10-22 Takedown vs standard?

[351 WINCHESTER]

I have never owned a 10-22, and I have been on the fence about getting one. The td model has it's advantages over the standard ones I think, but I'm looking for feedback. I have been on Gunbroker and the prices are all over the place.

 

[Spats McGee]

I guess it depends on what you want it for. If it's just going to be a farm/range plinker, I don't see any need for the takedown model. Then again, maybe I haven't looked at them closely enough. switches tabs to Gunbroker

 

[jmr40]

I've had multiple standard 10-22's over the years and one of the take down rifles. I don't care for either of them. But between the 2 I find more usefulness in the TD model. The standard model isn't particularly accurate and at least the TD can be broken down to take up less space in a car, truck or boat for survival use.

Many people don't understand that Ruger has made over 100 variations of the 10-22 over the years. If you look at their website they currently list 70 different variants and many of them I like better than the standard rifles.

https://ruger.com/products/1022/overview.html

My favorites are the Sporters.

https://ruger.com/products/1022Sporter/models.html

They have full size stocks designed to fit adults and no barrel band to mess with accuracy.

Of the Sporters I like the Light Varmint Tactical (LVT) the best. It uses the same target barrel, trigger, and chamber as the target riflers, but with a medium weight barrel to keep weight reasonable. The ones I own and have shot are exceptionally accurate.

https://ruger.com/products/1022Sporter/specSheets/1235.html

 

[22250Rem]

Only advantage I see with the takedown is the ability to take up less space if that's a concern, and for some folks it's a valid reason. I only know one guy who has the takedown model and judging by his feedback they must be O.K.. He doesn't shoot it that much and he's in his mid 70's. I think he just bought it on a whim but he sure has no problem storing it.

 

[troy fairweather]

But there all takedowns.

 

[LiveLife]

I have never owned a 10-22 ... The td model has it's advantages over the standard ones I think, but I'm looking for feedback.

I grew up shooting a bone stock 10/22 (Ahhh, many happy memories) and wife got me a Take Down for Christmas in 2013 but gifted it to my sister for nephew/niece to shoot as when I tried to do some 25/50 yard accuracy testing, any contact to the forearm moved the POI on target, no matter how much I tightened the barrel ring

2019 THR 50 yard rimfire challenge - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...10-shot-challenge.848356/page-5#post-11107894

50 yard group improvement with tightening of tension bolt - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...10-shot-challenge.848356/page-6#post-11109178



Last year, I replaced the Take Down with $199 10/22 Collector #3 (Model 31115) due to factory scope mount, ghost ring sight, synthetic modular stock with longer reach to trigger (I find regular 10/22 stock length too short) - https://palmettostatearmory.com/rug...nd-collector-series-rifle-od-green-31115.html

I am currently conducting 20+ ammunition comparison documenting every 10 shot group (round count 2960) and with ammunition it likes, can produce sub 1" 10 shot groups at 50 yards - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...rrel-ruger-10-22-collector-3-break-in.859106/

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

I grew up shooting a bone stock 10/22 (Ahhh, many happy memories) and wife got me a Take Down for Christmas in 2013 but gifted it to my sister for nephew/niece to shoot as when I tried to do some 25/50 yard accuracy testing, any contact to the forearm moved the POI on target, no matter how much I tightened the barrel ring

2019 THR 50 yard rimfire challenge - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...10-shot-challenge.848356/page-5#post-11107894

50 yard group improvement with tightening of tension bolt - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...10-shot-challenge.848356/page-6#post-11109178

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Last year, I replaced the Take Down with $199 10/22 Collector #3 (Model 31115) due to factory scope mount, ghost ring sight, synthetic modular stock with longer reach to trigger (I find regular 10/22 stock length too short) - https://palmettostatearmory.com/rug...nd-collector-series-rifle-od-green-31115.html

I am currently conducting 20+ ammunition comparison capturing every 10 shot group (round count 2960) and with ammunition it likes, can produce sub 1" 10 shot groups at 50 yards - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...rrel-ruger-10-22-collector-3-break-in.859106/

Back in the day I had a nylon 66 and after shooting it for a very long time I decided it needed a scope. I mounted on and could not get it to group. I took it back to my lgs thinking the scope was defective. The gunsmith put his scope mounting device in the end of the barrel and while looking thru the scope I could see movement in the "grid" of the old school sighting in device merely by changing pressure or grip in the forearm. The scope was just fine, it was the design of the rifle itself that did not lend itself to be scoped successfully.

 

[sparkyv]

I have never owned a 10-22, and I have been on the fence about getting one. The td model has it's advantages over the standard ones I think, but I'm looking for feedback. I have been on Gunbroker and the prices are all over the place.

Either model makes for an excellent semi-auto. 22LR rifle. I prefer the TD because of its packability and small stowage footprint. What's on the other side of the fence, 351 WINCHESTER...a Marlin M60, perhaps?

 

[Aim1]

I've had multiple standard 10-22's over the years and one of the take down rifles. I don't care for either of them. But between the 2 I find more usefulness in the TD model. The standard model isn't particularly accurate and at least the TD can be broken down to take up less space in a car, truck or boat for survival use.

Many people don't understand that Ruger has made over 100 variations of the 10-22 over the years. If you look at their website they currently list 70 different variants and many of them I like better than the standard rifles.

https://ruger.com/products/1022/overview.html

My favorites are the Sporters.

https://ruger.com/products/1022Sporter/models.html

They have full size stocks designed to fit adults and no barrel band to mess with accuracy.

Of the Sporters I like the Light Varmint Tactical (LVT) the best. It uses the same target barrel, trigger, and chamber as the target riflers, but with a medium weight barrel to keep weight reasonable. The ones I own and have shot are exceptionally accurate.

https://ruger.com/products/1022Sporter/specSheets/1235.html

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[Varminterror]

Take-down’s are all downside unless you ACTUALLY need compact storage which can tolerate slow deployment, in which that one particular aspect becomes the singular critical design feature, disregarding the disadvantages.

I tuned up a mid-feeding Belgian made Browning 69T SA22 recently which rekindled a specific little grin I’ve occasionally had about takedown rifles. Shooting it for function tests, my mind wandered into a blissful delusion: Light, handy, and ultra-packable; what’s not to like? But when removed sufficiently from the firing line, I’m reminded of the fact it belches fire and ash out the belly all over your support hand, the fact it doesn’t accept optics and my astigmatism blows out fine iron sights as if they never existed, the fact it’s tube fed in the stock, and of course, the fact it’s a blued and fine(ish) wood rifle meant to be packed in rough and tumble conditions and the two halves will rattle freely against each other in the pack... So what’s a better option? Well, how about a stainless Ruger 10/22 takedown with the Magpul stock such it can contain a magazine and a micro RDS on a QD base (at least I can see the dot, even if it does look like a smashed pumpkin) inside the storage compartment in the buttstock. Oh, and doing all of that for about half of the price of the Browning. Yup...

I’ve also owned the Henry “Survival rifle” and the Marlin Papoose, among other takedown centerfire rifles in the past.

But every time I let myself really indulge the thought, I’m reminded that a simpler, faster deploying solution in the field is a solid built rifle. So cooler heads prevail. I believe I’ll still put together a 10/22 Takedown as described above this summer, getting it all for “free” with loyalty points, but I recognize the purchase is made for the cool factor, not for the imagined utility.

 

[chicharrones]

From an urban or suburban standpoint, takedown long guns can always fit into shorter cases which should look less conspicuous to prying eyes. Especially if those short cases don't have some sort of gun patch sewed to the outside, external mag pouches, or a ton of molle loops.

Could be handy for walking outside to your car/truck and keeping the neighbors from knowing what you might have in your house or apartment.

 

[chicharrones]

But there all takedowns.

I'll say take-aparts and take-downs are two different things, and if we go outside of Ruger 10/22s, some guns cross the line in-between.

 

[troy fairweather]

I remember seeing a early ruger add saying it's a takedown rifle. See if I can find it.

 

[jmorris]

I almost never use my takedown 10-22, everytime it has been fired it has killed something. Kind of rare for stuff I own but it has taken the place of the more sentimental valuable Browning SA-22’s I have, because it’s more plastic than all the other 10-22’s I have.

 

[cdb1]

If I had a specific need for one I’d have a takedown. Otherwise no because a takedown adds another point where accuracy could be affected. Not saying does but it could.

 

[sparkyv]

From an urban or suburban standpoint, takedown long guns can always fit into shorter cases which should look less conspicuous to prying eyes. Especially if those short cases don't have some sort of gun patch sewed to the outside, external mag pouches, or a ton of molle loops.

Could be handy for walking outside to your car/truck and keeping the neighbors from knowing what you might have in your house or apartment.

Mine resides in a soft nylon trumpet case. Very indiscreet.

 

[LiveLife]

I have never owned a 10-22, and I have been on the fence about getting one.

If looking for accuracy, I would consider Thompson/Center Arms T/CR22 (takes 10/22 magazines, trigger, etc.) - https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/104704/thompson/center+arms+t/cr22+22+lr++rifle+orange+drab+green+magpul+10rd+17+threaded+barrel

 

[Dibbs]

Here's the big advantage to a takedown: Barrel cleaning is simple.
They shoot as well and accurately, IME, as the standard 10/22. Given the
synthetic stock, and portability, if you can handle the approximate 100$
difference in cost, it's a win-win, IMO.

 

[FL-NC]

I have had a standard one for 30 years. All I did was add a 4x scope and base. It will shoot a 1" group at 50 yards with cheap bulk ammo.

 

[Skylerbone]

Owner of 4 10/22s, one of them a TD that was admittedly purchased as a novelty. It does exhibit a significant amount of POI shift when fired with a bipod vs standard hold vs slung up. With a basic carry strap to lug around then using available improvised field rests or support arm it hasn’t been problematic while squirrel hunting for my 15 year old. I freely confess it spends near all of its time assembled though as the initial novelty has long passed.

 

[silvermane_1]

Well a TD 22 is better option if you do a lot of backpacking/camping, but both types of 10/22s have their pros and cons.

 

[MechAg94]

You can also get a Ruger 10/22 Charger (pistol version) and add a folding brace to it. Not sure how that overall length compares to the take-down version.

Another option is to buy a Brownells 10/22 receiver and then put one together from parts. I think some of the aftermarket bolts are more reliable. I had a good reason to do that project, but it will cost more.

 

[<*(((><]

If I had a specific need for one I’d have a takedown. Otherwise no because a takedown adds another point where accuracy could be affected. Not saying does but it could.

Agreed. I have a takedown model and it's nice to take on the rare occurrence I need something compact, really I bought it on a whim and really should have thought it through more, as I probably would have passed on it.

One thing that I would do on a takedown model is buy the mount that utilizes the rear sight dovetail slot if one is scoping one, in order to best try and assuage any sighting issues from the takedown and reassembly process. At least the scope stays aligned with the barrel.

 

[jr_watkins]

I have three 10/22 rifles in various configurations and one Take Down 10/22. I like them all. Great little carbines that my 3 daughters all learned to shoot with and still get used a few times a year. I shoot the Take Down the most.

The Take Down model is a cool novelty and isn't much more expensive. I have noticed that the tension nut tightness has a lot to do with accuracy, particularly holding zero. The only real drawback I experience is when the scope is attached, it has to be a quick-disconnect type or the receiver won't fit in the bag. I'd probably be better served with a red dot sight, but this is what I have.

 

[helitack32f1]

I have never owned a 10-22, and I have been on the fence about getting one. The td model has it's advantages over the standard ones I think, but I'm looking for feedback. I have been on Gunbroker and the prices are all over the place.

WINCHESTER, I was recently in the same boat as you. Not only had I not owned a 10/22 but I had essentially refused to own one due to experiences I have had with them and the fact that everyone and their dog owns one. Then I came across one of these at the LGS. https://ruger.com/products/1022Takedown/specSheets/31101.html

It is an exclusive from one of the distributors. It includes the Magpul X22 Backpacker stock which allows you to attach the detached forend and barrel to the buttstock for storage and it includes a total of 4 magazines, 3 of which can be conveniently carried in the buttstock or you can leave a couple out and store a box of 50 rounds in there. It also has storage in the pistol grip. You can always buy a takedown 10/22 and then buy the stock separately but then you don't get the 4 extra mags and you don't get the shorter 16.4 inch barrel that these exclusives have.

All that being said, It has not been a reliable shooter. I have seldom made it through a full mag without a stoppage of some sort. I did however nail two grouse with the thing one day. One head shot each at about 25 yards with open sights and so far it seems to be reliable with some cheap Remington stuff, the same stuff I shot the grouse with.

One last thing, there is also a mount that you can get from Magpul that replaces the mounting block for the forend and then you can mount a red dot on it or scout scope. I believe the gun comes with rings and mount for a regular mounting position.