove out the blade, but is the base permanently attached? Dont wanna start pounding on it if its not going anywhere.
Thanks

grease_monkey

Is there any changes that you can make to a 10/22 that allows the bolt to hold open after the last shot? Thanks.

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grease_monkey

Have a simple question on cleaning a 10/22. Wanted to give mine a thorough cleaning and remove the bolt. According to the manual this is simple, my question is how do you "drift out the bolt stop pin" Mine
seems to be stuck solid! I used Remington Oil to soak it but that did not work. Any tips or hints as always are well appreciated.

Thanks as always,

Greasy

grease_monkey

is my 10/22 bolt suposed to stay open after the last shot? could it be the mag I have a 30 and a factory 10. Also with the 30 it tends to jam every so often but not the factory

LSandBinc

Just tap a couple times she'll come lose, use a drift punch about the same size as the pin. Do your self a big favor and get some Kroil, best penetrating oil on the market. Mix 1 part Kroil to 2 parts Butch's Bore cleaner and this will even clean the dirtest of bores.
Good luck
Alan

grease_monkey

Thanks for the tip Alan, really appreciate it.
I will give it a good going over at the weekend!

All the best,
Greasy

beantole

Man, you could be in for a real mess so be careful! I have totally
disassembled my 10/22 twice to clean it and I wondered if I'd ever get it back together. I finally did, that bolt handle and spring that pulls the bolt back can be a bit*h. It felt good to clean the entire firearm though.

Bruce

Laredo Lefty

I remove the bolt and trigger group every time I clean my 10-22. The bolt stop pin (the thick one at the back of the rec) falls out on its own just about every time. I have 3 10-22's and they all do the same. To re-install the bolt and cocking handle with spring, lay the reciever upside down on bench, put handle & spring in, pull handle back as far as you can and hold it, then drop bolt over handle and fit together.
Good luck, Joe

grease_monkey

Thanks for all the advice guys. The receiver pins for the trigger guard come out real easy thats why I was surprised to find the bolt stop pin was so hard. From the manual it sounds very simple, lets see how I do over the weekend!

All the best,
Greasy

PotatoBob

The bolt stop pin is the same one that you can replace with a bolt buffer.Basicly some kind of synthetic pin to stop the metal-to-metal pounding after each shot.How useful this is on a .22 is a matter of opinion,but the option is there.