Why is the 10/22 so popular?

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^ Well I shop at stores that have the quality of goods I prefer. Even though the goods may be the same, where you spend your money does matter. My favorite brands of clothing, etc aren't available at wallyworld anyway. I guess I have a higher end taste in clothing..some would call me a metrosexual. :) Everyone has their thing i guess, I just like to look decent. I do not live in a small town, I have plenty of options for goods and services near my home.
By living in a rural area, and sending your dollars out via the internet, what do you think that does to the local economy? Is a pair of Carharts still just a pair of carharts if your local clothing shops closes down? Same goes for guns/ammo/fishing lures etc.

The corporate "gods" have sold America down the tubes by sending jobs overseas,
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And you have done the same by sending your dollar chasing after "deals". Why do you think these jobs were sent overseas...to quench YOUR thirst for a lower price. The corporate "gods" do not control the decisions you make. You control them through your spending habits.
 
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A 10/22 with a replacement barrel, trigger and stock reminds me of the old guy who said he owned George Washington's hatchet. Of course, the handle had been replaced 4 times over the centuries and the head had been replaced 3 times, but by gosh he owned George Washington's hatchet. :)

In other words, is it really even a Ruger anymore with all that third-party stuff on it? Is a NASCAR Chevy really a Chevy?

And that reminds me of the old joke about how to really make your rifle substantially more accurate. You grab the scope firmly; remove the rifle from under it; and then attach a good rifle to your scope. It's fast, it's easy and it usually works better than bolting on parts.

After 46 years, I suppose I've just accepted that I'll never understand the hoopla about the 10/22. They started with a fat magazine and built a chubby little gun around it and gave it a terrible trigger. And the barrel isn't even long enough to make a respectable tomato stake out of it. ;)
 
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And you have done the same by sending your dollar chasing after "deals".
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Sorry bud, you make zero sense to me. Buying American doesn't always mean made in America, though I wish it did. But if you are into spending more so that I can spend less, I'm all for it.

By the way which came frst? The chicken or the egg.
 
I'm not for protectionism, and that is not what I am advocating. I am simply saying that whether your dollar goes to an online retailer or a local storefront does make a difference. You do have the power to decide whether jobs are lost or not. Which is more important to you, saving money now, or having a job in 5 years? Unfortunately there are a lot of folks in your boat with you. I am willing to spend more, ironically if everyone were willing to spend more initially, and demand higher quality we would all have MORE money--not less! That is where some people get lost and lose perspective. Economic principles are sometimes hard to grasp...no fault to you.
 
I am simply saying that whether your dollar goes to an online retailer or a local storefront does make a difference.
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20 years ago I chose to leave the "ratrace" behind. I moved to a small town 70 miles from my job. And guess what? Small town America was already gone. And it isn't coming back, ever. I can't shop the local mom and pop shops because there aren't any. Times change, and good or bad, you have to change with them. As I near my retirement I sometimes wonder if I made the right choice. The one advantage of growing older is you need less material things, so as long as UPS delivers, and Walmart and NAPA stay in business, I'm good. :)
 
Well I'm not waiving the white flag, I'm going to buy guns and ammo locally, buy locally grown food, and do my best to preserve whats left.
 
The corporate "gods" have sold America down the tubes by sending jobs overseas...
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Why do you think that is? The liberals want you to simply blame corporate greed and go on about your business buying Chinese crap. It's the geedy consumer always looking for the cheapest product at the cheapest price that has forced jobs overseas. Not to mention our strict environmental regulations and unions.
 
Why do you think that is?
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Simply put, for profit. The jobs had to be sent first before the products could be made available. I remember when items from japan and china were in fact junk, not so anymore. My apology to the OP and the mods for participating in this thread drift. I'm done. :)
 
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Simply put, for profit. The jobs had to be sent first before the products could be made available. I remember when items from japan and china were in fact junk, not so anymore. My apology to the OP and the mods for participating in this thread drift. I'm done. :)
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Well put Chas.....Not to mention the average Joe has to buy the cheap foreign made good because that's all his wages allow these days. Just like I said, more buy the M60 because that's what they can afford.

Why does it always have to be liberal this, conservative that? I for one am sick of it! :barf: ...... Why is it some just blather their political party line? :rolleyes: That's what I was referring to about "I happily alienated myself from the "common" folk a long time ago my friend."..... SHEEP
 
Dang.....!!!

Dang, I'm Outta Popcorn.....

Bottom line... this is America, you can have what you want in a 22...

The Marlin, a GREAT little gun, There are one or two in the safe... there have been over 11 Million built and sold.. they have an excellent reputation...

I too, when I had my shop, replaced several bent Mag tubes in the Marlin/Glenfields, however the biggest issue/replacement item, was bent Magazine followers.. kept one in the back all the time just for that reason..

The Rugers, I have two of those as well, one vanilla stock, right outta the box, and one that has been spiffed up pretty good with all kinds of aftermarket stuff.

It just depends on what you want and what you like....

IMHO, the Ruger is a more forgiving and dependable gun... it works with little or no maintenance, I have seen some nasty ones that were still shooting fine. The old Marlin/Glenfields, are built a little tighter, they are not so forgiving of poor maintenance.

Sean, take a look at all of them. If you have friends that have them, ask to take them out and shoot them. Then you make your own decision, based upon your own observations and tastes. Good Luck
 
I, too, live in a small town. Buying ammunition is a catch as catch can thing here. Wallyworld sells the same ammo at 20% less than the local GS. The locals are the ones employed by Wal-Mart, as well. So, when it is available, I buy it for 20% less. Wal-Mart is also the only local supplier of the pet food that my ferrets like. So, again, that's where I get it.

A shop on-line for accessories and ammunition, as well. Availability locally is not a given with calibers like 7.62x54R, 7.62x25, and even decently priced 7.62x51 or 7.62x63.

I live on a fixed income, so tell me again how I need to spend more to get less.

I buy what I want, when I need it. If I can get it locally, at a decent price, I do. I don't subscribe to the "they've sold us out" whine. Not too many years ago, Europeans were saying the same things about America. We had cheap labor, resources, and a willingness to let people work unfettered by laws and restrictions.

BUT, that was OK, it was America. Today, though, the cheap labor, resources, and lack of restrictions, have moved to other lands. Why should we demand anything that we haven't willingly allowed to happen? How many times in the past year have we parroted the old line about "American Cars", even though they are just as good as many of the old favorite foreign manufacturers? Or about how poorly other American products are made?

Those who willingly separate themselves from others aren't really doing anything different, just fooling themselves. If anything, the words of Pogo ring true today.

"We have met the enemy, and he is US."
 
I bought mine several years ago and it still works great. Just changed out the stock with a Hogue rubberized to get the same feel as my Rem 700 SPS Tactical 223. My 10/22 is very accurate and reliable. I also liked it's looks over other rifles, and I had several friends who had 10/22's and they loved theirs.

And yes, there are a ton of aftermarket things out there for it.
 
The 10/22 is popular because it has been heavily marketed and discounted by every mass retailer since it's inception. The Marlin 60 is the same way. For every guy who buys one to modify, there are tens of thousands of people who buy them because they were on sale at K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Sears, and every other retailer in the country. That's it period.
 
I've owned both guns in question, (10/22 and Marlin 60) and at least for *ME* accuracy in stock trim was a wash, both guns were equally accurate, placed on a bench rest and each gun fed it's favorite ammo, you'd be hard pressed to tell which grouping was shot by which rifle, maybe the wind picked up in one group, or the ammo was slightly different from the last mag, or the shooter was getting tired, too many variables

I'd hazard a guess if you put each gun in a vice and had a machine pull the trigger on each gun, completely removing the "human factor", the difference in accuracy would be essentially negligible comparing stock to stock

That said, I traded out of both the 10/22 and M60 and don't miss them...... thanks to my YoDave trigger shim equipped CZ-452 Military Trainer ;)

that said, this thread does have me wanting another semiauto .22, just for fun plinkin' use, my CZ-452 is my precision shooter, the semi would be just a *fun gun*

If only I could get the Marlin MicroGroove rifling in the Ruger sporter barrel....

the 10/22 IMHO, is popular because it's a decent, reliable, reasonably accurate rifle that can be custom made into practically any style (hmm... Star Trek Phaser Rifle kit, perhaps? ;)
 
"Why is the 10/22 so popular?"

Probably because for many, including myself, the 10/22 was their first firearm. It makes sense to start with a .22 LR, and Ruger offers a quality product at a good price.
 
Ruger makes a great 22. No doubt.

In my case as a young man wanting his first .22, the Ruger was out of my price range. That 'extra 50 bucks' meant a lot to me back then (when it was an extra $20). I suspect most Ruger 10/22 buyers are not 'new' shooters, but experienced ones who understand they have all manner of aftermarket doo-dads available.

I suspect most 'first time' and 'youth' rifles are the less expensive Marlins, Remingtons, etc.

I've just never gotten around to buying a Ruger 10/22, though I have several other Rugers.
 
I have no idea why the 10/22 is so popular. My first 22LR was a Mossberg 142A(I think that's the model; haven't shot it in 20+years). Anyway I've never liked the 10/22 rotary magazine; but as duly noted there are a lot of after market parts. I only shot one once, a friend of mine bought one. Well after all that. When I was in the market for a .22LR pistol; I found reliability in a Ruger MKIII 6" bbl. The gun consumes any ammunition, I throw in it. I love it.
P.S. How do I start a new thread?
 
bezEzra,

Brownell's has this one: http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=...187_a_7c745_a_7c984000002_d_984000001_d_10902

Then they have this Volquartsen stock (pricey): http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=...187_a_7c745_a_7c930000072_d_930000071_d_10902

Then Midway has a Hogue stock: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduc...smithing - Stocks-_-PriceCompListing-_-166078

There's options out there. I know Ruger makes youth models, so they might be able to be sweet-talked into selling you just a youth stock if you ask them.
 
IMO, The 10/22 is popular for a number of reasons but most being that it is not expensive to buy or shoot and it draws in both men and boys with its "lego" factor, kinda like an AR15. They are fun to shoot and you can dress them up in any number of ways keeping it interesting. I understand the draw to it.
However, I am a Marlin 60 and old Remington Target Master kind of guy. Sure I have owned 10/22s and ARs however they just didn't get me excited like the Marlins and the AKs.
 
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