explain the popularity of ruger 10/22

[Peetmoss]

I love the 10/22 because it can be had dirt cheap in the carbine version. I got mine on sale at Wallyworld for 139 last year. It now sports a Fajen stock, Adams & Bennett barrel(cheap), Volquesten (pardon spelling) hammer, auto bolt release and extended mag release. Along with a Power Custom scope base, and bolt buffer. It shoots better then any other rifle I own. It is also the cheapest rifle to shoot that I own. My Fathers 10/22 shoots almost as good as mine and it is just a carbine with new hammer, auto bolt release, about 25 bucks worth of parts. How can one beat that. Plus it's loads of fun dirt cheap.

 

[Handgunr]

Buying the well worn pieces off the the second hand gunshop racks will net you the receiver and parts you need to complete a pretty decent built gun.

I keep my eyes open for "beaters". The $50 to $100 ones work just fine for modified shooters. Right now I've got two.
The trigger groups on the new guns usually are harder than hell and it takes quite a bit of shooting to smooth them to acceptable levels.
The older "beaters" more times than not, have well worked triggers, so in most cases it's a plus.

I wouldn't buy a new one unless it was clearanced, or dirt cheap to begin with.
Oh yeah, and those Adams & Bennett barrels for the 10/22, I've had two and still got the one. I don't know what they do to them when they're built, but they were exceptionally accurate pieces both.
The one Butler Creek barrel I got shoots well, but couldn't hold a candle to the A&B barrel.
I had one Volquartsen barrel that shot better than the Butler Creek by far, but if I had to choose, I'd lean towards the A&B barrel in comparison as it seemed a little tighter on groups.
Surprising considering the price difference between the two.

10/22's are a classic, and I think that it's mostly due to the years of aftermarket goodies that followed it.

Bob

 

[rugerfreak]

Why are they popular???---because they are reliable---no other semi-auto even comes close-----the only thing that will stop a 10/22 is misfires from crappy ammo.

I own 2 10/22's both are completely stock---other than putting a stainless barreled/action into a walnut Deluxe Sporter stock---both are dead reliable and generally accurate despite the heavy trigger and stock barrel.

All that said---I'm really becoming a lever action .22 fan----my Browning BL-22 seems to come out with me all the time-----and I caught myself almost purchasing a new Marlin 39---maybe the next one after I aquire a new Ruger P345 first.

Problem is----I keep on telling myself ---no more guns---yet more keep on showing up in the safe.

 

[Dionysusigma]

I like 'em because the bone-stock base-model version reminds me of an M1 Carbine.

Ruger 10-22... more customizable than a blank sheet of paper.

 

[twoblink]

I think folks like 10/22 because of the same reason some folks like AR.

Err, I take great offense to that! AR's are horrible, where as I like the 10/22's.

Everybody needs a .22LR as a trainer if you expect to take women to the range. The ammo is cheap, the aftermarket is bigger than the original market, and the Israeli SWAT uses it.

Subtle modifications make a dramatic difference.

Grouping about 2MOA stock.

Change the trigger group. (2.5lbs pull) -1MOA

Changed the sights to williams firesights (-.5MOA)

Added a bolt buffer, absolutely no recoil.

So I have a Sub MOA rifle, that is fairly reliable and fun and cheap to shoot. Sounds good to me!

 

[mtnbkr]

(-.5MOA)...So I have a Sub MOA rifle

You sure about those measurements? It's common knowledge that the 10/22 is a 1.5" @ 50yds[/b} gun with the stock barrel. That's 3moa. My personal experience confirms that.

It's not the barrel itself that makes it shoot so poorly, but the chamber. The chamber is too loose for precision shooting. That's why the biggest accuracy improvement generally comes from installing a barrel with a bentz chamber (not as tight as a boltaction "match" chamber, but tighter than factory).

I tried to make my gun accurate with the factory barrel. I tuned the trigger, installed the recoil buffer, had the bolt tuned (headspace, firing pin staked, etc), removed the barrel band, and dicked around with barrel floating and forend pressure. I went from a 2"@50yd gun to a 1.5"@50yd gun. I replaced the barrel with a Green Mountain barrel and my groups shrank to the .5"-.75"@50yds range. That is 1-1.5 MOA if you're using the standard 1"@100yds as "MOA".

I'm not saying it's untrue, but it's certainly a rarity and not representative of the 10/22 line.

Chris