Ruger 10/22 Reliability

[jmortimer]

Absolute reliability both in the design of the gun and especially the rotary magazine. The only issue is ammunition not the gun.

 

[ArmedBear]

The whole "blame the ammo" thing seems kind of silly when you put the same "bad" ammo in a Marlin 60 (much cheaper than the 10/22 these days), and it feeds perfectly and groups much better. That's why I sold my 10/22 and kept the 60.

None of my .22s give me trouble. The 10/22 did. It's out of here. I'd rather spend the $500 it would take to turn the 10/22 into an enjoyable rifle, on a different rifle that's better from the ground up.

And the rotary magazines are a great idea: 10 rounds, flush mount, easy to handle. I just wish they'd actually worked as well as I expected them to.

 

[JeffLrrp]

I have a very reliable 10/22. Mine is from 2006 and it has the aluminum trigger housing and aluminum barrel band. It will eat ANYTHING except cheap federal bulk pack. Even Remington Thunderbolts (eats them with gusto) and the cheapie underpowered Winchester '333' packs from Walmart prove to be no problem. Even with Federal bulk, I only experience a FTE or misfire every 15-20 rounds.

I went through 666 rounds of Winchester crap in one day with 2 (ammo-related) misfires. What can I say, my 10/22 is great

EDIT: My mags need cleaning every 500 rounds or so, but they are pretty easy to disassemble.

 

[DeepSouth]

I bought one for my son to shoot, I have not shot it a lot maybe 1,000 rounds but I have never seen it jam. He has shot it a lot, more rounds than I could even estimate, he has had 1 stovepipe other than that is has been 100% to the best of my knowledge.

I will add we only use the 10rnd factory mag, as I understand it aftermarket mags are not always reliable.

 

[mokin]

Mine is pretty reliable with the factory magazines. I can usually get through 700 rounds without cleaning it before it starts to misfire.

 

[CraigC]

They are extremely reliable. If you want a reliable "high capacity" magazine, get them from Tactical Innovations.

http://www.tacticalinc.com

 

[Risky buisness]

IN my experience, if one removes the paint from inside the reciever with carb cleaner adds a useable (aftermarket) bolt release and extended mag release (aftermarket) adds Tech Sights (aftermarket) and keeps several of the factory mags on hand to replace the ones whom need attention and seeks the best ammo for the indivigual rifle, there fairly reliable,( if one takes a spray can of Rem oil to flush the reciever when they clog up).
Thats reliaibility. Other wise, I find my Marlins don't require many of the "add ons to function well

 

[LaserSpot]

My 10/22s are very reliable. I have had problems using British and German ammo with soft lube in the Winter. The soft wax builds up inside the magazine; when it gets cold, it gets gummy. Fortunately, they can be disassembled for cleaning. I usually give the spring a little extra torque to compensate.

I did have to tweak my extractors to work with after-market barrels and reduced headspace bolts. A plastic-lip ramline magazine will make them jam, but I can't blame the guns for that.

 

[Mr. Bojangles]

I've had my 10/22 for about eight years and I cannot complain about it. The rifle has been utterly reliable with factory magazines. Aftermarket 10/22 magazines, on the other hand, have been the bane of my existence. Accuracy seems pretty good, 1.5 inch groups with factory iron sights at 50 meters.

 

[madcratebuilder]

I currently have three different 10/22's, a bench gun, an International and a Krinker Plinker toy. I'm very happy with each. The only hi-capacity mags that I have had work well are the TI 30 rounders, they are adjustable so you can get the proper fit in the mag well when using a after market stock.

Some shooters don't like them, just like some don't like S&W or Pythons. Some people would complain if they were hung with a new rope.

 

[ClayinAR]

Mine are more reliable using 40 grain HV. The lighter weights don't cycle well. Stingers cycle well but after I ran out of the 25 year old stuff accuracy went to hell. (with current manufactured Stingers)
510 Champions are more accurate and reliable for mine. Also cheaper; why buy Stingers that wont hit anything? 2 10/22's and several different barrels over the years have confirmed this.

 

[Husker_Fan]

Mine is flawless wit factory mags and most ammo I have tried. Federal bulk works great, and so does almost any of the more expesnive ammo. Remington Golden Bullet bulk packs give me, on average, one FTF per magazine. I don't buy it anymore.

 

[CZguy]

Remington Golden Bullet bulk packs give me, on average, one FTF per magazine. I don't buy it anymore.

I know what you mean. I've stopped accepting it even when it's free. I used to take other peoples left overs once the found out how it was. Not anymore, it's just gets my action too dirty.

 

[wgaynor]

I received mine when I was 12 ( I think). Shot the heck out of it for years. I'm 32 now...just cleaned it for the first time last year

I barely remember a failure to feed. I've have to replace the different magazines numerous times, and I really miss the days when you could buy a brick of ammo for $10

Oh yeah...mine is still as accurate as the first day I received it. I really didn't know how accurate it was capable of being until I placed a scope on it last year.

 

[KodiakBeer]

I've had mine for better than 15 years and shot untold thousands of rounds through it. Every once in a great while (like once a year, maybe) I'll hose out the action with wd40, wipe it down, put in a little oil, run a patch through the bore. I just do that because I feel guilty, not because it's malfing. I have a couple of those goofy banana mags and it will hiccup with those, but with the factory 10 rounder, it's 100%.

I've seen some complaints on this board and others about newer 10/22's, so maybe Ruger needs to look to their QC?