10/22 Sticky On Rapid Fire

[pitchbaby]

We just got a 10/22 from the in-laws. He said he took it apart and cleaned it. I took it out and shot it. All is well except that the trigger seems to be a bit sticky and doesn't release back to fire position right away. It is intermittent in this behavior. I was gonna' just spray some gun oil into the trigger, but thought it might be a good idea to find out if anyone knows this to be a common issue with this gun and if there is a simple fix outside of oiling.

Any ideas?

[bigcalidave]

Oil first, disassembly second! They are really easy to work on, so you shouldn't have a problem taking it apart and seeing where the stick is.

[pitchbaby]

Thanks Dave

[JeePerz]

Just like BigCaliDave said ... Oil first ... Soak the insides with WD-40 and operate the trigger at the same time.

Hope this helps ... In case the oil don't do it.

http://www.guerrillagunsmith.com/1022detailed.htm

Regards,
JP

[B yond]

Remember that WD 40 will eventually collect dust/dirt and your sticky trigger problem will come back if you don't keep cleaning it.

You might try one-shot. it's supposed to clean and leave behind a dry lube. Not sure if it's be any better in this situation but if the WD40 doesn't do the trick it'd try this second.

[KING_PALM]

make sure you pay extra attention to the sear area and make sure your return spring isnt bent if you are going to be taking it apart.

[JeePerz]

Remember that WD 40 will eventually collect dust/dirt and your sticky trigger problem will come back if you don't keep cleaning it.

Good point!

If you have access to compressed air (computer cleaning) or an air compressor, you might want to give it a good puff after you're done with the WD-40 ...