Ruger 10/22 not running well

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I have a nice tactical 10/22 that I bought a few years ago. But it seems to intermittently not run well, one guy shoots 25 rounds with no issues, next guy has several jams. Today it worked flawlessly for me at first but not my buddy and at the end it was the other way around. I know you can "limp wrist" some handguns but I was not aware of any such issues with rifles. There's probably about 5-600 rounds thru it so it just not yet broken in?

Also the BX 25 mags are hard to load anybody have a nice loader that works well with those?
 
First thing to do with ANY 10/22 is the Volquartsen extractor and firing pin upgrades. Very simple upgrade that will improve reliability of the platform incredibly. And the upgrades are very affordable and super easy to do.
 
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Eugnostos said:
First thing to do with ANY 10/22 is the Volquartsen extractor and firing pin upgrades. Very simple upgrade that will improve reliability of the platform incredibly. And the upgrades are very affordable and super easy to do.
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I've got the most basic 10/22 carbine available. Has never skipped a beat. No upgrades. I wipe out the receiver and pull a bore snake through it after I shoot it. Which reminds me, I haven't shot it since Denver Defense ceased operations. I'll have to take it out of it's gun sock and run over there one day and get a 50 yd lane. LOL, I probably just jinxed it!

To be fair, I did put the action into one of those ATI Tacticool/fool folding stocks and bought a couple BX25 mags and it wouldn't run reliably. Ran fine with the standard 10 rounders. Someone mentioned to me that the ATI stock was probably allowing the mags to move around, that the stock holds things in place. I sent the BX 25's back so I can't say if they were the problem.
 
TripleO7 said:
I've got the most basic 10/22 carbine available. Has never skipped a beat. No upgrades. I wipe out the receiver and pull a bore snake through it after I shoot it. Which reminds me, I haven't shot it since Denver Defense ceased operations. I'll have to take it out of it's gun sock and run over there one day and get a 50 yd lane. LOL, I probably just jinxed it!

To be fair, I did put the action into one of those ATI Tacticool/fool folding stocks and bought a couple BX25 mags and it wouldn't run reliably. Ran fine with the standard 10 rounders. Someone mentioned to me that the ATI stock was probably allowing the mags to move around, that the stock holds things in place. I sent the BX 25's back so I can't say if they were the problem.
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While I will agree on the ATI stocks in general being prone to a myriad of issues regardless of the platform, I still stand behind the inexpensive and easy bolt tune up that is the Firing pin and Extractor. Both of which are crap metal from Ruger out of the box. Also, the chassis/stock does not play a lot into the fitment of the magazines in the 10/22. The receiver is what controls magazine fitment. The Stock/Chassis has zero to do with that. As a general rule, the 10 rounders are the most reliable. Even the Ruger made BX25's and the BX15's can have some wiggle in the receiver. There are ways to correct that as well. But I believe the original poster will benefit from the Bolt tune up regardless if the tactical stock is from Ruger or an after market.
 
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While I will agree on the ATI stocks in general being prone to a myriad of issues regardless of the platform, I still stand behind the inexpensive and easy bolt tune up that is the Firing pin and Extractor. Both of which are crap metal from Ruger out of the box. Also, the chassis/stock doe not play a lot into the fitment of the magazines in the 10/22. The receiver is what controls magazine fitment. The Stock/Chassis has zero to do with that. As a general rule, the 10 rounders are the most reliable. Even the Ruger made BX25's and the BX15's can have some wiggle in the receiver. There are ways to correct that as well. But I believe the original poster will benefit from the Bolt tune up regardless if the tactical stock is from Ruger or an after market.
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OK. Just my personal experience. I'll take your word for it about the mag fit. I never tried them in the wood stock since I think extended mags like that look silly in a classic like the wood stock 10/22 carbine.

I'll go along with the upgrades at least not hurting it. I have the opinion, and that's all it is, that I shouldn't have to "fix" something right out of the box. The OP didn't mention if this was a new issue or it's been that way since day one.

I will be filing your advice for future reference if it does start to act up like that though. These nuggets of info are one of the reasons I mostly read these sections of the board!
 
Based on general agreement that 10 round magazines tend to be the most reliable ... I'd suggest running 10 round mags to see if the problems go away. Then go back to 25 round mags and see if they come back. You may want to do the upgrades after that, and who knows, maybe the upgrades will make for more reliable 25 rd mag usage after that - but always good to know what the real problem is first. Just my daily random thoughts. Good luck!
 
I'll echo the thoughts above.

1) switch back to a 10 round magazine and see if your problems goes away.
2). What ammo are you shooting?
3) 4-500 is not even broken in yet - if you have a rough receiver, it may take thousands of rounds to smooth out the action.
 
In this case the rifle did not come with any 10 round mags so I will have to buy some. Thank you for all the tips!
 
I agree on the extractor and firing pin. I replace mine with a VQ or Kid. I do this on my Ruger pistols as well.
The stock items can be re-profiled/ sharpened. But the quality of the metal isn't as good.
I also check the bolt/receiver closely, and tend to slick up the bolts a little and smooth out the inside of receiver. Some can be quite rough inside. They'll break in of course.

This is to say nothing about the ammo. Rimfires can be picky sometimes. Thunderbolts, for example, never worked well for me.
 
Time to break out the dremel and polish the inside removing any of the overspray black krinkle paint on the inside and smooth the inside of the receiver and sides of the bolt. Also check that the guide rod is smooth and straight as some springs have poorly trimmed ends that gouge up the rod to heck. The rods are pretty soft metal and can bend easily under firing and being taken out and put back in. One can quickly dump over $500 into one of these in aftermarket parts, but the common fixes are cheap and mentioned above by the others. Some run good out of the box and some are dogs, but the dogs can be made to turn tricks.
 
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I'll echo the thoughts above.

1) switch back to a 10 round magazine and see if your problems goes away.
2). What ammo are you shooting?
3) 4-500 is not even broken in yet - if you have a rough receiver, it may take thousands of rounds to smooth out the action.
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I had issues initially with my Remlin Model 60. I talked to a guy about polishing the receiver. I was advised to use HV ammo as it says in the manual and just keep shooting it. It will polish itself.

Again, the 10/22 all good right out of the box with 10 round mags. Guess I got lucky. I'll fix it when it breaks.
 
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