10/22 extractor broke

[granelli]

I was shooting and then all of the sudden the round in the chamber exploded instead of cleanly dispelling the bullet. I got some powder and slight "burn" on my hand, the rear of the bullet was cracked open. I saw that the extractor was gone, but I think the firing pin may have broken after firing the gun without the extractor? Should the firing pin on top of the bolt be flush with the bolt, or was there a little end that stuck out before? I can't remember what it looks like, but it looks like it may have broken the tip off.

[Bearclaw]

The firing pin sits flush with the bolt until it is struck by the hammer. When struck, it slides forward and strikes the rim of the cartridge to fire it. It then slides back to flush (it's normal position) due to the pressure from the firing pin rebound spring (Ruger part# A20000) that sits under the firing pin - in between the pin and the bolt.

[ojisan]

The contact end of the firing pin should sit just slightly behind the breech face when at rest.
When pushed forward and the bolt is in battery, the firing pin should almost touch the barrel face.
It's not likely the firing pin is broken or damaged....it's very strong.

[Bearclaw]

The contact end of the firing pin should sit just slightly behind the breech face when at rest.
When pushed forward and the bolt is in battery, the firing pin should almost touch the barrel face.
It's not likely the firing pin is broken or damaged....it's very strong.

that is correct...I mistakenly said flush. oops!

[TKM]

The extractor is fine.


When or if you ever find it, you will see that it is okay. It just went away when you had a round go off out of battery. The real trick is going to be figuring out what happened.

Are there any little bits still in the hole running along the side of the bolt? There used to be a little spring and a steel plunger (like a headless nail with flat spot on the side) holding in the extractor.

The good news is that all of the parts are cheap and available.

[Barry]

10/22 out of battery discharge.

I was having the same OOB (Out Of Battery discharge) problems.
I had four rounds go boom. over 3 weekends.

You might find this an interesting read.

All the best

Barry

[ojisan]

Barry: good link! : )

The new production 10/22s have recoil spring guide rods so rough they almost look threaded.
This may slow bolt travel enough to prevent full chambering.
However, if the bolt is far enough forward for the hammer to hit the firing pin, and if there is still some cartridge head showing, (like in that thread) then there is a chamber size or headspace problem.
Of course, be sure your barrel is fully seated into the receiver and correctly aligned so the extractor slips into the groove in the barrel.

[trob]

just go buy a new extractor (volquartsen exact edge), and keep on shooting. Dont think anything is broken