10/22's scarce in your area??

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Went to store for some primers and powder yesterday---got to lookin around---a lot of empty holes in the rack that had a bunch and I mean a bunch of 10/22's the last time I was in there.

Asked about what was in back---3--1 DLX and 2 blued/syn----I now have the 2 blued/syn on lay-a-way.

Was told thier AR's and 10/22's were flying out the door---to their credit --no prices were raised---same as they were 6 months ago.

What's it like where you are?
 
i was in a local walmart that one in their ring of guns a few days ago ($197 i believe).. they are becoming hard to find used, i was lucky and stumbled upon one last week and grabbed it quick..
 
What part of the United Socialist States of Amerika are you from?

In the Philly area they're a little hard to come by, but not completely sold out. I haven't seen any used ones at the gun shows though...

One guy by me has some late 80's/ early 90's ones, but he wants a mint for them. They're new / never fired, but they've been bouncing around the racks for 20 years and show considerable wear. He wants $282 for a basic non checkered standard 10/22. It's got many scratches in the bluing and lots of dings on the stock. The same gun new at another place was $207...
 
In NH, our local gun store hasn't raised their price either, and hence, they are pretty much sold out of everything, the shelves are practically empty.

I've found a few online sites with several in stock for the standard $300 MSRP, as well as several on gunbroker for anywhere between $150-400 depending on condition and options.


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My guess is that they are the least expensive "worth a d@#$" semi auto rifle on the market? The ammo is cheap and expendable, and you can get very high capacity magazines.
 
I bet there are a lot of first-time rifle owners buying AR's, and they want something cheap and easy to go along with the AR.
 
I think I paid around $189 or so for my carbine from Wal-Mart a few years ago. Has been a great little rifle. All I've done to it is install a bolt buffer, a power custom hammer and an extended mag release. Slapped on a huge scope and it's been a blast to shoot, surprisingly accurate with the right ammo.
Sorry, edited because I realized I forgot to answer the question. No problem finding 10/22's by me, my local shop has 4 or 5 of them on the rack in either black or camo, one with a bull barrel.
 
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the ruger 10/22 is like the honda civic of guns... i have one and i was so dumbfounded by the amount of parts available, that i decided to keep it stock... (for now... the bullpup stock looks kinda neat...) :)
 
I just bought one so I can use it to shoot cheaply. Lots of people are probably cutting back on expenses too. The one I bought was sitting on the rack at the shop for at least a month, and he still has a target model, and a bolt action one I believe.
 
I was at my favorite pushers, I mean dealers a couple of nights ago. They didn't seem to have any shortage of run of the mill 10/22's or anything else for that matter.

I've developed a "sweet tooth" for 10/22's myself recently. I've got four now, and put another one on layaway that night. The ones I've got are all DSP types. The one I put on layaway is an oder SS carbine with a green laminate stock, that I understand was sold by Wal-Mart. Made in '95 by the S/N and Rugers website. It was in great shape but will need a good cleaning, and that's coming from a guy who thinks a 22 needs cleaning every Feb. 29th.

The regular run of the mill ones were going for $189.00 IIRC. They had a half dozen or so "on the rack" and more in the back I'm sure.

The next I want to look for is an "international" full length stock model.

For me, it's just a fairly nice gun, I can afford to collect.
 
Luckily they are not very scarce here in Central Florida. I went to a local gun show this weekend and I saw quite a few new and used ones. Good thing, it was the only reason that I wanted to check out the show.

I found pretty decent used one from around 1990. Completely stock. I did OK on the price but the dealer was only willing to come down $10 on the posted price. Oh well.

I have not even fired it yet but I was curious. I took it apart, all the way down to the individual pieces of the trigger group. What a simple gun.

I am hooked and I haven't fired one round.
 
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