09-08-2019, 06:55 PM
Rosecrans1 Wrote:Two items to add before firing:
Run several different factory or reloaded bullets through it before firing. Some bind. Some don't. Some are in-between. (And get the extra oil out of the action as well or it will leak out of the safety and bolt release when cleaning).
Use several different magazines looking for a one or two that just fit and cycle better.
Once you determine your barrel is free-floating, after firing three to five through it with a semi-hot barrel, run your paper under it again and check if it "still" is free-floating. Mine wasn't with a heated barrel. I took some more of the stock away inside the barrel channel to finally get a free-float full time.
If your magazine(s) have a lot of slop when inserted, you may need to put a shim on one or two of your better feeding mags. I used a thin piece of alluminum with JB Weld and after removing the paint on both pieces, attached it to the back of one Elander 4 rd mag to prevent the rocking and holding the mag solidly in one place. (This mag is now dedicated to the RAP unfortunately). This was the only way I was able to get 100% function feeding all my rounds. (I am very dissapointed with the quality of the rifle but not it's accuracy).
There isn't a lot of love for these rifles here and with good reason but with some TLC and tinkering, they are good to go.
No factory ammo should "bind" in a sammi chambered barrel.
If you have factory rounds that are "binding" are sticking the lands, you need to contact ruger and have them fix the rifle since they didn't cut the chamber correctly.