10/22 Stovepipes

Gopher · April 15, 2000, 09:43 PM

I put a Butler Creek bull barrel on my 1981 vintage 10/22 and ever since it stovepipes about every third shot. The fresh round goes into the chamber but the ejected brass stovepipes. A new factory mag helped some but it still does it. Extractor? Occasionally it will not eject but not very often. The gun has had LOTS of rounds through it and since rebarreling it shoots great, when it shoots. Ejection was not a problem before replacing the barrel. What is the fix on this one?

George Stringer · April 15, 2000, 11:02 PM

Gopher, check to see the extractor isn't getting beat up on the new breech. Usually with a stovepipe it ends up being an extractor problem and since it didn't occur until you switched barrels that's what it sounds like to me. George

April 15, 2000, 09:43 PM	#1
Gopher Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 1999 Location: Texas USA Posts: 367	I put a Butler Creek bull barrel on my 1981 vintage 10/22 and ever since it stovepipes about every third shot. The fresh round goes into the chamber but the ejected brass stovepipes. A new factory mag helped some but it still does it. Extractor? Occasionally it will not eject but not very often. The gun has had LOTS of rounds through it and since rebarreling it shoots great, when it shoots. Ejection was not a problem before replacing the barrel. What is the fix on this one?

April 15, 2000, 11:02 PM	#2
George Stringer Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Earlington KY Posts: 2,299	Gopher, check to see the extractor isn't getting beat up on the new breech. Usually with a stovepipe it ends up being an extractor problem and since it didn't occur until you switched barrels that's what it sounds like to me. George