full length rail. The slim cocking handle is seated into a slight recess in the side of the bolt which is held in place using a 9/64 hex bolt and extends outwards by about an inch making it vey easy to operate when either loading or locking the action open.
The bolt in a standard 10/22 operates using a single guide-rod and spring which is mounted to one side and this can’t guarantee that the bolt will be held square against the face of the chamber every time. It can also cause the guide-rod to bind against the inside of the cocking handle assembly sometimes, either during use or manual racking but this isn’t the case with the X Ring. The twin guide rod system runs inside the bolt and the ball-headed ends of the rods locate into a recess at the rear of the receiver, making sure everything is held securely in place.
The rear of the bolt is chamfered to help reduce the initial impact when it contacts the hammer resulting in a smoother cycling action. A cleaning hole located at the rear of the receiver allows you to use a rod and brush to clean the chamber if needs be and every X Ring is backed by a lifetime warranty to give you peace of mind.
Stripping the action down is pretty straight forward, although it does have to be done in a certain order so that everything will come out as it’s supposed to. I started by removing the cocking handle, as this made the receiver easier to hold and then inverted the action and pushed downwards slightly on the rear of both guide rods. This helps make it a little easier to push the bolt buffer out (which is a pretty tight fit) and this is followed by popping out the stainless steel plug that covers the cleaning hole, which is held in place by a rubber o-ring.
This produces a very smooth cycling action and the pressure is exerted evenly onto both sides of the bolt, ensuring that the bolt will always remain square in relation to the chamber, which will help both reliability and consistency during its operation. TacSol’s logo is neatly engraved on the side of it and I measured the
Due to the twin rail design, the bolt must be locked to the rear in order to remove it and the easiest way to do this is to cut down a paper clip to make two pins. Using my thumb to push the bolt fully to the rear under tension, I inserted the pins into the holes on either side of the bolt to safely lock the compressed guide rods into place. With the action turned upright again, manipulating the bolt back and forth a little allowed the front end to pivot slightly and the bolt dropped out into my hand.
The guide rods can be removed from the bolt one at a time by compressing them down, removing the pin and then slowly releasing the pressure on the spring. Make sure the rods are kept pointed in a safe direction until they are removed from the bolt for obvious reasons, as I can’t be the only one to have launched a spring or plunger across the room at a great rate of knots by accident. It is, as always, a
head space on the X Rings stainless bolt to be .0428 inches.
good idea to wear safety glasses whenever you are working with springs. The firing-pin can be removed by using one of the paper clips to push out
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