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10/22 Jamming Solutions?
22hipower
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Has anyone had a problem with a Ruger 10/22 Magnum version jamming and found a solution? With the one I have every third round or so the empty brass doesn't clear the action and is trapped by the slide. The gun is clean and oiled. I know Ruger stopped making the Magnum version and perhaps this jamming problem was one of the reasons. Thought different ammo might solve the problem (or a different magazine although the one I'm using is a new one from Ruger) but thought I'd try the forum before I went out and bought more ammo. The ammo I was using is CCI JHP (40 grains I guess although it doesn't say on the box). Very accurate at 50 yards but the frequent jamming is a little irritating.
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Is this a new rifle, as in largely unfired until now?
Breaking in issue?
New to me but used. Looks like it hasn't been fired much. It was pretty clean but I cleaned it and oiled the action before firing it.
brier-49,
I'll give that thorough chamber cleaning a try. Thanks for the suggestion.
---ditto--- on the cleaning suggestion. I've never seen the .22Mag version, so I don't know how easy it is to remove the barrel.
I'd say to change ammo, too, but you've already done that. However,
I experience a similar problem with my ruger .22 semi auto pistol, which is caused by using high velocity .22 ammo or promotional (translate: cheap-o) ammo. Both of those cause problems like you describe. Buy just a box or regular velocity standard ammo and see how it shoots.
Still have the problem? Get a pak of those super-stiff heavyweight nylon or "Double-Tuff" brass bore brushes from Brownells or something similar from another supplier. I don't think they actually make a rimfire chamber brush. Please do not use a stainless steel or carbon steel brush in your barrel's bore or chamber. Take off the stock before you begin and dismantle as far as you feel comfortable with. The point is to go in from the breach. Start out by spraying the heck out of the chamber with a can of brake cleaner (put the little straw gadget onto the nozzle and use your safety glasses). You can get plastic "dental" tools from MidwayUSA to scrape with, but don't use steel or stainless steel probes or scrapers. I use those long, small diameter bamboo shish-kabob skewers for this type work. Keep your knife handy and resharpen the stick as you go. Then get a good powder solvent and go to work on the chamber and all the rails, slots, grooves, etc. that the bolt travels in with a brass or nylon brush and your skewers.
That's my best solution(s). I hope you are able to get your rifle shooting reliably.
Remove the barrel and bell the neck of a spent case to the point where it is ever so slightly smaller than the chamber throat (i.e. bell it any more and it won't start in the chamber)then gently tap the empty into the chamber. If crud is the problem you may have to "extract it" by tapping in the other direction with a cleaning rod but you should find a fair amount of junk in the empty and your chamber should then be ready for a standard brass brush cleaning.