Just bought a new 10-22. Took it out of the box myself. I always examine and completely clean any new gun I buy. Before I broke this one down I examined it and found 6-7 inches of a plastic tie in the breach end of the barrel. Small part of it was sticking out the breach and I discovered it. Glad it wasn't further down the barrel and I would have tried to shoot the gun. Anyway, just a headsup on importance of examining a new gun.
Importance of Examining New Gun
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madcratebuilder
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Checking the bore for any obstruction before firing is a very good practice for any rifle no matter how long you have owned it. Bugs and debris can cause havoc.
mrawesome22
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Might have been some kind of buffer the dealer put in there to keep jackwagons from slamming the bolt home dry?
The 10/22 does not feature an empty bolt hold open, and I could see the head of that zip tie being a nice buffer.
For those concerned, it would not had chambered a round.
If that piece was far enough into the bore to allow a round to chamber, it just would have got shot out as it would not be sealing the bore.
Found a mud dobber nest in a bore? Lol
The 10/22 does not feature an empty bolt hold open, and I could see the head of that zip tie being a nice buffer.
For those concerned, it would not had chambered a round.
If that piece was far enough into the bore to allow a round to chamber, it just would have got shot out as it would not be sealing the bore.
Found a mud dobber nest in a bore? Lol
chadstrickland
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Really feeble pitcher. I used to work for a gun shop and we purchased those things for a couple bucks each! Lol
Palmetto-Pride
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Where do you keep your guns outback in the shed with the shovel and hoes.....lol
Kreyzhorse
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+1.
precision_shooter
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This is actually a Ruger practice with all their auto-loading guns. They take a zip tie and stick it in the chamber/down the barrel and leave the "head" sticking out of the bolt/breach to indicate the chamber is empty. They use orange ones on their LC9's.
Looks to me that the "head" of this zip tie was sheared/ripped off, probably due to cycling the bolt, and the remainder stayed in the chamber/barrel.
Well, bought it at Academy, brought it home, took it out of the box. It's a Ruger, so didn't expect a spit shine. Any fouling would have been from the plant. Was a little dirty as I cleaned her up, but I must assume a new gun. If not, then I got snookered. Anyway, I don't suspect I'll be buying another Ruger. This was just to plinnk around with. My other guns are Savages, Remingtons, Sakos, Barretts, and some old Parkers my grandfather had. Oh well, live and learn.