Happy 10/22 day!

[WILCO]

Sound off if your a fan of Bill Ruger's little carbine. :Fire:

[RED333]

I will play, standing on my head. LOL

[Omega]

Greatest little .22 ever IMHO. I've had mine since the late 80s and only just recently replaced a few parts in it. Not because it needed them, but because I could.

[Uncle Jimbo]

Bought mine in 1976. It was made in 1976 and has the phrase "Made In The 200th Year Of American Liberty" stamped into the barrel on the left side just above the wood of the stock.

[55fairlane]

For the masses there great guns, I hate mine....I added a Douglass barrel, a b.s. trigger group, restocked it, now I have a gun that will keep up with a $300 savage

Sorry guys not a fan

[WILCO]

Sorry guys not a fan

No Biggie. Plenty of folks think highly of them.
Plus you spent extra money making it shoot to your standards.
That's a win win for Ol' Bill and the gang.

[aspangler]

Mine is in an Archangel stock with the factory barrel and shoots better than it did in the wood stock with bull barrel. 3/8" groups at 50 mag after mag.

[marlin39a]

I've got several, including a 5 digit serial number from 1965. Great guns.

[Elkins45]

Love me some 10/22. I have several, including one that belonged to my dad and one my FIL gave me that I made into a 10" SBR. I enjoy them all.

[goryshaw]

I agree with 55fairlane, I have two of them and very mixed feelings about them. A standard carbine I bought in my 30s as I had wanted one since I was a teenager and my friends had them and I had my father's old Winchester 1906. Still have the 1906 and on a good eye day it will still easily outshoot the 10/22. Also have a breakdown model that stays in my SUV as a truck gun. Shot it in one CMP rimfire sporter match before buying a CZ 455 in response to the 'groups' that it could manage at 25 yds.

Fun, handy and reliable little guns - yes; accurate out of the box - not so much

[GhostHawk]

At one point I had two. LGS owner called me, said say I have a Ruger 10/22 trade in, was the last year they had walnut stocks. Price is pretty reasonable, you interested?
Well yes I was interested. And thank you very much.
I did not shoot it much. But when my nephew turned 18 I gave it to him for a birthday present. My brother was not so happy, "He already has a deer rifle, what does he need a .22lr for?"

Because boys need to be boys.

And my old original early 70's 10/22 is still going strong. I still love it dearly.
I ate well for years because of that little rifle. Uncounted numbers of squirrels, rabbits, coons, and even grouse fell to it and landed in my pot.

We have a lot of history together. I don't shoot it much. Got out of the habit in the big .22lr crunch. But it is secure in the safe, well oiled. Well loved.

Yes, I do believe that Mr Ruger was perhaps inspired by God to make that creation. Or perhaps he channeled a bit of Mr John M Browning.

[WILCO]

I agree with 55fairlane, I have two of them and very mixed feelings about them. A standard carbine I bought in my 30s as I had wanted one since I was a teenager and my friends had them and I had my father's old Winchester 1906. Still have the 1906 and on a good eye day it will still easily outshoot the 10/22. Also have a breakdown model that stays in my SUV as a truck gun. Shot it in one CMP rimfire sporter match before buying a CZ 455 in response to the 'groups' that it could manage at 25 yds.

Fun, handy and reliable little guns - yes; accurate out of the box - not so much

Thanks for the report Goryshaw.
Keep in mind, it takes more than one match and plenty of time to squeeze the most accuracy out of a Ruger 10/22. Some of the unhappy groups could be on your end of the deal and the ammunition you were using.

Love my Ruger 10/22.

[JBinMN]

Mine was made in 78 & I like it.
:)

[18Bravo]

After decades of acquiring firearms, I finally added my first 10/22, a Challenger, to my collection this year. Truth is, I felt like a gun heretic for not owning one. In my less than knowledgeable mind, there are a few firearms that are a must if you consider yourself a collector. 1911’s, AR’s, S&W revolvers and the venerable Remington 870 come to mind. I think the 10/22 falls in this camp of heavy weights. While I haven’t shot it much, the grand kids are having a ball burning up boxes of 22LR. If for no other reason than their enjoyment, it was a good investment.

[skeettx]

Mine is a 10-22 Deluxe, walnut stock and checkering
Sweet gun
Mike

[The Governor]

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[55fairlane]

I agree with 55fairlane, I have two of them and very mixed feelings about them.

Fun, handy and reliable little guns - yes; accurate out of the box - not so much

For guys wanting a plinking rifle or a kids gun I do recommend one, but for me, not so much......they are great to teach guys/kids to shoot with.....

I saw a bunch at camp Perry this year, I also saw the cz, savages, and other guns just pain out shoot them

Keep on shooting

[robg]

Best semi auto 22 rimfire .they have their faults but there easily sorted,not meant to be a match rifle but with a little owner input they can run with the big boys.

[nagantguy]

My favorite weapons system,I believe between me and the girls we currently house 5 or 6; from done up custom to fairly plain with a trigger job and paint job. We love em!

[Texas by God]

I bought one the day I turned 18 and shot it for a while and noticed it wasn't as accurate as my Nylon 66. But I shot it happily with a K1.5 Weaver at Jackrabbits and whatever. They are classics.

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[Wild Bill 7]

We have two, mine and hers. Mine is a second hand one I bought from a state trooper who needed some money back in the late 70's. It has a 4 power K-Mart scope and I did a trigger job and extended mag release on it. Her's has a 3x9 Tasco scope, trigger job and extended mag release also. Scopes are not expensive but work very well on clay pigeons up to 100 yards. Also hers was bought in the early 90's. They have been safe queens for a few years but now ammo is plentiful so we're going to get them out and shoot them.

[quail4jake]

My son converted his 10/22 with an Archangel AR style outfit. I laughed and asked where he ever found such a mighty M4 carbine. Sometime after he left for college I started fooling around with it, bought a few 25 round mags and mounted my streamlight on the picatinny rail. Now when he comes home we get the biggest kick out of lighting up steel targets at night. Now I'm a real 10/22 fan!

[Texas by God]

I had a stainless International that was so pretty I traded it for a Rem 700. Even.

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[DerekP Houston]

I have a few 22's but a 10/22 is not one of them. My dad has one and it's fun to shoot. Kinda feel blasphemous not owning one.

[rking22]

I'm a fan, wasn't always. I have several along with a Charger. The Charger is all Ruger, but has a cut down and tweeked 10-22barrel and I stoned the trigger. The rifles all have Ruger walnut sporter stocks and various green mountain barrels, stoned triggers and bedded. All will do 1/2 inch for 5 at 50 (subsonic Hp ammo).
I dont have over 300$ in any one of them and actually prefer the 17inch mid weight for squirrel. I have several nice bolt guns, but the 10-22s shoot just as well with the scopes I prefer and field position. Not bench guns, but very accurate field guns the way I have them setup.
I consider them single shots that have 10 rounds store on board. Also all function just fine with subsonic, 3$ spring fixers that, if needed.
They are inexpensive enough to keep a spare and easy to swap parts arround as needed. Kinda like an 870, will never have any problem finding repair parts!

[RGrosz]

Got one several years ago. Like it a lot. When the step-son wanted to get a gun recommended he get one too. He did. I got one because I felt, like several people here, that I should as a gun lover have one. Don't regret that I did, they're fun to shoot.
Rob

[Texas by God]

I've thought of getting one for my wife but she says no thanks I like my Marlin model 60.

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[Minerat]

Mine is a 1990s SS model with a Banner 4 power. My grandson (11) says "he can hit anything with it". It's fun with 50 round clips but not as accurate as my Brno Model #1.

[Ole Joe Clarke]

I have one of the basic models that I recently purchased. It's fun to shoot and my wife and daughter like it. I have been shooting my Marlin model 80 DL a lot lately. I left the Ruger on the table last night so I can tweak the scope and the setup.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

[jeffs4wheeler]

I own 5 ruger 10-22s at one time. Grate little gun.

[GhostHawk]

Mine dates back to about 1972. Shot it with iron sights for 20 years and then the eyes would just not keep up. Put a Bushnell 3x9x40 full size deer rifle scope on it and she really hit the mark for a couple more decades.

Still have her, keep her oiled and polished. We have a lot of history together that little carbine and I. I don't shoot it much these days, got out of the habit in the .22lr ammo crunch.

But she'd be one of the last I would ever sell.

I also have a pair of Ruger Mk III 22/45's his and hers, both sporting Red Dots. Both will put 10 into a pop cap at 20 feet offhand.

I did have for a while a second 10/22, bought it used for a song. It was the last year they put walnut stocks on them. Shot it some for a couple of years and gave it to my nephew. Boy needs a .22.

[roysha]

Back in 1964 when it was introduced I purchased the 1st one sold in Loveland. I had it for a couple years until my wife got a Marlin Mountie and proceeded to show me how a GOOD 22 could shoot. Got rid if it a few years later, the 10/22, and bought a REM 40X Sporter. Mounted a Leupold 3x9AO in Buehler base and rings and a Canjar single set trigger. Found it liked WIN Pistol Match ammo the best. Proceeded to have my butt handed to me by my wife and her Mountie anyway. Guess it wasn't the gun. Oh well.

Anyone out there that has a very low number 10/22, indicative of 1964 manufacture, check under the butt plate to see if there is a little plastic tube with a note in it. That would probably be the one I owned.

I'll just take my old WIN 74 or 77 anytime.

[bstone5]

Got one at a pawn shop in 1968 for hunting rabbits, still have the rifle. Installed a Butler Creek folding stock and a longer stainless barrel. My sons shot thousands of rounds thru the original rifle while they were young. Both sons have the take down version of the 10/22.
My grandson shoots the gun a lot now when we are at the gun club.
Have installed the BX trigger a few years back.

[buckweet]

Bought mine in 77'
Still have it.
Very reliable, super accurate.
BX trigger.cpc bolt.
Kidd guide rod and charge handle.
Leupold straight 4 rimfire scope.
Fun..and a million memories.
(Also own nine other 10/22s

[WILCO]

Bump to the top. 10/22 day is around the corner again.

[Hamish]

Made payments on a Bicentennial issue 10/22 in high school. Sold it a few years later to pay for diapers. Sure wish I had it back, it was ACCURATE.

[rbuck351]

Years ago I traded for a 10/22. I put a 4x scope on it and went out to see how it would shoot. I tried 5 or 6 different kinds of ammo and it would shoot about 2" at 25 yds. Thinking the problem might be me, I then shot my Ruger MKI T which put all the different ammo into about 3/4" at 25yds. I no longer have a 10/22. I have the urge to get another one to see if I can make it shoot as well as my 1919 Savage NRA Target rifle without spending the price of a new CZ. Around here most used 10/22s sell for around $175/$225. That doesn't leave a lot of room for improvement without getting too much into the gun and not being a blaster I really don't need a semi auto. Still not a fan of the 10/22. Love the MKIs and have 3.

[Drm50]

I've had many of them. Had small collection of them in each model as they came out. I've never sold any of them I've handed them out to family. The only one I have now is a early sporter model. For a long time their wasn't much to compete against them. I think my 1st one was $38. They all shot well and hand decent triggers.
Dependable function, what more could you ask for. Well one of my cousins bought a sporter for his boy about 5 years ago. That's what kid wanted because of his experience shooting mine. The 10/22 is not the gun they use to be. Plastic trigger group, castings in hammer assembly, ect. The triggers are gritty and they don't seem to be as accurate as old out of the box models. Ived put a bunch of them together with aftermarket parts and it made a big difference. I was buying Volkswargen hammer kits bulk which took care of 90% of accuracy issues. Still like someone said you can drop several bucks into one know to equal a entry grade BA that is cheaper. Some look for a good old standard model and switch out the parts , then resale the old gun with new parts just at break even price.

[Reverend Al]

Mine is a factory target model in blue with the laminated stock wearing a fixed 10X Leupold AO with fine crosshairs. Shoots way better than I can even with cheap promo .22 ammo. It was one of the first guns I used to introduce my 11 year old grand-daughter to shooting this summer. She loved it. I bet her $5 that she couldn't keep all 10 rounds in the red dot on the target and it cost me $5 ... JUST (she nearly dropped one round out, but cut the line so I gave it to her).

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[robg]

Mine is. A late nineties ally trigger model ,changed the hammer ,kid under triggerguard extended mag release nylon buffer cheap 4x12x40 scope moded bolt release shots well with some ammo ,SK or power points.as long as you clean the chamber every now and then it's very reliable.but no match in accuracy to my BSA martini international. So what its my rabbit gun, bench accuracy means nothing when out in the fields and woods.

[clodhopper]

Don't forget to celebrate!

[steve urquell]

I love my 10/22, received it as a present as my first rifle in 1980. I have no clue how many thousands of rounds have been thru that barrel and I've never had the bolt out of it. It has always shot pretty accurately for me. <.5" groups at 25yds.

I recently bought a 16.5" threaded SS take-off barrel off e-bay so I could use my suppressor on it. Had no aspirations of great accuracy as I've heard reports of newer rifles not being too accurate. Put it on and started popping rounds offhand at 25yds. That thing was putting them all in a .5" circle. I guess I don't need it to do any better than that.
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[Omega]

I received an email from Rural King today with their 10/22 sales, not too bad if I was in the market. This one is only $200: https://www.rkguns.com/ruger-10-22-carbine-22-lr-semi-auto-10rd-18-5-rifle-gray-synthetic-stock-factory-installed-scope-base-adapter-31139.html
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[rking22]

Happy 10-22 day everyone, here’s a couple.250054
All Ruger, except the barrels are Green Mountain. I love em, squirrels hate em!

[GhostHawk]

Mine has been a faithful and solid companion in many an adventure.

Got mine back around 72 or 73, ran it stock with iron sights for 20 years but then eyes started to age.

Dad had a spare Bushnell Banner 4 power deer rifle scope so I brought it back to the guy I bought it from to have the scope mounted.
That one served for another 20 years. But eventually would no longer hold zero. It had a Red Dot sight on it for a little while. But not enough magnifcation at longer ranges for old eyes. So it is currently wearing a Simmons 3x9 variable.

In my prime with iron sights it could if you knew how out shoot long barreled scoped Remingtons and Winchesters.
Like anything else, there are some things you can do to even the playing field, or maybe tip it your way even.

With the scope I found I could on most days punch primers out of 12 ga hulls at 75 yards or sometimes farther.
Fun game to play with fresh snow on the ground.

For years I bought at least one 500 round brick of ammo every 2 weeks.

And yes it still shoots. But when .22lr ammo went over 10c ea, it got cleaned and oiled and put away.
Really have had no reason to dig it out.

My longest shot was 153 long steps across an alfalfa field, hit a big jackrabbit in the head. Aimed around the tip of his ears, shooting off a pickup hood.

I have tweaked mine a bit in the last few years, added the extended mag release, took enough of the trigger apart to get the bolt hold open lock out.

It has kind of a heart shaped hole with a prong coming down into the hole from the top. Take that off with a dremel and reassemble. Now I no longer have to find that little catch with my fingers on the bottom side. Just give the bolt handle a jerk and she chambers and locks up ready to go.

Also put a silencer on the larger pin that keeps the bolt in place. You can buy nylon or delrim pins, I made mine of copper tubing covered with slingshot band rubber like surgical tubing. It got a lot quieter.

One of these days my grandchildren will be ready to teach. It will I think mostly wait in the safe till then.