Thread: Totally Sick of Semi-Auto .22s

Originally Posted by zarathustra

'Double-tap'...Nah it was Triple tap!
The bloody thing was firing 3 shots in 1 second, then touch the trigger again and another 3 shots in 1 sec.
Felt like I had an M16 in three-round burst mode but there was no fire selector switch to change it out...no control at all!

Must admit it was a bit of fun at first before it sunk in how dangerous it was...plus the possibility of losing my firearms license if the police thought I had modified it.
Any way I delt to the POS Stirling...it has now gone to rifle heaven...Amen

Dealt to it ay?
Have you got any bits left over and what part of the country are you?

Originally Posted by csmiffy

Dealt to it ay?
Have you got any bits left over and what part of the country are you?

I've got the stock left and that's it...but am thinking of making a crossbow out of it for my nephew.

Yeah I 'dealt' to it with my grinder and a brand new diamond cutting wheel, that was just waiting for a job like this.
It performed perfectly, nicely cutting the POS Sterling into a series of uniform pieces.

It really was a catharsis...a bit of pent up emotions over semi-auto .22s....
...I feel better now

Your cleaning method is pretty good, but I would do the Marlin action differently. Strip the action from stock, detach spring setup from receiver, then after removing bolt from receiver clean bolt and channel completely. Only one drop of gun oil on bolt to reassemble. Then focus on spring setup - remove every trace of powder residue esp from feedthroat. Clean thoroughly. Check position of ejector spring is correct. Reassemble. Cleaning is good every 3-400 rounds or when rifle starts tells you it needs cleaning!

Some people leave the Marlin semiauto action cocked i.e. open when in storage. This is not good for action springs as it weakens recoil spring and hammer spring - adversely affecting ammo cycling. Good to leave these semi actions closed. If springs are worn McCarbo do new sets at good prices.

These tips keep the Marlin semiautos operating well. Good luck with your bolt..

No doubt about it, Ruger had a shocking batch of barrels in the mid 80s, maybe late 80s. A mate had one of the bad bunch and it was unbelievably poor accuracy.
I swore never to town one but after moving to Central I needed a good semi and got talked into a 10/22 after one of the new Savages shit itself.
The Ruger is excellent, maybe I got lucky but it is 100% reliable and best group was an awesome 6mm group at 50 yards.
Probably a total fluke but it is very accurate and unfussy on ammo.
Don't write off a good semi... Least that's what my wife says

Originally Posted by viper

Don't write off a good semi... Least that's what my wife says

Yeah, I used to have one of those semi things (somedays semi-hot...somedays semi-cold), but it made this horrible screeching noise in my ear.
So I divorced her and bought myself a bolt action.

@zarathustra you still got the papoose? I'm keen as a bean if you'd like to sell it

Originally Posted by Tommy

@zarathustra you still got the papoose? I'm keen as a bean if you'd like to sell it

Dude I had that back in 1992. Sold it in 1995.
They no longer make them I think....or at least the importer of them into NZ reckons he can't get anymore.

Originally Posted by viper

No doubt about it, Ruger had a shocking batch of barrels in the mid 80s, maybe late 80s. A mate had one of the bad bunch and it was unbelievably poor accuracy.

A friend of mine had a Mini 14 and claimed it was capable of Minute of Milkjug accuracy at 100m.

Reading about ruger, it seems that their tooling for the Mini 14 got to the point of being really knackered, they invested in some new stuff, and the accuracy of Mini 14's improved dramatically.

I wonder if those crap 10/22 barrels were cut by machinery on it's last gasp.

Originally Posted by zarathustra

Maybe, but I used to clean the actions after every 2 boxes of ammo (approx every 100 rounds).

This is how I used to clean my semi-auto .22s:
1 - take the barreled action out of the stock
2 - while working the slide back and forth spray into the action CRC Brakleen
3 - wait 20 mins for the Brakleen to evaporate (leaves no residue after the solvents evaporate)
4 - put 1 drop of Devcon 3 ATF (automatic transmission fluid) into the action while again working the slide back and forth.
5 - put barrelled action back into stock = done.

Um, its a gun, it doesnt have an automatic transmission or brakes.

Originally Posted by Padox

Double tap everything awesome haha the ruger should have grouped better than that min could put 10 rounds in a $2 coin at 50m

You must have had a miracle one!

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Originally Posted by Huntfisheat

I have a Stirling Model 14 semi sitting in my gun safe.
It started jamming shells about once a mag and then the sear fractured while I was using it and th whole mag went full auto.
Any one want a free Stirling Mod 14 for parts? Pay postage and it's yours.

I'm in but no postage as I'm in chch anyway. Pmd you
Model 14 semi?
14 is the bolt action

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

Um, its a gun, it doesnt have an automatic transmission or brakes.

CRC Brakleen is a great solvent for many things including firearms. Great down the bore as well as it cleans out the carbon and lead buildup...just doesn't work on the copper residue.

ATF is also great on semi-auto actions. Armalite recommends it on their M-16s if troops run out of standard-issue supplies.

I don't get why the Ruger 10/22 gets so much bad press, are they tack drivers? No however they group well enough for rabbit shooting at sensible distances with the right ammo. Mine would average 1.5inch at 50m, good enough for me.

Originally Posted by mawzer308

I don't get why the Ruger 10/22 gets so much bad press, are they tack drivers? No however they group well enough for rabbit shooting at sensible distances with the right ammo. Mine would average 1.5inch at 50m, good enough for me.

Stovepipe is a common thing on the ruger. It’s not right to buy a new gun to upgrade the bits in order to fire smoothly.

Originally Posted by holdover

Stovepipe is a common thing on the ruger. It’s not right to buy a new gun to upgrade the bits in order to fire smoothly.

I've heard that argument too, however, friends and I all own them, all unmodified with no issues when using good ammo. Most semis will stove pipe at some stage with crap "bulk buy" ammo. I would also hazard a guess a lot of peoples cleaning regimes are poor and a leading contributor. I'm not a staunch defender of the 10/22 as the marlins are bloody good value, just think they get a lot of ill informed bad press.