Ruger 10/22 Trigger Malfunction.

Cdcrews01 · Dec 3, 2014

I bought a new Ruger 10/22 last week on Black Friday and took it out for the first time today. I shot the first ten rounds without issue. 2 rounds into the second magazine the trigger would no longer "engage", it felt like the safety was still on. Since it was right out of the box, the store is going to send it back to Ruger to be repaired.

This is my first Ruger and I hope it isn't a sign of things to come from this rifle. Has anyone had this problem before?

Mooseman · Dec 3, 2014

I have four 10/22's. I have never had any issues from any of them. I am sorry about your bad luck with this one. Don't worry. Rugers customer service is terrific.

ifindppl · Dec 3, 2014

I have a 10/22 as well and have had it for a couple of years. I never had any issues with OEM trigger but recently replaced it with a Clark's Custom trigger.

budman93 · Dec 3, 2014

Sounds like you got the rare lemon. Rugers are high quality and they will stand by their products.

MattTheGunslinger · Dec 3, 2014

Wow. Hopefully it's just a one time issue. I have an early 2000s 10/22 and a new takedown 10/22 and neither of them have had this issue. Ruger should make it right though.

guthook · Dec 3, 2014

Have 3, no issues here. Maybe something stuck in the action keeping out of battery?

Bummer.

lx1x · Dec 3, 2014

If you know how to take the trigger assembly apart.. The safety bar may have turned inside. If not.. Let ruger fix it.

antco · Dec 3, 2014

Like lx1x mentioned, the safety has a very rare habit of spinning, which spins the flat out of alignment with whatever it runs into (it's been three years since I learned this the hard way), which then locks the safety on.

If your safety moves back and forth (safe to unsafe), but doesn't really 'snap' into place, the safety has likely rotated.

Put the safety bar into firing mode (red, your dead) and see if you can twist or spin the safety in its bore.

budman93 · Dec 3, 2014

lx1x said:
If you know how to take the trigger assembly apart.. The safety bar may have turned inside. If not.. Let ruger fix it.

I had this happen once. Caused the safety to stay permanently in the off position.

antco · Dec 8, 2014

Can we get an update on this?

ducrider45 · Dec 9, 2014

they are not very complex. Its always something simple. the safety is usually the issue if a trigger has an issue. I've built several triggers, the safety is the only thing that has ever caused an issue.

John from MD · Dec 10, 2014

I have never seen the safety issue on the aluminum trigger guards, only on the nylon. I wonder if this is a tolerance issue?

John

Cdcrews01 · Dec 15, 2014

Update:

Got my 10/22 back today 10 days after I sent it in! Ruger swapped out the trigger assembly so I'll never know if the issue was with the safety or not. I am very impressed with their customer service though! I plan on taking it back out tomorrow morning and trying again.

SuperMag · Dec 21, 2014

Ruger is a great company. Very good customer service.

mcbruzdzinski · Dec 22, 2014

I was hoping to hear they swapped it out for one of the new BX-series triggers!

antco · Dec 22, 2014

Thank you for the update! Good to hear all is taken care of. Ruger has great customer support.

Mooseman · Dec 22, 2014

Ruger has fantastic customer service.

Ruger 10/22 Trigger Malfunction.

The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast

Member Benefits:

Member

R.I.P.- Hooligan #4

Active Member

Ultimate Member

Ultimate Member

Grrr.

Peanut Gallery

Ultimate Member

Ultimate Member

Ultimate Member

Active Member

American Patriot

Member

Citizen--not "Subject"

NRA Training Counselor

Ultimate Member

R.I.P.- Hooligan #4

Users who are viewing this thread

Log in

Forum statistics