But I will say I have had problems, but it was AMMO related Rugers HATE Remington rim fire AMMO.
Funny. My Ruger works best with Remington bulk rimfire ammo. It also feeds the expensive stuff fine, but part of the appeal of a .22 is high-volume, cheap practice.
My Ruger stovepipes with Winchester ammo, and doesn't reliably feed anything that's not plated. I don't know about anyone else's Ruger, of course.
I'm thinking about selling mine, though. More experience has shown me that there are other guns I'd much rather shoot than a 10/22, and I'm not willing to pour a lot of money into it to bring it up to the standards I'd like. There are some really fine rimfire guns available for less than the cash people pour into their 10/22's.
My Mini-14, though, you can have when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
My advice? Talk to a few old guys who have been shooting for many decades, know how to shoot really well, and have >100 guns. Ask them what they'd get. When you get a critical mass of answers, follow their advice.
Few .22s are THAT expensive, unless you get the engraved gold-inlaid versions or something. Buy one that you like up front. A T/C Classic is no more expensive than a 10/22 Sporter (walnut stock like the TC), with fiber sights like the TC and last shot hold-open added to it, and it's a better gun.
People hem and haw at the price of a Marlin 39A, Browning SA22 or Remington 552, but not at throwing more money at a 10/22. Unless you want to buy a project instead of a great rifle to go and shoot, that makes no sense. On the other hand, if you WANT a project, definitely get a 10/22. They DO have an almost unlimited array of add-ons and replacement parts available. Fun for the tinkerer.
My next .22 semiauto will probably be a Marlin 60, at which point the 10/22 goes. But I've never owned one. I'll need to ask around more about feeding and reliability.
Lately, I've shot nothing but lever actions, when I shoot .22 rifles. Really fun, very accurate, and no feed problems.
