The rifle is a Kodiak 260. Right side charging handle. This is one of if not the first 22 magnum autuloaders. I replaced the original broken charging handle (nylon) with an aluminum handle and began my quest to make it feed and fire reliably. These were not known to be terribly reliable even new. FYI-Colt sold this same model in 22 LR as the Colteer. The recoil spring was different for the LR version but otherwise they were the same. Cleaning helped as well as lightly polishing the chamber. I'm left with an odd circumstance in that after charging the rifle and discharging that round, the first auto loaded cartridge fails to 'rise up' enough and jambs the rifle. The charging handle needs to be pulled back and the jammed cartridge is the chambered. All remaining rounds cycle perfectly. This always happens on the first auto loaded round no matter the number loaded in the magazine. I've loaded 10 down to 5 rounds in the tube magazine and it always happens the same way.
The rifle is clean and well lubricated. I cannot think of a condition that would cause these symptoms. So I'm hoping others might have some prior experience. This is a fairly obscure rifle, so I'm not really expecting direct experience with it. Maybe experience from another autoloader will guide me in the right direction to solve this mystery.
Although it doesn't appear to be related to the recoil spring, I am committed to replacing it.
I didn't take pictures of the actual misfeed in the field and could not replicate it by hand cycling the action. Maybe that's a clue. So the best I could do for a picture to show where it misfeed is by holding the action back midway through the cycle. This round fed into the chamber. It seems to me that the round is not 'pointed up' as much when it misfeeds.
The rifle is clean and well lubricated. I cannot think of a condition that would cause these symptoms. So I'm hoping others might have some prior experience. This is a fairly obscure rifle, so I'm not really expecting direct experience with it. Maybe experience from another autoloader will guide me in the right direction to solve this mystery.
Although it doesn't appear to be related to the recoil spring, I am committed to replacing it.
I didn't take pictures of the actual misfeed in the field and could not replicate it by hand cycling the action. Maybe that's a clue. So the best I could do for a picture to show where it misfeed is by holding the action back midway through the cycle. This round fed into the chamber. It seems to me that the round is not 'pointed up' as much when it misfeeds.