leo,
Which 21 Bobcat do you own, .22lr or .25ACP?
What ammo are you using?
I have ZERO expierence with the 25ACP Bobcat, so if this is the one you have please disregard the rest of this post.
I have owned two model 21 Bobcat's in .22lr, and currently have a Taurus PT22. The Taurus is similar in looks, has tip up barrel and no extractor but that's where the two part ways. Now on to my expierences with the model 21 Bobcat in .22lr...
Bobcats can be real finiky about the ammo they digest, one of my 21's would only function properly with two brands of ammo and the second one would eat anything you loaded it with. I suggest you get as many different brands of ammo as possible and shoot in the gun, this should provide you with what works and what does not.
Soft brass can also give you problems, Remington Golden Bullets (bulk pack, 50 or 100rd packs) is one brand I know of that has a softer than normal brass case. Another one is PMC.
In the Bobcat, the most important thing you can do is scrub the chamber, after each shooting session, with a bronze bore brush and powder solvent. Use a very light oil to flush out the residual solvent and any crud that may be left behind, then use a swab or cleaning patch and remove ALL the oil from the chamber. Again I say... REMOVE ALL THE OIL... from the chamber! .22 ammo is very dirty and when it comes in contact with oil it forms a gunky crud that will cause stuck cases in the Bobcat.
Hyper velocity ammo like Stingers, Yellow Jackets, Viper's and Agiula Super Maxiums will cause problems in the Bobcat too. Most use a really light 30-32gr bullet and longer than normal case packed with a slow burn powder. This type of ammo works best in carbine/rifle length barrels, the light bullet ahead of the slow burn powder is how it pushes the bullet to "hyper velocity" speeds. This ammo needs the longer barrels to get the bullet up to speed and have a complete burn on the powder charge. When used in short barrels you dont get a complete powder burn and pressure may not get high enough to cycle the action reliably.
Ammo that I had good results with in my Bobcats was CCI Mini-Mags solids or hollow point and Winchester Super X hollow points.
rimfirehunter
Which 21 Bobcat do you own, .22lr or .25ACP?
What ammo are you using?
I have ZERO expierence with the 25ACP Bobcat, so if this is the one you have please disregard the rest of this post.
I have owned two model 21 Bobcat's in .22lr, and currently have a Taurus PT22. The Taurus is similar in looks, has tip up barrel and no extractor but that's where the two part ways. Now on to my expierences with the model 21 Bobcat in .22lr...
Bobcats can be real finiky about the ammo they digest, one of my 21's would only function properly with two brands of ammo and the second one would eat anything you loaded it with. I suggest you get as many different brands of ammo as possible and shoot in the gun, this should provide you with what works and what does not.
Soft brass can also give you problems, Remington Golden Bullets (bulk pack, 50 or 100rd packs) is one brand I know of that has a softer than normal brass case. Another one is PMC.
In the Bobcat, the most important thing you can do is scrub the chamber, after each shooting session, with a bronze bore brush and powder solvent. Use a very light oil to flush out the residual solvent and any crud that may be left behind, then use a swab or cleaning patch and remove ALL the oil from the chamber. Again I say... REMOVE ALL THE OIL... from the chamber! .22 ammo is very dirty and when it comes in contact with oil it forms a gunky crud that will cause stuck cases in the Bobcat.
Hyper velocity ammo like Stingers, Yellow Jackets, Viper's and Agiula Super Maxiums will cause problems in the Bobcat too. Most use a really light 30-32gr bullet and longer than normal case packed with a slow burn powder. This type of ammo works best in carbine/rifle length barrels, the light bullet ahead of the slow burn powder is how it pushes the bullet to "hyper velocity" speeds. This ammo needs the longer barrels to get the bullet up to speed and have a complete burn on the powder charge. When used in short barrels you dont get a complete powder burn and pressure may not get high enough to cycle the action reliably.
Ammo that I had good results with in my Bobcats was CCI Mini-Mags solids or hollow point and Winchester Super X hollow points.
rimfirehunter
