Advice on buying. 22 semi

coleman1495 said:
Buy a Dlask or a Magnum Research. The initial cost is a little higher but its a much nicer starting point and they are way more accurate (hence fun).
I’ve had 3 Rugers, sighted in 2 more, they all shot like crap.
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DLASK direct buy is not that bad in price, its twice the price of the Ruger's cheapest option, but you get near everything for cost and their 150$ markup for assembly. With no wastage of parts. The Tuff 22 is probably the only worth dlask uild unlike their shotguns where they ask 1200$ for a shotgun built with off the shelf parts that would cost you 800, on top of which they done send you any of the oem parts like the original barrel/choke etc that the shotgun came with which are worth at least 200-350$ if you sell them privately
 
Buckmark sporter is hard to find, but is another nice option for semi .22 . There is no aftermarket support for these what so ever.. but its nice out of the box.

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Chris189 said:
Hey everyone, new to this hobby. Just got my PAL and would like to upgrade from my old Cooey model 60(works great).
I think I would like a Semi and have received advice to buy a Ruger 10/22. My question is.... Which one? There is stainless, takedown etc. I would like something I will have forever. Wood is nice over synthetic but not a deal breaker. I will be target shooting with my son and controlling varmint.

Any advice is appreciated and maybe even recommendations other brands.

Much appreciated
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What is your price range Chris189?
 
If it is accuracy for varmint control you are after, a semi is not the way to go. A nice CZ bolt action will be much more functional, more accurate and it will foster better marksmanship for you.
 
CZ512 has bolt rifle accuracy in a semi auto plus the barrel can be swapped out. Just have to watch the barrel retaining screws so they don't come loose.
 
so i like 10/22's.
i have a bunch of them, I like to tinker with them and build up different ones for different projects.
so I have to agree with most of the people above - you can't go wrong with a 10/22.

but I will add to that.
unless you need a gun that can be taken down (for storage or for transport) I would stay away from the take down models.
really 99% of the people who bought the take-down version they did it because it was the new shiny thing on the market.
and hey, I have 1 as well!
but realistically the only times I have ever taken it down was just to take it down for fun and to play with it.
i don't need it to pack away for storage or for transporting it or anything, so really that is a waste for me.
if I had not of stumbled upon them on sale I would never have picked one up.

get the good old base model wood stock one and start shooting.
and if the mood takes you later after you have used it and had fun then you can do some customizing to it.
i still have my original 10/22 from 1984 and it shoots fantastic.
do I like it more than my custom-made one that cost me nearly $2000 and has no Ruger parts on it..... no, I love my custom one!

i will say one thing when comparing the 10/22 to some of the other entry-level semi auto's on the market.
the 10/22 has all metal internals which for me is important.
I've had other 22's that have plastic parts on the inside and I've had those break off over time.
that is frustrating.
 
Dmitri said:
Buckmark sporter is hard to find, but is another nice option for semi .22 . There is no aftermarket support for these what so ever.. but its nice out of the box.

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When I had mine, I had tandemkross goodies on it, charging handle and flat face trigger. All parts on the pistol and carbine interchange
 
Don’t discount the Browning sa22 especially if you want a hand me down rifle. My 1960 Belgian made rifle is plenty accurate with the iron sights and is a third generation heirloom. Great beautiful reliable rifle that’s easy and tool less to clean and added benefit of being a take down easy to store and transport. The Japan made models have drilled and tapped barrels for scope mounts that will maintain accuracy regardless of take down repetition or resting rifle on a rest. (My 1960 rifle has a dove tail on receiver so impact changes between free hand and bench rest shooting).


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Chris189 said:
Hey everyone, new to this hobby. Just got my PAL and would like to upgrade from my old Cooey model 60(works great).
I think I would like a Semi and have received advice to buy a Ruger 10/22. My question is.... Which one? There is stainless, takedown etc. I would like something I will have forever. Wood is nice over synthetic but not a deal breaker. I will be target shooting with my son and controlling varmint.

Any advice is appreciated and maybe even recommendations other brands.

Much appreciated
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Trying to connect the dots to determine your age and your son's. If your son's age is 10 the Cooey is a good starter but 20 might be a different story.
Target shooting has a number of different dimensions. Your basic 10/22 might have pop can accuracy.
Your son might have a different version of accuracy so target shooting with your son somewhat parallels a man buying a rifle for his wife . . . Yeah . . . Right!
Shooting pop cans at 25 yards with the factory sights is a start. Accuracy at 50 and 100 yards will require a scope.
Your expectations might be vastly different from my definition of accuracy.
As to the 10/22 takedown, accuracy was not great due to quality control. I saw a takedown 10/22 rifle that was key holing at 10 yards.
 
horseman2 said:
Trying to connect the dots to determine your age and your son's. If your son's age is 10 the Cooey is a good starter but 20 might be a different story.
Target shooting has a number of different dimensions. Your basic 10/22 might have pop can accuracy.
Your son might have a different version of accuracy so target shooting with your son somewhat parallels a man buying a rifle for his wife . . . Yeah . . . Right!
Shooting pop cans at 25 yards with the factory sights is a start. Accuracy at 50 and 100 yards will require a scope.
Your expectations might be vastly different from my definition of accuracy.
As to the 10/22 takedown, accuracy was not great due to quality control. I saw a takedown 10/22 rifle that was key holing at 10 yards.
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Thanks, yes my son is 12 and just learning. He can use the Cooey. I want a Semi because I already have that Cooey in a bolt.
 
So basically I am looking at the 10/22 Sporter. Canadian tire has it for $679.99. It has the nice walnut stock. Unsure about other differences to a standard one but there is no clamp between the barrel and forestock. Why? Do they have a different barrel mount?
 
Chris189 said:
So basically I am looking at the 10/22 Sporter. Canadian tire has it for $679.99. It has the nice walnut stock. Unsure about other differences to a standard one but there is no clamp between the barrel and forestock. Why? Do they have a different barrel mount?
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Do you mean the "barrel band"? There are several versions that don't use that. For example I have three.. One "carbine" in synthetic stock with a barrel band. Two "deluxe" 10-22s that don't have the barrel band. One is pretty heavily customized - replaced trigger parts, bore hole through the back of the receiver so you can clean from the breech, bolt-stop modified for easy release, bull barrel, hogged out barrel channel, "bloop" tube on muzzle, threaded for silencer (sold those back in NZ).
 
Chris189 said:
So basically I am looking at the 10/22 Sporter. Canadian tire has it for $679.99. It has the nice walnut stock. Unsure about other differences to a standard one but there is no clamp between the barrel and forestock. Why? Do they have a different barrel mount?
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Tenda has Ruger LVT on sale $499.00 . Deluxe style birch stock 20" light varmint taper barrel, starts at .920 tapers to .720. According to feedback on rimfirecentral, supposed to be one of the most accurate factory 1022's. Free shipping
 
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