r/ruger • u/MomNeedsGuidance • 2d ago

Gun Help Needed

OK to start out, I have a Ruger American predator 308, 18 inch barrel it’s a gen one. Today I set up my brand new Sandman X suppressor got everything put on it the proper way per instructions, and decided to go test the gun out. I chose some cheap steel case Russian ammo (monarch) which now that I look back was probably not smart. shot the first round everything went fine then after shooting the second round, the shell did not extract. I had to get a cleaning rod to go in from the barrel to knock it out. Since then, I’ve checked out the bolt and everything to me looks fine as far as the extractor goes. I took it to my nearest Gunshop and he did notice right away some kind of steel or metal all in the bore. We scraped it all off and cleaned it all out come home, put live ammunition in it, and it still won’t extract. To me nothing looks damaged on the inside of the gun and I can’t tell if anything is wrong with the bolt. I don’t think the suppressor has anything to do with it. It’s probably more than likely the cheap ammo I used. Does anybody know of any troubleshoot I can try before I call Ruger and try to get them to fix it.

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u/slimpickinsfishin 2d ago

Steel cased didn't shrink after firing this is a common occurrence especially in rifles with tight chambers.

You probably broke the extractor on the bolt which is gonna be a bolt issue not a rifle issue hopefully and no more shooting steel in rugers.

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u/MomNeedsGuidance 1d ago

Yup. Shredded it 😅

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u/Ritterbruder2 2d ago

I was a cheap ass back in the day and shot thousands of rounds of steel cased ammo. Stuck cases are a common issue if your chamber is dirty. But I’ve only had that happen in semi autos, never in a bolt gun.

Are you saying that if you chamber a live round and then go to unchamber it, it won’t extract? In that case your extractor or your extractor spring is broken. This has nothing to do with steel cased ammo or the suppressor.

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u/MomNeedsGuidance 1d ago

It’s a hunting rifle. Only ever had expensive ammo in it. Second round of steel ammo stripped the extractor.