10/22 question

[chansen49]

Is the extractor and firing pin both contained in the bolt on a ruger 10/22? If I bought a complete replacement bolt does it come with both those parts?

Thanks

[uxo2]

1st Q.........Yes

2nd Q.....Depends on manufacture..

whats wrong with your bolt??

[chansen49]

I bought a used 10/22 and the first time out it was failing to fire the bullet about 2 per clip along with extraction issues. Ruger sells a complete bolt for 35.99, I just figured, why not? for only 35 bucks.

[paul0660]

Clean it, especially the bolt face and chamber. Then try again.

[BSlacker]

35 bucks is a good part of the purchase price of a 10/22. I would clean the bolt and chamber first. Use a toothpick or plastic dental pick to get the bolt face recesses really clean. Back of the barrel needs to be clean. Remove the extractor and clean all the parts and reassemble. Drill a hole in the reciever to clean the chamber really good. Rimfire central has instructions for detail stripping and drilling the hole.
You should be ok.
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[chansen49]

I couldn't find anything about drilling the receiver for cleaning.. Do you have a link?

[domokun]

I couldn't find anything about drilling the receiver for cleaning.. Do you have a link?

You can skip drilling a hole in your receiver for the cleaning rod if you choose to use a .22 caliber rifle boresnake instead.

[BSlacker]

The hole that is drilled is straight out from the bore in the rear of the reciever to allow chamber cleaning from the breech with a chamber rod. It is below the factory stock line if you have an aftermarket stock you will want to check first. Run a cleaning rod down the bore and where it touches the rear reciever mark and drill a quarter inch hole.
A bore snake is fine for quick cleaning a rimfire bore. IMHO it doesn't clean the chamber good enough for a semi auto to perform at its best all the time over time.
Removing the barrel to clean will lead to barrel droop.

[domokun]

The hole that is drilled is straight out from the bore in the rear of the reciever to allow chamber cleaning from the breech with a chamber rod. It is below the factory stock line if you have an aftermarket stock you will want to check first. Run a cleaning rod down the bore and where it touches the rear reciever mark and drill a quarter inch hole.
A bore snake is fine for quick cleaning a rimfire bore. IMHO it doesn't clean the chamber good enough for a semi auto to perform at its best all the time over time.
Removing the barrel to clean will lead to barrel droop.

My 10/22 is my beater gun. I use it for cheap plinking fun...

[motorhead]

also check the extractor notch. it can fill up with stuff and keep the bolt from fully closing. FTF and FTE. frequently overlooked. a good blast of spray cleaner usually works. if really packed you may need to carefully scrape out the notch.
BTW, bolts are sold both stripped and complete. if yours wasn't sold as "complete" you got what you bought. it's assumed you're transferring your internals.

[Gem1950]

The firing pin, extractor and their springs are cheap and easy to replace. Take the bolt apart, clean it, replace the parts, save the old ones.

Buy high quality new parts....their worth it.