HELP PLEASE ruger 10 22 bolt stickyness after reassemble

seansean1444

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hey guys just cleaned my ruger 1022 and am now very lost to why the bolt feels very sticky and gritty when i cycle the bolt? any ideas? it seems like it wont even operate right now but everything fit back into place just fine!!:mad::mad::mad: any suggestions will be greatly appreciated
 

Metal god

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What exactly do you mean ?

It's kinda hard to pull back at first like it's binding up a little at first

OR

It's gritty and grinds-ish all the way back and forward
 

seansean1444

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it cycles fine untill halfway back then it takes more force than before to get it back all the way, it always got a little rougher there but never like this... this gun only has 500 rounds through it
 

Rifleman1776

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Clean again. When I had my gun shop I "repaired" many guns, usually .22s, with my favorite tool, spray carburetor cleaner. Make sure everything, inside and out, is clean, really clean. Then lube with a high quality product that won't gunk up.
BTW, using carb cleaner on a 10/22 you do run the risk of removing paint. Caution or a repaint is necessary.
 

Woody55

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Once upon a time, I took my 10-22 compelete apart and used a friends chemistry lab to clean it. Some kind of solvent and an ultra sonic vibrator.

Boy, did those parts get clean. I watched carbon flake off of parts. It was kind of cool.

It was so clean that when I put it back together and worked the action, it felt and sounded like it had sand in it. So I took it apart again and thoroughly lubed everything that moved.

That solved my problem. Not sure about yours.
 

Fishbed77

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it cycles fine untill halfway back then it takes more force than before to get it back all the way, it always got a little rougher there but never like this... this gun only has 500 rounds through it

Every stock 10/22 I've ever fired feels that way.
 
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