Troubleshooting a Ruger 10/22

[BBJohnnyT]

Look at the extractor in the pic. It's clearly bent upward, dragging on the bolt. Since you said you replaced the extractor and it still happens, the bolt is probably damaged too. Too much slop. Replace the bolt and look for any damage on your new extractor.

[Spyder]

Try firing it with a single round in the chamber and the magazine out of the gun.

If it's a magazine issue, this should allow it to cycle every time.

[r1ghtw1ng]

1. replace the extractor with a VQ
2. disassemble and clean the bolt
3. you mention the guide rod was stiff. clean it, then spray it with dry lube (teflon). Make sure the spring is clean, and not gunked with stuff.
4. make sure the screws that hold the scope rail are not protruding too deep into the receiver and catching on the top of the bolt.

[FNH5-7]

I just ordered the Volquartsen 10/22 Exact Edge Extractor hopefully that fixes it.

[Spyder]

Have you tried shooting it without a magazine in it?

[FNH5-7]

Looks like there was failure on top of failure. Before the new parts it wasn't cycling even 1 round and without a magazine, the magazine is also a piece of ****. I don't understand why the lips are so short. The Ruger mags we got have good steel lips. It's shooting fine now, still getting the VQ extractor though.

Gun still has a minor issue, when gun is loaded, I take off mag and the chambered round wont extract, it's still held by the bolt. No matter how many times I rack it, the round isn't released. Is this normal? Looks like the last chambered round will manually extract only when an empty mag is inserted.

[G-forceJunkie]

Are you saying the round is staying in the chamber, or it is being extracted, but stuck to the face of the bolt? If its the first situation, give the chamber a really good cleaning. Spin a .25 cal brush on a cleaning rod. If its being pulled out but not being flung out, check the ejector on the trigger housing.

[ojisan]

If the fired case is pulled out of the chamber and is held in place on the boltface, then the extractor is working correctly.
If the case does not get thrown out of the action, then the ejector is the problem.

[FNH5-7]

If its being pulled out but not being flung out, check the ejector on the trigger housing.

Yea that's whats happening now. Only when an empty mag is inserted does it eject the round. Rounds still being held by the face of the bolt.

[45R]

my 10/22 had same issues(round count is over 10000+ rds)
after replacing extractor. No more FTF,FTE problems

Good advice

[G-forceJunkie]

Is the ejector in the trigger housing? Its a flat plate thing that pivots on one pin. It can be removed. I'm not sure if the trigger can be installed with it swung backwards, but you can put it in that position with the trigger group out. The ejector is visable if you lock the bolt open, opposit of the extractor. It should be sticking out about 1/4" past the bolt face. If you can post pics, take a shot of the bolt face with the bolt held open, and the top of the trigger group removed from the rifle.

Yea that's whats happening now. Only when an empty mag is inserted does it eject the round. Rounds still being held by the face of the bolt.

[ojisan]

Ejector circled below.
Without an ejector, the round will not eject unless it has a genuine Ruger mag in it.
The genuine Ruger mags have a bump on the feed lips that will cause ejection even if the ejector does not hit the case.
This is why it ejects with a Ruger mag in place and won't without it.