Stovepiping in 2206

[novalty]

The 2206, with 4.5" barrel, I picked up last year is the only S&W in my safe that seems to have a stovepiping issue. I bought it used without any true round count. It seems to fire fairly consistently when I first take it out, but after I put a few rounds through it stovepiping seems to become a problem, and it appears to be fussy about what type of ammo it is fed. I am wondering if the recoil spring needs to be replaced in it. Has anyone else experienced such a problem with their 2206/622/422?

 

[kev74]

I don't think the recoil spring would have much to do with stovepiping. I would guess that a good cleaning - especially of the chamber area - and some extra lube on the slide would do wonders. The chamber is hard to get to from the rear in the 2206, so it might be accumulating gunk that is hard to see and hard to remove.

 

[novalty]

It could be a cleaning issue, but I generally spend considerable time cleaning and lubing the gun after use. I picked up a couple new mags from MidwayUSA, but haven't tried them yet. Could there be a possibility of a mag issue?

 

[~tc~]

.22LR ammo has much more variability than other, especially centerfire, calibers.

If it says "Remington" on the box, I would give it away.

Stick to Federal or CCI for best results.

What velocity ammo do you use?

 

[novalty]

I tried Winchester Xpert HV's with terrible success rate, would say that I had issues with at least 75% in a bulk pack. Have tried an old box of Remington's, but that box had issues in 3 different guns--so ruled it out as pure ammo issue. My brother bought me some 100 packs of CCI Mini-Mag HP's for cleaning his guns, they are 36gr. rated at 1260FPS. The copper plated bullets seem to feed much better than the lead Winchester Xperts, and have eliminated feed issues. However, I still experience the stove-pipe issue with the CCI's.

 

[handgunner356]

Stovepiping is usually the result of the slide not having enough energy to fully cycle. To that end start with weak ammo, dirty chamber(sticking brass), dry slide, too strong of a recoil spring, anything causing drag on the slide. Any form of "limp wristing" will take the energy out of the slide and let it go through your hand, which happens alot on larger caliber lightweight guns. The .22 rimfire is very picky about it's ammo, and it's not uncommon to find one that works well for years and then all the sudden not want to function the gun.

 

[chriskm1968]

i've only had mine a few weeks. i field stripped it and then i detail stripped it and found alot of gunk in places you really couldn't get to otherwise. that could possibly help.

 

[chriskm1968]

i would detail strip it and clean it first and then i would look into the extractor or the extractor spring. probably a good place to start. hope this helps.

 

[chriskm1968]

I tried Winchester Xpert HV's with terrible success rate, would say that I had issues with at least 75% in a bulk pack. Have tried an old box of Remington's, but that box had issues in 3 different guns--so ruled it out as pure ammo issue. My brother bought me some 100 packs of CCI Mini-Mag HP's for cleaning his guns, they are 36gr. rated at 1260FPS. The copper plated bullets seem to feed much better than the lead Winchester Xperts, and have eliminated feed issues. However, I still experience the stove-pipe issue with the CCI's.

i finally stop using those winchesters when i could find others.
after 25 rounds through my bolt action, i would have to clean it because it would not extract. and it has dual extractors!

 

[Cruiser RN]

Hi.I bought my CS9 NIB and have put many thousands of rounds thru it.This gun never has a failure to feed or stovepipe until the rrecoil spring becomes worn.If your smith is like mine it is telling you to change the recoil spring.If its anything like mine once you do the problem clears up immeadiately......God bless....Mike

The 2206, with 4.5" barrel, I picked up last year is the only S&W in my safe that seems to have a stovepiping issue. I bought it used without any true round count. It seems to fire fairly consistently when I first take it out, but after I put a few rounds through it stovepiping seems to become a problem, and it appears to be fussy about what type of ammo it is fed. I am wondering if the recoil spring needs to be replaced in it. Has anyone else experienced such a problem with their 2206/622/422?

 

[surfzombie]

I have your gun's younger brother a 2213 and It likes CCI Blazer and Mini-Mags and the bulk Federal HV stuff from Wally World. The Remington and the Winchester and the American eagle just wont feed reliably. I f I were you I would get a new recoil spring from Brownells or Numrich's and clean and lube the gun good. Here is a link for the part on Numrich's.
Numrich Gun Parts Corp. - The World's Largest Supplier of Firearms Parts and Accessories