Hey everyone I'm very new to the forum looking to get my 15-22 tomorrow and was just wondering what is the best way to break it in and from what I under stand from looking around on here to try to get a ser# DU or newer and I've picked up some cci ammo but should I break it in with some cheaper ammo?
Break-in process
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Deadonmyfeet
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Take it apart, clean out all the lube from the factory, lube and reassemble, then shoot it. At the very least 100 rounds, 500 is better. CCI Mini Mags are a popular choice because they are high velocity and seem to be very consistant with no obvious rounds with low powder loads.
DownRange&Upwind
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The manual says to use various types of ammo, to find what your rifle "likes" and be SURE to read the recommended and NOT ammo types. Also be SURE to clean/lube it BEFORE firing, to remove all the packing grease and gunk in the gun. You cant go wrong with Federal bulk packs. Other than that just be sure to stagger the ammo properly to ensure proper feeding, and have fun. The "break in" will take care of itself. I have about 6k rounds in my 15 22 most of it are Federal bulk packs, Id say at "least" 4k+ of the 6 at minimum. The rest of it is mostly CCI and a few others I had lying around when I bought the rifle. Lastly, and not least.. welcome aboard! Its a GREAT rifle, hope you get in lots of trigger time for the first few times you get to fire it at your local range.
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chuck s
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Break in is rarely needed in any firearm. A good cleaning, which entails little more than dragging a bore snake down the bore and glugging some CLP on the hammer/trigger parts, is all ya need.
-- Chuck
-- Chuck
Cool thanks everyone for the help I'm excited to get it I've bought a pack of 333 Winchester for break-in and some cci to try after was thinking of getting another bulk back to get more run through it I usually spend alot of trigger time at the range. Also sorry if this is a stupid question but what do you keen stagger properly I'm not really familiar with the 15-22 magazines I've shot my buddies sr-22 quite a bit and didn't think the ammo had to be staggered
DownRange&Upwind
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From personal experiences, as well as others have posted. Winchester 333 packs are not very good at all.. at all. Stick with Federal& CCI for the most part, but then again your rifle coud be one of the ones that loves winchester over all others.
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grimreaper21
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are you sure? ive read alot of good things about them (333) here, including someone that had a entire case that was flawless.
john16443
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Welcome G1785. By stagger we mean that as you load each bullet, make sure that it seats itself in an alternating or zig-zag pattern. Look at the slot in the upper portion of the back of the mag and you SHOULD see the rounds have a zig-zag to them. You should also be able to see this in the center slot on the mag. If you pull your load assist button down only far enough to push the next round in, the rounds should naturally take the zig-zag. If you just pull the load assist button down to the bottom and start dropping rounds in, they won't stagger properly and you'll probably run into feeding problems.
grimreaper21
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DownRange&Upwind
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As I said originally, if the mag isnt propperly staggered then you WILL have FTF, FTE's more often than not. A handy trick is to tap the backside of the mag on the palm of your hand( bullet tips facing out) after loading to ensure they are set back properly in the mag to ensure good feeding.
Also as Brett mentions in his videos( instructional series in notable thread section main page) that if you DONT use the load assist button you will get FTF less offten, as it seems to help with the staggering if you dont use it. This is not "set in stone". But I was having a few failures to feed occasionaly, after I stopped using the load assist button, I think I MAY have had 10 feed failures in a few thousand rounds. Congrats and welcome aboard.
chuck s
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Winchester Super-X in the 333 packaging works wonderfully in my year old 15-22. But .22s are notorious for being ammo sensitive. Find what works well for you.
-- Chuck
-- Chuck
john16443
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Time to clean and shoot!!
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When loading, you'll be fine using the load assist, but only enough for one round at a time. I relieve tension just enough for one to enter, then release the load assist which sets the round in it's staggered position against all other rounds. I've had one fte out of 600 rounds using this method and that was probably due to not cleaning for that session of six hundred. I also give the full mag a tap like mentioned above.
I picked up a NCStar for around $30. It ain't a Harris, but it works for me. It also extends far enough to keep a 25rd mag off the bench. Many do not.
