10/22RR Range Rifle - 20" barrel - anybody seen one?

[Dollar An Hour]

I like the look of the longer barrel, sporter stock without the barrel band, and the fiber optic sights should be nice, but haven't seen one in person yet. Wondering if anybody has seen one, and if the RR feels more like an adult rifle than the standard 10/22 carbine.

I've narrowed it to this or a Remington 597 LSS for my plinker. Here's the Rem:

 

[esldude]

Never mind then.

 

[hkmp5g17]

Buy the Ruger-hands down. Quality, reliability, accessories-everything!

Anthony

 

[borrowedtime69]

for what its worth...

if it were me, i would steer clear of the Remington, havent heard much good stuff about them.

on the other hand, the ruger 10-22 RR would be a great deal. the only thing you would need to do to it to have a nice shooter is to put in an after market hammer. i put in a Power Custom target hammer from Cabellas and it really made a difference, took trigger pull down to 2 1/2 pounds.

Plus with the ruger, you got hi- cap mags and all kinds of other add ons to really trick it out. heres a pic of my ruger "ultimate", not much, but it works for me

however, if i bought a new 10-22 RR, i think i would leave it factory stock except for the hammer job. Good luck! -Eric

 

[Dollar An Hour]

Looks the same to me as the Walmart special. Has a longer barrel, no barrel band, larger stock.

The Wally World special has a 22" barrel and a deluxe-model stock like the DSP. I think the RR has a unique stock that is thinner.

the ruger 10-22 RR would be a great deal. the only thing you would need to do to it to have a nice shooter is to put in an after market hammer.

How difficult is it to install an after market hammer for the average joe?

 

[Tom C.]

The Ruger 10/22 is what I like to call an erector set gun (1911, AR-15 being other examples). You can mix and match parts from a wide variety of vendors and get exactly what you want. If you really like that configuration, by all means buy it. If you want something a little different, buy the cheapest one you can find, then change out parts as necessary until you get it the way you want. The design of the gun is an example of extreme simplicity. The trigger mechanism is quite simple and easy to disassemble and reassemble. That is good, because several other parts usually changed out are the bolt hold back and the magazine release.

 

[borrowedtime69]

hey Dollar...

well, im practically a moron when it comes to working on the trigger group of a firearm, but i studied the schematics a while, and looked at the trigger group and finally worked up the courage to do it myself. it wasnt as bad as i thought. i did however use a hemostat (a surical instument that alot of fly fishermen use, they are long nose plier/clamps) to hold the spring in place while i pulled out the pin and replaced the hammer. just be sure to remember where the ends of the spring come to rest. you'll do fine. -Eric

 

[Rob1035]

10/22 for sure. If there's anything you dont like, you can change. If you like it out of the box, great, there's a lot of mags out there for it

 

[slopemeno]

Get the 10-22.

And as far as reassembling the triggergroup, the key on the 10-22 is a slave pin made from the clear plastic tubing from the inside of a Bic pen. Cut it to the width of the interior of the trigger group. Assemble the sear assembly and insert the slave pin. Drop the trigger/sear assy into the triggergroup, line up with the appropriate hole, and push the correct pin through.

 

[MTMilitiaman]

Yeah that is an easy enough decision to make. The Remington feels nice and is accurate as all get out but it is so unreliable you'll find yourself using it more as a shiney paperweight than a rifle. I tried more half a dozen or more different bullet styles and brands and could never get mine to make it through an entire magazine.

My 10/22 on the other hand was reliable pretty much from day one and my only complaint with it was the heavy trigger, which was remedied with $40 and about half an hour of quiet time with a bed sheet spread across my bedroom floor. Be warned, however. Once you realize how abundant accessories are and how easy the rifle is to work with, it becomes addicting fast and quickly sucks money right out of your wallet all by itself. I was so impressed with what 30 minutes could do to the rifle that I quickly found myself installing a 20" bullet barrel and a Boyd laminate thumbhole stock. I wish I had a picture of her cause she shoots as well as she looks now. I never missed parting with the Remington but probably will never part with the Ruger.