10-22 jamming problems? - The Firearms Forum

johnlives4christ · 04-30-2008, 08:46 PM

i've had 3 ruger 10-22 rifles... all carbine models. 2 from walmart.. 1 from the local gunstore... and i've had the same problem with all three of them. they fail to eject. they will extract, but the bolt ends up closing on an empty casing. i was shooting that cheap federal ammo from walmart... so i switched to cheap remington ammo... okay well it still did the same thing, so i ended up using some cci mini mags... and it did the same dad blame thing still. i complained... 2 of the rifles went back to the company. both rifles still had the problem when i got them back. ruger said that they tested the 10-22's with the cheap walmart federal stuff, 400 rounds with no malfunctions in my rifle. on one of the rifles they replaced the barrel, the bolt and who knows what else. i dont recall what they did on the other one. okay, the rifles never had a problem when using aftermarket steel lips or hot lips mag's only factory mags. and on a ruger 10-22 the shell ejects off of the magazine, even though there is an ejector in the gun, but it is only used when firing without a mag. so i took my dremel tool and cut the little area where the shell contacts to eject on the magazine and solved the problem. i've talked to a lot of people that have had nothing but praise for the ruger 10-22.. and other than the problems i experienced over a year's period, i love everything about them. anyone else out there have this problem with the 10-22?

Dean · 05-01-2008, 08:54 AM

Sounds familiar. I have had two 10/22 with much the same problems . . . and a couple of others. I spent quite a few dollars on mods trying to make one shoot well and it never did. I do not like the magazines at all. Consider them a plinker and not something that will fire everytime you pull the trigger.

ponycar17 · 05-01-2008, 08:48 PM

What's interesting is that I have some Butler Creek hot lips mags made before the 1994 'assault weapons ban' (aka: lapse of common sense among Democrats) and they work fine for EVERY shot. I have some steel lips Butler Creek mags made AFTER the expiration of the ban in 2004, and they're absolutely USELESS... Every 1-2 rounds jams...

Joe from New York · 05-01-2008, 10:44 PM

It very well might be the ammo your using. Cheap walmart bulk pac ammo is known jamming try using a better grade of ammo.

johnlives4christ · 05-02-2008, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe from New York

It very well might be the ammo your using. Cheap walmart bulk pac ammo is known jamming try using a better grade of ammo.

back when i was having the problems i did try cci mini mags... and best i recall a box of remington yellow jackets. and it jammed in the same manner with those as well.

Mjolnir · 05-02-2008, 11:58 AM

I have the same issue with my 10/22. I'm interested to see if anyone has a solution.

johnlives4christ · 05-02-2008, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mjolnir

I have the same issue with my 10/22. I'm interested to see if anyone has a solution.

i modified a factory mag by cutting the ejector notch a little deeper with my dremel tool after observing this feature on a butler creek mag. i cant figure out how to post pictures on here but you can email me and i'll email pics to anyone that is interested in seeing the modifications.

johnlives4christ@aol.com

pawn · 05-02-2008, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnlives4christ

i modified a factory mag by cutting the ejector notch a little deeper with my dremel tool after observing this feature on a butler creek mag. i cant figure out how to post pictures on here but you can email me and i'll email pics to anyone that is interested in seeing the modifications.

johnlives4christ@aol.com

John,

Did did the magazine modification work?

Kind Regards,

pawn

johnlives4christ · 05-02-2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pawn

John,

Did did the magazine modification work?

Kind Regards,

pawn

pawn, yes the modifications did help. i dont have a 10-22 right now, but i do have one of the modified mags.. i put a very slight rearward angle on the ejector so it would kick the empty out of the action. i never tried but im sure that an extra power extractor spring would help even further, subsiquently im thinking about purchasing another 10-22, from walmart, since the price of the higher capacity mags have come down. and since i figured out a way to remedy the factory magazine problems i was experiencing. it has been several years since i have had a 10-22, but if i remember correctly this completely solved the problem.

Crpdeth · 05-02-2008, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by johnlives4christ

i cant figure out how to post pictures on here but you can email me and i'll email pics to anyone that is interested in seeing the modifications.

You have mail, bro...

Crpdeth · 05-03-2008, 01:59 PM

John...

I recieved your photo and will answer your question here... You dont have to upload your pictures to a host unless you just want to.

You may click Manage Attachments > Browse > then search for your picture on your computer > Double click on it and the file name will appear in the browser box > Click Upload > then close the window...When you Submit Reply the photo should be attached.

Thanks dude...

Crpdeth

luvtoshoot · 05-04-2008, 06:47 PM

[QUOTE=i've had 3 ruger 10-22 rifles... all carbine models. 2 from walmart.. 1 from the local gunstore... and i've had the same problem with all three of them. they fail to eject. anyone else out there have this problem with the 10-22?[/QUOTE]

I have had my 10-22 for a lot of years. I have 3 factory mags one Butler Creek 25 round mag from before the ban and purchased abother after the ban. No problem with any of them, it spits out empties like a six year old kid spitting out cherry pits.

Luvtoshoot

johnlives4christ · 05-04-2008, 10:14 PM

sturm ruger told me before that there weapons should function with any brand of ammo, even the cheap walmart stuff, but i was having problems with cci mini mags 2.
idk... i prefer lever actions anyways lol

Skyhook · 05-05-2008, 07:30 AM

I presently have six (6) Ruger 1022s of varying models, etc and each and every one of them runs fine and reliably until they get dirty. .22 ammo is *dirty* ammo and the lubrication, etc associated with it will eventually cause most any rifle/carbine to have trouble- especially so with the semis.

I have also modified each by radiusing the rear ventral bolts, polishing the bolts, and all but one of the little beauties have the Volquartsen claw as extractors.

Anyhow, those 1022s have been invaluable in my NRA instruction and teaching my kids and grandkids to shoot.

I have two of the rifles in the .920 bbl and can shoot flies off the targets with confidence at 25 yds.

Tom Militano · 05-05-2008, 02:43 PM

I was going to pick up a 10/22, but I'm not so sure I want one now. They sound like a lot of headaches come with them.

johnlives4christ · 05-05-2008, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Militano

I was going to pick up a 10/22, but I'm not so sure I want one now. They sound like a lot of headaches come with them.

there is a whole lot of folks i know that say they never have any kind of problem out of the 10-22... i wish i was one of those folks that never did lol

williamd · 05-06-2008, 10:09 PM

Have had several 10/22 of various configs. Latest two (purchased within last two years) give me some grief. Earlier ones never malfunctioned. Overall Ruger ain't what it used to be in my opinion! I keep watching for a Made in China roll on!

Also have a 77/22 with that neat 'green' laminate wood stock. Junk ... but pretty. Reworked mags (why did Ruger not make 10/22 and 77/22 mags interchangeable!!??) and trigger. It is just okay!

Have an old (first year manufacture) Rem Nylon66 that will shoot any ammo all day as fast as you load though the butt! Works like one should. Also a Stevens M87 from the 50s that works all day every day!

Most of the new stuff is castings, and I must say the Ruger clean up on castings is quite poor. The inside of my Red Label (hammers, etc) looks like it was done with a metal adze! Inside of my Rem M3200 is smooth as a baby's.

thomas44 · 05-10-2008, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyhook

I presently have six (6) Ruger 1022s of varying models, etc and each and every one of them runs fine and reliably until they get dirty. .22 ammo is *dirty* ammo and the lubrication, etc associated with it will eventually cause most any rifle/carbine to have trouble- especially so with the semis.

I have also modified each by radiusing the rear ventral bolts, polishing the bolts, and all but one of the little beauties have the Volquartsen claw as extractors.

Anyhow, those 1022s have been invaluable in my NRA instruction and teaching my kids and grandkids to shoot.

I have two of the rifles in the .920 bbl and can shoot flies off the targets with confidence at 25 yds.

Are the .920 barrels factory target barrels, or aftermarket ? I've been considering a new target model with the hammer-forged barrel. I didn't know they actually used part of the mag as the ejector. That's different. I've owned a few 10-22's and the last one I had did jam alot and I tried a different extractor, different mag's, and a ton of different ammo types. Got rid of it out of frustration.

johnlives4christ · 05-12-2008, 04:49 PM

all of the 10-22's that i've owned would fail to eject, and all of them would do this while clean, less than 50 rounds through the gun. of course i would clean them regularly as a means of eliminating this as the cause of the malfuntions

mark8252 · 05-20-2008, 10:11 PM

All my jamming problems stopped when I went to copper plated bullets.
Same thing with the 22 semi-auto pistols.

tenbears · 06-13-2008, 09:14 AM

Yes, shooting clean burning ammo and with copper plated bullets makes allot of difference. But if possible, stay away for cheaper bulk ammo for semi-autos only. I understand that's not always a problem, but some weapons are just like a woman, finicky.

Like2angle · 09-29-2012, 04:17 PM

I bought a Kidd extractor, bolt buffer, bolt release, and cocking assembly. Not too difficult to install and the results have been amazing. No more jams my Ruger 10/22 operates smoother and quiter. I am not supporting any paticular parts maker, just saying what worked for me.

montezumaz · 09-29-2012, 04:48 PM

I haven't had a jamming problem since I changed over to Tactical Innovations' TI25 Polycarb Adjustable Magazine. I only shoot CCIs, stay away Remington.
http://www.tacticalinc.com/ti25%E2%8...AE-p-1131.html

FW! · 09-29-2012, 07:41 PM

I have 2 10/22's, one I bought in 1992. I have never had any problem with it. I haven't cleaned it except for a bore snake in abt 6 years. The only .22 I have had trouble with was a Savage MKII failing to eject. It was caused by the Wolf lube building on the extracter. Clean ed the bolt face & it has never had any problem since.

oldfartrr · 09-30-2012, 11:45 AM

I have 2 10/22's that were purchased in the early '70s never had any problems with ejecting except when using shot shells then have to cycle manually.. ( also shorts) and lots of different brands, but other wise never any problems with them, and they have had lotsss of use, kids, grandkids,great grandkids and their friends. must be a problem with the later models ??

04-30-2008, 08:46 PM	#1
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	10-22 jamming problems? i've had 3 ruger 10-22 rifles... all carbine models. 2 from walmart.. 1 from the local gunstore... and i've had the same problem with all three of them. they fail to eject. they will extract, but the bolt ends up closing on an empty casing. i was shooting that cheap federal ammo from walmart... so i switched to cheap remington ammo... okay well it still did the same thing, so i ended up using some cci mini mags... and it did the same dad blame thing still. i complained... 2 of the rifles went back to the company. both rifles still had the problem when i got them back. ruger said that they tested the 10-22's with the cheap walmart federal stuff, 400 rounds with no malfunctions in my rifle. on one of the rifles they replaced the barrel, the bolt and who knows what else. i dont recall what they did on the other one. okay, the rifles never had a problem when using aftermarket steel lips or hot lips mag's only factory mags. and on a ruger 10-22 the shell ejects off of the magazine, even though there is an ejector in the gun, but it is only used when firing without a mag. so i took my dremel tool and cut the little area where the shell contacts to eject on the magazine and solved the problem. i've talked to a lot of people that have had nothing but praise for the ruger 10-22.. and other than the problems i experienced over a year's period, i love everything about them. anyone else out there have this problem with the 10-22? --> Last edited by johnlives4christ; 04-30-2008 at 08:48 PM..

05-01-2008, 08:54 AM	#2
Dean Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Western Washington State Posts: 6	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? Sounds familiar. I have had two 10/22 with much the same problems . . . and a couple of others. I spent quite a few dollars on mods trying to make one shoot well and it never did. I do not like the magazines at all. Consider them a plinker and not something that will fire everytime you pull the trigger.

05-01-2008, 08:48 PM	#3
ponycar17 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Contributor Posts: 4,884	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? What's interesting is that I have some Butler Creek hot lips mags made before the 1994 'assault weapons ban' (aka: lapse of common sense among Democrats) and they work fine for EVERY shot. I have some steel lips Butler Creek mags made AFTER the expiration of the ban in 2004, and they're absolutely USELESS... Every 1-2 rounds jams...

05-01-2008, 10:44 PM	#4
Joe from New York Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Westchester New York Posts: 5	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? It very well might be the ammo your using. Cheap walmart bulk pac ammo is known jamming try using a better grade of ammo.

05-02-2008, 11:58 AM	#6
Mjolnir V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 228	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? I have the same issue with my 10/22. I'm interested to see if anyone has a solution.

05-03-2008, 01:59 PM	#11
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? John... I recieved your photo and will answer your question here... You dont have to upload your pictures to a host unless you just want to. You may click Manage Attachments > Browse > then search for your picture on your computer > Double click on it and the file name will appear in the browser box > Click Upload > then close the window...When you Submit Reply the photo should be attached. Thanks dude... Crpdeth Attached Images __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

05-04-2008, 06:47 PM	#12
luvtoshoot Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? [QUOTE=i've had 3 ruger 10-22 rifles... all carbine models. 2 from walmart.. 1 from the local gunstore... and i've had the same problem with all three of them. they fail to eject. anyone else out there have this problem with the 10-22?[/QUOTE] I have had my 10-22 for a lot of years. I have 3 factory mags one Butler Creek 25 round mag from before the ban and purchased abother after the ban. No problem with any of them, it spits out empties like a six year old kid spitting out cherry pits. Luvtoshoot

05-04-2008, 10:14 PM	#13
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? sturm ruger told me before that there weapons should function with any brand of ammo, even the cheap walmart stuff, but i was having problems with cci mini mags 2. idk... i prefer lever actions anyways lol

05-05-2008, 07:30 AM	#14
Skyhook V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 76	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? I presently have six (6) Ruger 1022s of varying models, etc and each and every one of them runs fine and reliably until they get dirty. .22 ammo is dirty ammo and the lubrication, etc associated with it will eventually cause most any rifle/carbine to have trouble- especially so with the semis. I have also modified each by radiusing the rear ventral bolts, polishing the bolts, and all but one of the little beauties have the Volquartsen claw as extractors. Anyhow, those 1022s have been invaluable in my NRA instruction and teaching my kids and grandkids to shoot. I have two of the rifles in the .920 bbl and can shoot flies off the targets with confidence at 25 yds.

05-05-2008, 02:43 PM	#15
Tom Militano Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jacksonville, AL Posts: 1,255	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? I was going to pick up a 10/22, but I'm not so sure I want one now. They sound like a lot of headaches come with them.

05-06-2008, 10:09 PM	#17
williamd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 772	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? Have had several 10/22 of various configs. Latest two (purchased within last two years) give me some grief. Earlier ones never malfunctioned. Overall Ruger ain't what it used to be in my opinion! I keep watching for a Made in China roll on! Also have a 77/22 with that neat 'green' laminate wood stock. Junk ... but pretty. Reworked mags (why did Ruger not make 10/22 and 77/22 mags interchangeable!!??) and trigger. It is just okay! Have an old (first year manufacture) Rem Nylon66 that will shoot any ammo all day as fast as you load though the butt! Works like one should. Also a Stevens M87 from the 50s that works all day every day! Most of the new stuff is castings, and I must say the Ruger clean up on castings is quite poor. The inside of my Red Label (hammers, etc) looks like it was done with a metal adze! Inside of my Rem M3200 is smooth as a baby's. __________________ "Outlaw guns and only outlaws will have guns!" But, we are moving that direction. NRA Benefactor, Vet VN '64-'65 Never sell a gun or a car and you can retire right!!

05-12-2008, 04:49 PM	#19
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? all of the 10-22's that i've owned would fail to eject, and all of them would do this while clean, less than 50 rounds through the gun. of course i would clean them regularly as a means of eliminating this as the cause of the malfuntions

05-20-2008, 10:11 PM	#20
mark8252 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: State of Colorado Posts: 50	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? All my jamming problems stopped when I went to copper plated bullets. Same thing with the 22 semi-auto pistols.

06-13-2008, 09:14 AM	#21
tenbears Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 18	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? Yes, shooting clean burning ammo and with copper plated bullets makes allot of difference. But if possible, stay away for cheaper bulk ammo for semi-autos only. I understand that's not always a problem, but some weapons are just like a woman, finicky. __________________ "I'd rather be missed by a .45 than hit by a .22". quoted by a bad guy. http://www.22longrifleclub.com

09-29-2012, 04:17 PM	#22
Like2angle Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? I bought a Kidd extractor, bolt buffer, bolt release, and cocking assembly. Not too difficult to install and the results have been amazing. No more jams my Ruger 10/22 operates smoother and quiter. I am not supporting any paticular parts maker, just saying what worked for me.

09-29-2012, 04:48 PM	#23
montezumaz Former Guest Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Central AZ (Yavapai County) Posts: 653	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? I haven't had a jamming problem since I changed over to Tactical Innovations' TI25 Polycarb Adjustable Magazine. I only shoot CCIs, stay away Remington. http://www.tacticalinc.com/ti25%E2%8...AE-p-1131.html

09-29-2012, 07:41 PM	#24
FW! V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Auburn Hills, MI Posts: 61	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? I have 2 10/22's, one I bought in 1992. I have never had any problem with it. I haven't cleaned it except for a bore snake in abt 6 years. The only .22 I have had trouble with was a Savage MKII failing to eject. It was caused by the Wolf lube building on the extracter. Clean ed the bolt face & it has never had any problem since.

09-30-2012, 11:45 AM	#25
oldfartrr V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: northern calif Posts: 293	Re: 10-22 jamming problems? I have 2 10/22's that were purchased in the early '70s never had any problems with ejecting except when using shot shells then have to cycle manually.. ( also shorts) and lots of different brands, but other wise never any problems with them, and they have had lotsss of use, kids, grandkids,great grandkids and their friends. must be a problem with the later models ?? Last edited by oldfartrr; 09-30-2012 at 11:46 AM..