new 10/22s?

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im looking to get a 10/22 target, but the only one i have a chace of getting has a STAINLESS barrel but the receiver has this BLACK plastic coating on it, the 4 regular stainless .22s ive seen has normal silver receiver, so is this exclusive to newer target models ( for anti glare or something?)? ive seen a few online with even the target models has normal SILVER receivers. it looks like its mismatched the trigger group is BLACK too, but its on a brand new gun. any ideas?
 
that's how mine is, the coating on the bbl is kinda crummy too on mine, but it shoots just fine. It likes to eat winchester 333/555 and CCI, doesn't care for federal bulk too much, gonna try out some other ammo here pretty soon too, just to see :p

Nothing wrong with that gun, if you don't like anything about a 10/22 you can change it with aftermarket parts.
 
Ruger's just been building some two-tones as of late. Sorry but you won't find a nice hard anodized finish on a $200 rifle.

Ruger has NEVER used a coating on their barrels. They are simply bead blasted and either left bare (stainless) or blued.
 
i have a 1970 10/22 all metal very nice, but the target is not a 200 dollar gun msrp is 550, i usually see them for about 450 at the cheapest
 
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new 10/22s?
im looking to get a 10/22 target, but the only one i have a chace of getting has a STAINLESS barrel but the receiver has this BLACK plastic coating on it, the 4 regular stainless .22s ive seen has normal silver receiver, so is this exclusive to newer target models ( for anti glare or something?)? ive seen a few online with even the target models has normal SILVER receivers. it looks like its mismatched the trigger group is BLACK too, but its on a brand new gun. any ideas?
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Go custom and build your own. The "stainless" models are really just SS barrels married to silver anodized aluminum alloy receivers and trigger groups. Then there's the newer "stainless" models that are completely silver gray power coated..ugh! I wonder if the barrels are even real stainless steel?
 
Yes but the receiver is the same regardless of model, from the $200 carbine to the $500 target model. Ruger's standard carbine variations will always greatly outsell the higher end target and sporter models. So, due to manufacturing concerns and the all-important bottom line, they are all the same and the $500 target model has the same finish on the receiver as the $200 carbine. A nice hard anodized finish would raise the costs of all models and folks already complain that they cost more than a hundred dollar Marlin.


I wonder if the barrels are even real stainless steel?
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Yes, they are and simply bead blasted. As I posted above. :rolleyes:

Not to nit-pick but the stainless models were clear anodized, not silver anodized. That is, until the wrinkle finish which has been since discontinued.
 
in the guns shop they have a standard, camo,youth,and pink and all of them have metal colored receivers, the target has some plasticey shell crap on the receiver
 
there are two "stainless" version that I know of. one is clear coated and one is actually some sort of gray paint/powder coat/ect.. my uncle has a black synthetic stock "stainless" and the entire thing is grey coated. but I had another one that was actually a stainless barrel with a brushed aluminum receiver.
 
The blued models were black anodized from 1964-1968 and then teflon coated until a couple years ago when they switched to the wrinkle finish. They've since switched back to the teflon coating. Not sure what you mean by "plasticey shell crap".

The "stainless" models were clear anodized until the recent switch to a gray wrinkle finish.

Davdison's shows a couple different two tones models. Like this target variant:

http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/Default.aspx?item=1241-RUG
 
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well ive seen most new ones have a painted receiver that usually match the barrel, and my 1970 one has a blued looking receiver, this one is wierd ive never seen one like this it has a rough plastic coating on the receiver kinda feels like sandpaper (non smooth)
 
I feel like I'm talking to myself here. The guy that started the thread you linked to is a moron. The receivers are and always have been aluminum. Your 1970 model is teflon coated. The new model you're looking at has a wrinkle finish. Like I said, Ruger IS producing two tone models with black receivers and stainless barrels. I linked to one of them, Davidson's has two more two-tone variants. I don't know how to put it more plainly than that.

The 10/22 has gone up in price on 16% over the last seven or eight years. This is not even keeping up with inflation, where most their other guns have increased well over 25%. To keep the guns int he same price range, Ruger has gone to a polymer trigger group, which also results in tighter tolerances. They also went to the wrinkle finish to hide the machine marks which they stopped polishing away. They also stopped polishing the barrels and started abrasive blasting instead. Apparently enough whiners complained about these changes and Ruger has gone back to the way they were, except the trigger housings are still polymer. I would expect prices to increase accordingly in the next couple years and a whole new batch of whining will begin.
 
My 10/22, bought just over 2 years ago, has a black wrinkle paint finish inside and out on the receiver. After the first few hundred rounds I noticed the paint was flaking on the inside - my solution was to strip it down and scrub as much of that paint out as possible to keep it out of the action.

Chevy - not sure what you mean about the two-tone being the only one you have a chance of getting; you can go to Bud's Gun Shop online and get the standard 1103 model 10/22 for $198.00. If you have a preference of the anodized finish vs. the painted call and talk to them - they can tell you which they have in stock and possibly accomodate you. After awhile you can put a target barrel on it if you like - but I intentionally do NOT choose to alter the barrel or the trigger, as this is intended as a training rifle to simulate my MBR when used for 25 yard target practice.

A 10/22, a set of tech-sights, a front 1-1/4" sling swivel to take a military sling, and an auto bolt release and you're all set for an Appleseed weekend!
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Though I had to add a larger charging handle and a flash hider - just because all my rifles have flash hiders :D. The Appleseed coin I inletted into the stock using a Forstner bit. I love my 10/22, and you will too - especially when you get your Rifleman patch!
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Grunt,

Why only one sling swivel? Whats the auto bolt release do for you? THX!
 
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