mag not dropping outThis is a discussion on mag not dropping out within the Ruger 10/22 Rimfire forums, part of the Rifle & Shotgun Forum category; The mag that came with my used 10/22 will not drop out when I hit the release lever. My 2 spare mags drop right out. ...
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October 6th, 2012, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: WI
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The mag that came with my used 10/22 will not drop out when I hit the release lever. My 2 spare mags drop right out. Where might be the mag hanging up?
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October 6th, 2012, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orland Park, Illinois
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Try gently tightening the hex head screw on the front face of the magazine.
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October 6th, 2012, 07:21 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Nevada
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Originally Posted by papadave  The mag that came with my used 10/22 will not drop out when I hit the release lever. My 2 spare mags drop right out. Where might be the mag hanging up? | is it a takedown, and/or a synthetic stock?
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October 7th, 2012, 04:25 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA
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Originally Posted by Thiokol Try gently tightening the hex head screw on the front face of the magazine. | I had the same problem yesterday on my new-to-me-but-old 10/22. It happened with several of my mags that function perfectly in my other 10/22. So if that screw doesn't solve the problem, what do I look for next?
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October 7th, 2012, 05:06 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: WI
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Carbine with synthetic.
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October 7th, 2012, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA
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I just finished fixing the problem on mine. It's a brand-new Butler Creek sporter stock that I bought on fleabay. Yesterday was its first outing.
First I removed the stock, and then loaded and dropped the mag from the bare action. No problems at all.
Then I put the mag into the correct position where it would go in were the stock installed. Sure enough, the mag hung up on the inside of the stock.
After five minutes with a Dremel sanding drum and then some 320 and 600 grit paper by hand to smooth out what the Dremel left, it works perfectly. I probably took off about 1/32 of material in total from the inside of the mag well (that's 1/64 each side).
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October 8th, 2012, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by papadave The mag that came with my used 10/22 will not drop out when I hit the release lever. | I got a brand new 10/22 to do Appleseed with and it had the same problem.
My fix was to insert and remove the magazine about fifty or sixty times.
I'll bet all I did was to round off the corners on the plastic.
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