Need your opinion on which .22 to buy.
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jackdaddycustoms
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go with the 10/22. i have both and while both are equally as fun to shoot, it seems that i find myself going to the ruger far more. while this is my opinion, i think the "ar" is fun, the 10/22 is fun and useful.
wally
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Seems the AR would be it
JVaughn
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Walmart around here gets in about a dozen at a time, they last for a few days. Not ideal, but not like trying to find a mini 14 or AR.
HighExpert
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If you want a slim beautiful .22 hunt for a used Weatherby Mark XXII. They will out shoot a 10/22 all day long and are gorgeous. I have both and also love my 10/22 but beautiful it isn't.
meanmrmustard
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Not sure about the OP, but 10/22s pop up on Armslist frequently, and Cabelas nearby gets them in with regularity.
The world goes bat poo crazy, but Ruger knows that .22s will get bought like crazy.
Now, about that ammo...
The world goes bat poo crazy, but Ruger knows that .22s will get bought like crazy.
Now, about that ammo...
rskent
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The 10-22 is a great rifle. Lots of people love them. I have shot a few and have no problem with them but I can't find the love. The AR on the other hand, I
think is the most shoot-able platform there is. I shoot my AR 22 more than anything else. I still cant believe how well it shoots. It shoots like, well an AR.
think is the most shoot-able platform there is. I shoot my AR 22 more than anything else. I still cant believe how well it shoots. It shoots like, well an AR.
Buy the 10/22. Why? because you don't have one. If the wait gets too long, pick up one of whatever else you come across, like a Marlin 60, Savage MKII, etc. You shouldn't limit yourself to one 22! They're fun and inexpensive, and we all hope to see those large boxes of 22LR in wal mart again!
SwampWolf
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Another vote for the 10-22; and for all the many good reasons already cited. In terms of which variant to choose, I'm very enamored by the Talo-inspired s/s, 10-22, having a nicely checkered, Mannlicher walnut stock. They go for around a couple of hundred bucks in these parts.
wally
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Dedicated .22lr AR upper or SIG 522 that takes Block Dog magazines. Much easier to clean and the Black Dog mags are easier to load than the Ruger BX. Reliability of all the non-Ruger 10/22 mags is spotty.
We've run over 10,000 rounds through our two AR-22 and two Sig 522 rifles and the only feed failures have been with Remington Golden Bullet where the bullet folds instead of climbing the feed ramp -- I see this too often in all my other .22 pistols and rifles so I quit buying that crap a long while ago, just shot up the last of it in these desperate times.
The only other failures are the occasional dud you get with bulk pack ammo -- much fewer of these in the AR/SIG rifles than with our three 10/22s. Stovepipes have been a problem with all our 10/22s until I replace the extractors with Volquartsen "exact edge", although we still get a few, which tells me its time to take it apart and clean out the gunk.
We've run over 10,000 rounds through our two AR-22 and two Sig 522 rifles and the only feed failures have been with Remington Golden Bullet where the bullet folds instead of climbing the feed ramp -- I see this too often in all my other .22 pistols and rifles so I quit buying that crap a long while ago, just shot up the last of it in these desperate times.
The only other failures are the occasional dud you get with bulk pack ammo -- much fewer of these in the AR/SIG rifles than with our three 10/22s. Stovepipes have been a problem with all our 10/22s until I replace the extractors with Volquartsen "exact edge", although we still get a few, which tells me its time to take it apart and clean out the gunk.
A S&W M&P 15-22...or a .22lr upper for an existing AR...is about a LOT more than "looking like" an AR. It is about having the same ergonomics, the same controls, the same muscle memory, etc. It makes a great training aid, and a great introduction to operating the AR platform for othres
ColeK
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As far as cost goes, forget a 10/22 and a .22 AR, get a Marlin Model 60.
InkEd
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Why not BUILD a 10/22 exactly how you want it?
PGT
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I just built this 10/22 with Kidd parts and a GM barrel. If I get bored with the "tacticool look", its easy enough to swap the action into a nice Hogue stock.
Fella's;
The point is though that the OP asked for which, in our collective opinion, to get as the best out-of-the-box gun. Not which is the best for building, not some other gun that you think is better, or any other digression. Therefore, a CZ or a Ruger 10/22?
I'll add this though, if it's a CZ I'd haunt pawnshops & used racks & get a clean CZ452 or 453.
900F
The point is though that the OP asked for which, in our collective opinion, to get as the best out-of-the-box gun. Not which is the best for building, not some other gun that you think is better, or any other digression. Therefore, a CZ or a Ruger 10/22?
I'll add this though, if it's a CZ I'd haunt pawnshops & used racks & get a clean CZ452 or 453.
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Get your 10/22 and install aperature sights (like Tech-Sights sells). This will give your 10/22 the same sight picture as an AR15, and makes for a good training rifle, as well as just a great all-around fun and more accurate 22 (in my opinion).
Tomcat47
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Soooo Much can be done with a 10/22!
Look up Wayne Thornbrugh
obviously rules apply!
Look up Wayne Thornbrugh
obviously rules apply!
ShooterGuy
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I'd skip both and go with a nice $150 Marlin 795 instead and piss off your buddies that spent so much more dough that you'll run fine side-by-side against their 10/22s. Except I guess you would lose out on the joy of those 10/22 skinny banana mags...
slidemuzik
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The AR and the 10/22 are used for vastly different purposes. You might be able to justify both eventually, so is the question which first? What's more important to you? If it was just for fun, probably the 10/22. If it's survival, arguments could be made for either. If it's security I'd want the AR.
Conventional wisdom was that .22 was cheap to shoot and you'll ALWAYS be able to find ammo. Well I guess that thinking has been disproven. It now becomes an issue that rimfire can't be reloaded. If ammo ceases to become available either completely or at any reasonable price, reloading will be the only option. In which case the .22's will become anchors.
You might consider a centerfire pistol caliber carbine so you have less different ammo to stock or take with you. A pistol and a carbine in the same caliber make for a much more practical package in regards to ammo needs. A 9,.40, or .45 strike me as about as versatile as it gets.
Conventional wisdom was that .22 was cheap to shoot and you'll ALWAYS be able to find ammo. Well I guess that thinking has been disproven. It now becomes an issue that rimfire can't be reloaded. If ammo ceases to become available either completely or at any reasonable price, reloading will be the only option. In which case the .22's will become anchors.
You might consider a centerfire pistol caliber carbine so you have less different ammo to stock or take with you. A pistol and a carbine in the same caliber make for a much more practical package in regards to ammo needs. A 9,.40, or .45 strike me as about as versatile as it gets.
justice06rr
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+1 on the Ruger 10/22.
Good, accurate, cheap fun plinking rifle. They'll come around soon enough. They already have plenty of 10/22 magazines for sale in my area so that is a good sign.
Good, accurate, cheap fun plinking rifle. They'll come around soon enough. They already have plenty of 10/22 magazines for sale in my area so that is a good sign.
SwampWolf
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Williams also makes a nice receiver (aperture) sight for the Ruger 10-22 rifle. It's the one I have on mine and I like it a lot.
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10/22
Or....
-Marlin 39A
-CZ (any model) 22
-Marlin 60
All are well built and reliable rifles that will long outlast yourself.
Or....
-Marlin 39A
-CZ (any model) 22
-Marlin 60
All are well built and reliable rifles that will long outlast yourself.
jgh4445
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Took he one I bought to the range and shot it yesterday..HOLYYYY COW! I put a Bushnell TRS25 sight on it and used some Blazer ammo that I ran thru one of Neil Waltz's sizing dies. Straight out of the box, 25 yards, 10 shots in one ragged hole after sighting in. The target was a black dot that comes with the shoot-n-see targets. You are supposed to use them to cover your holes so you can re use the target. The dots are about dime size. Granted, the shooting was done bagged in on a bench. Still thought it was impressive with the standard Ruger (seems like) 20 lb trigger. I call it "minute of squirrels eye".
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