Stuck Cases in my Remington 514

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Mosin-Marauder

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I've been noticing a vast majority of the rounds I fire through this gun I have to cycle the bolt multiple times for them to extract and eject. I shot some Federal Champion 40 Grain Lead Round Nose out of it today and noticed that every single round got stuck, and one I had to slam out with a rod. I noticed on all of them that when they finally did eject, there was a black looking fouling on very end of the outer case neck and what looked to be some sort of Crimp at the very end of the shell. Any Idea on why these cases are getting stuck and how to fix it? Thanks,

-Mo.
 
If you have to slam anything something is terribly wrong with the rifle. A stuck .22 case should pop out easily with a cleaning rod.
Start by looking at the chamber then look at the extractor. Assuming it does this with all brands of ammo.
 
It did take 2 or three wacks to get it out with the cleaning rod and the palm of my hand. I'll shine a flashlight in the chamber and see what's up.
 
Any Idea on why these cases are getting stuck and how to fix it? Thanks,
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I'd bet it's because your gun needs a good cleaning

What you're seeing is likely a build up of carbon and lube in the chamber and throat

I'd take it out of the stock and flush it out with carb cleaner followed by some patches, and then test it again

If they still get stuck, try using a nylon brush with a patch wrapped around it, and a little Flitz ( or similar) Metal Polish
 
A thorough cleaning resolved the problem a great deal, only had 3 or 4 minor stuck cases out of 10 rounds. I just had to "persuade" them a bit with my finger nail. Continued use and cleaning should resolve the problem completely. Also had a pretty nice group going at 20 yards from prone, with as little prone position shooting as I do.
Thanks for your help.

Regards,

-Mo.
 
Carbon Ring

You have a carbon buildup in your chamber. Use a brass brush, some Hoppes, and lots of elbow grease. Scrub the snot out of that chamber and your problem should vanish. Lot of talk over on Rimfire Central about this.
 
I used a .30 Cal Bore Brush
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I'd stick with a 22 cal brush, but wrap a patch around it and spin it with a drill and use some metal polish

There may be some corrosion in there
Just don't go deeper than the chamber/throat area.
 
Sounds like the edge of the chamber might be dinged by the firing pin and needing a chamber ironing;or the extractor hook may be excessively worn.
 
The 514 was a VERY inexpensive rifle that had soft barrels. I fired a lot of .22 Shorts in mine and ringed the chamber, so when firing Long Rifles, it would do the same thing that yours does. Worse than that, I was getting blowback of powder fouling that made the bolt hard to work after several rounds.

It doesn't help that the bolt has a single extractor that wears out and stops functioning.

This is the only .22 rimfire rifle that I've found to have these problems, but there may be others.

Before it pooched, the rifle was amazingly accurate, especially after I had a side-mounted scope installed.
 
Thats why I'm one of thoes guys that cleans my rifle after every firing.Give your rifle a good cleaning & I'm sure it will be fine.
 
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