They are everywhere and they work fine. Nothing very exciting about them but lots of people buy them - and are happy with the purchase. Am I talking about Toyota Corollas or 10/22 rifles? Actually, both. To me the 10/22 is kinda the Canadian rimfire shooter's equivalent of the Corolla - say one of those beige ones with the fake alloy rim hub caps.
The 10/22 used to be a lot more interesting to own - when you could have high capacity mags but then Ruger messed-it-up by bringing-out the Charger pistol - and making a big deal about how the BX25 mag would work perfectly in both.
Too bad about that goof-up but it's even worse now because, presumably, Ruger is well on its way to making the same mistake AGAIN with its PC carbine - i.e. going out of its way to declare the Ruger pistol mag – and maybe Glock mags as “dual use mags”.
What is Ruger thinking? - saying “Interchangeable magazine wells for use of common Ruger® and Glock® magazines. Ships with SR-Series™ pistol magazine well installed and an additional magazine well accepting Glock® magazines is included”. Is Ruger trying to get Glock and SR-Series mags limited to 5 rounds?
I digress. So what about it? Is the 10/22 really just a rimfire shooter’s equivalent of a Toyota Corolla?
The 10/22 used to be a lot more interesting to own - when you could have high capacity mags but then Ruger messed-it-up by bringing-out the Charger pistol - and making a big deal about how the BX25 mag would work perfectly in both.
Too bad about that goof-up but it's even worse now because, presumably, Ruger is well on its way to making the same mistake AGAIN with its PC carbine - i.e. going out of its way to declare the Ruger pistol mag – and maybe Glock mags as “dual use mags”.
What is Ruger thinking? - saying “Interchangeable magazine wells for use of common Ruger® and Glock® magazines. Ships with SR-Series™ pistol magazine well installed and an additional magazine well accepting Glock® magazines is included”. Is Ruger trying to get Glock and SR-Series mags limited to 5 rounds?
I digress. So what about it? Is the 10/22 really just a rimfire shooter’s equivalent of a Toyota Corolla?
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