.22 issue

Hey crew,

Have Owned my .22 for about a year now. It’s a savage b22. Been a real good rifle been well looked after. Easily my favourite rifle to shoot. But of recent Its started having the issue where I’ll shoot a round and it will get stuck hard up against the barrel, like it won’t be able to grab it and throw it out. It’s that stuck I’ll need like a knife to flick it out. Just wondering what will cause this issue I’ve given the barrel a real good clean. Just wondering if anyone would have any ideas.

Cheers

Check around bolt,chamber etc for crud....or gunsmith. Nothing worse than action jamming.

Give everything a really good clean - not just the barrel. For example, if there's powder build up in the extractor port the extractor will not be able to grab the rim. Get a torch and have a close look, you might be surprised at how much build up there is.

as above check chamber n bolt face

Crap under the extractor preventing the claw from springing in to grab the rim of the case...

Pretty much all as above, with an addition - have you changed ammo recently? I found this with one 22, that a particular type of ammo didn’t seem to work correctly with the extractor, all other types fine. Possibly a slightly thicker rim

good torch and a magnifying glass become ya friend naturally you will take it out of stock before you attack it with WD40 or one of those type products wood work does not like it

Check the point of the extractor claw; it should be sharp. If it is slightly rounded it can cause slipping off the rim. It will only take a couple of strokes with a good needle file to put the edge back, taking care to maintain the original angles.

What ammo are you using? I had a batch of cci subs and they had excess wax or whatever it was on the projectiles, caused them to jam in the chamber

Pull the action from the stock , and douse it in either brake cleaner or carb cleaner , then blow out with compressed air.

Do this a couple of times , then lightly oil any areas that need lube , reassemble and test , preferably with dummy rounds.

Do the fired cases have a lot of carbon on the case mouth?

Is it getting more frequent or just started doing it and doing it at the same frequency.

i changed ammo awhile ago, changed to a sub sonic type round bit more oily. but probaly put like 100+ shots through with that ammo, without any issues then bam started doing this. ill have a look at that extractor tho.

ive been using the norma tac .22 rounds, been using them for awhile probably put close to 100+ of them through gun, without any issues.these rounds are quite oily tho.

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Originally Posted by SimpleHunter12

i changed ammo awhile ago, changed to a sub sonic type round bit more oily. but probaly put like 100+ shots through with that ammo, without any issues then bam started doing this. ill have a look at that extractor tho.

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If the cases are hard to remove, as in need digging it with a knife rather than flick out with your fingers nail then I'd guess not the extractor.

You could have a carbon ring that's formed in front of the chamber. Especially if it was initially fine and now it's started having issues.

Cleaning of the breach face, extractor groove and chamber is a good place to start.

nah cases are pretty clean, do have a few scraps on top half of shell. bit weird. if i shoot a few round the barrel gets pretty filthy tho.

Is there a visible mark on the breech face where the firing pin hits? Could be peening of the chamber edge from dry firing.

Check what gundoc said. I use some kero or meths and get a toothbrush or you can get parts washing brushes like them and give the front of the bolt a good scrub. Even soak it first

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Originally Posted by PaulNZ

Is there a visible mark on the breech face where the firing pin hits? Could be peening of the chamber edge from dry firing.

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Yes that’s what I think, many moons ago my old departed mate had a BSA 15 shot which started doing the same , shells stuck after firing.
On inspection there was a burr on the edge of the chamber where the firing pin was hitting when dry fired. Some new rifles especially semi autos can tolerate dry firing but it’s not really a good thing to do with a rim fire.

If there is a firing pin indent ( dont dry-fire your rimfires folks ) you can gently reshape the roundness by tapping a tapered punch into the chamber. A nail punch will suffice - you are wanting to restore the roundness of the chamber mouth.

You can get proper chamber iron tools but my nail punch woks more than adequatley...

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Originally Posted by fawkes

If there is a firing pin indent ( dont dry-fire your rimfires folks ) you can gently reshape the roundness by tapping a tapered punch into the chamber. A nail punch will suffice - you are wanting to restore the roundness of the chamber mouth.

You can get proper chamber iron tools but my nail punch woks more than adequatley...

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I made a 'proper' chamber iron a while back, and sent it to another member here once I'd fixed the rifle I was working on. He'd probably send it on if that is indeed the problem here.