westgl

Rugers VIDEO for the 10/22 Take Down on their sight shows to snug the Barrel Nut, it should come apart you should nut have to use any strength

then back off or loosen the Barrel nut a few clicks

If it is still tight next time back a couple more clicks, till you are able to take it down.

I dont know If i would use a wet grease, Only cause I would not want the mess in the new TD bag, or get my hands greasy, while i am at the range

But Maybe a Dry Lube, i use rem Dry Lube on mine

The Barrel nut should not be over tightened

Robert73

The barrel nut is not the issue as the tightening or loosening of the adjustment knob (Rugers’s name for it) only increases or decreases the tension against the clamp (again Ruger’s name for it, from https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/...D-3fje6z61.pdf ) the piece of metal that connects where the V-block would. Once you have made the 1/8 twist to where the barrel slides free that has no further effect on the disassembly of the rifle. In the pictures I posted before it shows that I was able to make the twist and pull out about 3/16” then it stopped.
Over on Rimfire Central Any known takedown problems? Whats the best price on them? - RimfireCentral.com Forums I found a discussion that mentioned that there has been some heat treating issues and from a question I asked I found out that some of the TD barrels are too soft. Ruger wants me to send mine in I’ll let you know how it turns out

As for the “Ruger’s typical tight tolerances” my TD became harder to take down as the round count went up. Four steel plate matches of around 450 round a fun shoot in the woods of 300or so pluss another 50-100 from sighting in a red dot, I finally thread locked the screws for the scope mount. Brings it to a high estimated total of 2200 since Father’s day, more likely the count is around just 2000 and I clean it after every outing so that it is ready for the next one.

westgl

Robret73

Yes by all means let me know how it turns out.

I am not having that problem right now, but who knows if or when.

Even if i make it past 2k rounds it could be a potential future problem.

At least Ruger will stand behind it, if not then Maybe in front of it

I guess I better get set to run 4 bricks through it one day this next week and see how she does, i have only shot maybe 200 rounds through mine

rogerb1583

Fired about a hundred rounds through my 10/22 takedown this morning. The bolt has peened the end of breech end of the barrel to the point that I can not disconnect the barrel from the the stock. It will disengage from the stock and make the quarter turn or so and slide out about 1/10th of an inch and then stop. I took off the receiver end and took a close look at the breech end of the barrel. There is obvious peening at about 1:00 on the breech face that has been formed by the bolt colliding with it when firing off rounds. The rifle goes back to Ruger for repair or replacement tomorrow. :-( A wood stocked blued 10/22 caught my eye yesterday at Wal-Mart. :-) Maybe this will keep me going while the TD is back at Ruger. No one warned me of this 10/22-fever!

mk34techrep

Here is an opportunity to try FROG LUBE on the take down, I believe it would help...

sweede

I'm having the same problem with my TD. After reading the posts on this forum, I tried the green 3M pad on the barrel and loosened the ring all the way clockwise. Works fine now.

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rogerb1583

We should not have to grind polish or lube the barrel to get this firearm to work. The barrel has not been tempered sufficiently to withstand the force of the bolt hitting it. In my humble opinion this is a major enginering or quality control issue. I have not given up on the TD but am very disappointed.

blackphoenix

i just purchased the 10/22 TD and mines went through approximately 2,000 rds with no cleaning a few ftf approximately 3 held pretty good groups with the military targets designed to give the apprearence of a foe standing at 300 yards , well it performs well i may do some mods soon and i will try some match ammo this week .it's a nice rifle and it just looks cool when you put that rifle together at the range and the pack is even cooler going and leaving the range everyone is looking at you and saying wow i want one of those packs ,lol, and boi can you pack alot of stuff in that pack , i put 3rifles ,a scope,2 pistols 2 bricks of ammo with room to spare , it's a beautiful Christmas gift , i think my girlfriend is going to enjoy it next month lol

blackphoenix

the rifles where a bounty hunter lever gun , 10/22 TD , and a ar 7 and a few hand gun ,great ideal by rurger and you can attach that pack to your back pack

wb9ega

Same mushrooming problem here. This is not something a ring adjustment will fix. Actually it's more of now a rivet works; stick a rod thru a hole, then deform the end so it is larger than the diameter of the hole so it can no longer pull back thru. I've had to very carefully file off this mushroom and then repolish with the Dremel. I'm guessing that eventually once the breech face "trues" itself to the bolt face by the constant banging, this shouldn't happen any more. Or at least not as fast. I'm no metalurgist, but shouldn't this be more pronounced when the barrel is hotter (softer)? Also, if it can mushroom along the outside of the barrel, can it also mushroom towards the inside of the barrel, causing an increased narrowing which eventually should result in feeding problems?
First the SR22 takedown lever problems and now this. Time to swear off Rugers.

hightechredneck123

Please don't give up on Ruger based on one or two guns that got past QC. They will fix it if they have the chance.
If the metal is soft, it will keep mushrooming. The dremel won't solve the problem.

wb9ega

It's more than one or two individual guns. It's one or two models. It's a design flaw thing. Guess they were so focused on their million gun quota, they forgot about testing and QC.

rogerb1583

I have no way of knowing how many of these TD's have this issue. IMHO it is not a design flaw but a problem with tempering the steel in the barrel. Machines break - steel weakens.But then what do I know. Yep they just might be focusing more on output than the quality. Mine was received at Ruger repair central yesterday. Will see what happens next. Not willing to give up on Ruger yet. I think they will fix it somehow.

rogerb1583

Called Ruger repair today. I was told that the td was at the range for testing. Hope this gets fixed.

jzimm500

I have not had the problem yet but before my next range trip i will be oiling it up glad i found this post