Ruger 10 22

[Icculus]

Don't mean to be argumentative but are you saying that the accuracy went to hell because you shot out the barrel or for another reason? You can do that with a 15-22 as well I'm sure. How easy is it to get a replacement S&W barrel and at what cost? You can probably get a 10/22 and a replacement aftermarket barrel (or a truck load of almost brand new take-off factory barrels) for the same price as the 15-22. Now if you want to bad mouth the accuracy (or at least consistent accuracy) of the some of the factory 10/22 barrels I'm with you all day.

Also one of the best things you can do for accuracy on a 10/22 is have to your bolt radius'd and firing pin pinned by someone like these guys.

http://clintrfc.tripod.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/quesplace/

[FlyAndFight]

I've had fun with my 10-22 for years but a few months ago I picked up a SIG522 and since then, the Ruger hasn't seen the outside of the safe...

I highly recommend the SIG522. Solidly built (unlike the Colt .22 garbage) and has yet to give me any kind of trouble at all. Not one jam. Shot mostly Federal bulk ammo from Wally World.

Will surely be picking up another one as a gift for my son.

[Safetyhit]

accuracy goes to hell

I've shot many a different firearm in my 41 years, but the one I shot far more than any other was a 10-22 back on my family's farm in the 80's. I went through 100 and 200 round boxes like they were candy, surely at least 100,000 rounds over a decade or so total. And over that time I had maybe 15-20 FTE's and no discernible loss of accuracy. I could and probably still can hit anything with that gun.

[lindertw]

...everyone I know has one, and no one can tell me why they bought it, prefer it, or suggest it.

Any thoughts from those among the M4C crowd regarding the best semi .22 on the market?..

I have several 10/22's; they're relatively cheap, can be customized with ease, and make excellent teaching platforms for new and/or young shooters. The factory 10-round magazines I have on hand run well and rarely give me any problems; and I've found that with just a little tweaking the factory barrel can shoot very well once you find the ammo it likes...

my 9yo daughter's 10/22 (tech sights and custom stock from an rfc member):


my 7yo son's 10/22 (tech sights and custom stock from an rfc member):


my 10/22:


my 3yo has a stock sitting in the safe waiting for his 7th birthday

good luck with your search!

[Phazuka]

Looking to get my first 10/22 for one of the PROMAG G36 conversion stocks. Anyone know where the best price on a 16" carbine model would be?

[lindertw]

Looking to get my first 10/22 for one of the PROMAG G36 conversion stocks. Anyone know where the best price on a 16" carbine model would be?

check your local pawn shops; you might stumble across a decent used one on the cheap...

[500grains]

Don't mean to be argumentative but are you saying that the accuracy went to hell because you shot out the barrel or for another reason? You can do that with a 15-22 as well I'm sure. How easy is it to get a replacement S&W barrel and at what cost? You can probably get a 10/22 and a replacement aftermarket barrel (or a truck load of almost brand new take-off factory barrels) for the same price as the 15-22. Now if you want to bad mouth the accuracy (or at least consistent accuracy) of the some of the factory 10/22 barrels I'm with you all day.

Also one of the best things you can do for accuracy on a 10/22 is have to your bolt radius'd and firing pin pinned by someone like these guys.

http://clintrfc.tripod.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/quesplace/

I used them to shoot thousands of jackrabbits, not for any type of competition. So I never had one customized at all. For me they needed to shoot a 3 inch group at 100 yards and not jam. But when accuracy started to go, I would just get another one. However, my older son helped wear out the last 10/22, and I upgraded him to a pair of the S&W AR15 .22s. I like it because his practice with the .22 is transferrable to the AR15. And he does not complain if I limit him to 200 rounds of 5.56 in a shooting session as long as he also gets 500 rounds on the S&W .22.

[montanadave]

Pulling up an old thread because I just got an email saying Ruger has a new 10/22 25-rd magazine (the BX-25). I know there have always been some feeding problems/complaints with aftermarket higher capacity 10/22 mags and I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to try one of these new Ruger mags?

[usmcvet]

My first gun was a Marlin mod 60. I still have it and it is with out a doubt the gun I've shot the most rounds with. I would walk out into the woods to a sand pit with my buddy and shoot a brick of .22's on most week end days. I shot it for the first time in years last fall and it all came back to me. My eye sight is not what it used to me but the farmilliar sounds, smells and feel of the gun was awesome. I dont know if it's the tubular magazine but I do not remember serious feeding issues.

[carbinero]

Looks like the best 10/22 thread, so here goes resurrecting it...

From what I hear, many folks say 10/22s never fail. I used 2 of mine and had 2 buddies all fail to eject all day long at Appleseed. Other folks say the mandatory fix is an aftermarket extractor, like Volquartsen, and then no problems thereafter. Even though the problem is ejecting, not extracting, per se. Another fix is not to use cheap ammo anymore (that is, if you could find it anyhow!), just CCI Mini Mags, etc. Has Ruger gone to heck on quality of this area? Why haven't they just fixed this? I have extractors en route, BTW.