Lithgow Crossover Timber .22

[Wylie27]

Hey simple...

Is she new? I remember that feeling of shooting it flawlessly!! tightening the groups up. Hitting steel plates 200 metres away.

I hope she stays that way for you and gives you long service with no interruptions.

[MR. WINCHESTER]

17 pages !
Is the firearm THAT s**ty, or perhaps promising so much in the beginning ?

[rsj223]

Shot mine on Sunday for 100+ rounds, no issues at all, huge relief.....

Congrats hope it stays for a lifetime.

[simplependulum]

Hey simple...

Is she new? I remember that feeling of shooting it flawlessly!! tightening the groups up. Hitting steel plates 200 metres away.

I hope she stays that way for you and gives you long service with no interruptions.

Yes, it's new.
Damn, didn't know those issues can be shown later...

[AusTac]

Mine was, and still is awesome, i hardly feed it out of a magazine which is why it took me a while to notice/have the feeding issue effect me but once it was there it was there no matter what variables there were since its new new im sure the've fixed it by now, one would hope they improve as production goes on

[Wylie27]

Yeah unfortunately after about a 1000 rounds mine developed problems..

I just got an email back from Lithgow Arms, my rifle will be shipped back tomorrow and they say it is fixed.

Subsequent follow up email I get the impression the ejection plate wasn't the only issue and there were issues with the replacement magazine I was given too.

It was giving the bullet to much of an angle and causing the bolt to miss the bullet completely.

Which would explain why it came back worse than when it went in..

Hopefully if the shooting gods play it right I will at the range on Sunday..

Then Monday it's going in for a trigger job lol

[rsj223]

Cross my fingers for ya mate.

[Wylie27]

Thanks rsj... However just got an update. There is still issues with the rifle and they may not make the 5th of Feb...

Atleast I was called...

[rsj223]

Thanks rsj... However just got an update. There is still issues with the rifle and they may not make the 5th of Feb...

Atleast I was called...

Stuff that, I think if I take mine out again and its still stuffed I'll loose it.

[<<Genesis93>>]

I think its sad, but honestly a smidge predictable, that there would be 18 pages of discussion of the crapness of the new lithy 22....

Ideally it would be the other way.... I sure though that the vast majority operate flawlessly.

[Wylie27]

Genesis you would want to hope so.

To me it's broken there is an issue. It happens. I am in IT I know s**t just breaks.

It's the customer service that makes the difference, the conversation.

If they come to me proactively and tell me it's still an issue that is better than me chasing them up for that update..

There's been no talk of replacement or a loan, or anything.

4 months and I can guarantee that my rifle sat there for a week after I shipped it with no one looking at it as they thought they knew the issue and on the day it is suppose to come back they do the final test....

That's the problem... It's not the rifle...

[Wylie27]

Ohh they just know how to toy with my emotions.

They shipped the rifle back, so my dealer may have it tomorrow OR Monday.......

[Wylie27]

It is home and back in my safe..... Will test on Sunday.

[<<Genesis93>>]

It is home and back in my safe..... Will test on Sunday.

Hey Wylie27, if there are further issues, take some photos of the mag, lips, feed ramp....plenty on here might like to see whats going on... this is now about national honour dang it!!

Good luck

[Wylie27]

I will do.

Can someone take a pic of those things on their LA101 and the bolt too?

Edit: just ran 6 magazines of snap caps through it and all extracted.. It didn't do that before...

Cheers

[rsj223]

It is home and back in my safe..... Will test on Sunday.

Cant wait to hear how it go's good luck this should be the one

[Wylie27]

Well just got back from the range....

170 rounds and zero failures.. So that is what 34 magazine changes?!?.

Got a bit fatigued towards the end and the trigger definitely needs to be lightened.

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Maybe it will stay in my safe now

[sandgroperbill]

Interesting firing position. What is it? upside down prone?

[rsj223]

I can say it, About time get the trigger done ans she's a keeper.
They have announced the center fire now again um
https://www.facebook.com/LA101crossover/?fref=nf

[Gregg]

That's the LA102 they're announcing?

[Wylie27]

Hmmmm ummm I am not sure.... My vanguard s2 is doing a bang up job..

Not sure I want to risk that pain again.

[rsj223]

That's the LA102 they're announcing?

Yeah the 102 in .223, .243 & .308

[Rocker]

Hmmmm ummm I am not sure.... My vanguard s2 is doing a bang up job..

Not sure I want to risk that pain again.

If it aint broke.

[Excessexpress]

Dunno what you're all on about, mine has given no problems. The odd misfeed, no greater or fewer than my CZ, Anschutz etc. if I dawdle on moving the bolt it'll scrape lead and occasionally miss the hole, exactly as the others will.

It's from the first 100, with the original 5 shot and cz 10 shots. They're more of a problem, can usually only get 9 into them, but they feed from there.

Anyway it seems like 3 or 4 of you moaning about them, so with lots more out there, so the unlucky few need to get yours fixed and get on with it.

[<<Genesis93>>]

You came all the way from the other place for that finger pointing effort?
Obviously those 3 or 4 are the only 3 or 4 right....?

and you say the "odd misfeed" is "NO problem"?

I would categorise it as 'some' problem....

oh and

[AusTac]

It's not just 3 or 4, more like hundreds from all around the country

Also jamming up on the last round in the factory magazine straight out of the box consistantly is a fairly large problem, their customer service has a bit to be desired but we got there in the end, for $1000 .22 i'd expect it to work just like anything else you buy

[Wylie27]

You came all the way from the other place for that finger pointing effort?
Obviously those 3 or 4 are the only 3 or 4 right....?

and you say the "odd misfeed" is "NO problem"?

I would categorise it as 'some' problem....

oh and

Better response than what I wrote and decided not to submit

A troll is a troll...

[rsj223]

Update after many weeks of nothing from Lithgow I sent them an email and got no reply but a week later a call from the LGS saying they have my rifle but dont know what was done to it.
Off to the range to see what it would do the day was a bit windy but otherwise fine same ammo as I used the last time I had the rifle CCI Mimi Mag, RWS High Velocity, SK Rifle match, RWS Rifle match, RWS Subs, Eley Subs, The first 2 were crap at 50mt, next 2 were would have been around a inch or less RWS subs were under a inch but the Eley were about 2 inches.
Took it out to a property and could not get the same results this time the RWS high velocity were the best followed by Winchester power point.
Now I think I did a stupid thing and gave it a clean before taking it out the last time otherwise it fed fine and felt good and now I think I need to run a few hundred through it to see how it settles.

[Wylie27]

Awesome that there was no issues! Mine was like that too, got it back and it was like a new rifle and I had to find its sweet spot again.

I re-torqued the stock and that seemed to help.

Torqued it to around 12inch/lb

[rsj223]

Awesome that there was no issues! Mine was like that too, got it back and it was like a new rifle and I had to find its sweet spot again.

I re-torqued the stock and that seemed to help.

Torqued it to around 12inch/lb

Is that tighter than standard?
Edit, And what tool did you use