My new 10/22 finally showed up! only somewhat impressed! Long thread sorry

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Well, I have a had a SS/Syn 10/22 on order since the first of November and it finally showed up on wednesday. I got out to the range with it to break it in. I dont know what to say for sure, but I think she is gonna be a PITA with ammo and to try and find out what likes.

As far as accuracy goes I was only shooting off hand or sometimes resting my elbows on a table at 20 meters, with open sights. And I was getting 10 shots under 2 inches. Plus I'm not the most steady person there ever was. So far Im definatly happy with the accuracy and can't complain too much hehe

Here comes the rant:
Im going to try for more precision when my scope shows up. I had ordered it at the same time as the gun but there was a "stock MISCALCULATON" on their part and didnt have it when they said they had some so that put my order way behind. I had the registration 3 weeks before the gun :jerkit:and its a non restric...... ahh headaches. I had kept callin to find out it the scope was there yet because the word was "middle of November" so they sent me the gun and said they would send the scope when it shows up.

The ammo issue: Well I knew from lots of researching that the gun could be finicky with ammo or it might not be. As my luck would have it she's a B!tch.
I started out with what I had left in a 525 federal champion bulk pack, some times I would have 10 rds or even 20 rds go by with out a hiccup but then I'd get 2 or 3 jambs per clip. This fed bulk pak stuff had worked flawless with not one dud in my revolver my cooey 60 and a nylon 66. I was using 2 factory ruger mags. The clear one that came with it and also a black one I had ordered for an extra. Same troubles with both. The trouble was the odd shell wouldnt fully eject and get stuck when the bolt closed on it some times crushing them completly flat. They next round always fed into the chamber no problem. Next I used the new red box powerpoints from W.M. same issues. After that I raided my old mans ammo box and used up about 4 half empty boxes of random 22 shells. Win. 22target-jambs. Win. std velo. HP-jambs old Imperial high velocity HP only 2 jambs in about 40 rds. And 10 stingers (all that was left) and not one jamb. It is pretty hard to tell because there was only 10 but the shells went alot father away so probably wont have any problems with them.

I hope I can find something that she likes other than Stingers because they are $6.99/50 rds around here. Just incase anyone is wondering, off hand with open sights the Stingers grouped as good as the others.

ps. I picked up some dynapoints to try again. I hope they are better than the box I bought last spring.
 
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Try Remington thunder bolt. My 10-22 only took this one and all other jams a lot. I got mad becasue thunder bolt is a little bit dirty and I sold my gun shorty after.

Trigun
 
Be patient--it sometimes takes a while to break them in--or put in an aftermarket extractor if you can't wait--that usually clears up the problem

44Bore
 
I found the best of the bulk ammo was the Federral "dirty bird" 40 grain solids. With my rifle it's very rare for a FTF. However with the 525 packs I had a lot more issues. Winchester was dirty and not that accurate. Remington Thungerbolts were a bit better than the Winchester but still not that great, and very dirty.

With my rifle, Federal (red box) 40 grain solids, or even the 38 hollow points (weren't as good but were reliable). Then CCI standards, Elley, Lapua Super Club.

Anything else was pretty much crap.
 
Stay away from Federals and their little brothers American Eagles, they will NOT function properly in modern 10/22 at all, I'm having 2-3 jams on mag on other hand Marlin 795 never jammed on any ammo and loves Federals bulk, and it’s a good quality, clean ammo actually. You can use Remington crap, it will have lots of FTF but no jams, and you will have to clean your Ruger every time y going to use Remy. CCI mini-mags and the rest of CCI work very well also in this rifle, but a bit costly.
 
I have a GM barrel on mine and it shoots the American Eagles really well. I can't remember the last FTF I had either. Mini Mags are a very good shell to use also. Some like Velocitors for hunting.
 
spend the $$$ and get really good ammo.


I drop around 50 bucks on a brick of cci velocitors and they cycle like crazy. Never had a FTF or stovepipe on them and they pack an excellent punch...
 
Will changing the extractor allow me to use most any type of ammo?
Will the gun be as finicky. My problem it that they empties are only coming part way out and then jambing when the bolt closes on them.

Which company ships faster and has less trouble at the border. hawktecharms or rimfiresports?
 
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Will changing the extractor allow me to use most any type of ammo?
Will the gun be as finicky. My problem it that they empties are only coming part way out and then jambing when the bolt closes on them.

Which company ships faster and has less trouble at the border. hawktecharms or rimfiresports?

Not likely...It is the power of the ammo not strong enough to cycle the action. When I took my 10-22 apart to clean, I found the f#%king action is very rough, I can say it is the result of poor manufacturing and quality control. On the other hand my friend's one is just perfect. The inconsistance manufacturing process made every 10-22 want different ammo. Buy some 40gr high velocity and try again. Once you found something she likes, you will happy with this little gun.

Trigun
 
Either of these two companies are good/fast to deal with.

If you are using a factory barrel, it should feed just about everything! The only ammo that ever gave me trouble if the Winchester Xpert 36gr. Everything else worked good with varying degree of accuracy (From the old Federal Lightning to Winchester Wildcat)

Mike.
 
x2 on the CCI minimags for accuracy...they are a pretty incredible step up over everything else I've shot.

I also liked yellow jackets, but I know some people have tons of jams with them.

Have a big bottle of Hoppes #9 on hand if you use t-bolts...

Be sure to lube properely...I'd strongly recommend CLP Break-free, it keeps my action smooth like an Isley brothers concert slathered with bacon grease... (put that simile in your pipe and smoke it).
 
Use high velocity ammo for the first 1000 rounds.....it will smooth out and then it will run standard velocity ammo just fine.
 
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