ruger 10/22 question

[wilson_wwsc]

My ruger 10/22 barrel is screwed onto the receiver a little funny.


The block holding the barrel in place is crooked. Is this normal? How/should it be fixed?

Also, is JB Weld OK material to bed the action to the stock (its a regular walnut Ruger stock)?

[chad68]

It's been awhile since I took mine apart but if memory serves, that's the V block. It should be straight. Does your barrel wiggle from side to side? Are either of those alan screws loose?

It may just be a matter of loosing them and retightening them at the same time, so that they are even and not cockeyed.

[GMG]

^ beat me to it !

I would back off the "V" block bolts, and start again on each side a little at a time. Tighten them down equally, side to side. I would also use never size on the the threads of the the bolts. Two dissimilar metals are not a good match!

Can't answer about the bedding as I haven't done it.

[sholling]

What the others have said on the v-block. I haven't used jb weld but it seems to be popular. Check rimfire central and see what others have done and what they use for a release. Keep in mind that the sides of the receiver aren't always parallel and that can make bedding a challenge.

[jbush]

Check out rimfirecentral.com on the bedding. There are some opinions on there that a solid front pillar and pressure pad, ( piece of innertube rubber ) is far better the a full beddding job and I believe 1 or 2 of the sponsors sell a kit if you don't want to make the pillar yourself. I have a semi bedded setup with a pressure pad and it does work to adjust the gun to the ammo, rather then trying to find the ammo that works best. I have a torque setting that I tighten the stock screw to and it makes the gun shoot blazers very accurately. Little extra work and you'll need a torque wrench and stock screw with hex head (cheap), but it seems to work well for me. I have used JB weld on my 17hmr and it seems to be holding up great.

[Calif Mini]

Barrel not centered?

It may be shadows but your pic shows the barrel slightly twisted.

This could cause the v-block to install a little uneven too.

Are your sights straight or slightly twisted to the left?

[ojisan]

The barrel is twisted.
Loosen screws, twist barrel, retighten screws evenly a little at a time.
Be sure the extractor is in the middle of it's groove on the barrel face to help with proper barrel alignment.

[wilson_wwsc]

well this sucks...
I took the V block off and the barrel was clearly installed incorrectly. The barrel is rotated maybe 5 degrees counterclockwise. What do I do now?

Edit:
There's some sort of adhesive or something sticking the barrel to the receiver. Can't really move it around. Would locking pliers on the flat part of the barrel work to twist it?

[chad68]

With the V-block removed, You should now be able to twist/rotate the barrel till it's straight. Then reinstall the V-block correctly. If the gun has been shot a lot or for other reasons, it may be tuff to rotate the barrel. Just wiggle it (LOL) and line it back up.

I know there are good vids on Youtube that show taking apart and reassembling 10/22's

[theduece]

There shouldn't be any adhesive holding the barrel on. If it were mine I would avoid pliers. They will leave marks. Try some penetrating oil. and or a strap wrench.

Or heat. Low heat maybe in the oven at 200* for 10-15 minutes, this should get the aluminum to heat up and expand a bit. Then glove up and pull and twist.

[GMG]

I had the same problem as far as not being able to remove the barrel. I used my wifes hair dryer on the receiver to warm it up. Took a 1/2" wooden dowel, against the back of the barrel and hit it a couple of times. The barrel moved slightly forward, sprayed the crack with WD40 and let it sit for awhile. I took a rubber mallet to the front of the receiver, one blow and the receiver popped right off.

What I found was paint in the receiver hole where the barrel slides in. Cleaned it up with 400 wet or dry sand paper. No more problems.

You might want to add a little lube to the end of the barrel when reinstalling, two dissimilar metals don't work good together.

[Palmer Boys]

Make sure that you have pulled the bolt back before you start twisting on the barrel.

[GMG]

Make sure that you have pulled the bolt back before you start twisting on the barrel.

I think I would just remove the bolt, not that big a deal.

[ojisan]

I had the same problem as far as not being able to remove the barrel. I used my wifes hair dryer on the receiver to warm it up. Took a 1/2" wooden dowel, against the back of the barrel and hit it a couple of times. The barrel moved slightly forward, sprayed the crack with WD40 and let it sit for awhile. I took a rubber mallet to the front of the receiver, one blow and the receiver popped right off.

What I found was paint in the receiver hole where the barrel slides in. Cleaned it up with 400 wet or dry sand paper. No more problems.

You might want to add a little lube to the end of the barrel when reinstalling, two dissimilar metals don't work good together.

My name is Ojisan and I approve of this post.

[wilson_wwsc]

Got it taken off (completely disassembled) by hitting the receiver at the magazine tangs while holding the barrel. Got the barrel lined up as best I could and now the problem is moving the rear sight over (it came from the factory drifted over to counter the canted barrel). Not very satisfied that Ruger new about the canted problem and just drifted the sights to fix it...