I shot my first Appleseed this weekend, and I had many light strikes with various ammunition. I cleaned the bolt and firing pin after day one and it got better, but id still get one to two about every second to third mag.
What should I be looking at?
Posted Feb 5, 2018, 1:22 AM UTC
I’d suggest tearing down the bolt assembly. Clean and then lightly scotch brite the receiver, lightly relube, and reassemble.
I tore the whole thing down yesterday and basically dropped the whole gun in simple green. It's an all weather carbine.
I think that it had been over lubricated over the years, so I watched the Brownell's video on oiling it.
The extractor and bolt had a few burs, which I stoned out, and I scrubbed the firing pin channel out after removing the firing pin. I also completely degreased the trigger pack, and it is much more crisp.
To re-lube I basically put two drops of oil on a patch and rubbed the bolt and receiver down, then wiped the excess off.
I'm hoping for good things.
Well done, grasshopper. Should be in much better shape now.
If you’re not in a hurry, send it back to Ruger in its factory config. If you want better than stock, the bolt in the link below is a steal:
https://www.jwhcustom.com/product/jwh-custom-scalloped-2-cnc-bolt/
What various ammos?
Federal Automatch
Winchester M-22
Winchester Super-X
Aquila Standard Velocity
I pretty Typically could throw the round back in and it would fire on the next strike.
With any of those it could be bad primer spread. They're all mid-grade.
How much shooting have you done with the gun? Do you keep it well maintained? I have a (basically) stock gun that hasn’t had a misfire in hundreds of rounds because I keep it clean and oiled.
It was given to me, It was made in the early 2000s.
I do keep it clean and well maintained. Besides the auto bolt release, and tech sights, it is stock.
Every 10/22 I have ever owned gets the VQ bolt tune-up kit:
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1004753354/volquartsen-bolt-tune-up-kit-for-ruger-10-22
And this spring kit:
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/100469844/power-custom-competition-spring-kit-ruger-10-22-extra-power
I usually don't put all the springs in (The bolt return spring is a bit tough if you've never done one before) but the rest are fairly easy to install.
Never had a single problem with any ammo after that.
Can't recommend the bolt tune up kit enough!
So noob question. Would a kit like that (or a kidd kit) improve reliability with ammo that isn't jacketed?
The ones I have done this to eat any ammo I've thrown at them. I can't speak for the kidd kit, as I've never used it, but I have definitely improved reliability on several rifles with the kits I listed.
And 10/22's like to run with the action as dry as possible. I never oil anything in there except a small drop of oil on the sear & another one on the bolt return rod. when I'm putting it back together after a full deep cleaning.
The thing that I have seen muck up reliability more than anything else is aftermarket magazines. Some of those are just junk. And brand doesn't really matter on that either. I have a lot of aftermarket ones that work just fine, and others that I've thrown out because they are so bad at misfeeding ammo.
Thanks! I'm new to 10/22 so I'll definitely give it a go. More than anything I'll try not to overuse oil.
Ever tried the gsg 110 round drum?
nope. Used other drums though. Way too bulky for what you get. Stick with the BX25 or BX-25x2. You'll be way better off.