Whats the deal with the 10/22
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mattyboylewis
Regular
- Location
- Oliver, BC
I have a relationship with my 10-22 like my mother-in law. . .
You just have to love her because. . .
You just have to love her because. . .
Just my own personal thoughts:
The 10/22 is affordable. It is reliable. It allows for customizations and lots of them. Consider it like the Honda Civic of guns. Economy priced, reliable, can upgrade it with a widely available array of accessories (if you wish), and while accuracy is good but not great, what other gun can you guy (aside from a Rem 597, etc.) that you can get stuff like a Butler Creek 25-round mag for it? Ammo is cheap and the rifle doesn't require copious amounts of maintenance.
The 10/22 is affordable. It is reliable. It allows for customizations and lots of them. Consider it like the Honda Civic of guns. Economy priced, reliable, can upgrade it with a widely available array of accessories (if you wish), and while accuracy is good but not great, what other gun can you guy (aside from a Rem 597, etc.) that you can get stuff like a Butler Creek 25-round mag for it? Ammo is cheap and the rifle doesn't require copious amounts of maintenance.
DragonFire
CGN Regular
- Location
- mid Canada
That is too much of a compliment.
If you're into .22's
, you usually pick up at least one 10/22....
...I have about 3 at any given time...
I have 2. I have an old 1980 basic carbine that is accurate to 1.25" at 100 yards. I have a new stainless version with some plastic parts. I haven't shot it yet so I can't comment on the accuracy or reliability of the newer one. My first thought is "WHY"? My second thought is "I will never sell the old one"! I guess it was an economic decision. Its sad to see a great product get downgraded to "OK" for the sake of competing with cheap junk.
The 10/22. I don't own one, have never shot one, but they are WAY Better than my 597, which is the biggest piece of #### of a rifle ever made. (There is NO way that the 10/22 could by worse than the 597, it is not possible to be a bigger piece of #### than a piece of ####. ) I, too, will be buying a 10/22 right away!
This is my Custom Archangel Ruger 10/22 made for me by http://hical.ca/ its the most fun I have at the range will HIT ANYTHING at 100yards it has the Archangle KIT 12" target barrel and AR15 sites and is just the best pice I own its a MUST have for the collection http://s1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd485/MrBlacks/Ruger 1022/?action=view¤t=Guns005.jpg
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Rod B
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I have bought & sold many .22 rimfire rifles. However I have had my 10/22 longer than most of my collection. It wears a Green Mtn barrel & has had various trigger & action mods. It is not as accurate as my Anschutz's or the Martini International but it is a fun little gun that has enough accuracy at 100m to keep me entertained.
The_Sicilian
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toronto & South River, ON
They are attractive to the younger person just getting into shooting. It goes pop pop pop fast, and does not cost too much (until you start to get into customizing it to get some accuracy). More experienced/older gunnutz are more likely to go with a good bolt gun like the Savage. Still not too expensive but usually very accurate right out of the box. A bolt gun is going to shoot the target ammo which is more accurate reliably, where as a semi may not.
If one is going to buy a semi, it is probably one of better choices, and certainly much better than the Remington 597...
300shooter
Regular
- Location
- Windsor, Bantario
I've had several 10/22's, the best and the one I'll never sell belonged to my Dad who bought it when they came out in the 60's. That thing has killed more vermin and critters than you could possibly count. I keep it clean and lubed and have never replaced one part on it. I don't fire it much now as I have many others and I'm more into accuracy than rapid fire, I can see my new CZ being the front runner there, but for all out fun and ease , yep the ruger is a nice unit!
Good to see some positive posts on the poor old 10/22. They are like pickup trucks on the Prairies. Everywhere you look, there are 10/22's. I have a totally unaltered stainless wood-stocked one that I bought in about 1997 or so. I have a Bushnell scope on it (I forget the model) and use a mixed bag of magazines and ammo to fend off gopher attacks at Gopherxs' place.
I clean it once in a while, as it will get persnickety when dirty.
** I did get a friend to alter the bolt closing setup. It now works like it should.**
It seems to work with the mags I use, Butler Creek and Ram Line, and a couple of other oddball mags. It is simple to take down and clean, and doesn't seem to mind what ammo I use. Obviously, I like mine.
They are like pickup trucks on the Prairies. Everywhere you look, there are 10/22's. I have a totally unaltered stainless wood-stocked one that I bought in about 1997 or so. I have a Bushnell scope on it (I forget the model) and use a mixed bag of magazines and ammo to fend off gopher attacks at Gopherxs' place.I clean it once in a while, as it will get persnickety when dirty.
** I did get a friend to alter the bolt closing setup. It now works like it should.**
It seems to work with the mags I use, Butler Creek and Ram Line, and a couple of other oddball mags. It is simple to take down and clean, and doesn't seem to mind what ammo I use. Obviously, I like mine.
So, what do you really think of your 597?
If they ever came up with steel-lipped hi-cap magazines for the 597
, I'd be incredibly tempted....If they ever came up with steel-lipped hi-cap magazines for the 597
They can't even get the factory 10's to work right. Any hi-cap would be a quagmire.
