Should I Stop Being Such A 10-22 Fudd?

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I have always had a hate on for the Ruger, as I haven't seen a good example of one.

I have seen at least 50 Ruger builds in the past few days on this site, and I was thinking-wouldn't people stop buying them if they all sucked? Why would there be so much aftermarket?

Do I need a 10-22?
 
I shoot my dlask 10/22 out to 210m with decent results, I could get better accuracy out of a bolt action, but I enjoy the rapid follow up abilty while plinking golfballs across the range.
 
Wrong Way said:
No. You don't.

If you have the urge to pay too much money for something and then throw 1-500% more on top to make it decent, I'll sell you the F150 in my driveway. At least it will have some resale value when it's done ;)
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I agree with the sucking of Fords, but I am thinking about getting a base model Ruger and messing with it to see what I can do with it before I spend lump sums on shiny stocks and barrels and the like.
 
They are a great gun, from stock to full blown mod. I just bought another one, number 3, to try to make into a tactical looking thing. I do all the trigger and stock mods myself so you can get one perfect for not a lot of money. I did buy a UTG railed forend, AR pistol grip and 6 position stock for this build so that added $100 to the cost. I might also splurge on a Dlask 12.5" barrel and muzzle brake for it, we'll see.
Kim
My last build, 2# trigger using stock components, modified stock stock, and RT barrel
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5 million+ 10/22s can't be all bad.

buy one, you don't have to change out every part to have a good gun. i shot mine as the factory made it for quite a few years, well with a scope anyways. then i had a trigger job done. that was the best mod.

trigger job and go have fun.
 
It seems that this is a question split between why other people have 10 22 and whether you personally need or want one. I feel the reasons why most people buy 10 22s(myself included) are 1 that they want a .22 rifle and the 10 22 is most tried and true semi .22lr out there(and is also at a reasonable price point), 2 they want something that they can trick out relativley easily, and 3 it offers the potential for alot of things that Canadian law tends to target(IE high cap mags, non restricted affordable tacticool goodness,etc).

Now on to the part if you want or need one(I will use want in the following), and of course the above will comprise part of this as well. Do you want a reliable .22? Do you already have one, in which case you might not want another. Can you find a better .22 rifle in the same class? Another question is can you afford a XCR(or similar) and enough223 to shoot all day long(for the generally awsome NR tacticool fun stuff)? Do you get a kick out of unloading reliable 25 or 50 round mags(within the legal and in Canada real that is)? Finally from somewhat of a negative angle, can you deal with the parts or the 10 22 that you don't like(the bolt lock/release being the one cited most often), and if you can are you up to fixing them with aftermarket parts.

So that is my bit, decide for yourself whether or not you will become part of the group that consists of everyone and their dog that is ruger 10 22 owners.

PS Ruger is an awsome company with great customer service.
 
They seem to hit a sweet spot in terms of price, quality, accuracy, ease of modification, and availability of aftermarket parts that makes them hard to beat. Are there more accurate .22's? Absolutely, but they're more accurate than most people and competitive at their price point. Are there better-built .22's? Absolutely, but they're better than anything else at their price point. Can you tweak out any other .22 to the same extent? No.
 
I bought one just to play with. It's my only semi. I'm also thinking about putting an Archangel kit on it. For accuracy I'll just use one of my bolt action .22's.
 
I already have a Marlin 795. It is the ultimate in reliability and accuarcy in a semi, but it doesn't have any high capacity magazines, and doesn't havethe same ability to switch out parts and tinker with.
 
Here is my take on why you should own one.

My CZ 452 Varmint. 1 shot kills all day long. Very satisfying when playing 'John Lee Swagger' Gopher Sniper Cost of CZ and mags and scope 1200.00


My 10/22 is not nearly as accurate but, when playing John RAMBO more lead more dead bang bang bang bang dead.... well, it's hard to dispute the amount of fun that is.

It all depends on where your headspace is at on any particular outing. So I always bring both :)

A 10/22 is the smallblock chevy of the semi auto 22's out there. Box stock, they are good, but not great. But since there are so many aftermarket parts out there, at less cost than similar mods on another semi auto, you can make a pretty good one for not much cheddar.

The crux is, to get a 10/22 to outshoot a CZ you will be cheaper in the long run just to buy a CZ by the time you throw shilean/dlask/volquartsen catalogs at the 10/22.

But then, you would be missing the whole point of the excercise.

You don't need 2 -.22 rifles. But it is great fun to have both.
 
Got Juice? said:
A 10/22 is the smallblock chevy of the semi auto 22's out there. Box stock, they are good, but not great. But since there are so many aftermarket parts out there, at less cost than similar mods on another semi auto, you can make a pretty good one for not much cheddar.
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Yup, like the 350, you'll feel compelled to do something with it.
 
If you want throw your money away give it to me.

DrawBlood said:
I already have a Marlin 795. It is the ultimate in reliability and accuarcy in a semi, but it doesn't have any high capacity magazines, and doesn't havethe same ability to switch out parts and tinker with.
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Get a Remington 597?
 
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