What is a high round count for a 22?

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I've heard numbers such as 10000 is high for a 1022 and 500000 for some old pump gallery guns. I just sold a S@W 22a that had 15000 through it and it looked and funtioned great. What do you think?
 
aaron v said:
I've heard numbers such as 10000 is high for a 1022 and 500000 for some old pump gallery guns. I just sold a S@W 22a that had 15000 through it and it looked and funtioned great. What do you think?
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lol, 10000 for a 10-22 is nothing. I put 10000 through my newest 10-22 this year alone. I would bet there are ones that still function fine with over 100000. You might see a slight drop in accuracy but, thats about it. I have no idea how many rounds, minimum many 10s of thousands, are through my old one but it is from the 70's and still shoots fine. Plus you can get a new take off barrel for a 10-22 say for $80 or less on the EE as that is the main part that will wear and affect accuracy. .22lr guns have a pretty darn long lifespan. Longer then most people will ever need.
 
Rimfires die from abuse and neglect not from shooting. There are probably club guns out there with millions of rounds through them that still work just fine.

Round count is meaningless as long as it has been PROPERLY and CAREFULLY cleaned when needed. Cleaning rods and ham-fisted tinkering are the death of many rifles. Action parts will eventually wear or break and need replacement but that that should take a very long time with most guns.
 
I'll 2nd that - as well as dryfiring on an empty chamber with guns that have over protruding firing pins.
I have several target rifles with well over 100k rounds through them and a couple with 200k plus and still are competitive guns. They will shoot 10 shots into 3/8" at 50m.
 
I commonly put 300-500 22LR through my 10/22 or SR22 on a single outting. If I go up to the bush with the PS buddies, that can be an easy 1,000 :)

My first firearm, a Ruger 10/22 Stainless Barrel easily has 50,000 on it, and its only 1.5 years old
 
after about 400 rounds through my 22 upper, it needs a cleaning. but other than cleaning I really see no reason to be concerned with round count.
 
I talked to a guy some years ago who ran a shooting gallery.
He had 5-22 rimfires, all brownings. [The takedown versions that eject empties out the bottom]
I asked him how many rounds they lasted till serious work was needed.
He said he was sure that two of the 5 rifles had a million or more through them.
Also said that besides, springs, extractors and such, the rest was original, including the barrels.
Since they are so easy to take apart, I asked if I could look through the barrel of one of the high milers.
With his assent, I did just that.
I could not see anything in the barrel that would have indicated they were washed out.
There were signs of wear in the action, but not anything I would deem serious.
Neglect and improper cleaning are far more damaging to 22 rimfires than is shooting them, IMHO.
Regards, Eagleye.
 
I agree with eagleeye. So long as a gun is taken care of properly and not neglected or abused by poor cleaning practices etc... The barrel should last in the millions of rounds, and then some. Id guess the operational wear and tear on the moving parts is the deciding factor all other things excluded, and on an average gun should still be in the million rounds plus.
 
I have three or four that have in excess of 20,000 rounds... they are still tight and shooting groups... there was a thread on RFC about this and there was a guy who had more than 50,000 rounds through his 10/22.
 
Yup i don`t worry about my 10-22, it`s got 40-50 000 rounds through it. Some of the cheaper built semi autos don`t fair as well. Lots of lakefield mossbergs around with worns out parts and no new parts available. Centerfire barrels don`t last near as long even with good care, a lot higher velocity and more heat generated.
 
50K is nothing for a 10/22, at one time I worked an 8/6 camp shift and we had a nice range built, took 1500 rnds a shift for over four years and never brought ammo home at the end of the shift. We were getting Sportco really cheap then it was waxy so required cleaning after every shift but otherwise good ammo. So in excess of 150K through that rifle and has gone to another owner who is still enjoying it, has never had a breakage.
 
locke it said:
Round count on just about all guns means very little.

On a .22 it means almost nothing.
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Nah. It means that someone needs to spend more time shooting, and less time with a notepad and calculator.

Unless there is a compelling reason, like, it is mandated by your chain of command, or you are a competitive shooter, round counting seems to be a waste of perfectly good time that could have been spent shooting.

Like as not, more damage is done by the well meaning FNG that insists on immaculately cleaning his .22 after every time out, than there ever will be wear from the shooting.

Cheers
Trev
 
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