I've always liked the ruger 10/22s. I don't think they're target rifles , but plenty accurate for most applications including hunting. I bought my first one ( a used gun) about 1973 , put several thousand rounds of ammo through it , and was so impressed with it I bought a brand new one in 1978 that I still own today.
It is still in original factory configuration , with the exception of sling + swivels + a 4 power Bushnell scope.
The only other thing I ever bought for it , was a eagle brand 30 round magazine which was a real bad idea , as it never functioned properly , had periodic feed jams , and was just basically a bad idea , as it ruined the functional dependability of the gun. Back to the ruger rotary magazine I went and presto , hours upon hours of perfect function and dependability.
I realy dont understand the current craze to buy one of these nice little rifles , and systematically remove and replace parts on these , with aftermarket parts made by an array of other companies ,untill there is almost nothing left on the gun ,that is made by the original manufacturer.
Is it because they're just so damn easily taken apart with no special tools , that anybody can do it?
This was always a great feature I thought. So easy to strip down + give it a good cleaning now and then.
Or is it just because all these other parts and modifications are all over the place now , as well as threads in forums on "building a ruger" Lets face it. They're not building a gun. You dont even need tools to do most work!
A screw driver and a punch maybe.
Or is it that ruger has completely dropped the ball on quality control lately , to the point that a stock gun is no more than a starting point , and needs serious alterations to become funtional + dependable.
I still like my ruger. It doesn't get out much any more, but it always had it's place.
Years back when me and a couple of buddies coon hunted at night, the little ruger's dependability was a necessity, and it never let me down.
Don't get me wrong. To the guys that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars on modifications, please...have at it !
If that's what you enjoy, do it.
But to me, Id just buy a semi auto I liked , then take those extra hundreds and buy something else.
Maybe a BSA martini.22 for targets , or one of the fine old Mossburgs with aperture sights , like the 146b maybe.
Or go for something a little different , a Gevarm , or a Vostok.
Ruger's been making 10/22s since 1964. There is somewhere around 5 million of them out there.
I am worried that some of these fancy , expensively dressed up ones are lonely.
Guns need friends. Buy them some buddies. Be a humanitarion..... restore a Cooey !
It is still in original factory configuration , with the exception of sling + swivels + a 4 power Bushnell scope.
The only other thing I ever bought for it , was a eagle brand 30 round magazine which was a real bad idea , as it never functioned properly , had periodic feed jams , and was just basically a bad idea , as it ruined the functional dependability of the gun. Back to the ruger rotary magazine I went and presto , hours upon hours of perfect function and dependability.
I realy dont understand the current craze to buy one of these nice little rifles , and systematically remove and replace parts on these , with aftermarket parts made by an array of other companies ,untill there is almost nothing left on the gun ,that is made by the original manufacturer.
Is it because they're just so damn easily taken apart with no special tools , that anybody can do it?
This was always a great feature I thought. So easy to strip down + give it a good cleaning now and then.
Or is it just because all these other parts and modifications are all over the place now , as well as threads in forums on "building a ruger" Lets face it. They're not building a gun. You dont even need tools to do most work!
A screw driver and a punch maybe.
Or is it that ruger has completely dropped the ball on quality control lately , to the point that a stock gun is no more than a starting point , and needs serious alterations to become funtional + dependable.
I still like my ruger. It doesn't get out much any more, but it always had it's place.
Years back when me and a couple of buddies coon hunted at night, the little ruger's dependability was a necessity, and it never let me down.
Don't get me wrong. To the guys that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars on modifications, please...have at it !
If that's what you enjoy, do it.
But to me, Id just buy a semi auto I liked , then take those extra hundreds and buy something else.
Maybe a BSA martini.22 for targets , or one of the fine old Mossburgs with aperture sights , like the 146b maybe.
Or go for something a little different , a Gevarm , or a Vostok.
Ruger's been making 10/22s since 1964. There is somewhere around 5 million of them out there.
I am worried that some of these fancy , expensively dressed up ones are lonely.
Guns need friends. Buy them some buddies. Be a humanitarion..... restore a Cooey !
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