What's better than a 10/22?

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I understand the 10/22 is legendary, that many parts are available, and that it can be the foundation of many great customs.

If I'm not interested in adding parts or tinkering (mostly because I'm not that experienced at it), but want a reliable autoloading .22 of good quality, should I still be looking at the 10/22, or are there better options?

I would like a gun that has a good trigger, good barrel, is reasonably accurate, and feeds a variety of ammo without much difficulty.

Thanks.
 
Marlin 795, fits your needs, I have one it has over 500 rounds through it, only 1 FTE other than that it only stopped for dud ammo. It is far more accurate than the 10/22 and considerably cheaper.
 
a stock 10/22 will do fine for you, most of the "tips and tricks" are just for the sake of tinkering they dont "need" to be done.. out of the box they plain well function and shoot damn well! some mods like the auto bolt release is defiantly nice and super easy to do..

i have an sr-22, (basic 10/22 action in a fancy black rifle body) out of the box with a scope at 50yds it would put mag after mag after mag of ammo threw a sub quarter sized hole. its seen well over 10 000 rds in less then a year, (i use cci blazer) the only time iv had FTF or FTE is when i tried "winchester 333" from walmart..

i clean the barrel every 500 rds, but the action.bolt etc etc i think i have cleaned twice and its still runs just fine..

the 10/22 comes in many different modles from 250-500 (these are the prices here on vancouver island where every thing is +15% from the mainland) i highly recoment it
 
I would recommend that you stick with the Ruger 10/22. I would also recommend that you take Ultimate Monkey's advice and stay away from that cheap Winchester ammo. I use American Eagle and Federal in my 10/22 and it shoots fine and my 10/22 is just the basic sporter model.

Another ammo brand to stay away from at all costs and NEVER USE in a 10/22 is Remington Thunderbolt. That stuff is absolutely garbage!!!
 
ultimate_monkey said:
a stock 10/22 will do fine for you, most of the "tips and tricks" are just for the sake of tinkering they dont "need" to be done.. out of the box they plain well function and shoot damn well!
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My experience is very different from yours. Be prepared to put in a new extractor because it won't run without it! If you are one of those people who expect something brand-new to work properly then don't bother buying a 10/22.
 
manitoba said:
I understand the 10/22 is legendary, that many parts are available, and that it can be the foundation of many great customs.

If I'm not interested in adding parts or tinkering (mostly because I'm not that experienced at it), but want a reliable autoloading .22 of good quality, should I still be looking at the 10/22, or are there better options?

I would like a gun that has a good trigger, good barrel, is reasonably accurate, and feeds a variety of ammo without much difficulty.

Thanks.
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Consider the Rem 597.......My plain grey plastic stock model shot very accurately and reliably out of the box and cost less than a 10/22. Like you, I didn't want to do any tinkering. However, I looked at a couple of instructional videos on RFC, and installed the VQ hammer and extractor in under 15 min--yielding a super reliable rifle with a very nice trigger. Just a thought.......
 
I own an old Marlin 990L that was rescued from a garage ceiling. Rusted, corroded and broken stock. Repaired the stock with glue, oiled and steel wooled the rust and corrosion, threw on a cheap Bushnell 3x9x scope and it was amazing to shoot out to over 100 yards, I do not do the 50 yard paper thing as gophers are my quest. The older rifles are more than capable of feats that would amaze you. Having to buy and add parts to make a gun shoot is not my bag.

Most guns, even the out of the box new ones, have a preference for a type of ammo. Find that particular ammo and enjoy. I use Winchester 333 and 555s only and have not really had any problems with accuracy nor fte/ftf.
 
If you don't want to tinker, I'd buy one of the 10/22 variants. VQ as was suggested or a Magnum Research. Just the aftermarket magazine selection make the 10/22 worth having. ;)
 
Not going to make any friends with this..

manitoba said:
I understand the 10/22 is legendary, that many parts are available, and that it can be the foundation of many great customs.

If I'm not interested in adding parts or tinkering (mostly because I'm not that experienced at it), but want a reliable autoloading .22 of good quality, should I still be looking at the 10/22, or are there better options?

I would like a gun that has a good trigger, good barrel, is reasonably accurate, and feeds a variety of ammo without much difficulty.

Thanks.
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If you don't wish to add a thing or, dress it up like a tactical barbie doll? Just about anything else is better, as (or more) accurate and, cheaper!

There's a very good reason that the Marlin 60 outsold the Ruger 10/22 about 2:1 for years.
I love the Cooey/Lakefield/Savage 64's but, they are fussy with ammo and, need to be thoroughly cleaned (very easy to completely take apart) every 500-100 rounds.
 
A friend of mine bought a 10-22 just before christmas. Put 400 rounds through it the first day, (Remington golden bullet) only one FTF, and cylced amazing and smack on at 75 yards with irons. Not sure of thew model but was synthetic stock with stainless barrel. Got a Tasco 3X9 rimfire scope for it, sighted it in with 10 shot. Turned it into a tack driver and put another 100 rounds through it with out a hitch. Ate pretty well any ammo we through at it. I was truly amazed in it's performance, my next 22 will be a 10 22
 
manitoba said:
I understand the 10/22 is legendary, that many parts are available, and that it can be the foundation of many great customs.

If I'm not interested in adding parts or tinkering (mostly because I'm not that experienced at it), but want a reliable autoloading .22 of good quality, should I still be looking at the 10/22, or are there better options?

I would like a gun that has a good trigger, good barrel, is reasonably accurate, and feeds a variety of ammo without much difficulty.
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Looks like you are looking for a rifle like the MARLIN 60 (if tube mags interest you) or perhaps the Marlin 795.

No offense, but the 10/22 is legendary???
 
Shrek said:
My experience is very different from yours. Be prepared to put in a new extractor because it won't run without it! If you are one of those people who expect something brand-new to work properly then don't bother buying a 10/22.
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thats odd, both my rifle and my buddies basick 10/22 functioned flawlessly out of the box, what type of ammunition are you useing?? id be interested in trying to get some and see how it feeds threw my rifle.. as i said iv always used the cci blazer in mine. except for the one box of Winchester that sucked terribly
 
superd222 said:
Take a look at the Remington 597.

There are parts available to easily improve the trigger yourself.

Out of the box they're more accurate and more cost effective. So, you get to save your $$$ for ammo!!!

Been there done it...

Good luck - SD
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But he doesn't want to have to improve the trigger out of the box. :D The Model 60's a decent gun, but the tube mag wasn't my "cup-o-tea"
 
Thanks

Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. Turns out I have the Marlin 795 (I took it in trade for a bow and forgot about it!). I'll have to try a few bricks through that one before I upgrade. That Volquartsen stuff looks fantastic! On the other hand, maybe I'll go a different direction and get another bolt gun. Or, maybe I'll get both. I'm sure you know how it is.

Thanks again.
 
Try an older open bolt takedown model Gevarm, that can mount an optic, and not worn out.
Very few parts to break, will shoot anything in 22 LR, some even work reliably with 22 Long in a semi-auto manner.
The cost of spare mags is the only frown factor IMHO.
 
if you want simple and super reliable just look for a gevarm E1 there are only 5 moving parts new mfg mags are finally availiable again

they are open bolt so impossible to jam, they also give two primer strikes at the same time for guranteed ignition

they are however poor candidates for scope mounting unless you never take them down
 
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