benEzra
Moderator Emeritus
There are undoubtedly more 10/22's than AR's in private hands, but probably not 10x. As far as I can tell, a bit over 5 million 10/22's have been sold, and IIRC AR sales were running around a quarter-million per year *before* the sales surge of 2008-2009, judging by some production figures I went through a while back. I'd guesstimate that the AR platform is in the 2 to 4 million range now, but it's hard to say. I do know that it's by far the top selling centerfire rifle in the USA and has been for several years. It could pass the 10/22 in total sales by mid-this-decade, depending on how 10/22's are currently selling, I'd think.I'd wouldn't be surprised if there were ten times as many Ruger 10-22s in civilian ownership as there ARs of any variety.