Ruger 10-22

[for_hire]

I'm thinking about buying a ruger 10 22 and making it just a target rifle..Im looking at the version that offers the 20inch bull barrell and laminated stock.
The question is were can i buy a competition stock and a well made scope...I was thinking along the lines of a leupold for the scope but i have no idea as to what i really need..please help

 

[GTKrockeTT]

Leupold for a 10/22 would be overkill IMO, but it's your cash. Personally, I find a Simmons 44mag to be more than adequate for it.

Check out www.rimfirecentral.com for all the info you'll ever need on the 10/22. I wish you and your wallet good luck. Here's my contribution:

 

[R.W.Dale]

While it's not against the laws of nature to use the words 10-22 and target rifle in the same sentence, Don't be expecting to win many matches. And yes I'm wearing asbestos undies

 

[grizz]

laminated stock

If you upgrade from the laminated stock, send me a PM I might buy the factory laminated stock from you. Wait, maybe that wouldn't work on my non-bull-barrelled 10/22?

 

[dm1333]

10-22 thoughts

You can do a lot with a 10/22 and make it very accurate but you will have to put some money into it. Have you considered something like a CZ in semi or bolt or the TC R55 Benchmark? I owned a Classic that had some reliability problems and the factory replaced it with an R55 Classic and I am very impressed so far. There are also several other rifles with very good reputations out there. The one big thing in favor of the 10/22 is the aftermarket support for it.

Don

 

[1911JMB]

It seems a lot of the newer 10/22's including mine suffer greatly from reliability problems. If you can, I suggest getting an older one. The difference is major in my experience.

 

[vta33]

10/22 addiction

Oh my goodness. A Ruger 10/22 can easily be an addiction. It's been 19 months since I bought a 10/22. I now have three barrels (2 of 'em bull), three stocks, eight magazines, one scope, numerous scope rings, a bolt from Randy@CPC, and numerous aftermarket parts inside of the receiver plus a nice rifle case for it that has "10/22" embroidered on it. The 10/22 is fun to shoot and my kids love it. Otoh, it's way too easy to find some new part to buy for it, which means spending more money.

One year ago I bought a used Marlin 882SSV for $150. It's a bolt action, heavy stainless barrel chambered in .22 magnum. Scoped it and replaced the trigger spring with a ball-point pen spring (a tip found on Rimfirecentral.com). It outshoots the 10/22 all day long.

Marlin also makes that rifle in .22lr caliber. Give some thought to a Marlin 880 or 980 with the varmint (heavy barrel) unless you prefer a semi-auto.

 

[Eightball]

You can do a lot with a 10/22 and make it very accurate but you will have to put some money into it.

Yeah, and you won't get any resell value for your rifle, either--new ones can be had for about $160, just about anywhere. Keep that in mind.

 

[Cueball]

I have to agree with others in this thread... 10/22 and target rifle don't belong in the same sentence, at least out of the box. Unless you want to sink a bunch of money into it, a lot of time, and potentially endless tinkering... go with something else. I have a 10/22 and my CZ will outshoot it anytime.

 

[Tallyman]

Ruger10/22 Mini-Scopes

For a plinker or squirrel hunting Ruger 10/22 a mini-scope looks and works great. Might even work as an economical target rifle scope (?). Ronhart International has a selection of mini-scopes with a new reversible scope mount for the 10/22. Complete package includes scope, mount & rings. The 4x30 scope package is only $36.95 !! See them all at:

http://ShootersExchange.com/srchresults.cfm?type=Other&manuf=XYZ+-+Other&inv_id=&Submit=Search+Firearms

 

[JTW Jr.]

one thing nice about the 10/22 is it provides great practice for low $$$.
Plus if you have kids or new shooters , it is a good way to break them in. I am beginning a build up for my 7 year old son right now. I think I will get as much enjoyment out of it as he will.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Savage makes really good .22 rifles. Their Mark II series is top of the line for not a lot of money. Some of the series come with a heavy target barrel and their new "AccuTrigger" is unequaled. Here is a link to one of their synthetic stock Mark II's http://www.savagearms.com/markiifv.htm and here is a wooden stock model http://www.savagearms.com/markiibv.htm both with the heavy target barrel.

 

[Jackal]

Here is a couple pics of my inexpensive, yet still hi quality, target 10/22. I used a Green Mountain stainless 20" bull barrel, Fajen Legacy adjustable stock, Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40 scope and a Volquartzen target hammer kit. At 50 yards, I can put 20 shots into 1 hole without even trying. This is a rifle that gets used, used a lot, not a safe queen. The stock is awesome. Finally, a stock that can be perfectly fit to me and not cost a ransom.

 

[hksw]

Ugh. Those compact scopes look like they came out of the same factory that the BEC compact scope I bought about 7 or 8 years ago (priced the same too) came from. They are from China and are, at least my sample, of exceptionally poor optical and build quality. They amount of parallax is excessive, particularly for ranges under 100 yds as a rimfire would be used in and there is not objective adjustments. Numerous finishing errors. Does adjust precisely as per markings.


If the 10/22 purchase has not been made yet (original post is dated 09/06), buying a 10/22T to convert is, IMO, wasting money. Get the base model RB or RP if it is destined to be upgraded with aftermarket.

 

[rangerruck]

I think the 10.22 shoudl be looked at as a fun gun, only. If you wanna dump 1000 bucks into it, that is fine. Like others have said, you will NEVER get that money back, and you will never win any comps with it either, proly. almost any stock cz, annie, t/c, kimber, cooper, ismash b.b., finnish lion, old remmy, old winny, klineguenther, oh heck , you name it, fresh out of the box, will beat even the most tricked out rugers, stock just the way they are.
Look i have a 10/22, decided i wanted to keep it very stock looking, but did some of the intenal upgrades, plus a trigger job on the origional parts only, plus extra mags, standard sized and hi caps, etc. all in all , I have done very little to average upgrades and extras to it, and easily spent, with it's own cool carry bag, another 200 bucks in it. I will never be able to sell it , with all the extra goodies , for say 400 bucks, even though this is what I have in it alltogether, with all the xtra mags, tools, parts, etc.

 

[Bottom Gun]

I have owned two 10/22's. They were nearly as accurate as my AR-7.

Anyone who tells you that 10/22's are tack drivers must be swinging them like hammers.

Mine were, in my opinion, the most worthless bullet sprayers I have ever owned. Even the fancy bull barrelled one would walk all over the paper as the barrel warmed up. It aggravated me to no end. I was glad to get rid of it.

As far as I'm concerned, you have to put hundreds of dollars into a 10/22 to get it to shoot as well as a Remington or Marlin right out of the box.

I had as much invested in my last 10/22 as I do in my Anschutz and my FinnFire and it was still a pipe with little resale value.

I will now yield the floor to those who wish to tell me how wrong I am and how wonderful their beloved 10/22 is.

 

[Outlaws]

I had as much invested in my last 10/22 as I do in my Anschutz and my FinnFire and it was still a pipe with little resale value.

I will now yield the floor to those who wish to tell me how wrong I am and how wonderful their beloved 10/22 is.

No I won't. I love mine, but mine is stock and its not a target rifle. The only 10/22 I would compare to an Anschutz is the Volquartsen...but at $2k they better shoot good. But you still can never compare a semi to a bolt IMO.

I like mine because its just a cheap rifle for hunting and plinking. It hits anything I want it to hit. Minute of Squirl accuracy.

 

[Bottom Gun]

I was comparing price rather than rifles.

I think you CAN compare semi-autos with bolt actions though. I have some semi-autos which equal some of my best bolt actions in terms of sub MOA accuracy.
I wouldn't have said that ten years ago but in the last few years some semi's have seen a substantial increase in accuracy.
AR's and BAR's are good examples.

 

[22-rimfire]

Lots of customizing options shown over on rimfirecentral. You will spend $100's to customize the 10-22 and it will shoot no better than a bolt action right off the shelf. Its your money. For my tastes and for target shooting, I would just buy a good 22 bolt action rifle. My favorite is my older Remington 541-S.

 

[hksw]

Certainly a 10/22 out of the box will never shoot as well as even the low and mid grade (under $400) bolt guns. Of the 10/22s I have, none have shot better than 1¼" at 50 yds. I will say, however, that they surely can be built it to shoot as well and at times better than those others. Not as well as a properly fed Anschütz but better than a Marlin or Savage or other. Price, of course, has been compromised.
What makes the 10/22 system great is its incredible ease of modification.

What is interesting is some folk's requirement of "getting you money back". Most folks I know who mod they guns, or anything else for that matter, do so for the love of it. Just how far can you take it? What if I did this or that?

The 10/22M .17 HMR conversion I had built up does quite well as compared to the other .17 HMRs I have including the Anschützes. And, I hate to say this, it even rivals the performance of the .22 Annies (at 50 yds). (I think, however, it is mainly due to the cartridge and caliber than the platform, at least I like to think so.)

What compounds the controversy around the 10/22 are folks who purport that their stock or nearly stock 10/22 will do better than 0.50" @ 50 yds - 10 shots consistantly all day long.

 

[Redbeard55]

Ruger realiability

I bought a Ruger 10/22T a few years ago. Always had a bad jamming problem. Made sure the extractor was clean, bought a different extra sharp extractor, cleaned the action, tried many different types of ammo, purchased extra magazines, purchased a standard factory barrel to replace the target barrel, also replaced the target stock with a factory stock. Absolutely nothing has helped. Finally had a gun smith look at it. The extractor doesn't even come close to the rim. In all of his years he has never had to fit an extractor to a 10/22. I tried to fit the extractor, but realized you really can't. Their is a hole drilled in the side of the bolt which appears to preclude any attempt at fitting. Taking metal off the extractor had absolutely no effect making the hook sit closer to the rim. The extractors are made to exacting dimensions and there is simply no adjusting them. I've sent Brownell's an e-mail. If they can't suggest anything I will have to end up sending the rifle back to Ruger to be fitted with a new bolt. This is the 3rd Ruger out of my last five purchases that will have to make the trip back to Ruger. I wish they would get their act together. I generally like their firearms, but their quality these days absolutely sucks.

 

[JTW Jr.]

theres a nice article in a Nov 20th shotgun news on the 10/22. page 78 by Tom Gaylord.

4 loads averarged under 1" for 10 shot groups with the 10/22 target and the 10/22 custom had 5 loads avg under 1". all at 50 yards.
Not sure how many can get that but I am hoping the one I build for my son will at least be reliable and give him years of enjoyment.

and if it sucks I will do a 22 conversion on one of my AR15's for him