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how do you fix a jennings j22 pistol?

fergferg Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
edited September 2003 in Ask the Experts
i recently bought a j22 pistol but it jams after every shot, i need to know how to tear it down and fix it.

ferg

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  • THINMANTHINMAN Member Posts: 232 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    HI FERG,
    START BY REMOVING THE MAG. LOOK AT THE REAR OF SLIDE WHEN IS PULLED BACK YOU'LL SEE A HOLE , TAKE A PUNCH STICK IN HOLE TILL IT STOPS.
    THEN PUSH , YOU SHOULD FEEL SPRING TENSION , WHEN YOU FEEL IT STOP MOVING AND IT'S DEPRESSED , LIFT UPWARD ON REAR OF SLIDE [*** CARE
    NOT TO LET SPRING AND RETAINER POP OUT OF HOLE OR IT MAY GET LOSED]
    WHEN REAR OF SLIDE IS UP IT WILL SLIP OF THE FRONT . PARTS ,FIRING PIN RETAINER, FIRING PIN,F.P. SPRING, AND ACTION SPRING UNDER BARREL.
    HOPE THIS HELPS , I'LL BE GLAD TO CLARIFY IF NEED BE.


    THINMAN
  • THINMANTHINMAN Member Posts: 232 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ANOTHER THING TRY DIFFERENT AMMO. CCI STINGERS I'M TOLD WORK THE MOST RELIABLY. ** CHECK MANUEL THOUGH FOR ANY WARNINGS AGAINST HYPER VELOCITY AMMO IF THERE NOT RECOMMENDED TRY GOOD HIGH VELOCITY AMMO
    LIKE MINI-MAGS - WIN SUPER-X - SOMETIMES IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
    J-22'S CAN BE FINICKY. TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MAG. ALSO .

    THINMAN
  • kingjoeykingjoey Member Posts: 8,636
    edited November -1
    Ferg, I hate to brake it to you, but that's pretty normal for Jennings. I have a old J-22 that I tinker with and I have only been able to get 17 consecutive shots without a jam. And actually, someone here was saying that the high-velocity rounds jam more often on the Jennings and that a regular velocity round cycles more reliably. Do a "Search" (top right corner of your screen) for Jennings and sort through the bashing posts until you find the info you're looking for.[;)]

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  • fergferg Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    thanks for the help


    ferg
  • ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Stingers work BEST !!!

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    ATF
  • rsnyder55rsnyder55 Member Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I use Federal and have never had a jam.
  • trooperchintrooperchin Member Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    first, dissasemble, second, drive to nearest lake, third, go fishing, fourth, drop in parts in lake and feel happy.

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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 50,947 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A concrete block is the most useful gunsmithing tool for a Jennings.

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  • cbxjeffcbxjeff Member Posts: 17,401 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ferg,

    Please don't do a forum search for "jennings". It will ruin your day!

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