Do 10/22 take downs hold their zero

[bernie]

The title pretty much says it all. I would like a 10/22 take down for squirrel hunting, but was curious as to whether it held zero to minute of squirrel when dissassembled and reassembled.

 

[halfmoonclip]

I'd be suspicious of any sighting system that isn't attached to the barrel itself.
Apparently Ruger agrees; they put aperture sights on the barrel, rather than back on the receiver, where they should work best.
If you're happy with a red dot on the barrel, you should be ok.
Moon

 

[jmr40]

I had one briefly. I didn't notice much if any difference after reassembly. The Ruger can be put together pretty tightly. But it wasn't accurate enough to suit me regardless.

 

[tarosean]

Apparently Ruger agrees; they put aperture sights on the barrel, rather than back on the receiver, where they should work best.

Yet my Heavy Barreled Take-Down had no sights from Ruger.

I haven't seen a discernible shift in Zero with mine with a Leupold LVPO on it.. That said, I rarely actually "take it down".

 

[gotboostvr]

I had a reciever mounted red dot, on a pretty standard carbine take down.

The return to zero, I tested pretty heavily at the range and was more than satisfied with its performance for "red dot" type purposes, at minimum. Probably perfectly fine for typical small game, plinker type purposes.

I'd probably use a pinned barreled action for a full on match build.

So unless you're building a match rifle, the takedown is a great feature to have.

 

[doubleh]

I have never had a interest in them but do remember reading numerous posts on RFC complaining about their poor accuracy after they hit the market.

 

[bearcreek]

The title pretty much says it all. I would like a 10/22 take down for squirrel hunting, but was curious as to whether it held zero to minute of squirrel when dissassembled and reassembled.

Mine does not. A barrel mounted sight solved the problem. If I had it to do again, I'd put the money into a folding stock and forget the takedown deal.

 

[Speedo66]

For another view, I have a takedown Marlin Papoose.

It’s scope mounted on the receiver and it does hold its zero.

 

[jmorris]

I have only shot mine a few times but what I was shooting at died each time. I use my SBR 10-22 much more though, more compact and I don't have to put it together to fire it.

 

[ECVMatt]

I have a barrel mounted red dot and mine works great. I bought it to use while back packing. It fits the role great and is more than accurate to put some food in the pot or shoot pine cones during a break.

If you need more accuracy than that, as others have said, I would look at a standard model with a folding stock.

 

[Lyle Wyatt]

Same experience here. Reciever mounted optic wouldn't hold a zero, barrel mounted sights work fine.