Ruger 10/22

['63 Panhead]

I was wondering how many people actually own the 10/22? I received the 10/22 take down and some BX-25 mags recently. I do not like the way the rifle feels. I do like my old standard Ruger 10/22 purchased at Wal Mart over 10 years ago. It is still stock. What is it about this rifle that nut n fancy calls it the every mans rifle? Just curious as to what other people's reasons are for owning one.

 

[Crowcifier666]

I bought mine because it had a lot of aftermarket parts available and it had a stellar rep. They can be tweeked to most anyone's standards. Not a huge fan of the takedown, seems a bit gimmicky to me.

Here's mine:

 

[JRWhit]

The 10/22 IMO is a plinking machine. It is also a great hunting rifle. The kicker is that there are so many offerings as to design, to accommodate shooters of all sizes. Mine is a rifle that just keeps going. The only thing that makes mine falter is cheap ammo. Otherwise it is an absolute performer and a gun I paid the least for, and have done the most with.
I wasn't horribly excited about the take down either. What I would really like to see is a camp gun variant. Something easily broke down that all fits into the stock, water tight, and easily stored. I would have a big interest if Ruger would make one using the 10/22.

 

[back40]

takedown, seems a bit gimmicky to me.

doesn't seem any more gimmicky than all the stuff you've piled on yours. as they say, to each their own.

the takedown makes a great backpack gun, truck gun, etc. i bought mine for snowshoe hare hunting, due to it's light weight, weather resistance, and added versatility of the takedown. i can keep it in the truck without having to worry about people being shocked to see a rifle case, or it being a glaring target for theft. it also allows you to clean the barrel from the breech end.

 

[Walkalong]

I bought a 10/22 for the kids years ago, but I like it as well. I still have it because it is dependable, plenty accurate, handles well, is cheap to shoot, and is a great trainer for newbies.

 

['63 Panhead]

All are excellent answers. I guess when I bought my 10/22 ten years ago (first .22 period) I got it due to price. It was on sale. Now it has been accurate and served me well except for not liking certain ammo. I shoot black powder mostly, seldom do I shoot modern.

 

[Apple a Day]

• It's the perfect tinkerer's gun. There are a gazillion aftermarket parts to play with if you want to improve the accuracy, fit it for any size shooter, 'tacticool' it up, or all of the above.
• It's a great starter rifle for new shooters
• Ammo is cheap (excluding current market stupidity)
• For older folks and recoil sensitive because of disabilities it's still a semi-auto rifle with 10+ mag capacity

 

[Praxidike]

I was wondering how many people actually own the 10/22? I received the 10/22 take down and some BX-25 mags recently. I do not like the way the rifle feels. I do like my old standard Ruger 10/22 purchased at Wal Mart over 10 years ago. It is still stock. What is it about this rifle that nut n fancy calls it the every mans rifle? Just curious as to what other people's reasons are for owning one.

The 10/22 is probably the most sold, most popular, and most customizable 22 rifle on the market. If you do not like the variant you received, it should be easy to resell and use the money to purchase one that feels better to you. Also, I believe that you could just purchase another stock and then drop the Take Down into it.



I wanted a 22lr rifle to use for plinking. Through my research online, I found that the 10/22 was tried and tested, had a great price point, had a reliable 25 round Ruger magazine, and had a lots of aftermarket nicnacs I could through on it.

I was actually thinking about buying myself a TakeDown and giving the above to my son when he's older. I think you're the first person that I came across who actually owned a TakeDown, but didn't like it.

 

[danez71]

I was wondering how many people actually own the 10/22? I received the 10/22 take down and some BX-25 mags recently. I do not like the way the rifle feels. I do like my old standard Ruger 10/22 purchased at Wal Mart over 10 years ago. It is still stock. What is it about this rifle that nut n fancy calls it the every mans rifle? Just curious as to what other people's reasons are for owning one.

The TD version doesn't balance as well as a standard one with a wooden stock IMO. Add the BX25 mag and the balance gets worse.

I still like mine though!

 

[DM~]

I was wondering how many people actually own the 10/22? I received the 10/22 take down and some BX-25 mags recently. I do not like the way the rifle feels.

It's hard to like how a 10/22 "feels"... They are fat through the mid section, sitting in your hand like a beached whale! I just hate carrying it, and because of the fat magazine, there's nothing that can be done about it.

It's the main reason i like my "other" semi auto 22's so much better.

DM

 

[ColtPythonElite]

A 10/22 was the first brand new .22 rifle I bought. For years I thought it was the cat's meow. Then, I discovered better handling and better shooting rifles. I might take my 10/22 out once a year now. It doesn't take me long to set it down and pick up sometime else....Yeah, I know many think they are great., though.

 

[airedaleman]

I have one that I bought forr my father Christmas of 1965. He never cared for it (except as a gift), and I doubt it's had 500 rounds put through it. He died in 1975, and I've had the gun since - still in the original box with all the papers and a carbon of the hand-written sales slip. Gun doesn't do much to me either, except as a link with the Old Man. I prefer to shoot my Springfield
87A...

 

[KSCCHTrainer]

I have the 10/22 Takedown "Tactical" model (flash hider/threaded barrel).

With mine (might be the exception), if I follow Ruger's directions in tensioning the barrel plus add another couple of clicks of tension on the knurled nut, it will shoot dime sized groups using Wolf ammo all day long and with a small Barska red-dot on it, if I follow the directions plus add the couple of extra clicks of tension, it returns to zero over quite a few cycles of takedown and re-assembly.

I've filled the pockets on that super nice case you get with the Takedown model works perfectly if you fill the pockets with useful stuff.

I put a couple of full BX 25 mags plus another 6 boxes (300 rounds) of ammo in the bottom pocket and in the top pocket, I put a couple Space Blankets & aluminized Tyvek "Cocoon" brand sleeping bags along with some treated cotton tinder & several magnesium/flint fire starters. Also in there is a tube of Neo-Sporin antiseptic cream and some different sized adhesive bandages and I topped everything off with a Leatherman multi-tool. Outside, hung on one of the "D" rings is an aluminum rod wrapped with 50 feet of para-cord. On one of the "Molle" type straps on the bottom pocket, I've hung a Swedish "Mora" knife that can even be made into a spear using a straight stick & some of the para-cord.

This all gets thrown in back seat or trunk of the car whenever my wife and I travel very far from home. We also throw an over the shoulder pack containing a couple days worth of MRE's and a Katadyn water filter. There is always at least a case of bottled water in the trunk that gets swapped out periodically so the Katadyn filter is on hand if that supply runs out.

In the picture, I left the two pockets unzipped to give an idea how they are stuffed. The whole thing weighs in around 12 pounds as you see it and the padded carrying strap that comes with the Ruger makes it quite comfortable (even at my age 71) to carry.

Jim

 

['63 Panhead]

I guess I will have to take it out for a day, then if I'm not happy I'll sell or trade it. Like your set up KSCCHTrainer.

 

[natescout]

I really enjoy shooting my 10/22 , hogue stock, 20in bull barrel with 1 in 16 twist.. I can make 10 shot groups smaller than a dime at 50 yards and ring the metal dingers at 200 yards all day. Starting my 2nd build , here in few days.. boyds wood stock and 20in green mountain fluted heavy barrel... no matter what my buddies and I bring out to shoot we always end up having a shoot off with our 10/22s..

 

[bannockburn]

My first rifle was a 10/22, purchased new back in 1978. It has always been extremely reliable as well as having outstanding accuracy. Added a Weaver K2.5 scope to it many years ago and other than that the rifle has remained pretty much the same as when I bought it.

 

[Fleetman]

Mine is thirty years old and is my wifes favorite rimfire. It is accurate and the mags are certainly essy enough to load.....the only options we have are a extended mag release and a magazine tripler since we only use ten-round mags.

My regular use rimfire that I prefer nowadays is a $99 (from Academy with rebate a few years ago) Marlin 795....more accurate (for me), feels better (IMO), but tougher to load mags for.

 

[usp9]

Bought a Stainless/birch 10/22 about 15 years ago to have fun with my boys. Nice gun, not great, but always worked. We shot it and a Marlin 60 for a bunch of good times and grins. I gave that gun to my oldest son when he moved out. recently came across this used 10/22 and liked the looks so much I bought it... just because. Great plinkers.

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

I hate to admit to this atrocity to the shooting community, but the tale of the 10/22 must be told.

We have one at the ranch that hasn't come off the mule in years except to take shots at the random snake, raccoon, armadillo, feral cat... whatever we scare up that needs killing. There's a box of rounds that rides in there too so that the magazine gets topped off from time to time. It's been out there through everything. Baking Texas summers? Yup. Several inches of ice and snow? Yup. Thunderstorms? Yup. The action and the outside of the barrel are a solid layer of rust. The stock is dried and cracked in several places. The barrel band has long since been replaced by electrical tape.

Yet every time we pull the trigger a round goes exactly where we wanted it and the action functions perfectly. The rifle is simply refuses to stop working right.

 

[skt239]

I got my first within the last year and I love it. Mine is light weight, accurate and fun to shoot fast.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

I've had one for a long time. It has just now recieved a Knox Adjustable Stock to help teach kids to shoot. It's very accurate, reliable and very good at most anything you ask a .22 rifle to do. I have other .22 rifles I like, the 10/22 isnt the most accurate but not by much and it shoots anything I put in it, reasonably well.

 

[oneounceload]

I have owned one off and on (currently on) for over 30 years or so. They are just an OK gun, and personally the marlin 60 is better for accuracy. If you look at a lot of folks who brag ab out their 10/22, you will notice they replaced everything except the receiver shell - what does that tell you??????

 

[Cee Zee]

The 10/22 is probably the most sold

Actually that isn't true. The Marlin 60 has doubled the sales of the 10/22 over the years. Add that to the fact that there are really several different rifles that are called 10/22. Ruger's web site lists 6 different rifles that go by the name 10/22. There's only one rifle that's called a Marlin 60 unless you count the models with different stocks and are stainless vs. blued. The action is always the same.

I'm not knocking the Rugers. They make fine rifles especially if you want to build them up. They can become the most accurate semi-auto rifles around. But it takes money to do that. The Marlin is cheaper to buy and no one needs to buy better parts for them. They do fine just as they are.

But there are good reasons to own a Ruger. Owning the cheapest semi-auto rifle that works and shoots accurate means owning a Marlin though. And that has made the Marlins the most popular .22's in history.

 

[Kahr33556]

many people own one.
Im taking mine to the range tomorrow with the 10 & 30 round mag.

 

[back40]

Ruger's web site lists 6 different rifles that go by the name 10/22

are they not all 10/22s just different configurations?

is a model 70 featherweight not a model 70?