crickett blues...

kwells6 · August 17, 2009, 07:36 PM

are these things picky on ammo, or is it just my rifle, or even possibly the bulk box of remington .22?

i got one today and maybe 2 of 5 will load and eject from the rifle... the others have to be pryed from the chamber.

any ideas?

**Unclenick** · August 17, 2009, 07:59 PM

Look for a mark on the side of the case just in front of the firing pin mark. If you have one, someone snapped it without a snap cap and put an indentation into the soft barrel steel that went into the chamber. There is a tool called a chamber iron for removing it.

kwells6 · August 17, 2009, 08:05 PM

i got it new in a sealed box and i know for a fact its never been fired, much less dry fired

fastforty · August 17, 2009, 10:51 PM

My daughter shoots Super Colibri's in hers cuz she can't stand the noise level of standard velocity .22's. They have a standard length .22LR casing, but the bullet is shorter. After she shoots a few, I can't get a standard .22LR to chamber due to fowling deep in the chamber. The same thing happens when she uses my single shot Savage. Give the chamber a good brushing out, might just be some fowling or a fleck of lead in there.

August 17, 2009, 07:36 PM	#1
kwells6 Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 437	crickett blues... are these things picky on ammo, or is it just my rifle, or even possibly the bulk box of remington .22? i got one today and maybe 2 of 5 will load and eject from the rifle... the others have to be pryed from the chamber. any ideas? __________________ "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it."

August 17, 2009, 07:59 PM	#2
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	Look for a mark on the side of the case just in front of the firing pin mark. If you have one, someone snapped it without a snap cap and put an indentation into the soft barrel steel that went into the chamber. There is a tool called a chamber iron for removing it. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

August 17, 2009, 08:05 PM	#3
kwells6 Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 437	i got it new in a sealed box and i know for a fact its never been fired, much less dry fired __________________ "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it."

August 17, 2009, 10:51 PM	#4
fastforty Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 1999 Location: In a kornfield in kalifornia Posts: 1,161	My daughter shoots Super Colibri's in hers cuz she can't stand the noise level of standard velocity .22's. They have a standard length .22LR casing, but the bullet is shorter. After she shoots a few, I can't get a standard .22LR to chamber due to fowling deep in the chamber. The same thing happens when she uses my single shot Savage. Give the chamber a good brushing out, might just be some fowling or a fleck of lead in there. __________________ When Banjos are outlawed, only Outlaws will have Banjos The Bible is my lawbook. I turn the other cheek when applicable, and spend the rest of my days resisting evil at every front, until I have breathed my last breath.