My kids got me a bad ass take down Ruger 10/22 for Christmas. I shot it 3-4 times in the spring. No problem.

Over the 4th of July holiday, I let some kids shoot it. Perhaps 50 times. Last weekend we went to hang some trail cameras and do a little shooting. I shot the 10/22. I could see the bullets hitting things several feet away from where it should be. I could not hit a clay pigeon box from a rest at 10 yards . I knew something was wrong. I took it to my gun guys today.

They called me and told me the barrel was completely fouled with lead. He said he could not hit the target at 20 yards. He was able to hit the target at 10 yards but he could tell the bullet was tumbling. That is when he checked the barrel.

They advised that with the rush to manufacture, some of the bulk 22 was not properly lubricated. Rapid lead fouling resulted. He said this is the 3rd gun that he has seen do the exact same thing.

I would like to add that this was after less than 100 shots!

If you are having similar problems, you might check the barrel.

Please tell us what ammo you were using.

As I recall it is some bulk Remington ammo.

Is that going to be your new quail gun? Somebody else might get a chance to shoot some.....

Perhaps Remington Wildcat.

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Originally posted by pagosawingnut:
Is that going to be your new quail gun? Somebody else might get a chance to shoot some.....

lol

contact biebs he'll buy the gun the ammo etc.
that way he has a documented excuse to miss

Of the major brands Remington ( for me anyway ) is about the worst. Dirty, dirty, dirty!


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Interesting.

Recently, we had a squib load of a Peters .22 LR in a S&W 617-6. My 13 YO grandson, the shooter, put the gun down and told me it didn't feel right (I'd told him that if anything didn't seem right when he shot, to stop immediately and tell me). When I checked the gun, I could see the bullet's base right at the start of the barrel.

I knocked the bullet out easily with a cleaning rod and figured that was that.

When we shot it later in the day, the revolver performed as expected for the first 20 or so rounds (about 2 cylinders), but then started throwing tumblers. The keyholes were all over the target at 7 yards.

When I inspected the barrel later, I found (and removed) a collar of lead in the barrel right where the bullet had stuck. I cleaned the hell out of the barrel, and it seems to shoot fine now.

Of course, a squib wouldn't have cycled your action, so couldn't have been responsible for what you have experienced.

But I thought it would be worth bringing up my own experience, because of the cautionary message: if it doesn't feel right or perform as expected, don't fire again without checking your gun.

I have just been informed that the issue is with the barrel not the ammo. Ruger has it now.