Ruger 10/22 Plastic clarification

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Hey guys...

I'm on the verge of picking up a new 10/22 to add to the arsenal, but I'm a little put off by all this plastic talk...I recall a video from ruger where they drop a weight and it crushes the metal trigger guard, but the plastic survives without issue...

Is this new plastic replacement something to be wary of? how extensive is the plastice replacement parts? Is it just the trigger and mag release? Would people still recommend the new 10/22?
 
wears out alot faster mines alot looser.. right now and if you want to change the hammer you need to get more parts to do it because the new hammer is 1 peice.. triger job harder to do need 1 more part.. and the plastic stock that comes with it just plain sucks I bought a ramline its night and day better it was only 30 bucks too magizens fit alot better and acutally aim went way up because the gun doesnt slop around the fit on the new ones arnt very good I bought a stainless steel one it chips the pain on the reciver (dont care) but some people might.. if your going to buy it and upgrade it just buy a better .22 wish I did that the frist time ended up spending 500 on upgrades already if I just bought a better gun to start with would of had all I wanted on it :p
 
i havent got anything really bad to say about the plastic 10/22 besides that i cant strip the paint off it and shine it up. i never had a problem with mine and have done all upgrades to it and never had a problem with parts fitting right. hammer kits made now a days (ones from hawktecharms and rimfiresports anyways not sure about other places) comes with shims for the plastic housing if needed.
 
I have two 10/22's with the plastic guard. I've never owned a 10/22 with metal guard, so I can't speak to that, however, I find no issues with the plastic ones. I gave both a trigger job, and when you order the new hammer, it comes with the bushings (from cheapgunparts.com anyway). Both have had numerous add-ons to the internals of the action and trigger - they are great little guns. One of them, in my opinion, is abnormally accurate right out of the box (much to the chagrin of the pest population on the father-in-law's farm!!), so i decided to leave that one alone, and picked up another one as a project gun. Go for it, cheap to buy, a hell of a lot of fun to shoot, cheap to feed, with a ridiculous amount of aftermarket goodies - why not!?!
 
Looks interesting :yingyang: :

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On one level I understand the idea behind "This part isn't metal. It might break.". But on the other hand I don't. EVERYONE I know treats there guns properly. No they aren't all safe queens. But I have never seen anyone drop a gun. And I have never seen anyone hit a gun into something other than a twig. One plastic part is not going to deter me from buying a specific gun.
 
I think you'd have to more worried about damaging the optic
Rather then the fiream if anything were to happen(if you put on an optic anyways)
 
Its not plastic, its polymer.

I can tell you after having my benelli nova (which is mostly polymer in the reciever) that that stuff can take a tremendous beating. I've probably put 4000 rounds down mine. Reciever still looks like the day I bought it.
 
i own a 10/22 Deluxe Sporter with the metal trigger group, i love the weight and feel of it. i've handled the "plastic" ones on numerous occasions. i know that i will never buy one. i hate the feel of it, and it's way too light. i'll buy used 10/22s with the metal trigger group, thank you very much. :)
 
So I'm thinking the 10/22 polymer issue is just a concept of change (People hate change) the video of the weight test seems to be a testament to the strength improvement, and thinking of how well glock polymer holds up I'm sure Ruger put in lots of R&D to protect the legacy of one of it's flagship rifles...
 
copeland said:
So I'm thinking the 10/22 polymer issue is just a concept of change (People hate change) the video of the weight test seems to be a testament to the strength improvement, and thinking of how well glock polymer holds up I'm sure Ruger put in lots of R&D to protect the legacy of one of it's flagship rifles...
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They don't live by the "if it ain't broken..." rule thats for sure. :bsFlag:
It's was strictly a cost savings/build up the bottom line move.
 
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