Post by gbeauvin on Jan 26, 2014 9:58:57 GMT -5
Greetings all!
Many years ago i inherited a Stevens 22/410 from my grandfather (he had numerous guns, but that was the one that always appealed to me as a child). It sat it my parent's closet for another decade (I had small children of my own and did not have a gun safe), but it recently came home, and I'd like to put it back into use. I took it to the range yesterday to sight it in, and discovered that the .22 isn't reliably firing (they wouldn't let me shoot the .410). Out of the first 10, only 3 fired. By the time I'd gone through 60 or 70 rounds it was firing just a little over half of what I fed it (a mixture of CCI "AR Tactical" rounds and the cheap blazer stuff I bought at the range). I don't know enough to be able to tell what a "light" strike looks like, though there were definately dents in the rims. The man at the range said that the action felt "stiff", and a good cleaning might get it working better.
Last night I took the barrel off (and discovered that the cam on the bottom does indeed move and in fact MUST be moved down in order to put the barrel back on), cleaned the barrel with CLP, and examined the receiver. Unfortunately I don't have a driver long enough to get the stock off, so I didn't bother removing the buttplate.
Is there another way to get to the innards of the action so I can clean it out? If I invest in a long-shafted driver should I expect to find a screw-head (phillips?)? Hex? Want to make sure I buy the right tool.
Are there other things that might cause light strikes on the .22? The hammer is well back from the little buttons when it just sits there, and in fact even pushing it forward i can't make it extend the firing pins. If I cock the hammer though I can reach in and tap the buttons and see the firign pins come out (I read that the .22 should be spring loaded but mine does not appear to be so). The .410 extens further than the .22, is this normal?
thanks,
GB
Many years ago i inherited a Stevens 22/410 from my grandfather (he had numerous guns, but that was the one that always appealed to me as a child). It sat it my parent's closet for another decade (I had small children of my own and did not have a gun safe), but it recently came home, and I'd like to put it back into use. I took it to the range yesterday to sight it in, and discovered that the .22 isn't reliably firing (they wouldn't let me shoot the .410). Out of the first 10, only 3 fired. By the time I'd gone through 60 or 70 rounds it was firing just a little over half of what I fed it (a mixture of CCI "AR Tactical" rounds and the cheap blazer stuff I bought at the range). I don't know enough to be able to tell what a "light" strike looks like, though there were definately dents in the rims. The man at the range said that the action felt "stiff", and a good cleaning might get it working better.
Last night I took the barrel off (and discovered that the cam on the bottom does indeed move and in fact MUST be moved down in order to put the barrel back on), cleaned the barrel with CLP, and examined the receiver. Unfortunately I don't have a driver long enough to get the stock off, so I didn't bother removing the buttplate.
Is there another way to get to the innards of the action so I can clean it out? If I invest in a long-shafted driver should I expect to find a screw-head (phillips?)? Hex? Want to make sure I buy the right tool.
Are there other things that might cause light strikes on the .22? The hammer is well back from the little buttons when it just sits there, and in fact even pushing it forward i can't make it extend the firing pins. If I cock the hammer though I can reach in and tap the buttons and see the firign pins come out (I read that the .22 should be spring loaded but mine does not appear to be so). The .410 extens further than the .22, is this normal?
thanks,
GB