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I was excited about finally owning a Ruger 10/22 after forever hearing about the rifle's rugged reliability and accuracy, etc. I have no doubt that all that is true but I am frustrated with my own experience with the rifle.
I just purchased a new Ruger 10/22 Carbine from my local gun shop and it seemed to function fine. I dry fired it a few times and the safety and trigger worked as expected. I actually thought the trigger felt nice and smooth.
However, I wanted to take the stock off to see what the receiver and trigger guard assembly looked like underneath. Suddenly, as I removed the stock, the bolt stop pin fell out (which I hear is quite normal) and the safety and trigger stopped working. The safety appears to have become disengaged such that it just slides back and forth without any friction. Also the trigger doesn't want to reset; it seems stuck in its rearward (fired) position regardless of whether the bolt is charged or not.
I can't think of anything that I did in taking the stock off that could have caused this. Has this happened to anyone else on here?
If any of you 10/22 veterans could shed some light on this problem I would be very grateful. I was hoping to shoot it this weekend and don't relish the thought of having to send it back to Ruger for service. Sigh....Again, thanks for any advice you may have!
I just purchased a new Ruger 10/22 Carbine from my local gun shop and it seemed to function fine. I dry fired it a few times and the safety and trigger worked as expected. I actually thought the trigger felt nice and smooth.
However, I wanted to take the stock off to see what the receiver and trigger guard assembly looked like underneath. Suddenly, as I removed the stock, the bolt stop pin fell out (which I hear is quite normal) and the safety and trigger stopped working. The safety appears to have become disengaged such that it just slides back and forth without any friction. Also the trigger doesn't want to reset; it seems stuck in its rearward (fired) position regardless of whether the bolt is charged or not.
I can't think of anything that I did in taking the stock off that could have caused this. Has this happened to anyone else on here?
If any of you 10/22 veterans could shed some light on this problem I would be very grateful. I was hoping to shoot it this weekend and don't relish the thought of having to send it back to Ruger for service. Sigh....Again, thanks for any advice you may have!