Our Government trusts rivets more then law abiding gun owners.
Just watched Plinkster demo shoot the gun, looks like there is no lock lever to manipulate on the takedown removal of the barrel. A spring loaded ball detent is the only think locking it inplace so as long as the bolt is back you simply twist the foreend and barrel in the correct direction to disengage the barrel threads and then pull the barrel off.
It looks like there is an adjustment collar for adjusting the barrel tension but he does not mention it. He did do a a basic test of how the accuracy might be affected but it looks like his first 2 groups before removing the barrel and re installing it for the third group had more drift then the third due to wind.
The difference after removing the barrel was less then a half inch of change but due to the amount of change in his first 2 groups I would say the test was useless.
Our Government trusts rivets more then law abiding gun owners.
As much as it's a neat new product (always nice to have competition), it has nowhere near the same aftermarket support as the 10/22 takedown so if someone wants to go custom, they're still better off going down that route. I also question the robustness of the locking mechanism over time to wear but perhaps the locking collar helps to mitigate that.
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No doubt, parts and aftermarket items is way better with Ruger and I agree the locking lever is pretty easy to use and rock solid.
Our Government trusts rivets more then law abiding gun owners.
Does the A22 lock open on the last round? I feel like no, but I'm not certain? IMO thats the biggest drawback of the 10/22, and why I much prefer my Marlin 795s and Winchester Wildcat.
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I cant speak on the takedown but I just picked up an A22 BNS-SR and it does not have last round bolt hold open.
Id Rather Be Judged By 12 Than Carried By 6
price point??
when will they be in stock??