What's wrong with my 10/22 and how do I fix it?

[Invalid Zero]

The firing pin isn't catching enough of the rim. About a third of everything put through it is FTF, and I tried different types of ammo, same results.

How do I fix this? Can it be adjusted? Should I take it back to wholesale and see what they have to say about it? I've had it two months and it's probably seen around 300 rounds through it.

 

[cyclone]

Have you tinkered with/added non-factory parts since you acquired it?

And, have you cleaned it since acquisition?

 

[Invalid Zero]

I fired it straight out of the box, figured it needed cleaning, still having the same issue. It's 100% stock.

 

[notsorichguy]

I had the same problem with my '08 vintage 10/22.

I cut (with a pocket knife) a small piece of cardboard from a box of .22 shells (I was in a gopher patch at the time) and placed on the bolt where the firing pin rides on the bolt handle. (the after market bolt handle had too much clearance and was not "pushing" the firing pin down far enough to get a good hit on the rim of the shells)

It worked like a charm. When I got home I took a fired .22 case and used a pair of tin snips to cut down the spent case and made a more durable "shim" instead of the cardboard one....... I do belive that was about 3500 rnds ago.

Cheers!

 

[Invalid Zero]

Thanks, I'll have to tear it apart and see what I can do with it.

 

[hvmetalhead]

i would say try soaking you fire pin (block) in some solovent. it might be somethign in there blocking it.

but to be honest i have no idea exactly what teh cause is

 

[lone-wolf]

That strike does seem a little too high from looking at a spent case beside.
Has this been going on since new, or just recently happened?

 

[Canuck223]

This issue came up when the R22's hit the market and #### the bed in the same breath.

The Ruger 10/22 bolt has a gremlin that can appear in some guns. The firing pin retaining pin allows the firing pin to rise when hit by the hammer. The factory usually stake the end near the chamber to keep the tip down, but results vary. Fixes include a conservative restaking, or drilling a cross pin to hold the bitvh in the right position.

 

[Trotter]

you can pin it, check rimfire.com for instructions. if its brand new, take it back for them to do it.

 

[Nonus]

Yeah just take the bolt out and push the firing pin and see if it jumping. Maybe you will get lucky and there is just some crap on the bottom of the firing pin or something.

 

[i6s1]

Take it back. I'm all for tinkering with a 10/22, but if it's brand new, it should go back to Ruger to fix.

 

[Invalid Zero]

I had the same problem with my '08 vintage 10/22.

I cut (with a pocket knife) a small piece of cardboard from a box of .22 shells (I was in a gopher patch at the time) and placed on the bolt where the firing pin rides on the bolt handle. (the after market bolt handle had too much clearance and was not "pushing" the firing pin down far enough to get a good hit on the rim of the shells)

It worked like a charm. When I got home I took a fired .22 case and used a pair of tin snips to cut down the spent case and made a more durable "shim" instead of the cardboard one....... I do belive that was about 3500 rnds ago.

Cheers!

This is exactly what my problem was. I cut a piece of shim stock, and it works like a dream now. 300 rounds out of it today without a FTF.

I think I'll try knocking the "stake" dents in further to make it a more permanent repair.