Which one do I keep?

I'm going to vote that you randomly chose one of the guys in this thread and sell it to them for $200.



Or just keep it. Who only owns one 22lr?
 
Thanks everyone. I appreciate the time each of you took to reply.

It's hard to feel a sentimental connection to a synthetic/stainless rifle for some reason. The Rossi has that patina to it that speaks of use, you know?

Anyhow, time for some decisions.
 
I'd keep the 10/22 myself since it's a takedown, but I like having aftermarket options and parts availability so that is a big determining factor for me. I can't imagine a situation where the Rossi can do something the Ruger can't, but the Ruger can be broken down and modified out the wazoo.
 
.22LRGUY said:
^I wish I'd read (and believed) this advice years ago, I might have made a few decisions differently about a couple of family guns. However, as someone who finds himself in the same situation sometimes (sell something to buy something)...I have another idea.

First-off...remember OP-you're asking this question in a rimfire forum where most of us likely have multiple 22s, and our eyes on 2-3 others we'd like to have. Just a guess. :) I suspect everyone who read your thread starter, myself included, thought; "what's the issue with 2, 22LR rifles?" Recognizing the OP may only have a DESIRE to own/shoot one, here is another angle;

Unless selling the 10/22 would upset your father in law, I'd consider that he only fired this modern, easy-to-replace, production rifle on one occasion. If that's the case, clearly the man never loved the rifle, or loved shooting it. Or both. No comment on the choice of that gun as a gift (I love guns as gifts!) just pointing out that you maybe shouldn't feel obligated to have affection for a gun that he barely touched. I won't say "Sell" or "don't sell", but if buying/using the tent you want would make you happier than that 10/22 locked-up in your safe, I imagine your father in law would even prefer you go that route.

I justified selling one of my grandfather's rifles sort of on the same premise, and while I'm not nostalgic, he was a successful, and pragmatic man. I wondered whether he'd prefer I keep his old rifle I can't buy ammo for anyway, or, use the funds to buy something nice I'd shoot every week. He would have chose the latter, I'm sure.
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Yes indeed hard decisions. I suspect this thread has life because most of us started our shooting/hunting life with a 22 rifle.
Quite often we tend to keep them for perhaps merely sentimental reasons. But don't discount the hierloom of future days in much younger hands under supervision.

This is the thing that gives poly groups fits I am sure these days. I remember keeping my teenage daughters very much amused and interested summer days outdoor range, 22 rimfire Star F Sport pistol. Big smiles on young faces punching paper at ten yards.
 
Unless there is a desire to recoup some cash for the 10/22, I would just keep both. If I was forced to pick one to keep, it would be a Rossi. I bought my 10/22 many moons ago and in that time, it has always been widely available in various configurations (as far as I can remember, there has never been a run on 10/22s where they would be sold out everywhere. Even if I were to sell it, it is not like it is a rare gun that I would get a premium for it. .22LR ammo has always been plentiful, affordable and available. I agree with the post about the family tie - there is something about things being passed on from generation to generation that has inherent sentimental value and I don't mean from a monetary perspective.
 
Why in the world you think you need to sell one?

Once your old gun breaks, what you are going to do? Pay $800 for a new gun (who knows who price will go up in the future) and cry asking yourself why you sold Ruger few years ago for $250 or so?
 
A long time ago, I culled my herd of .22s and sold my Browning T-bolt (Belgian made). That was the stupidest thing I ever did. I'd give anything to get it back.
 
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