The Ruger 10/22

I'd go so far as to venture that the 10-22 is likely the best semi auto 22 ever made.
Gevarm's would be a close second....:nest:
 
The only complaint I have is the bolt release on mine is a two-handed engage/disengage. Does anyone sell an improved bolt release?
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
The only complaint I have is the bolt release on mine is a two-handed engage/disengage. Does anyone sell an improved bolt release?
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I am sure volquartson does.
But before you do this, read the Ruger 10/22 sticky, by Goose25 on the Rimfire forum. I believe Goose gives a prompt on how to file the factory release, to imitate the volquartson model "we" all buy to replace it.

Check it out........
 
I have been shooting my 10/22 [a lot] since 1974. Totaly stock. it will eat almost anything I throw at it and it even gets cleaned every two or three years. For the first 15years, it only came out of the truck to get cleaned once in a while. If for some strange reason I had to get another 22 I would not even consider anything else.
 
I hated mine until I finally replaced the extractor with the VQ one, great little gun now, not as accurate as i'd like, but reliable now at least. If Ruger would install the VQ extractor from factory, the'y have a lot more happy customers! I hate having to fix something right from new.
 
Because of large quantity mass production , and cheapening of parts , quality control has suffered.

Many 10-22's are good, but many have out of spec firing pins , extractors , springs , etc.

Aftermarket products cure all feeding extraction and ignition issues.

Didnt have to do that with the old ones.
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I currently have 4. They range from 1971 to 2010 vintage......

I would have to say the one built in '71 (still in its factory config) has the best build quality over the others. It has a crap load of rounds through it. I got it from my dad, I grew up shooting this .22. I personally have probably put 10,000+ through it.

The one in 2010 (still unfired... it's a donor for the next build) is the same as the one from 2009 (heavily modded)..... it needed a bag full of parts just to get it running right.

The one inbetween ('80ish manuf) is pretty much bone stock (VQ Extractor & a buffer) runs just about as well as the '71 vintage one.

If the first 10/22 I had ever bought was the one I bought last year....... I would have sold it at a loss and never touched one again!!!! The only reason I spent the $$$ on it is because I already had alot of experiance with others that ran really well, so I always knew there was hope....

Cheers!
 
I had some feeding issues with mine when i first bought it a year ago but after the mag was broke in it fed flawlessly. Im looking into getting a second one for my wife now. I also enjoy tinkering with just about everything i buy so doing some of the mods like polishing the trigger parts and rounding out the trigger plunger aswell as the auto bolt release mods were fun and made a already great little rifle just that much better.
 
chopper 1 said:
Because of large quantity mass production , and cheapening of parts , quality control has suffered.

Many 10-22's are good, but many have out of spec firing pins , extractors , springs , etc.

Aftermarket products cure all feeding extraction and ignition issues.

Didnt have to do that with the old ones.
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That's exactly what a gunsmith I know says. He still sells lots of them and they are the best semi auto on the market. Its just that they used to be flawless, now occasionally there is a problem that he has to fix at no cost which eats in to his profit margin.
 
Im looking at the 10/22....... not sure if i want a regular stock or the SR 22 tactical stock, but its still a 10/22 either way.

Thing is I already have a semi auto .22 and I want to toss it out...litterally.. you need to clean it after ever 50 rounds to keep it from jamming up, and it takes an hour to get it apart so you can clean it! (Lakefield Autoloader Mark 3 I think).

So, my big question is, after seeing all the SCREWS needed to get to the 10/22 inside the SR 22 stock, how many rounds can I shoot without needing to do a full cleaning? IE If I only shoot a few hundred Im hoping I can leave the gun together and clean its basics- the barrel and whatever I can reach, and thats it for at least another 300 or more.
 
I have had several 10/22s and have been happy with them. When the 597 was introduced, I purchased the basic model to check it for function and accuracy. It was acceptable but not outstanding in any way. I then purchased the heavy barrel model and was VERY disappointed with its performance and subsequently parted with it. If you read the threads on Rimfire Central concerning this rifle, you get a true picture of what a load of c--p it truly is, give me the 10/22 every time. Tony
 
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