Tired of 10/22

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It's a jammomatic, factory trigger clunky, and I'm not inclined to put in the money to fix everything. I'm leaning toward either a bolt or lever action. Could people who own them give their two cents on a Marlin 39A vs the CZ bolt or the Remington bolt .22lr

I was looking to spend under $500 for something more accurate, doesn't jam, and better trigger/higher quality overall. No offense to the 10/22, but it just isn't cutting it for me.

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Wow. I have never had any trouble with any 10/22 I owned, have you tried getting the factory to fix it?
The CZ 452 American 22 isthe one my wife lusts after, and of course CZ is a solid reliable product.
I had a Marlin Model 60 yearsago, and it was a dead reliable shooter, njust a PITA with that tube magazine. Good, inexpensive 22, if that doesn't bother you.
 
My ruger 10/22 jams alot also. But never when I use factory ruger mags. What mags are you using?

If you want a good .22, the best .22LR rifle I've ever shot was a remington nylon 66. They are a little hard to find but very worth it. They should only cost about $170 I think.
 
I've already tried lots of fixes (the action threads on rimfirecentral.com are great) but in the end it just can't seem to go more than a few magazines without degenerating into a single shot. Better ammo, different ammo, dry lube, no lube, wet lube, dirty or clean. Stovepipe, double feed. I dunno, I just give up.

I have tried several ruger factory mags, all to no avail. Maybe I should send it back to Ruger?

Is the Marlin 39a tube magazine a pain to feed? 19 at a time sounds like fun.
 
Probably Ramline 30 round tacticool mags, eh? Of course it'll be a jammamatic. I have no problems with my Ruger, but it ain't tacticool. I use standard Ruger magazines in it, have several. It ain't the end all answer to the .22 rifle, though. There's a huge variety of rifles out there. I like the pawn shop hoppin' tactic of finding deals and started doing that, but yet to score anything locally because we don't have any really good pawn shops. We have a half dozen or so, but they all overprice everything.

If you can pick up a good used Remington 5xx bolt gun, mine's a M512x, you will have a near target accurate gun for cheap, cheap. Mine is amazing even after all these years. I got it 45 years ago for my nineth birthday and it's still one of my main .22 caliber tools even today. It's near target accurate with ANYTHING including .22 CB shorts! That's one thing about a bolt gun, you can feed anything through it without jamming. Semi autos are long rifle only, of course, unless you have one in .22 short. That old Remington is a squirrel killin' machine with CB shorts. I can make head shots at 50 yards with it and it's near silent in the woods.

If your 10/22 jams with Ruger mags, you have a problem, broken part, something somewhere. Seriously, I'd send it to Ruger for a fix. 10/22s that jam ain't normal.
 
you didnt ask, but heres my two cents anyway, sorry.


the stock extractor is a piece of junk in most of the 10/22's ive had or have handled. the volquartzen exact edge extractor is the easiest and cheapest fix. my 10/22 wont choke on anything now. havent had a failure since i installed it.

the next two things that might jam it up are a very dirty chamber, or aftermarket magazines. stick with a well cleaned stock magazine, and get out a good brush and solvent and clean the heck out of the chamber. id be willing to bet that cures the issue.

if the rest of the gun is dirty then that might make the trigger worse as well as make other things bind up and fail to cycle.

sorry to give advice when not asked for it, but i just hate to see a 10/22 be forsaken.
 
Never saw the fascination some folks have with a 10/22. Marlin 60 is a solid reliable gun at a great price. Tube magazine is a problem for some, not sure why. Can't beat it for the price AND you don't have to buy a bunch of aftermarket parts to make it work right.
 
I've had my 10/22 since I was a kid (over 20 years) and it never grew on me. I never liked the sights or the trigger. No problems with jamming though.

I own several .22's and my 10/22 is just a dust catcher. If you want something to pour money into I guess it's ok.
 
Regarding CZ, 452 has adjustable trigger. 453 has a set-trigger. One when you push the trigger forward the pull will be very light.

The barrel, and receiver on the CZ is rather nice. Some folks consider the safety to be backward (push-on, pull-off, instead of push-off, pull-on). The trigger guard is stamp metal - some folk doesn't like it either.

A couple of my friends had experience with cracked stock. You need to be on the look out for that.

I like my CZ 452 a lot.


-Pat
 
I am no fan of the sins of the 10/22 , but i have one. Why? after I spent about 50 bucks in parts, it eats everything, and is nicely accurate. go here
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/
check the ads at the top of the page, get some parts from weaponkraft and christies. From W.K. get a parts kit with s.s. takedown screw, torque wrench,(use it with about 10 to 15 lbs pressure)new spring , v.q. extractor, and new hammer. Thats it, that all you need. Mine went from a jamm o matic to a keeper real quick. I did get a trigger job for mine as well. mr. H. , here in Houston, does them the cheapest, and in my opinion, the best in the country.
you just send him your trigger group, and 50 bucks. from christies, get a fat charging handle, and a mag ext release lever. And whatever else you like.
 
My 10/22 is the only .22 I own, so I can't really give you any good advice.

But what I can tell you is that the older ones are more reliable. Mine is newer and also jams constantly. They say shoot it more, and I've put over 10,000 rounds through mine, still jams all the time. Its an unreliable, innaccurate POS, but I shoot it because its cheap.
 
what about a henry......

i got one in .22 lr shoots really good. and it can chamber shorts and longs along with the long rifles.

http://henryrepeating.com/h001_leveraction.cfm

i've hunted with a marlin semi for years and just recently got me a henry shoots great and now it is one of my main go to guns for small game and plinking fun.
 
Im not a huge fan of the 10/22. A friend of mine has one and his is a jam-o-matic with factory mags, as well as the high caps. It is however very accurate. For a .22, i went for the Mossberg Plinkster. It is just as accurate, more reliable (in my experience) and cheaper. With a scope and one of them cheap Wal-Mart bipods, its accurate to "minute of tree rats head" at 50yrds.
 
10/22's are the most over-rated rifles out there. They enjoy the most available aftermarket goodies and can really be tricked out. I still have one that just takes up space in my safe. I've had three. I don't like the sights, triggers or aftermarket mags.
 
Have 2 - both accurized, triggers are sweeter, but I adjusted the spring tension of the factory mags to accommodate 37 grain Winchester power points & haven't experienced jams since (going on 10 years and as many gopher expeditions back home, so they've seen a lot of use).
 
Marlin 39A- One of the best lever actions. Has better construction compared to the Henry .22 lever (forged steel reciever compared to aluminum). The 39A is a full sized rifle, with the caliber scaled down to .22LR size. Another one to look at is the Winchester 9422, constructed with the same quality of the Marlin, but of course, USRAC is closed, so no new production for now. The Marlin is one of the best quality rifles out there. And the tube mag does have a couiple of advantages, including that your thumbs do not get sore from loading.

The CZ 452 is of similar great construction. The CZ 452 has great iron sights, too. It is also a very good and accurate rifle.

Both the CZ 452 and Marlin are great rifles, and very accurate and reliable. I am shopping for one, too, as I am also disappointed with my Ruger 10/22 (That thing is gonna have to wait until I have some more money to play with it, then I might like it better)
 
Bought a stock 10/22 last year and the only problems I have are with the 10-round factory mags. Slap in high capacity mag and the thing will shoot like a dream. Just added an extended mag release and auto bolt release.

Very happy with my 10/22........everyone should own one.
 
Hmm... I may get a 10/22 someday, but there are other rifles I'd buy first. I'd say a 10/22 would be about #15 in my rimfire collection, and I'm only at #9 now. Everybody should own one? Yes, but not if it's your only .22 rifle.

The Marlin and CZ are both great guns. I think of the CZ as the more functional of the two, maybe marginally more accurate, while the Marlin has traditional looks going for it. One thing I'll say for my CZ: It handles better than any gun I own. I have the Trainer/Special with iron sights and the "drop" stock, and it feels perfectly balanced to me. It comes right to my shoulder smoothly and naturally, and the sights come right to my eye. Very "ergonomic," although it was designed before that word was in common use.
 
Preferences in firearms is a very personal thing.

It's kinda like cars.

Some folks like Chevys and others like Fords. There's no explanation for it, it's just personal preference.

I don't own a 10-22 because I don't like them. I know they are the most popular, but they don't appeal to me.

I do own a 39A.

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It's in a different class than the 10-22.

It costs more, it's made out of real steel and walnut.

When you handle one, you can really feel the difference.

Compared to a cheaper rifle, you can SEE the difference.

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Will you like one?

That's about the same as asking me if I think you will prefer Chevys or Fords.

I have no idea if a 39A is what you want.

If you are a "Bang Bang Shoot'em up" kind of guy that goes through 500 rounds in an hour- the 39A is not for you.

If you hunt squirrels all day and shoot seven or eight rounds, the 39A might make you happy.

Mine shoots about an inch at 50 yards. The trigger is factory stock and it's heavy and gritty.

I intend to do something about that, but it's good enough for plinking as it is.

My advice is to shoot one. then you will know if it's the rifle for you.
 
No doubt the 39A is excellent . . . . have an old one with lots of "chacter" (farmer carried it on his tractor) . . . solid, accurate, great truck/quad rifle.
 
I hve a 10-22, never really jammed unless I neglected to clean it. I stopped firing it when I picked up a used Marlin 60. Tube fed and accurate to a pinprick. Then I picked up a Mossberg 151 and a 152, both so much more accurate than the 10-22.

If you don't mind going used, you can get a great shooter for less than $150. Drop a bit on a nice scope and you're all set.
 
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