10/22 - Store cocked or not?

[ninepointer]

When putting away a 10/22 for weeks or months, is it wiser to leave it cocked or should I drop the hammer (risking a broken firing pin?)?

 

[Wham-O]

ninepointer....
I leave them un-cocked and never had a problem.
Also...I'm confused?? How are you risking a broken firing pin??

 

[pitdogboy]

de-cocked for me

 

[John in B.C.]

.... (risking a broken firing pin?)?

Are you serious????

I have never heard of a 10/22 firing pin breaking.

Have you?

John

 

[Farlsincharge]

Pull the bolt back, hold the trigger and ride the bolt forward.

 

[ESQ]

Doesn't matter.

 

[broncoo]

Pull the bolt back, hold the trigger and ride the bolt forward.

a 10/22 is a semi auto doing this will still leave it cocked that method only works on bolt actions

 

[Farlsincharge]

a 10/22 is a semi auto doing this will still leave it cocked that method only works on bolt actions

Yup, you are right. Brainfart.

 

[homer76]

Dry firing will not hurt a Ruger 10/22 since the firing pin does not hit anything. I "uncock" my 10/22 for storage.

 

[curtmg]

Way back when Mr Bill Ruger was designing the 10/22, he came to crossroads. Bolt hold open, or make dry-firing safe? Making dry-firing safe, cost roughly one third of a bolt hold open, so being Ruger, that was all he needed to know. It's safe to dry fire at least all of the Ruger rimfire's that I own (10/22, single six, MK111 pistol).

 

[haha49]

Are you serious????

I have never heard of a 10/22 firing pin breaking.

Have you?

John

thats because the barrel is recesed meaning the fireing pin doesn't make contact with the barrel..

 

[Nine]

The 10-22 has a firing pin stop. Drop the hammer.

I've had my current 10-22 for 12 years. It's gone click on every empty mag since, and been dry fired a couple hundred (thousand?) times since.

 

[billard81]

Owner's manual that comes with the Ruger 10/22 mentions that dry firing does not hurt the gun.

 

[Jahred.F]

Pull the bolt back, hold the trigger and ride the bolt forward.

a 10/22 is a semi auto doing this will still leave it cocked that method only works on bolt actions

Yup, you are right. Brainfart.

actually you can (kind of) perform this. you only need to pull the bolt back about 3/16", pull the trigger and close the bolt again.

however as stated, you will not hurt a 10/22 by dryfiring it.

 

[trebor2880]

Snap cap?

 

[Infantry-Soldier]

Drop it like it's hot!

 

[Rutger]

I use a cable lock through the action when I store mine. Therefore I assume that having the bolt carrier back is fine. If I'm wrong, feel free to enlighten me.

 

[Wham-O]

I use a cable lock through the action when I store mine. Therefore I assume that having the bolt carrier back is fine. If I'm wrong, feel free to enlighten me.

Either or.....doesn't make a hill of beans difference.

I guess it's whatever floats your boat.

 

[tjhaile]

It doesn't matter. The mainspring won't be harmed by being left compressed and 10/22s are designed to be safe to dry fire.

 

[Glock4ever]

One method is to #### the action slightly (pull it out of battery about 3-4mm) and then pull the trigger. Protects the firing pin and drops the hammer. I am pretty sure it is safe to dry fire a Ruger as it isn't designed to have a bolt stop/catch after the last round is fired; however this is another way to dryfire it...