Ruger 10-22... Year preference?
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Pre 2008 rifles are more sought after.
Starting in 2008 Ruger did some pretty nasty stuff to their 10/22's
They went to composite (plastic) trigger housings, triggers & barrel bands, changed the design of the hammer, sprayed their receivers with "krinkle" paint and painted the "stainless" steel barrels gray.
Some like the new plastic trigger groups better, but a lot say that the rifle took a dive in the quality department from that year on.
Starting in 2008 Ruger did some pretty nasty stuff to their 10/22's
They went to composite (plastic) trigger housings, triggers & barrel bands, changed the design of the hammer, sprayed their receivers with "krinkle" paint and painted the "stainless" steel barrels gray.
Some like the new plastic trigger groups better, but a lot say that the rifle took a dive in the quality department from that year on.
Oh Gawd!!
It knew it'd only be a matter of time before the she-man Ruger hater club jumped all over this thread.
Love the 10/22 just not so much the ones put out by Ruger. Lots of other manufactures make great receivers and trigger groups for the Ruger. A few of the nicest 10/22's I have seen didn't have a single Ruger part on them.
Love the 10/22 just not so much the ones put out by Ruger. Lots of other manufactures make great receivers and trigger groups for the Ruger. A few of the nicest 10/22's I have seen didn't have a single Ruger part on them.
...and cost as more than five "Ruger" 10/22s.
As far as years go, the older ones would be most desirable with wanut stocks and anodized aluminum parts. None are terrible, just the more recent ones aren't finished as well it seems.
In my experience, the worst 10/22's were like this:
Barrels were absolute crap in 1988-2005/6 production,
receivers were sloppy always up to 2004-2005
(but material-wise, all cast receivers have good aluminum),
bolts were sh!tty after very early 70's,
aluminum trigger group housings were lower quality after 85-88,
regular stocks were always like pressed sawdust.
Mags were always great.
Regardless of what you read on internet,
the new plastic TG housing is the best option (for now) if
you want to do a quality custom-built TG.
On a different subject, no matter what is changed,
even if it doesn't have a single rugar part,
if it can take the original rotary mag, it is still considered to be a 10/22.
Barrels were absolute crap in 1988-2005/6 production,
receivers were sloppy always up to 2004-2005
(but material-wise, all cast receivers have good aluminum),
bolts were sh!tty after very early 70's,
aluminum trigger group housings were lower quality after 85-88,
regular stocks were always like pressed sawdust.
Mags were always great.
Regardless of what you read on internet,
the new plastic TG housing is the best option (for now) if
you want to do a quality custom-built TG.
On a different subject, no matter what is changed,
even if it doesn't have a single rugar part,
if it can take the original rotary mag, it is still considered to be a 10/22.
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mine is made in '98 and has everything original, s/s bbl, alu-alloy trigger housing, paddle polymer stock...one hell of a shooter!
So the new SR22 should have a good receiver and a good barrel then? What about the SR22's trigger group, is that plastic or aluminum?
I really liked the look of the "stainless" heavy barrel version, from a distance, until I saw up close it was painted...downright dumb looking.
BTW: What's with none of the factory 10/22's being free floated? Does freefloating one of these require aftermarket parts?
I really liked the look of the "stainless" heavy barrel version, from a distance, until I saw up close it was painted...downright dumb looking.
BTW: What's with none of the factory 10/22's being free floated? Does freefloating one of these require aftermarket parts?
Other than the furniture (i.e.telescoping stock, the pistol grip, rail guards), there wasn't any plastic I could see on my SR-22 (2010 batch).
(Oh and the magazines are plastic - unless you can get hold of the aluminum Volquartsen or TI mags.)
(Oh and the magazines are plastic - unless you can get hold of the aluminum Volquartsen or TI mags.)
Is the trigger guard & trigger not plastic on your SR-22 Tehoke01?
