My wifes jammin 10/22

Extractor. Mine will run wet, dry, all kinds of ammo. Factory mags are the best, however once my BC steel lips broke in they run with no problems either. Before I changed my extractor I would have some stovepipes. I have an older model boat paddle model.
 
Brutus said:
I bet you the after market(?) magazines are the culprit here.

Easy to diagnose if you still have the original Ruger 10 round magazines.

The Achilles heal of any semi-auto pistol/rifle is the magazine IMHO.

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Yup.

Run the factory mags first. If they work, and the extended mags don't, it should be clear enough.

There are a few things in the stickies that cover tuning a 10/22, but start with losing the aftermarket mags.

Cheers
Trev
 
Are the magazines relatively new/unused? My wife's 10/22 had the same problem as in the video with three new BC steel lip magazines FTF, FTE, stovepipes, etc anyway I read elsewhere that you need to break in the mag springs so I left them loaded for a month and that seemed to do the trick. The all work great now with whatever cheap 22 ammo I have.

Hope that helps.
 
I do not run the blue box federal in my 10/22, because I found it jammed as well. Not always but enough to annoy me. It LOVES american eagle and the Remington hornet stuff though. Maybe try different ammo types find the best one and load up.
 
I was having stove pipes with my 10-22 using factory mags and every brand of ammunition.
When the rifle was new it was just the occasional one but over time got worse to about 2 to 3 every 10 rounds.
I contacted Barry at Bits Of Pieces to buy a replacement extractor.
Barry told me to take out the extractor and examine the point that grabs the rim.
He said it has to be razor sharp and to carefully sharpen it.
Mine was visibly dull. I carefully sharpened it on a fine stone and reinstalled it.
I have put probably around 1000 rounds through it since and it has worked flawlessly.

Terry
 
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As mentioned I cleaned it up with no lube - ran the same mags and ammo and voila! No more jams. Thanks guys! Even got the wife out shooting and loading mags for me lol

 
What I did to my 10/22 when I got it was to completely strip it and then polish the bolt and the rod the spring/bolt ride on. Other than that all I've done to mine is install a recoil buffer and an extended mag release and it runs perfectly with most mags. The best reliability is when using the factory 10 round mags but it has so far run great on the GSG 110 round drum, I've emptied it once without a failure, the Butler Creek 25 round mags are hit and miss, some work great and some not so great.
 
Try the factory mag first. Make sure it is run dry. Put an aftermarket extractor in it, or sharpen yours. Guide rod may need polishing. Put a poly buffer in it. Shoot it lots. What was the temperature? Many semis don't work that well when the temps get down low.
 
I had similar situation with my after market 25 shot magazine, seems like when I filled the magazine full , the stove piping and jamming happened only at the start of the shooting, after the first 10 or so shells got spent the clip and the gun worked great. too full, problems, less shells no hitches.
Try your gun with the factory mag, probably no issues.
 
I got a new to me takedown and cleaned it up and sprayed it liberally with Rem oil. I had no FTE with rotary mag and lots with the Butler Creek. I tried a variety of ammo and found every time I had an issue the messed up brass had a big F
 
They are certainly not the cheapest option, but tactical dot com sells aluminum 25 round 10-22 magazines that have four allen key adjustable points.
So one can fit the magazine sitting perfect in the magazine well for better feeding.

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The autos around our place dont like light slugs. Give them 40gr slugs at 1100fps and they get happy. The 36gr stuff doesnt cycle them properly and they stovepipe, dont pick up rounds and fail to feed. This is with factory 10rd mags, butler creek steel/hot lips, ram line 50 rds and the gsg 110rd drum.
 
My stock 10 round 10/22 mag runs extremely well (although not flawlessly). I have one 25 round Butler Creek mag which, admittedly only has about 50 rounds through it, but is so far utterly unreliable. Stovepipes and doublefeeds are the norm. I'm hoping this mag breaks in with time.
 
Brutus said:
I bet you the after market(?) magazines are the culprit here.

Easy to diagnose if you still have the original Ruger 10 round magazines.

The Achilles heal of any semi-auto pistol/rifle is the magazine IMHO.

just info
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Truth. Mag is everything in 10/22. I can fix feed problems by just pulling back on the mag when shooting. Factory BX10 mag never has issues.
 
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