ruger 10/22

[spo]

I am thinking of going with this gun for plinking, with the bull barrel, any suggestions from you 10/22 owners, thanks Dennis

[GRIMJIM]

I really likie the 10-22 except for the trigger.

[K.K]

The best semi-auto rimfire on the market, in my humble opinion. If you don't like something, (like the stock, trigger, barrel, magazines, etc) you can replace them easily with a vast array of readily available accessories.

I can't think of a better rifle for plinking, targets or hunting!

[Keith L]

I have two of them that I love.  One caution: it is easy to get carried away with aftermarket parts.  One I did on the cheap with a used ebay stock and I shopped sales flyers for a barrel and parts.  The other is all top shelf stuff and I have more in that gun than it would have cost for a semi-custom bolt gun.  They are both great shooters, have top notch triggers, and are a pleasure to use.  I was told the match chambers in the aftermarket barrels would give me feeding problems, but that has never happened.

Good luck with your decision.  With a 10/22 if you don't like it stock you can make it over into what you want.

[GRIMJIM]

Keithl, I did the same with mine, ended up with a $800.00 22 . But I did everything on it myself and that was a lot of fun. I think that's the best part about these guns, you don't need special machinery to change the barrel and you can add all kinds of aftermarket stuff yourself.

Here she is:
hornet reworked volquartsen trigger group
adams and barett barrel and stock( cut the stock, reworked the butt to accept a mini 14 butt plate and reshaped the thumb hole then polyeurethane)
Kid bolt buffer and receiver pin kit
new extractor
volquartsen extended bolt release
pillar bedded the receiver + allen head take down screw and bedded back of receiver and first two inches of barrel
jeweled the bolt and radiussed the back edge, polished inside of receiver
Simmons aetec scope
harris bipod

[Slowhanddd]

Well it's really my favorite.Here's two of mine.The Mannlicher has been completely reworked.Barrel set back and rechambered and the trigger reworked by me.2# 2oz pull.Shoots almost 1/4" at 25yds.The other is 18"GM .920 bull barrel and same trigger.Polished both receivers.My other one is a 17 m2 conversion.Just got it put together yesterday.You can do so much with these little guns and the workings are simple to work on and improve.Slow

[Oldtimer]

Unless Ruger has had a total change of philosophy, go ahead and order an aftermarket trigger.  I thought the trigger on my 77-22 was really good until I had an aftermarket trigger mounted on my 10-22.  Before the modification, it felt like pulling up an anvil with your trigger finger.  When I took it to the gunsmith, he tried the trigger and turned the rifle over to see if he had forgotten to take the safety off.  Outside of that, I have had a magazine malfunction that was corrected by retensioning the spring.  No matter what you do with a 10-22, you are going to have a fine shooter.  Go for it.

[OLDHandgunner]

You can't beat the Ruger 10/22. I own and collect older 10/22's. Whenever I come across an old 10/22 with a walnut stock I buy it. My 4 kids all got a 10/22 for their 10th birthday. And they still have and use them. Now as their kids turn 10yrs old they are getting their own 10/22. This is a great gun for youngsters and older people alike. I have made a few of mine into custom tackdriving shooters. And the best thing about it is you can do it yourself without the big bucks of a custom gunsmith.
The factory guns are great for hunting, shooting & plinking. Sometimes you may have to do some trigger work. A little honing can help alot. Or you can get a trigger kit and replace the internal parts. This is the cheapest way to go. I've used both Clark & Volquartsen kits and they both give you a nice 2 1/2 - 3 lb pull.
Or if you have alot of money to burn you can go all out and get a one of a kind 10/22. The skys the limit with these great little guns.

[jh45gun]

A Great Solid gun and a Tinker'ers delight. My self after owning 5 I would rather have a Marlin that shoots great right out of the box but that is just my opinion. They can be made to shoot great and are nice guns. Before you ruger fans jump  all over me the stock 4 ones I had were really no great shakes in the accuracy dept. Now the T model I had that was a different story it shot great but I sent it down the road on a trade. I wish now I would have kept it but I wanted a 308 Encore  pistol at the time and needed to trade as I could not afford it outright.

[aulrich]

The T model's trigger is about half that of a regular carbine, though I still put a VQ hammer in mine. it was not the plan but I got it with a bundle of 10/22 goodies at too good of a price. I love the gun

[Heavy C]

I just picked up my fourth yesterday.  I have kept two for myself, one for my daughter, and yesterday's acquisition is for a nephew that is like a son to me.  They're great 22's.

[Explorer1]

I can only endorse the above comments.  Knowing you could spend $3,000 on parts via Brownells on a 10/22, I bought a factory heavy barrel, spent an evening on the trigger and replaced the firing pin with on made of It.  Had a local writer use it in a article for a comparison, he was absolutely shocked at how well it shot!  But it prefers CCI pistol match ammo if you are shooting groups.......

Anyway, great out of the box, even better if you wish to customize it.  My other 10/22 has a custom, high-grade stock...........

[Heavy C]

I forgot to mention that with the exception of yesterday's purchase none of the 10-22's I mentioned are in their original state.  All of them have been customized.  Two have Green Mountain barrels and the other has an Alumalite barrel.  I highly recommend that barrel for a light weight option for a field gun - it will outperform any carbon barrel out there.

[MGMorden]

Fun little gun.  I've got one that is a bit temperamental (stovepipes a decent ammount when using most ammo types), but still relatively accurate (it's mostly factory - I'm seriously considering switching it to a .17HM2 and going crazy with some aftermarket stuff though ).  I think this is the fault of the bolt guide though, and I will definately be replacing it soon with a Volquartsen guide/handle.

Personally though, for my tastes, if you don't plan on cusotmizing much I think the Marlin 60 is a better rifle.  Only thing I DON'T like about the Marlin (and do on the Ruger) is that the Ruger can be fitted with an actual Weaver rail.  The Marlin is stuck with Dovetail mounts.

[m-g Willy]

Great lil gun!
Only thing not stock on mine is the peep sight I put on it.

Willy

[Swampman]

I like the new 10-22 Deluxe with the Black Walnut stock and cut checkering.  I bought one of the new walnut stocks off Gunbroker.com for my 10-22 carbine.  I think I'm going to order a 20" Green Mountain sporter weight barrel for it, but I can't decide if I want fluted or non-fluted.

I find triggers to be a non-issue.  I just have to learn them.

[Keith L]

II find triggers to be a non-issue.  I just have to learn them.

I find them a non issue also.  They are so very easy to make into great triggers.