Adler rf 224

[u/Accomplished-Bake510]

Hey, I bought an Adler rf 224 the other day (I am aware it has some mixed reviews, I just wanted a cheap 22 to shoot) I put maybe 20 rounds threw it, and it proceeded to have a bunch of issues, from not extracting the casing properly and then it started just refusing to feed a new round in. It seemed to me like the bolt wasn't coming back far enough to pickup the next round. I took it apart and found the bolt spring wasn't in its seat. I'm just curious what you guys think, to me it looks like the corner of the seat is knocked off , so there's nothing keeping the spring from going to the side. But I didn't find any debris or that chunk that I think is missing. Am I correct in guessing that the seat is broken? Or am I over thinking it? First picture is how I believe it should sit, second one was how I found it, 3rd is with the spring removed. Sorry if this sounds dumb lol, never taken a firearm apart/worked on one before.

[u/Status_Ticket5044]

I had mine ripped down yesterday to clean thoroughly.

While repositioning a 10/22 style return shaft/spring and then dropping the bolt back in place correctly is always a challenge, my RF-224 has very definate detents for both ends of the shaft. They'll jump out of place while you're struggling but once I got it, it was firm.

It looks like a chunk is broken out. I might edit after another look at your pictures.

Edit... Tough to tell. Pro tip to reassemble easier.. Remove the ejection blade (two slotted screws). It's easier to clean and much easier to reassemble. Put it back after the bolt is back on the charging handle.