fifth round jam

[fuzzybatman]

took my new 15-22 out yesterday and had a fifth round jam almost every time,have a ten round mag,i load groups of five is that wrong?

 

[bravo-05]

check 2 things.

1) are you loading the mag correctly (seating properly)
2) have you tried a different magazine

 

[fuzzybatman]

the bullets are staggered ,so that should be right and only came with one mag and it has the red spring assist

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

took my new 15-22 out yesterday and had a fifth round jam almost every time,have a ten round mag,i load groups of five is that wrong?

So it jams on the last round when you load 5? What happens when you load 10?

 

[fuzzybatman]

i have not tried ten yet,was reading post about a blue spring ,would that apply?

 

[team sidewinder]

i have not tried ten yet,was reading post about a blue spring ,would that apply?

I believe the blue spring you are referring to is not for the magazine but the blue spring on the newer 15-22 bolt.

 

[DrD562]

Maybe it's the type of ammo you're shooting. I just unloaded 300+ rounds of CCI Blazer and had ZERO FTF's and ZERO FTE's.

 

[fuzzybatman]

i am using cci mini mags,and federal lightning

 

[thacheese]

the bullets are staggered ,so that should be right and only came with one mag and it has the red spring assist

not sure what you mean by red spring assist. are you talking about the orange follower? is this a short mag, or a long one?

 

[fuzzybatman]

it is short with orange spring 10 round

 

[E6type]

it is short with orange spring 10 round

"follower".

 

[Redbulladdikt]

2 things come to mind here...

1) magazine loading procedure...research it just to ensure you are doing it properly--it is easy to glitch up

2) the more probable is that you have a defective magazine...thats where my money is...i suggest buying 3-4 new mags off 44mag.com and seeing if that cures it ( not to mention your thumb and forefinger will thank you!)

 

[fuzzybatman]

sounds like good info
thanks

 

[thacheese]

fill the mag, let it sit for a few days, then remove 1/2 and see if you still have problems, i've had issues with stiff springs on new mags before, and the shorty 10rd is much tighter than the long 10rd, or even the 25rd ones i got.