zippyfusenet
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I'm an old geezer but a new shooter. I started target shooting at the range about four months ago. I now own a .357 S&W revolver for home defense and a Ruger .22 auto-loader for practice. I don't know much about firearms, but I'm learning.
Recently I was given a Tec-22 Scorpion .22 auto-loader. I've searched the internet, talked to the guys at the range, and learned a lot about the background and nature of this 'assault pistol'. I've downloaded the manual, and some other articles from the web.
This one has some problems. I'm trying to get it to function reliably, as a project and a learning experience. I could use some advice.
The first problem I've dealt with is chronic failure-to-eject. By cleaning it up, feeding it Stingers and lubing the bolt 'till it drips, I've overcome that problem. Woo-hoo! First round to Zippy!
The problem I'm noodling on now is that the cover tends to fly open while shooting. There's a cut-out sheet-metal frame dingus on the inside of the cover, just under the rear sight, that hooks over a plastic projection on the latch button, and this is coming loose, which allows the cover to fly open. I don't see anything wrong with either the sheet-metal dingus or the plastic projection. When I close the cover, the dingus engages the projection, and I can't pull the cover open with my hands. So I guess the latch button is bouncing forward during the recoil cycle, and pulling the projection out of the dingus.
Oh ratz! Ratz! And ratz again!
Any suggestions how I can overcome this problem, so that I can shoot off ten rounds rapid without the pistol coming apart on the third shot? Are the Stingers I'm shooting too powerful for the Tec-22 bolt? But I need a fairly high-powered .22 round, to push the bolt back fast and far enough to eject the spent shell case. I've thought that duct taping the cover down would befit the general technical excellence of the Tec-22 design, but I'd like to find a more elegant solution.
Thanks for any ideas.
Recently I was given a Tec-22 Scorpion .22 auto-loader. I've searched the internet, talked to the guys at the range, and learned a lot about the background and nature of this 'assault pistol'. I've downloaded the manual, and some other articles from the web.
This one has some problems. I'm trying to get it to function reliably, as a project and a learning experience. I could use some advice.
The first problem I've dealt with is chronic failure-to-eject. By cleaning it up, feeding it Stingers and lubing the bolt 'till it drips, I've overcome that problem. Woo-hoo! First round to Zippy!
The problem I'm noodling on now is that the cover tends to fly open while shooting. There's a cut-out sheet-metal frame dingus on the inside of the cover, just under the rear sight, that hooks over a plastic projection on the latch button, and this is coming loose, which allows the cover to fly open. I don't see anything wrong with either the sheet-metal dingus or the plastic projection. When I close the cover, the dingus engages the projection, and I can't pull the cover open with my hands. So I guess the latch button is bouncing forward during the recoil cycle, and pulling the projection out of the dingus.
Oh ratz! Ratz! And ratz again!
Any suggestions how I can overcome this problem, so that I can shoot off ten rounds rapid without the pistol coming apart on the third shot? Are the Stingers I'm shooting too powerful for the Tec-22 bolt? But I need a fairly high-powered .22 round, to push the bolt back fast and far enough to eject the spent shell case. I've thought that duct taping the cover down would befit the general technical excellence of the Tec-22 design, but I'd like to find a more elegant solution.
Thanks for any ideas.
