Picked up my new rifle today and after cleaning and adjusting the trigger down I decided to run a few rounds through it. It fires fine, the trigger is decent, it ejects fine but it doesn't feed very well. Anyone else having feed issues?
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Picked up my new rifle today and after cleaning and adjusting the trigger down I decided to run a few rounds through it. It fires fine, the trigger is decent, it ejects fine but it doesn't feed very well. Anyone else having feed issues?
What ammo?
Mine feeds flawlessly with CCI SV but Center X has feed issues at times.
There's a T1x thread with some info.
Picked up my new rifle today and after cleaning and adjusting the trigger down I decided to run a few rounds through it. It fires fine, the trigger is decent, it ejects fine but it doesn't feed very well. Anyone else having feed issues?
What kind of feed issues are you having? Example, is it nose up or hanging on the bullet tip when trying to enter the chamber?Picked up my new rifle today and after cleaning and adjusting the trigger down I decided to run a few rounds through it. It fires fine, the trigger is decent, it ejects fine but it doesn't feed very well. Anyone else having feed issues?
It starts the shell out of the magazine then it acts like it's binding before it starts in the chamber. This cycling the bolt slow, if yo pop it seems to feed okay. I didn't check if it's shaving the bullet though.
I mounted a scope on and did some shooting, it shoots CCi SV decent but seems to like SK Std. Plus better. My best groups were less than 1/2" outside. Once I get some rounds through it I'll see what it'll do. It won't keep up with my Anschutz 1712 in 50 yard sporter matches but at less than 1/3 the price it'll make a good showing and will out shoot a lot of more expensive rifles.
Are you running it in the factory stock or an aftermarket? Perhaps the stock might be slightly out of whack?Ran a match yesterday. Sucked again. But I also let my buddy use my rifle (along with another who's scope wonked out ⅔ through the match). I was running Center X and my buddy was running CCI SV. I re-torqued the action screws to approx 35ft/lbs. I continued to have feed issues although not as many. I watched the guy who used my rifle and Center X also have some feed issues. My buddy running CCI had zero feed issues.
The guy borrowing my rifle beat me by 1 shot.
Are you running it in the factory stock or an aftermarket? Perhaps the stock might be slightly out of whack?
Then maybe try to run it with the factory stock? I know you don't want to (if I had to switch out my KRG I'd be pissed because at that point I'd have been better off just going Vudoo), but then it might help you nail down the cause.KRG Bravo. No issues w/ CCI (yesterday or ever. I've run A LOT of CCI SV through it w/ zero feed or ejection issues) or a few other brands and types. Seems pretty typical of what others are seeing. Thinking about buying another to try since it seems hit or miss. I might just abandon Tikka .22 and move on to Voodoo. Pricey but very few issues and built around Center X. But I REALLY want to run the Tikka. I like it a lot.
Then maybe try to run it with the factory stock? I know you don't want to (if I had to switch out my KRG I'd be pissed because at that point I'd have been better off just going Vudoo), but then it might help you nail down the cause.
Also, if it fails to feed with the factory stock you have a better shot at getting Beretta to fix or replace the gun. I would try to record video or lots of stills when it fails to feed. Those plus a nice note explaining that their gun failing to feed with "premium" ammo is unacceptable might get you some results...I follow your logic, It's just others have similar/same issues in the factory stock. But I'll give it a try.
Well, there is that 'buy once; cry once' adage...something I'm not very good at.KRG Bravo. No issues w/ CCI (yesterday or ever. I've run A LOT of CCI SV through it w/ zero feed or ejection issues) or a few other brands and types. Seems pretty typical of what others are seeing. Thinking about buying another to try since it seems hit or miss. I might just abandon Tikka .22 and move on to Voodoo. Pricey but very few issues and built around Center X. But I REALLY want to run the Tikka. I like it a lot.
Also, if it fails to feed with the factory stock you have a better shot at getting Beretta to fix or replace the gun. I would try to record video or lots of stills when it fails to feed. Those plus a nice note explaining that their gun failing to feed with "premium" ammo is unacceptable might get you some results...
I currently have three Tikka T1x 22 LR. All three started out with ejection issues, my very first one had feed issues on the last round. Two have been in my KRG stock and one "last one" started out in the KRG. I didn't see any significant change in either stock. After messing with these three and the Tikka 17HMR I have, I am a firm believer it's related to the ejector wire itself. I also had the same issue with a Sako Finnfire Range.
Feed issues can be magazine related or ejector related, from my experience, ejector related more so. Trial and error is what it takes.
Slickwill,
I used the medical type needle nose pliers that lock to bend my ejector. I have photos of one of mine. But, I say trial and error because my others don't look exactly like this one. So even though you get it bent like this one it may or may not work for yours. Anyway, here is how one of mine looks now. I also point out where I made the slight bend.
Thanks, that helps. I'll try that tomorrow. I did a bit of tweaking last night and then went to the range tonight. Still had 4 FTEs with around 100 rounds. I've tried pulling the bolt harder and softer with no change in failure rate. I wish the ejector was available separately from Tikka so that I could bend a few of them to different shapes and see which works best. I may source the raw materials and start making my own.
Shot 100 rounds today testing out CCI SV and CCI GreenTag to see if there's any difference in precision. Made sure to pull the bolt back harder and things ejected really well. Zero FTE and FTF.
I haven't been able to make any changes based on how hard I pull the bolt.
What were your conclusions on the Green Tag vs SV? I've been shooting both of them a bunch and haven't convinced myself one way or the other.
My favorite thing about the CCI SV and Green Tag is that in my rifle the ballistics exactly match what Strelok says from 25 to 100 yards. With the other ammo I've shot it has been off by a couple clicks.
Shot 150 rounds of SV tonight. Had 3 FTE and my first ever FTF.
What BC/Velocity do you have for your CCI SV? For me I have it at w/ 1.76 scope height.
CCI SV
BC - .115
MV - 1070
2.2 @ 99 yds
8.2 @ 203 yds
What's your elevation? I'm at 5,000ft. I'm going to try to get back this afternoon. I'll try 203 again.Wow 7.1 @ 203. Yeh I'm much more around 8.1/8.2. 30mph tailwind though is pretty extreme though. My Eley Target, I'm around 7.1 @ 203, but it's shooting around 1100 fps.
Oops, just realized that I still had the wind added in with Strelok. If I zero the wind it's telling me 7.5MRAD for 203 yards.Wow 7.1 @ 203. Yeh I'm much more around 8.1/8.2. 30mph tailwind though is pretty extreme though. My Eley Target, I'm around 7.1 @ 203, but it's shooting around 1100 fps.
What's your elevation? I'm at 5,000ft. I'm going to try to get back this afternoon. I'll try 203 again.
Slickwill,
I used the medical type needle nose pliers that lock to bend my ejector. I have photos of one of mine. But, I say trial and error because my others don't look exactly like this one. So even though you get it bent like this one it may or may not work for yours. Anyway, here is how one of mine looks now. I also point out where I made the slight bend.