Trade the 10/22?

[ArmedBear]

Any autoloading .22lr firearm will be ammo-picky. I suggest trying a few different brands of magazines for your 10/22, as proper magazine fit and angle seem to be the key to optimum reliability with them.

First off, not any autoloading .22LR is ammo-picky. That's a myth, promulgated by those who justify poorly-designed and poorly-made .22s.

Ruger's own pistols will eat anything, and I mean ANYTHING that I feed them. I have three so far. One of them is set up for match shooting, with a 2X scope on it -- not only will it eat anything, but it will shoot many different kinds of ammo with match-winning accuracy, too. That's paid dividends over the past year, when you couldn't be too choosy about your .22 ammo and it was "shoot whatever you can find!"

The Marlin has been fine with anything I've fed it, as well, and will put 5 Mini-Mags into 1/2" at 50 yards off a rest.

 

[Picher]

The 10-22 can be the most fun rifle you'll ever have. There are literally hundreds of products and customizing methods to make it anything you want it to be...and then some.

I've worked on several of them and got them to shoot under 1/2" groups at 50 yards. It doesn't get much more fun than that! A new target barrel is probably a good place to start.

 

[Will-Seattle]

I'm 41 years old now, but my first firearm was also a 10/22 that I got when I was 12 years old. My dad bought it for me with money that I had saved up. I still have it, and I agree with other posters that you should never get rid of your first gun.

That rifle represents many hundreds of hours of pure childhood fun spent with friends.

It's been a few years since I have even seen the rifle, as it is buried in the back of one of my safes. However, it is a rifle that I will never sell.

Will

 

[Sheepdog1968]

A little advise.
My Dad bought me my first gun of my very own when I was about 14 years old. I traded it off for something else when I was about 20. Never thought twice about it. Now that Im older. I would pay just about any price to get that gun back. Keep it even if you never shoot it. As you get older and more sentimental you will be glad you did.

+1
As you get older you become more sentimental.
I have really noticed this in my early 40's.
I have a pocket knife my dad gave me when I was seven. I no longer carry it for fear of loosing it. It's one of those classic boyscout pocket knives. It's nothing fancy but there is the connection to my father.
Also, if you are indifferent to the rifle, take it out and shoot it a bunch. It will develop patina from use. As you get older and it becomes a more important you may not want to take it out as much and then you will be happy you did and have some wear on it from use.

 

[sprocket3]

Keep it! If you can't get it to work now, just stick it in the closet and go buy something else but don't sell it. Don't make the mistake others have made.

That being said i worked for a guy 10 years ago who had a 10/22. He hated it since it jammed all the time. He pretty much gave it to me when I asked him if he wanted to sell it cheap.

I spent a few hours cleaning it all up and oiled it real well and it has never given me any trouble.

 

[baldeagle93]

I wouldn't listen to any of these posters...get rid of it and I mean quickly...hold on, let me give you my address...

Seriously, IMHO you should never part with it. I have a very hard time getting rid of any gun, even the ones I don't like! I finally just parted with a Glock that I couldn't stand for two years...ironically sold it to build/buy and 10/22. Add to the fact that this was a present from your father, well that just adds a little more to it. My father has given me several firearms and I still have everyone of them (minus one 1911 that was left on the roof of the car when my wife locked the keys in the house and a crying baby in the car ).

Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it...if you really want another plinker, save a few dollars and buy one!

 

[hometheaterman]

What ammo are you using? Mine stovepipes ever few rounds with Fedral 550 round bulk packs. However, others seem to love this stuff and it works great in their guns. Federal 50 round packs of the Game Shok or whatever they are in the blue box shoot okay though. If I shoot Winchester Xpert stuff or Winchester 333 packs it seems to work great and is cheap. Jams are rare if you use the factory magazines. Not saying it doesn't jam but not very often. If I use aftermarket magazines I might get one jam per 50 or so but often not even that. I'd just try different ammo and see what yours likes. I'm not saying don't buy the Marlin as you may want that I just wouldn't sell the 10/22 to get it. I'd either buy the Marlin outright or stick with the 10/22.

 

[Al LaVodka]

See, you guys are lucky. My Dad never gave me anything but a BB gun and had to take that away from me. He had Army bringbacks and sold 'em two decades before I was born but bought HIS dad a new .22 for the farm. Me? He was indifferent at best and probably quite disappointed when I bought my first cartridge handgun...

Again, be proud to keep it!

Al

 

[hometheaterman]

BTW if you are having extraction issues you may want to try an aftermarket extractor. I've read that cures the issues with it but I've never tried it myself. They are a pretty cheap part.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

Dont sell it....maybe not now, but you WILL regret it.

Scrape up the 95 and just get the other one, or follow the advise on how to "Fix" it.

In 10-15+/- years there will be something magical about a little kid learning to shoot that rifle...not one just like it....but that rifle!

 

[76shuvlinoff]

Not a 10/22 fan here but not a hater either. Pretty hung up on my Marlins but I would advise never trade off a gift like that. She might not end up as my one true love but I'd make her run one way or another.

 

[Jguy101]

I don't think I can emphasize enough the lack of significance that this gun has for me. Yes, it's my first gun and a Christmas gift from my grandfather, but I learned to shoot on my uncle's Marlin 39A and some Anschutzes at the local gun club. To me it's just a rifle and I'm confident that I wouldn't regret trading it if the replacement were to serve me at least as well.

Aside from that, I know that the 10/22 is far more customizable, but I have no interest in that quality in a .22 plinker, at least not at the moment. All I need is a basic plinker that I could mount Tech Sights or a red dot to if I wanted to.

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Grandpa might not be around much longer and that .22 might be one of the few things you remember him by.

You can mount red dots and such on a 10/22---clean it--try new ammo---new factory mags are cheap.

Don't know your situation-- but---when I was 18 living at home with a PT job--I could come up with a $100 bucks rather quickly---might want to keep your rifle and buy the new one---you can never have too many guns---right??


Try CCI Mini-mags instead of the crap bulk stuff----the mags are also easy to disassemble and service----I'd try that too.