Welcome from PA. You may want to join rimfirecentral.com and ask there.

 

Ruger forum is good too

 

I assume you cleaned and did a light lube with a patch before you shot it? I have used some ammo that fit snugly, but it fit without much effort to load. I usually use the CCI, but Federal and Winchester worked fine too.

 

Welcome. I am not trying to insult you, but you are trying to load 22lr ammunition, right? I've seen experienced gun guys make that mistake before without realizing it.

 

I have tried several types of 22lr but about half will go into the cylinder.

 

I have a Wrangler and 3 stainless steel Super Single Sixes and a blued 3 screw Single Six. The Wrangler chambers do seem tighter than all my others. I have cartridges that I have to firmly push into the Wrangler chambers. The same cartridges fall into the other Single Six chambers The only thing I can think is that the chamber dimensions are tighter on the Wrangler.

Try different brands of ammo and see if they fit better.

Also, is there any chance the cartridges you are using maybe older or have been stored in less-than-stable conditions? .22LR are externally lubricated and sometimes the material dries out or gets out of spec due to heat or humidity.

For what it's worth I enjoy my Wrangler. It is very accurate and reminds me of my Colt Scout, which is also all alloy frame.

 

I have noticed this with some of the Remington golden bullets. Not every one. Just every once in a while. When i check it seems like the case may be slightly out of spec.

 

Remember, .22lr is notorious for being out of spec in some brands. Unless it is a big issue to you, stick with the brands that fit and work for the intended purpose of your Wrangler. I am sure Ruger will stand by their product and make you a satisfied customer.

 

If you (or someone else) has dry fired it, the hammer will "peen" a portion of the cylinder out into the cylinder's bores themselves, causing a bit of interference with the insertion and removal of cartridges. Look and see if there's some overhang where the whammer hits the rims. I don't really worry about the Wrangler anyway. It's a 2 hundred dollar throwaway terd with a cheesy cheap chip away finish.

 

I've got two Wranglers and my son has one. All of them have accepted any .22 LR ammo we have tried to put in them.

If you have cleaned the chambers well with a .22 cal bronze brush and are still having problems I would give Ruger Customer Servicea call.



Ruger says that it is OK to dry fire the Wrangler. However after dry firing one of mine I noticed some slight marks on the chamber. No peening of the cylinder wall, but a visible mark is there.

 

I bought a Ruger Wrangler recently...it was fairly cheap, and the first single action revolver I ever had. I use CCI, 98% of the time, and the chambers are tight on mine. I would first try a different brand of .22, and or different lot #'s to make sure it is not the ammo causing the problems. But of course make sure your gun is clean and the chambers don't have any carbon buildup in there, especially if someone had been shooting shorts or longs through it.

 

If it is like mine, and you dry fired, I think it has to do with peening. I had to take a round file to clean up the peening so the cartridges would drop in. I dry fire mine no longer without an empty case in the chamber.

 

No I haven’t but some ammo brass is hard to get out of the cylinders.

 

Might need to send back and have reamed a little.
Unrelated to your issue but I got a box of Aguila Super Colibri's this year and they would not fit in any gun. You can feel they were over sized beyond the width of the brass. I think they mic'd .247. Plus they were only seat about half of where they should be. The one's i managed to squeeze in wouldnt clear a 16in barrel. Gave to the old man for his 22 lcr

 

Might need to send back and have reamed a little.
Unrelated to your issue but I got a box of Aguila Super Colibri's this year and they would not fit in any gun. You can feel they were over sized beyond the width of the brass. I think they mic'd .247. Plus they were only seat about half of where they should be. The one's i managed to squeeze in wouldnt clear a 16in barrel. Gave to the old man for his 22 lcr

Poor quality ammo not worthy of purchase.

 

Don't have that problem with my cheap ol' Heritage Rough Rider. I was looking at the Ruger but wanted a 6 in. barrel and since it's not available I took the Heritage in a 9 shot. Glad I did.

 

I was a little harsh in my wording, but you really can't expect much out of a cheap revolver like the Wrangler. Peacemakers and Single Sixes are expensive! You could probably just send the cylinder back and Ruger will send another one with larger diameter chambers to you. I'd call them and see what they say about it.

 

My son had same problem with his, had to ream out the cylinder on his. Claims it's as accurate as his single-six.

 

Take the cylinder out and go to a good hardware store and look for a round file that fits loose in the cylinder charge holes. Just gently file each cylinder mouth until the 'stuck' rounds drop in easily. Problem solved. Happy Shooting!

 

There is one of mine that is a bit tight. It does shoot pretty accurately, but it's still kind of cheesy. I just bought one to play around with single actions a little. After 1911 there was no need for six shooters anymore anyway!
Mine has that peening, and I just push them out with the ejector and only slightly more authority.

 

As others have mentioned....if you are dry firing your Wrangler there is a 95% chance that the sides of the cylinders are peened. It doesn't take much to impede the insertion of a live round and while the cylinders are indeed tight, dry firing will increase the problem. A fine toothed quality round file is the solution and the preventative move is to only dry fire it with spent cases in the cylinders. Good luck. I love my Wranglers.

 

Contact Ruger and tell them about the problem and ask for a shipping label and instructions for sending the gun in. Ruger has a well deserved reputation for the best customer service in the business. This problem is nothing you can fix yourself without the use of a chamber reamer and Ruger would do a better job of either cleaning up the chambers or replacing the cylinder and ensuring it has a barrel-cylinder gap that is within spec and you'll end up with a gun that's been hand-fitted at the factory.

 

Welcome to GT and congrats on the Ruger Wrangler.

 

Same thing happened to me, Christmas gift. Had to send it back to Ruger. No .22 ammo would go into the cylinder. Came back fine

 

Same issue CCI slides right in and out. Federal had to force in once fired cases pop right out. This all on a Brand New, cleaned before first use and every time since... same issue

 

I know this is an old thread but. If you got it new might contact ruger about it or might try running a plastic cleaning brush in the cylinder's might still be some manufacturing stuff left over. If you got it used I have a gp100 22 new and it says you can fire shorts out of it but if you shoot 22 shorts can make loading 22lr an issue tell you clean the cylinder.

 

I realize this is an old thread but...

I bought a Wrangler in 2022 and the cylinder was so tight half the charging holes would not seat an type of .22lr and I tried numerous different brands. I called Ruger and they sent me a new one and it was only minimally better. I never did call them back about it.

 

You could always try you hand a chamber reaming.

 

I had a new Single Six that gave me issues with loading and unloading . I found a stainless .22LR bore brush in my cleaning kit . No clue where it came from . I buffed out the cylinder with it and that cleaned it right up . No more issues .