10/22 Takedown Dilemma

[roger1022]

I have a 10/22 Takedown that had FTF and FTE issues right out of the box. I tried a bunch of different ammo and the problem still persisted. In talking to others, nobody else has this issue with their rifle.

Finally I contacted Ruger and sent it back to them. When I got the rifle back, the paperwork only said the adjustment knob and extractor was replaced.

So I was able to take it to the range today. The rifle stll had tons of FTF regardless of the ammo. Appears that the firing pin is either lightly hitting the primer (light primer strike) or hitting the outer rim of the cartridge. Even after tightening the adjustment knob did not resolve the issue.

This is definitely NOT a ammo issue. I shot the same ammo (Winchester bulk, M-22 and Golden Bullets) out of my 15/22 and it ran flawlessly.


Really frustrated, I really don't know what to do at this point. Sounds like a got a lemon.

Thinking really hard about selling it and buying a regular 10/22 or another Takedown.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Sorry to hear about the problems. Give ruger another crack at it! If that doesn't work, dump it and get another.

[Moemoe1]

Ill take it for $100 lol have you tried any mini mags?

[kcjr1125]

Doesn't sound like an ammo problem to me. I have a takedown and have ran thousands of rounds through it and maybe only had a dozen or so FTE's and that was only on federals red box. Everything else has been perfect. Sorry about your troubles man.

[roger1022]

Sorry to hear about the problems. Give ruger another crack at it! If that doesn't work, dump it and get another.

I will call them again and see what they say. When I got it back, I had this doubt that they didn't really fix the issue.

Ill take it for $100 lol have you tried any mini mags?

Might be for sale, haven't decided yet I swear its a lemon!

Doesn't sound like an ammo problem to me. I have a takedown and have ran thousands of rounds through it and maybe only had a dozen or so FTE's and that was only on federals red box. Everything else has been perfect. Sorry about your troubles man.

After going to the various Calguns events, I have met at least 3 other Takedown owners that had no issues with theirs.

[engi]

Had fun issues out of the box. Ended up changing out the extractor with an aftermarket one and its been good ever since.

[roger1022]

Shoot the following ammo:

CCI Mini-Mags CPLRN
Fiocchi 22FHVCRN
Aguila SuperExtra High Velocity CPLRN

Notice - COPPER PLATED LEAD ROUND NOSE

Bet they will work fine...and you'll need to go through 200-500 before the barrel is "broken" in.

=8-)

I'm sure there has been over 500 rounds shot through the gun.

Haven't had any luck finding the Fiocchi or Aguila ammo. I will try the CCI Minimags next range outing.

Had fun issues out of the box. Ended up changing out the extractor with an aftermarket one and its been good ever since.

I about this close to changing out the firing pin OR the entire bolt. This is driving me nuts!

[BrianRodela]

Check the head space on the bolt. I have noticed that some Ruger bolts have had excessive heads spacing issues resulting in lighter primer strikes. Proper head space should be .042 and .043". I have seen some as much as .053". Although it rarely happens with the quality machining of today's CNCs, every once in a while, one can leak by. You can read about it in this thread.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=494534

[GoodahSP]

Your situation must be frustrating OP. I don't know of any fixes and I know not all same model takedowns will like the same ammo. But this is what mine has eaten with no hiccups except from when I use Butler Creek hotlips mags (feed problems).

Ammo list below is pretty much in the order I used them and approximate round count. I didn't pick them for any reason (they were the only ones available to me at the time).
Federal Premium Gold Target - 100
CCI Minimags - 400
Federal Premium Gold HV Match - 150/200
Winchester SuperX - 200
Remington Thunderbolts (bulk)- 200+
CCI Minimags - 500
Federal Automatch - 325 box

Still have Win M22's, Remington Golden Bullets 36grain HP, Remington Thunderbolts (brick of 50 packs) & Win SuperX 37grain HPs I haven't tried yet.

[pigpen66m]

I'll take mine to Burro this month you can check it out. Not one issue yet eats everything I've put in it so far including bulk ammo.

[GoodahSP]

Your list doesn't distinguish:

- FPS
- Round Profile
- Round Treatment

.22 LR firearms aren't picky by brand or model - they're picky by those characteristics.

=8-)

Pretty much all high velocity semi-auto .22 LR rifles will work with the following baseline unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer:

- 1235 - 1260 fps
- Round Nose
- Copper Plated or Washed

Bolt action rifles are of course much more tolerant...

=8-)

Here at work so I can't really pull the specifics but from memory they were all round nose, 40gr, 1200+ fps, only the CCI minimags were copper plated.

[ojisan]

If you are in my area I can take a look at it for you if you want.
My guess is that the firing pin is gummed up or riding too high.
Check the staking on the top of the bolt that holds the front of the firing pin down.
Be sure the staking is deep enough to do its job without causing binding of the firing pin.
I have extra firing pins and other parts here if anything else is needed.

[MongooseV8]

Can you take a picture of a firing pin strike for us? Sounds like light strikes to me, and running CCI or not wont change that problem.

[midlife]

I shoot a 10/22 at the range. Not my rifle. But it shoots everything fine. Send it back.

[roger1022]

Can you take a picture of a firing pin strike for us? Sounds like light strikes to me, and running CCI or not wont change that problem.

I didn't save any brass but I will take some pics the next time I'm at the range. Some were light, others looked like it missed the rim by just a hair.