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shootist · July 15th, 2012, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by scott001313

Can't believe it -- got the gun home and immediately noticed the cap on the pistol grip of the buttstock was missing. Looks like it's glued on the buttstock -- really poor QC. I have already emailed and voicemailed Ruger regarding the issue -- no response yet. NOT GOOD!

What makes you think it's a QC problem? could have happen long after it left the factory in shipping or by someone at the store that wanted that part off it, don't be so quick to judge Ruger and blame them, what I find odd is you didn't see the part missing at the store before you bought the gun, didn't you look it over?

arg0naut22 · July 15th, 2012, 09:55 AM

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My problem is the bolt release seems to be all jacked up. Either i am engaging it wrong but i dont know. I didnt notice it when i first purchased the gun but yesterday it was horrid, it was way to hard to get the bolt to unlock and slide forward and it had trouble locking back after the last round.

to respond to two bits of this thread at once, it's a bummer that some folks are having these problems right out of the box. mine (that i bought 3 days ago) was perfect out of the box and behaved well at the range (my only issue was the factory mag sticking as i was finishing up). as far as the bolt goes, this is probably a silly question, but did you disassemble and clean it before taking it out and shooting with it? my bolt was sticky (more on my first 10/22 than my takedown) but moved easily once the factory gunk was cleaned off and everything was properly cleaned and oiled.

murphman · July 15th, 2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by murphman

My problem is the bolt release seems to be all jacked up. Either i am engaging it wrong but i dont know. I didnt notice it when i first purchased the gun but yesterday it was horrid, it was way to hard to get the bolt to unlock and slide forward and it had trouble locking back after the last round.

to respond to two bits of this thread at once, it's a bummer that some folks are having these problems right out of the box. mine (that i bought 3 days ago) was perfect out of the box and behaved well at the range (my only issue was the factory mag sticking as i was finishing up). as far as the bolt goes, this is probably a silly question, but did you disassemble and clean it before taking it out and shooting with it? my bolt was sticky (more on my first 10/22 than my takedown) but moved easily once the factory gunk was cleaned off and everything was properly cleaned and oiled.

I did clean it. I played with the bolt lock and figured out how to operate it better. It seemed at first is all you do is push it in to lock and realease. As that is somewhat true it is more of a up and in push to release and just in to lock. I would think there would be a more ergonomic way of doing this but once you get it down is easy. As far as the bolt not locking to the rear on the last round I want to take it out again and experiment before proceeding to contact Ruger.

Redleg · July 15th, 2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by arg0naut22

I did clean it. I played with the bolt lock and figured out how to operate it better. It seemed at first is all you do is push it in to lock and realease. As that is somewhat true it is more of a up and in push to release and just in to lock. I would think there would be a more ergonomic way of doing this but once you get it down is easy. As far as the bolt not locking to the rear on the last round I want to take it out again and experiment before proceeding to contact Ruger.

As far as I know, no 10/22 locks to the rear on the last round. The rifle was not designed to do this.

I think that it is fair to say that everyone finds that they have to fiddle around with the bolt lock release on the 10/22 before they are comfortable with it. I sure did. But the bolt does not automatically lock back after the last round.

murphman · July 16th, 2012, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by murphman

As far as I know, no 10/22 locks to the rear on the last round. The rifle was not designed to do this.

I think that it is fair to say that everyone finds that they have to fiddle around with the bolt lock release on the 10/22 before they are comfortable with it. I sure did. But the bolt does not automatically lock back after the last round.

Thanks Red for the information, this is my first 10/22 and just frmo my experience with firearms other than the 10/22 they all locked to the rear on the last round. Thanks again for the info as now it seems there is nothing wrong with the 10/22 it just operates a little different from what i am use to.

Whitebrad25 · July 16th, 2012, 12:35 PM

I still haven't received a reply from Ruger.....

shootist · July 16th, 2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Whitebrad25

I still haven't received a reply from Ruger.....

Give them a call on the phone works every time, they are busy and don't have time to reply to every email sent to them.

murphman · July 16th, 2012, 04:29 PM

i am trying to figure a way, maybe a thin strip of velcro on the inside of that cap so it can be easly removed and you the empty space for some matches and maybe a few other things

Monte4283 · July 16th, 2012, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by murphman

My problem is the bolt release seems to be all jacked up. Either i am engaging it wrong but i dont know. I didnt notice it when i first purchased the gun but yesterday it was horrid, it was way to hard to get the bolt to unlock and slide forward and it had trouble locking back after the last round.

Just bought my first 10/22 about 3 weeks ago and it took some getting use to getting the bolt to lock back and to release it. Getting the bolt to release was what I had the most trouble with. Was looking on MidwayUSA site at 10/22 parts and seen a auto bolt release. Bought it and installed it and it works awesome. You still lock the bolt back normally, But to release it you just pull back on the bolt and let it go forward.

Heres a link to the auto bolt release.
Automatic Bolt Release Ruger 10/22 Black

Whitebrad25 · July 16th, 2012, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by shootist

Give them a call on the phone works every time, they are busy and don't have time to reply to every email sent to them.

I also called that same day and left callback info.

shootist · July 17th, 2012, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Whitebrad25

I also called that same day and left callback info.

Did you call outside of business hours? I have never had them call me back always got a live person every time I called, call them again today.

MarkB · July 17th, 2012, 12:50 PM

I also had a time trying to operate the bolt release until I installed an automatic bolt release. SOOO much easier to use and just pull the bolt to the rear and it automatically unlocks.

There are many on the market. Here's one from Midway.

Extended Automatic Bolt Release Ruger 10/22 Black

I had a stock problem with a Ruger Gunsite Scout (poor engraving of the raven on the pistol grip) and Ruger sent me a new stock and a prepaid label to return the old stock. Ruger WILL correct your problems and you WILL be happy with the result!

BOPLEO · July 17th, 2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by scott001313

No cap anywhere to be found. It's really bad when the buyer must inspect for flaws and errors -- however with the 10/22 TD it's really required. I had to pass on one TD when I noted that the rear sight was misaligned (seems to be common). I was so happy to find one without this issue I failed to notice the missing cap.

Gimme a break. What a load.

xl_target · July 17th, 2012, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by arg0naut22

I did clean it. I played with the bolt lock and figured out how to operate it better. It seemed at first is all you do is push it in to lock and realease. As that is somewhat true it is more of a up and in push to release and just in to lock. I would think there would be a more ergonomic way of doing this but once you get it down is easy. As far as the bolt not locking to the rear on the last round I want to take it out again and experiment before proceeding to contact Ruger.

As redleg mentioned, 10/22's do not lock back after the last round.
As far as the bolt release, look on Page 12 of your 10/22 manual. In two sentences they explain how to use the bolt release. Once you know how it works, things will be much more fun at the range. You will be surprised how many people who have 10/22's have problems with the bolt release. Once you know how, it is really simple and quick and you'll be able to do it without thinking about it.
Enjoy your 10/22. It is a lot of fun!