Have 10/22s changed?

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I see posts from people complaining about the unreliability of their 10/22s. My 10/22 carbine, purchased in the early 1990s, works flawlessly. It was the 10/22's reputation for reliability that made me choose it. Have 10/22s gone downhill in quality since then?
 
Seems like it. I too have a stainless 10/22 that I bought 25 years ago. It eats everything and very, very rarely jams. But some are now talking about plastic trigger groups so cost cutting has been done on the model. I think I'll keep mine.
 
I have no issues with mine and they are less than 8 years old. I think when some fellas change a lot of them with aftermarket parts they start running into problems.
 
I have two 50th anniversary 10/22 rifles, and they run flawlessly when maintained.

Each one has been upgraded with aftermarket parts though(edge extractor, auto bolt release, volquartsen hammer kit, PWS mag release, magpul X22 stocks, rubber buffer).
 
Other than the same mushy trigger I found on both recent ones I've owned (made at least 2010 or later), they seem pretty much exactly the same. I am not a fan of that plastic trigger/trigger housing though.
 
I don't think the plastic effects the reliability at all. Also I've never heard of any plastic parts breaking either. The internals from what I can see from my late 80's and more recent 10/22's are the same. I think the biggest thing is fit and finish is better on the older models. As far as function, no difference that I can see.
 
View the "fail tests" done on trigger guards... the plastic prove to be much tougher... I still don't like plastic on my guns, but I have to admit, for the most part that is an unfounded bias.
 
I have a 50th anniversary that is more or less stock and it runs flawlessly with any ammo. I polished the hammer/sear/internals but all original parts that came with it are still running strong.
 
I bought a brand new one in 2012 for a build. It was noticeably much rougher than my '89 10/22. After a quick cleaning and oiling I took it out in sub zero temps with blowing snow. Using blazer and rotary mags it ran flawlessly. Never had a problem with it. I think alot of issues stem from people buying one and a couple cheap hicap mags and the cheapest bulk ammo they can find and expecting it to work perfect. When it doesn't they throw a hissy fit and call it an unreliable pos. Quality mags and decent ammo will fix 99% of malfunctioning 10/22s. There isn't an autoloading firearm in existence that will run reliably with f**ked up mags and crap ammo.
 
sgt.rock said:
Other than the same mushy trigger I found on both recent ones I've owned (made at least 2010 or later), they seem pretty much exactly the same. I am not a fan of that plastic trigger/trigger housing though.
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I agree about the trigger, but thats an easy fix. I polished the contact areas,recut the angle on the sear, and it changed the gun tremendously.
 
Shrek said:
Nope! P.O.S. still suffers FTE, and it's bone stock.
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Have you tried different ammo or mags in it? Mine never like those cheap dirty Remington golden bullets, the bullets were loose and wobbled in the case. I use Federal, Blazer, and CCI with no problems.
 
sgt.rock said:
Other than the same mushy trigger I found on both recent ones I've owned (made at least 2010 or later), they seem pretty much exactly the same. I am not a fan of that plastic trigger/trigger housing though.
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I found the trigger pretty long and hard and it really takes some getting used to especially if your trying to get any kind of accuracy
 
I have a boat paddle stock 10/22, forget the year, it needed an aftermarket extractor, now it eats virtually anything including golden bullets. Great gun.
 
My ~07 model works great when using ruger mags. Had a cartridge go boom when it didn't clear/feed from a BC magazine when the bolt slammed into it, no harm to me or the gun.
I did change the extractor with a VQ one.
 
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