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Posted: 10/29/2008 9:32:41 AM EDT
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I was given my Grandpa's .22 to clean up and get it ready for my Son on his 10th birthday.
It is stripped, cleaned, and lubed. I loaded the magazine after cleaning and did a function test. Everything seems to be in order other than the extractor seems to be hit or miss. It grabs the casing and pulls it back but it doesn't always spit it out. I am using rounds that have not been fired, could that be the issue. I was thinking maybe the weight of ejecting an unfired casing was the cause. Also when I pull the bolt back and it grabs the round and I push the bolt forward slowly this sometimes kicks it out. Any help or thought are welcome. |
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Check the ejector. It is a little wire finger that sticks up from the bottom of the receiver. It's held in by a cyinder that is screwed to the action (it also receives the front action screw). Make sure this cylinder shaped thing is screwed tightly to the receiver. If it's loose the ejector will be loose. If that's tight you may have to "tweak" the ejector "spring" up a little bit.
Numrich has a diagram of parts. Part# 80-13 is the ejector. The cylinder thing, part# 80-73, is called the "takedown screw stud". Check around on the web for a couple of extra magsazines. They're not too expensive and it's always nice to have a couple in your pocket already loaded. Sometimes at gun shows you can find the older mags that had metal followers. I hope your son enjoys his as much as I do mine. Mine has been used regularly for the last 26 years and I've had a dozen .22 rifles. This one has always been my favorite. |
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