r/canadaguns • u/Sirtornado 🔫 • 7d ago

Fix my gun / Modding Tm-22 light primer strike issues

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I recently picked up a tm-22 and I really like it the only downside is it’s having a ton of light primer strike issues atleast once or twice a a mag on average I was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it without sending it back

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u/Lumindan 7d ago

Looks like others have mentioned the buffer tube toonie trick.

I'll ask you the basic question, did you clean it when you got it? TM22s come packed pretty greasy.

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u/Sirtornado 🔫 7d ago

I just opened it up there was next to no grease in it but I did oil it a bit when I got it

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u/Lumindan 7d ago

If you run your gun (especially rimfire) before cleaning, you can get some gunky build up because the dirtiness of the round sticks to the packing grease. I'm always a fan of cleaning before shooting when it's a new gun.

I'd suggest busting out the ballistol and giving it a good clean out. And while you're doing that pop the toonie into the buffer tube and grab the extractor out as well.

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u/Sirtornado 🔫 7d ago

I did try and get the extractor out, but the pin is stuck in there very well, but I did pop a toonie in while I was inside of it

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u/Lumindan 7d ago

Also what ammo are you running in it? That many light strikes doesnt seem like an ammo issue so I'd make sure everything is seated correctly.

CCI mini-mag is usually my goto for semis

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u/Sirtornado 🔫 7d ago

I used federal,CCI, Norma, eley and a few other others just a test I had lying around and it was the same with a result with all of them

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u/Lumindan 7d ago

Okay so it definitely isn't ammo then.

Have you tried unscrewing the barrel nut just a smidge and the set screw and make sure the barrel is seated far enough back into the receiver? I've seen that fix it at my local range.

Is the hammer also actually hitting it? Did you check the casings?

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u/Sirtornado 🔫 7d ago

I did check all the casings and to me they all look like pretty solid hits not your typical light primer strikes like heavier than normal, but still not setting them off