Barrel stuck in 10/22 takedown

[d33pt]

My barrel moves about 1/8" of an inch then just gets stuck. Any ideas? I read that some of the earlier ones didn't have the breech heat treated right and the firing pin peens the breech end slightly mushrooming it. It's probably been about 2000 rounds since the last time i removed the barrel.

Trying to avoid having to send it back to Ruger. I bought mine right when it came out, so it's probably a first run batch.

[Tank 57]

Firing pin on a 10-22 should not hit the barrel. They have a pin in the bolt that acts as a firing pin stop.

[TKM]

Seems to be bolt contact not firing pin.

https://sigtalk.com/guns/4742-ruger-10-22-td-barrel-mushrooming-problem.html

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=477241

Volquartsen are laser hardening their 10/22 bolt faces these days. I guess this is why.

[d33pt]

So I guess not much I can do with it at this point? Maybe ruger would give me a new barrel. I'd have to take my aftermarket sights/chassis off then. So annoying.

[TKM]

Can you rotate the barrel 360 degrees? It may be possible to chamfer the end of the barrel enough to remove it.

Or let the Ruger folks with all of the fancy tools do it.

Never mind, go with the Ruger factory.

[ar15barrels]

My barrel moves about 1/8" of an inch then just gets stuck. Any ideas? I read that some of the earlier ones didn't have the breech heat treated right and the firing pin peens the breech end slightly mushrooming it. It's probably been about 2000 rounds since the last time i removed the barrel.

Trying to avoid having to send it back to Ruger. I bought mine right when it came out, so it's probably a first run batch.

I would bet it's not the firing pin, but the actual BOLT striking the back of the barrel that peens the barrel.