New Rugger 10-22 CLONE on the market

[lone ranger]

Rock Island Arms have come out with a Rugger 10 -22 Clone. I just bought it brand new in the box for......$249. Comes with butler Creek 10rd mag and scope rail. Fist impressions....The stock is beefy and a nicer feel than the rugger. The wood is very nice. Steel butt plate. Stock fits better to shoulder than rugger. The Action seems Stronger and Smoother than rugger. The fit and finish is great. Nothing is loose, nothing wiggles. I am very impressed so far. I was looking for a rugger on the EE echange, but a well used one was still $300 bucks and some as high as $450..Ouch ! This gun feels closer to an M1 carbine. Its not wimpy. The 10-22 stuff is all interchangable with this one. Fiber Optic sight on front with removable screw. Now,..if it shoots as good as it looks LOL. will take it to the range this evening and give range report. Will shoot ALL kinds of 22 ammo through it, and lots of it, gonna give it a good test. I have owned 4 or 5 ruggers before, so I'm setting the bar by rugger standards.Will it be the same...better..or just a pile of crap..we will see. I got it from Frontier Fire arms in town here, I'm the first to buy one, and he gave me 100% warranty. We all want a Review.

P.S the trigger gaurd is metal as well as the front site. The rifle is called "RIA 22 Carbine."
Barrel leangth 18 1/2 inches. over all 37 1/2 inches. trigger pull 4lbs. weight 7lbs
barrel is 6 grooves right hand twist. The front stock band is meatal not plastic.



UPDATE- well a year later this gun is still running like a champ. Have redone the stock since then. Have put Thousnds of rounds through it. NO problems at all.

 

[Hokus Grey]

Where did you get that?

I must have one!

 

[jdman]

Rock Island Armory, not RRA.

 

[lone ranger]

Frontier Fire arms Price albert sask. He is a sponsor here.

 

[fenceline]

Where did you get that?

I must have one!

In the last line of the post he says Frontier.

 

[lone ranger]

yes...fixed LOL.

 

[silverfoxdj]

Keep us posted...

 

[Hokus Grey]

So he did. I was barely reading by that point.

 

[lone ranger]

Keep us posted...

gonna give it a goooood test, Have 500 rounds of mixed ammo.

 

[jdman]

not to rain on your parade, but for this similar model of the 10/22 is roughly the same price new. Never mind the EE prices, they are their own kinda special.

 

[adrian118]

Looks good

 

[fred0000]

I want one, very interesting awesome pics and looking forward to a range report.

 

[Aries-]

While interesting. The price is almost exactly the same as a standard ruger 10/22 is it not ? Last time I looked a standard 10/22 with wood stock was like 250 if not slightly less.

 

[saskcop]

Now they need to come up with a copy of the 10/22 mag!

 

[lone ranger]

not to rain on your parade, but for this similar model of the 10/22 is roughly the same price new. Never mind the EE prices, they are their own kinda special.

Well I've had both and I can tell you right now, this RIA has a lot nicer feeling to it. It feels like a bigger rifle. The mag fits really well, my last rugger didnt hold in the mag as nice. I personaly would buy this one over the rugger, Now having said that...it might be a jamo matic and lousy accuracy...we will see.
Rugger $299 at SFRC $289 at Delsils $299 at Prarie so roughly 1/2 a hundred cheaper.

 

[lone ranger]

Here is a link that compares them both. http://guntech.com.ph/products/m22-carbine/
Will give an honest field report. Gonna put it up against a Mossberg 702 and a rugger.

 

[Yulisius]

I like the sound of that trigger pull - 4 lbs. The Ruger 10/22 I believe is 9 lb trigger pull stock.

 

[illae]

Ruger. It is Ruger.

 

[Weapontech]

I've owned several RIA's, all 1911's. Excellent guns - fit, finish and performance all outstanding for the price.
I would be surprised if you don't get at least the equivalent performance to an original Ruger 10/22.

 

[griffin86]

Ruger. It is Ruger.

fify

It was bugging me too.