I'm dredging this back up, rather than start one of my own.
I was in bass-pro this afternoon, and overheard the clerk telling a customer why the 10/22 was best. The guy and his son were asking newbie questions, and I wanted to help them out, but didn't think it was appropriate to interrupt. Anyway, the clerk said that the 10/22 was best because it never jams. I looked around for the hip-boots. Mine has a tendancey to stove-pipe. I haven't been trying real hard to trouble shoot it, as it doesn't happen often enough to bother me. I have switched ammo and tried different magazines.
The clerk then said that the reason it never jams is the "clip" (his words, not mine) and then he explained to them the difference between the rotary magazine and the box mag. from another rifle. I wandered off.
My questions, beside why do I keep going to bass-pro, are:
Is the 10/22 known for jamming?
Or, does it only happen in isolated cases?
Does the "exact edge" extractor work?
I'm sure I'm not "limp wristing" it.