Hi folks, I have a Remington Mohawk 10C .22 which has the curved plastic mags. It has never fed very well, so has had little use in the 30 or so years that I have had it. Does anyone know of a solution to this (other than getting rid of it)? It is a nice handy little gun and if it worked every time, I would like it a whole lot more. Thanks, Geoff
Remington Nylon feeding problems
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Rod B
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The mag guide is probably misaligned. It requires slight bending to adjust the feed angle.
This should help, (taken from the nylon rifle forum)
Remington 10C & 77 mag adjusting
To remove the combination guide and mag retention release .
First remove the magazine from the guide.then remove the front retention pin on the trigger guard . look behind the mag release button (plastic part) and you will see two small tabs on each side of it holding it in place on the metal housing.Use spreading pliers to simultaneously spread the tabs (being gentle).the tabs being spread and a small amount of pressure applied to the plastic away from the stock should release it from its mount.
The screw is now visible to remove the two remaining pieces.Mag guide and mag release piece. I have had to do to several 10c's that I have purchased.seems to work well once the sweet spot is found where bout feed and mag retention is just right for several different mags. Happy adjusting.
This should help, (taken from the nylon rifle forum)
Remington 10C & 77 mag adjusting
To remove the combination guide and mag retention release .
First remove the magazine from the guide.then remove the front retention pin on the trigger guard . look behind the mag release button (plastic part) and you will see two small tabs on each side of it holding it in place on the metal housing.Use spreading pliers to simultaneously spread the tabs (being gentle).the tabs being spread and a small amount of pressure applied to the plastic away from the stock should release it from its mount.
The screw is now visible to remove the two remaining pieces.Mag guide and mag release piece. I have had to do to several 10c's that I have purchased.seems to work well once the sweet spot is found where bout feed and mag retention is just right for several different mags. Happy adjusting.
Thanks, I'll give it a try. I checked the two mags and they are in perfect condition.
Remington Mohawk feeding problems
Sorry to take so long to reply , but I finally tried Rod's suggestion last weekend. Things are much better, but I think a little more tweaking is needed to get this beast perfected.
The next project is the Norinco replica of the Browning .22 semiauto. This item seemed OK at first but has some feed problems. I think that once the mechanical issues are resolved, this should be a nice, solid gun.
RANT! I don't like to spend time to fix cheap guns to make them work the way they should right out of the box . A strange thing is that most of my issues are with Norinco guns. They seem to be built strong, but not well. Perhaps we should avoid cheap copies and buy good quality because the cost of the gun is far less than the cost to feed it or fix it.
Geoff
Sorry to take so long to reply , but I finally tried Rod's suggestion last weekend. Things are much better, but I think a little more tweaking is needed to get this beast perfected.
The next project is the Norinco replica of the Browning .22 semiauto. This item seemed OK at first but has some feed problems. I think that once the mechanical issues are resolved, this should be a nice, solid gun.
RANT! I don't like to spend time to fix cheap guns to make them work the way they should right out of the box . A strange thing is that most of my issues are with Norinco guns. They seem to be built strong, but not well. Perhaps we should avoid cheap copies and buy good quality because the cost of the gun is far less than the cost to feed it or fix it.
Geoff
Different ammo
You are correct and I have seen this in the past with other firearms.
I think that .22s in general should be cheap to buy and cheap to feed.
I have a Ruger MkII pistol that I bought in 1985 and have run many,many bricks of whatever is cheapest in it since then with no malfunctions except that I had to replace the rear sight last year. That is what I want to see in a .22 !
You are correct and I have seen this in the past with other firearms.
I think that .22s in general should be cheap to buy and cheap to feed.
I have a Ruger MkII pistol that I bought in 1985 and have run many,many bricks of whatever is cheapest in it since then with no malfunctions except that I had to replace the rear sight last year. That is what I want to see in a .22 !
