Whats the deal with the 10/22
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unstableryan
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if you want to go through 5000 .22 shells a year, instead of the 500-1000 you do now, buy a 10/22 
They are fun, and addictive. I want a couple more and that's just silly. but where a couple hundred .22 shells used to be fun, it's by the brick now.
They are fun, and addictive. I want a couple more and that's just silly. but where a couple hundred .22 shells used to be fun, it's by the brick now.
Great little semi, if you are not a bullseye type of guy.
Course you can do like some I know, buy it , get rid of 99%
of it and spend $600.oo-900.oo and make a real nice tack driver,
been there done that, was fun , practical???????????????
Course you can do like some I know, buy it , get rid of 99%
of it and spend $600.oo-900.oo and make a real nice tack driver,
been there done that, was fun , practical???????????????
What is great about the 10/22 is it's after-the-sale product support. Millions have been sold and millions more will be sold. Ruger stands behind it's product; Location Snap Shots is the Canadian warranty station for Ruger. Virtually every gun shop will have magazines for the 10/22. Aftermarket parts - that can allow you, with some common tools, to make it into whatever you'd like it to be - are widely available (and will continue to be widely available for as long as we'll be alive).
Many other rimfire rifles may serve your need more adequately than does an out-of-the-box 10/22. What they might not offer, as does the 10/22, is the ability to buy whatever part you want, to easily change barrels and stocks and any other part to suit your taste, for that particular sport, or hunt - that day - and to change it back at will.
The 10/22 isn't perfect, and any number of rimfire rifles might do a given job better than a 10/22, but, if you choose something else, don't bother whining to us when the gun is out of production and you can't find a magazine.
Many other rimfire rifles may serve your need more adequately than does an out-of-the-box 10/22. What they might not offer, as does the 10/22, is the ability to buy whatever part you want, to easily change barrels and stocks and any other part to suit your taste, for that particular sport, or hunt - that day - and to change it back at will.
The 10/22 isn't perfect, and any number of rimfire rifles might do a given job better than a 10/22, but, if you choose something else, don't bother whining to us when the gun is out of production and you can't find a magazine.
My friend has one that jams ALOT. Every mag, every ammo, not sure why. Must have been made on a friday afternoon.
I prefer my Marlin 7000 ( no longer made ). Dead-on accurate with the heavy barrel, reliable and it was fairly cheap.
Stock 10/22's are over-rated IMO.
I prefer my Marlin 7000 ( no longer made ). Dead-on accurate with the heavy barrel, reliable and it was fairly cheap.
Stock 10/22's are over-rated IMO.
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Great little guns indeed. Now if you are a new shooter stay away. Start with a bolt or lever to learn the ropes adn then you can decide what you want. Starting with a semi auto is more likely goiung to retard your learning about the proper mechanics of shooting. A bolt or lever will take away the tendency of a new shooter to shoot all over the place rather than learn shot placement, trigger pull basics etc.
Nice little rifles that can quickly become a money pit accessory wise if you let it get out of hand ...
Mine, with no more modification than a scope and recoil buffer is a tack driver. I love it.
Jam-wise I only have trouble with the stock mag when it and the gun are dirty and starting to have some issues now that the gun has seen alot of use/abuse. Eagle 30rd mags are a problem for mine.
Ammo-wise it eats anything.
Jam-wise I only have trouble with the stock mag when it and the gun are dirty and starting to have some issues now that the gun has seen alot of use/abuse. Eagle 30rd mags are a problem for mine.
Ammo-wise it eats anything.
But there's something funny about the 10/22 in the EE section,they seem to get better value used than new one ... strange !
Depends on when you see the latest retail prices (plus taxes, of course )....
-Lots of aftermarket support; it's the small-block Chevy of .22 rifles.
-Larger capacity magazines are readily available.
-Can be very reliable.
All in all, they're a very good design, but the execution is less than ideal as they come from the factory. Fortunately, most of these things are easily fixed.
If you want a semiauto .22 that you don't plan on customizing and 10 rounds is good enough for you, Marlins are a good choice.
-Larger capacity magazines are readily available.
-Can be very reliable.
All in all, they're a very good design, but the execution is less than ideal as they come from the factory. Fortunately, most of these things are easily fixed.
If you want a semiauto .22 that you don't plan on customizing and 10 rounds is good enough for you, Marlins are a good choice.
+1 and I'm not a fan of the 10/22 at all. They are average (at best) semi-auto rifles in stock form, but make a superb platform to tinker with and modify until the end of time. The big attraction is the multitude of options and accessories available to make them into whatever you want.
I will also say that, while I dump on the 10/22 a lot, most of the other rimfire semi's also seem to suffer from similar problems with triggers, ammo and general QC issues that people complain about on the 10/22. It would seem that less than premium level rimfire semi's are all a bit of a lottery as to whether you will get a good one off the rack or not.
Mark
I think this hits the nail on the head. And why are parts so widely available for these guns? Love it or hate it, they are generally priced right, available in broad markets and have acceptable (or better) functionality. All things told these commodity products became popular for good reasons.
Happy shooting.
tymarshall
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Everybody has one, they can't be bad! I agree with ibdavidson.
