I'm sure this has been noted before, but I could not find any info using the search field. Has anyone ever any issue removing the barrel from a brand new, never fired Ruger 10/22? I purchased a plain old wood stock, blued barrel 10/22 yesterday and had the toughest time replacing the barrel. After about 30 minutes of slamming the bolt into it (hoping this did not cause any unforeseen damage) along with about an hour of other methods in between I finally got it loose enough to pry off with a flat head screwdriver. I was just wondering if this was an isolated case or if others were experiencing the same problem. Even after I had the barrel out and wanted to replace it with the threaded barrel I had to use a rubber mallet to seat it properly.
thanks in advance
thanks in advance