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Since when is tube fed a faster reload? It's not even remotely close.
Since they started making them. No way you can load a detachable mag as fast as I can load a tube fed. I'll tell you what. Get a video camera. Start with a detachable mag and a brick of ammo. See if you can load 14 rounds in under 25 seconds. Video your attempt. Post it on the net somewhere.
I didn't say reload the mag. And I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but when you
reload your weapon, magazines are faster hands down. If you choose an antiquated design like a tube feed and then want to argue about faster reload times compared to a magazine fed weapon, you're going to lose every time.
Ok. I loaded and unloaded my 10/22 with a 25 second timer. I also did it with my Charger. Taking my sweet time, I was able to load (and unload) 225 rounds. That's about 2.5 seconds per reload for 25 rounds. I also tried the 10 round mags and came out to the same reload time.
I even took the 25 round mag and loaded 14 rounds 3 different times. 26, 22, and 23 seconds to load the
magazine. So your point is invalid either way. And if I chose to use a magazine speed loader, the times would go down even further.
. And I don't agree that Rugers are accurate enough
I can tell you from experience that my bone-stock ruger would put rounds onto the missing child on the half-pint milk container from approx 150 yds +. This was from two different shooters, myself and the Marine who taught me to shoot, my father.
FYI, parts that bolt on also un-bolt, so I don't know who you know that "bucaroo bonsai'd" their 10/22, but point them towards Sear's tool department.
You then said something about you carrying around ammo in your pocket for a marlin vs. carrying around a brick of ammo which didn't really seem to make uch sense. Each .22 round weighs the same whether it is an individual round, part of 10, or part of a brick of .22 rounds.
I guess i'm not as close minded as some here. I have been lucky to have shot many modern popular .22 models and liked all of them. My 10/22 was my first rifle that was given me by my father when I was rather young. So I have a fondness for them, but I like many other guns as well. When someone asks about them, I don't try to bash every other gun out there, just letthem know what my experience has been. Hell, I even just purchase a couple of cheap .22s that were not rugers for my 5 and 6 y/o's and don't really have an issue with them either since they're serving their purpose and helping me teach my children about the fundamentals of shooting. I could have spent a few dollars more and purchased 10/22s but since i'm not a die-hard buy-only-this-or-the-world-will-fall-apart type, I chose what I thought would be a good tool for the job.
You really need to relax about your apparent dislike of the rugers. You would come across as more credible if you stick to pointing out the good aspects of your rifle and not making up things to bash other rifles about.
BTW, from what I could see in the video, it appears you have a nice rifle.
) and built like a sherman tank. 
