Hi guys, I always find a wealth of knowledge on this site so thought I would ask for some help.
Bought older model 10-22 carbine in good shape at gun show. When I got home and played with it a bit, I found that I had to play with the slide lock to get it to release bolt forward. Much more than just push and release.
Took it to range today and it fed and fired great...1X. It picked up and ejected spent round clean. On further investigation, I noticed the trigger was not resetting. If I manually pulled the trigger back out it would reset. My first guess is that there is a bad spring behind the trigger or the it is gummed up??
Before I open gun up, I thought I would get some guidance on where my focus should be and if the reluctant slide release is related to the trigger failing to reset. My other question, if it is a spring, is that a DIY job or something that would require a gun smith?
As always, help from fellow shooters is greatly appreciated!
Bought older model 10-22 carbine in good shape at gun show. When I got home and played with it a bit, I found that I had to play with the slide lock to get it to release bolt forward. Much more than just push and release.
Took it to range today and it fed and fired great...1X. It picked up and ejected spent round clean. On further investigation, I noticed the trigger was not resetting. If I manually pulled the trigger back out it would reset. My first guess is that there is a bad spring behind the trigger or the it is gummed up??
Before I open gun up, I thought I would get some guidance on where my focus should be and if the reluctant slide release is related to the trigger failing to reset. My other question, if it is a spring, is that a DIY job or something that would require a gun smith?
As always, help from fellow shooters is greatly appreciated!