bolt hold open 10/22

Ordered one from HawkTech Arms over a month ago. It comes with a modified mag. They also sell extra mags that are modified but I'm planning to modify the mag's I already have.....if the order ever arrives.
 
I would not bother... I like my guns to be simple, and simple=reliable(usualy). When Im gopher shooting I just count my shots... change the mag with one still in the tube... and never have to rack the bolt.
 
Brownells also sells a 10/22 bolt hold open kit, but this hold open feature only works with the supplied magazine. Your stock 10/22 Ruger magazine won't hold the bolt open. I'm not sure if they'll even function properly if you install this device.

HIAWG
 
Im like John I like my gun simple, My Krinker Plinker AKA 1022 doesn't even have the bolt hold latch on it, I removed it becuase it was a PITA.
 
Big JD-From the hills said:
I would not bother... I like my guns to be simple, and simple=reliable(usualy). When Im gopher shooting I just count my shots... change the mag with one still in the tube... and never have to rack the bolt.
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I try to do that now but every time I miss count I dry fire. I dont want to f@#& up my gun because I cant count.
 
shooterrm said:
I try to do that now but every time I miss count I dry fire. I dont want to f@#& up my gun because I cant count.
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Does this mean you never dry fire your rifle at the end of the day? Do you remove the mag, eject the round in the chamber and leave it cocked until the next time you use it? :eek:
Yes, I know repeted dry firing can do some damage, but a few times a day shouldn't hurt it. I will bet the old #7 Enfields the cadets use are dry fired about a million times each over their life span.
 
Firing pins for 10/22 are cheap... come to think of it, how many dry fires does it take to kill a 10/22 firing pin? Must be in the hundreds of thousands!
 
Read your ruger manual. It is fine to dry fire a 10/22 I do it all the time..well not all the time really....not now i mean. Seriously its ok to do.
With all the lawsuits in the US i wouldnt think ruger would state its fine unless it was.
 
maynard said:
Does this mean you never dry fire your rifle at the end of the day? Do you remove the mag, eject the round in the chamber and leave it cocked until the next time you use it? :eek:
Yes, I know repeted dry firing can do some damage, but a few times a day shouldn't hurt it. I will bet the old #7 Enfields the cadets use are dry fired about a million times each over their life span.
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No I dont leave it cocked until the next time I use it. I bought snap caps to release the pin at the end of the day without dry fireing. I didnt know it was OK to dry fire it. The guy at the store must have just wanted a sale because he recomended them and lectured me on how bad it was to dry fire. But its good to get more input thanks.
 
I think it for most rimfires it is considered bad, I not sure if it is the firing pin breaking or the pin chewing up the edge of the chamber. But not a 10/22 in my manual they actually recommended dry firing a "T" a few time just to get use to the "lighter" trigger.
 
Holleyman said:
Firing pins for 10/22 are cheap... come to think of it, how many dry fires does it take to kill a 10/22 firing pin? Must be in the hundreds of thousands!
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dry firing a 10/22 dose not hurt a thing ,the firing pin will not reach the barrel/chamber area when dryfired ,But if you have your bolt headspaced(macheined to the proper headspace as ruger 1022 bolts are not) you will peen the chamber
 
If you really want to store your rifle uncocked without dryfiring you can just pull the bolt back halfway, release the hammer and ride it down.
 
Yes, it has taken a very long time to get around to it but last night I dropped in the CSTM bolt open kit. Was actually very easy to do. About 10mins with alot of mucking about that I wouldn't need to do now.

So far the kit works great. Manually opening the bolt does cause it to lock open and it feels very positive. Does the same thing with the mag - Reg mags can be easily modified to work with this system so your orig mags are safe.

Hopefully, will not take another 5 months to go shoot it to see how it works under fire. I expect it to work just fine.

A very nice piece of kit that solves my major beef with this rifle.

Jerry
 
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