Ruger re-releasing the charger in 2015?

And of course not available in California.

that camo stock looks really nice.

be safe.

Charger 10-22 Takedown. Hmm....I wonder if that short barrel fits the regular 10-22 Takedown rifle?

At first I was like, what the heck am I looking at? Then I noticed the sling swivel up front, and the words, "weight (without bipod)."

Duh. A bipod. That's... actually kinda cool.

Seems like a really fun plinker.

I'll wait 'til I leave NJ. It's cool but not worth using a pistol permit.

^ pistol permit!?! Brother you need to join the free world! Come on over, plenty of room for ya!

I don't like the ar15 grip as much but that take down looks like a winner

I don't get it. What is the purpose? What do you do with it? Is it accurate? Is it for blasting away zombies?

Don't like the pistol grip but that can be fixed easy enough with an aftermarket stock,
MSRP of $309 seems a little high though anyone remember what the price was before they got discontinued?

I've always figured a high-capacity .22LR semiauto rifle would be a good SD/HD device for folks who were handicapped, elderly, or maybe not up to the training level most of us are. (You know, safe users, but not "practiced" users.)

The Charger looks like it might be even better suited for that subclass of defensive shooters.

Rusty59 said:

Don't like the pistol grip but that can be fixed easy enough with an aftermarket stock,
MSRP of $309 seems a little high though anyone remember what the price was before they got discontinued?

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Making an SBR are we? Be careful.

Love my old model…Volquartsen trigger…Tac-Sol suppressor…Aimpoint Mini...a real little tack-driver!

Michael B

Why would Ruger release a new .22 when ammo is still so scarce? Are .22 rifles still selling well despite the ammo situation? As neat as I think the Charger is, and would love to have one, there's no way I'll be buying a .22 until ammo becomes more readily available again. I hope the scarcity of ammo doesn't hurt the sales of the new Charger...

I remember a dealer at a gun show selling the previous models for 180 bucks just to get rid of them. My buddy bought one. About a brick of ammo and the novelty wore off.

I have a couple of the original models that I mounted Eotech's on and find them great for new and/or young shooters when shooting from a bench. The Eotech simplifies sighting, just put the dot on the target, no worries about sight alignment. And shooting using the bipod for support is very stable, a newbie is able to shoot well right away with a gun that fits virtually anyone given that the Eotech eye relief is works at almost any distance and there is no issue of proper stock fit for length of pull.

As for myself, I find the EO-equipped Charger to be a ton of fun, with or without bi-pod support. The little guns shoot quite well right out of the box. Using a rifle type hold I've been able to score consistent hits on a 4" spinner at 100 yards. It might not be everyones cup of tea, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of mine. Well worth the relatively moderate price of admission.

I like the original model quite a bit and don't know if I'll see enough gain to add a new standard model, though I think the changes make an already good thing even better. That little takedown has me very intrigued however, and if I can find a good deal on one I'd sure like to add it to my collection.

I love shooting steel silhouettes. I would like to buy a Charger to shoot the little chicken at 100 yards.

ColtPythonElite said:

About a brick of ammo and the novelty wore off.

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Isn't that the truth for every 22LR firearm? Personally, I enjoy shooting a 22 once in a great while, but I've never had one that I enjoyed taking out to the range regularly. I always get bored and either shelve it or sell it within a couple months.

I don't get bored with .22lr. I shoot them at least weekly. Before the big shortage, I shot a brick or so a week regularly.

Different strokes, I guess. Idk what it is about 22s... I never got bored shooting airguns, and I'm not even going to pretend I enjoy heavy recoil from larger calibers. But for some reason, 22 just doesn't really do it for me - at least not on a long-term basis. Weird.

I think these would make sense with a black plastic tactistock, an RDO or ACOG, suppressor, and bipod.

Would make a great take down covert recon ops short range tactical application special purpose sentry removal weapons system gun.

Charger 10-22 Takedown. Hmm....I wonder if that short barrel fits the regular 10-22 Takedown rifle?

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Now this is a very very interesting question. If it does, I wonder if there are constructive possession issues to be discussed in the "Legal" subforum.

Why would Ruger release a new .22 when ammo is still so scarce? Are .22 rifles still selling well despite the ammo situation? As neat as I think the Charger is, and would love to have one, there's no way I'll be buying a .22 until ammo becomes more readily available again. I hope the scarcity of ammo doesn't hurt the sales of the new Charger...

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I just bought 300 rounds of CCI mini-mags at Walmart, and the ammo case had another 10 cartons of the stuff (300-round boxes).

I don't see the ammo crisis being what it was.

Id buy one if it came in .17HMR

-Matt S.

Now this is a very very interesting question. If it does, I wonder if there are constructive possession issues to be discussed in the "Legal" subforum.

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If you were to buy a Charger, you could build it into a rifle and back to a pistol as you like. (So long as you don't install the short barrel and shoulder stock at the same time.

If you have the RIFLE, you can't make it into a pistol and/or install the short barrel at all, ever. (Unless you first register it as an NFA "Firearm.")