ruger 10/22 jaming

dwar

need your advise on the following problem. bought a ss 10/22 ruger sport and this is what's happening. once the receiver gets hot (after 10-20 shots) the rifle starts jaming. it seems that the fired brass can't get out of the receiver in time. or is not ejected properly. when the receiver is going to load the next bullet, the fired brass and live round get jamed in between receiver and barrel. this concerns me. it may be dangerous. specially if you pull the trigger. you can't tell if the rifle jamed or not when you are shooting. you actually have to look at the receiver. i clean the rifle afte every time i use it. i've tried different ammo (2 types winchester and remington) and that didn't solve the problem. should i try the cici copper ammo?? could it be that rifle has excess oil? if you let the rifle cool off then it will work great w/o any problems.

thanks for your comments in advance!!!!! keep shooting!!!![:D]

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it might be as simple as the chamber being a little rough, tool marks etc.

CS8161

I would stay away from the bulk cheap ammo like Remington Thunderbolts and stick to quality, hi velocity, copper coated bullets. Give the chamber a good scrubbing also and see if that improves the situation.

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TRAP55

dwar, does it do it with different clips? Send it back to Ruger, their customer service is excellant.

ruger891022

dwar, there could be many problems causing this...usually when my 10/22 jams it is because it is dirty...you said you clean it though so that is probably not the case...another problem could be your magazine spring's tension might not be properly tuned and it might not have enough pressure on the cartridges...what do you use to oil your gun? on rimfirecentral.com many people recomend useing a dry oil gun oil like the spray can kinds( i think remoil is one)...i use dry lube on my 10/22 and it usually performs well...sometimes my gun jams up on using hollow points so i usually try to get round nose ammo if i can...just a suggestion...hope you fix it!

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Ronald J. Snow

Before sending the gun away, check to see that the two screws holding the v-block barrel retainer in place are tight. If they are then load the rifle and eject the unfired cartridge. Should this not work then check to see if you have powder residue built up in the extractor groove in the barrel. From what you describe it doesn't sound like a magazine feed problem.

Contender Man

Agree w/ "R.J." from what you say you have an extraction/ejection problem.

It is possible that there is a rough area inside of the chamber, one quick way to deal w/ this is to remove the barrel then with a used brush (one that is worn down some) wrap that brush with a patch and then coat the patch with regular automotive valve polishing compound, NOT valve grinding compound. The place the brush into the chamber and rotate it clockwise 8-12 turns, remove it, replace the patch and apply mover polishing compound and repeat the process. Do this 3 or 4 times, clean the barrel thoroughly and reassemble the rifle, making sure that the "V-Block" screws are snug. Then try firing.

What you are doing is lapping (polishing) the chambrer so if there is any minor roughness you should have it taken care of.

Also I know you said you carefully clean the rifle, but check the extractor closely, there might be some buildup under there, but I can't see where it would be heat sensitive.

If those steps don't get it your down to Ruger or a local gunsmith.



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shoey

If its brand new, take the gunn apart, remove the trigger group and bolt, and give it a thorough cleaning, along with the barrel, especially the chamber...then re-lube the action with a dry lube....next, take the magazine apart and clean it, then re-tension the spring to 8 'flats (sides of the hex nut)'...finally, break in the action by running 500-1000 rounds of high velocity ammo through the gun, my favorite are CCI Blazers...if you get through that 1000 rounds and still have jamming problems, you may need to do more, but that cleaning, tuning, and break in should take care of it!

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