Ruger 10/22LR Stovepiping Help!

PF Flyer · Aug 4, 2019

I just returned from the indoor range with my brand new 10/22LR (base model), shooting it for the first time. Yesterday, I ran a patch through the barrel and lightly oiled the bolt action.

I ran 100 rounds through it today and had three stove piping incidents. WTH?!?!?!?

I used Fiocchi high velocity rounds -- I didn't have a choice in the matter, I live in MoCo and so had to purchase what the range sells.

Your thoughts?

Ryan 5275 · Aug 4, 2019

Sometimes it's the mags

ToolAA · Aug 4, 2019

Fire more rounds through it and try another (or 4-5 more) brands of ammo. 10/22 semiautomatic rifles can be very finicky with ammo.

Tungsten · Aug 4, 2019

I took some fine grit sandpaper to my receiver and everything else on the inside. It works great now.

John from MD · Aug 4, 2019

Pull it apart and clean all the preservative oil off and any swarf that found its way in the receiver. Lightly oil the recoil rod and try again.

bigjohn · Aug 4, 2019

Don’t just oil the bolt, clean it and the receiver. Bore too. Most guns are shipped with some goo on everything

Boss94 · Aug 6, 2019

Is the stove pipe a failure to feed, or a failure to extract?

K31 · Aug 6, 2019

Boss94 said:
Is the stove pipe a failure to feed, or a failure to extract?

Failure to eject. On top loaders the shell sticks up like a stovepipe.

Boss94 · Aug 6, 2019

Well Ruger did have 1 big batch of bad extractors for a while. For a few dollars I'd replace it with a Kidd extractor. Or send it back for warranty repair. I have replaced a number of bad factory extractors over the last 5 years .

magwell · Aug 6, 2019

Had stovepipe issues with Remington golden bullits on 10/22. Switched to CCI mini mag cprn and they work great.

bkuether · Aug 6, 2019

magwell said:
Had stovepipe issues with Remington golden bullits on 10/22. Switched to CCI mini mag cprn and they work great.

THIS ^^^^ for the win!

Also the Ruger 25 round mags CAN go bad through use. I had one that caused exactly what the OP indicated. I retired it, got a new one, now it runs like a top. WHEN I put good ammo through it.

photoracer · Aug 7, 2019

A .22LR semi-auto is not considered broken in by a competition shooter until its fired between 500-1000 rounds of hi-velocity ammo. Anything it does wrong before that is just break-in.

Bountied · Aug 7, 2019

Boss94 said:
Well Ruger did have 1 big batch of bad extractors for a while. For a few dollars I'd replace it with a Kidd extractor. Or send it back for warranty repair. I have replaced a number of bad factory extractors over the last 5 years .

This, get Kidd or the extractor by Volquartzen

GOG-MD · Aug 7, 2019

magwell said:
Had stovepipe issues with Remington golden bullits on 10/22. Switched to CCI mini mag cprn and they work great.

I had FTE issues with Federal ammo in my 10/22. Switched to CCI standard velocity and it works great now.

RepublicOfFranklin · Aug 8, 2019

I’ve always used CCI Standard without issue (minus two mag issues that were mechanical).

High velocity and mini-mags are fine in 10/22’s? I was always under the impression Ruger didn’t advise mini-mags. If I’m wrong, that’s pretty cool news.

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Boats · Aug 8, 2019

RepublicOfFranklin said:
I’ve always used CCI Standard without issue (minus two mag issues that were mechanical).

High velocity and mini-mags are fine in 10/22’s? I was always under the impression Ruger didn’t advise mini-mags. If I’m wrong, that’s pretty cool news.

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AFAIK they are fine. My 10/22 shoots minimags better than most ammo.

I do know that CCI stingers can cause issues due to the longer case and shorter bullet

offthepaper · Aug 8, 2019

Pull it apart and clean all the preservative oil off and any swarf that found its way in the receiver. Lightly oil the recoil rod and try again

This.

Melnic · Aug 8, 2019

Extractor
Or
Ejector
Or
Tight chamber
Or
Resistance to bolt movement

10-22 does. Or have last round bolt open unless you mod it. One way to test is to run one round at a time and verify you get last round open. Well since you can’t do that, hard to tell.

Preservative oil on the bolt and chamber can cause stove piping

Claw of extractor not grabbing rim well can cause it as it let’s go too soon

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3paul10 · Aug 11, 2019

I'll chime in that Remington Golden bullets are junk.
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Neutron · Aug 16, 2019

10/22 Takedown model

Mine was a little finicky at first but now eats just about any ammo I feed it including Golden bullets and Thunderbolts.

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