Why is the 10/22 so popular?

[meadmkr]

One of the common threads is that a lot of us do modify the 10/22. Just cruise around www.rimfirecentral.com for examples of how far folks have gone in their quest for an 'Ultimate 10/22'.

For many of us the Ruger with its aftermarket support is a (relatively) inexpensive way to cut our teeth on basic 'gunsmithing' (for lack of a better word). The 10/22 is elegant in its relative simplicity and it is not a compicated design with lots and lots of parts.
It well known, documented and lots of shared knowledge out there.

Want to practice cutting checkering?
- The standard wood stock is a good way to try your hand at this skill if 'ya screw it up you can find a take-off for about $30

Want to practice crowning a barrel or reaming a different spec chamber?
- The stock barrels (take offs) are pretty cheap and the cost of the tools (excluding the machine) are reasonable.

Want to experiment on fine-tuning a trigger?
- See above for take-offs and low cost (if 'ya mess it up)

Want to practicing jeweling a bolt?
- See above for take-offs and low cost (if 'ya mess it up)

I currently own 2 10/22s and am considering a 3rd to keep in "stock trim'. Both have replacement stocks (Predator T-Rex) and aftermarket barrels (1 Green Mountain bull barrel in 22lr and the other RimfireTech in .17Mach 2). At some point I'll work on the triggers but I'm pretty happy with 5 shot groups that I can cover with a nickle at 50yards from both.

 

[butcherboy]

"I have no idea. They must not feel clunky and shoot poorly for other people. I hear if you replace every part on a 10/22 it's a really nice gun."

i couldnt agree more with this statement. and mine was given to me for free. traded it for a finish m2/30 and couldnt be happier.

 

[JR47]

"I have no idea. They must not feel clunky and shoot poorly for other people. I hear if you replace every part on a 10/22 it's a really nice gun."

Sounds as though one were talking about the typical AR platform.

The single fact is that they don'tfeel clunky, or shoot poorly, for others. Perhaps the problem is more in the particular poster than in the gun?

The last sentence just lends credence to where the problem may lie.

It's amazing how a person, asking why a gun is so popular, is subjected to the whining of fans of other guns. Who cares if one's opinion of another gun makes it "superior"? Not the question.

It's like the never ceasing blather about 1911s, and what is best. In the end, none of them have the fit and finish of a Korth or Korriphila firearm. So, all the blather about "fit and finish" only serves to prove how little the posters actually know. Honestly, the finest boutique 1911, when compared to a Korth, evidences finishing with a coarse file, and fitting via sledgehammer.

 

[leftymachinist]

I have also never owned a 10/22 or an AR-15, & probably never will. I am plenty happy with my Glenfield 70, and Rem. Nylon 66 for .22 RF. To each his/her own, & happy plinking.

 

[S.W.G.]

As an aside, does anyone make a good child-sized stock for a 10/22? My daughter just turned 10, and definitely needs a youth-length stock suitable for her arm length. I have kicked around the idea of a Cricket, but due to finances I'd rather buy one gun than two, and a 10/22 will grow with her better; it's something she could keep and enjoy for the rest of her life.

Ruger offers a compact version called the 10/22 CRR. Shorter, thiner stock, 16" barrel.

Nowhere near as common as the normal carbine version. I've only seen three in person. Two in a sporting goods store in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and one at a gun show (mine).

I paid about $250.

 

[Kendal Black]

Plenty of youth stocks for the 10/22. http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=youth+stock+10/22

As to why the 10/22 is popular, what's not to like? If you don't like some part or other you can pull it off and replace it with another one.

 

[Backwoodsmike]

I myself don't care for 10/22 they are heavy for a .22 after adding a scope and feel bulky to me, I pefer the marlin 795 and Dicks Sporting Goods usally has them on sale I paide hundered for mine new in box.