My Ruger 10/22

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edro

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Had any problems with rim fire ammo yet?

I don't shoot much .22LR, but I had an old High Standard target pistol and it had a problem with cycling .22LR consistently.
I tried a bunch of different brands, to no avail. CCI Blazer seemed to be the best though.
Maybe the hammer spring was weak...
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: edro
Had any problems with rim fire ammo yet?

I don't shoot much .22LR, but I had an old High Standard target pistol and it had a problem with cycling .22LR consistently.
I tried a bunch of different brands, to no avail. CCI Blazer seemed to be the best though.
Maybe the hammer spring was weak...

I have this Ruger 10/22, a Henry Golden Boy, a Ruger Single Six, and my dad has a Ruger Mark something (not sure the exact model). All use .22 LR. I use Federal bulk hollow points from Wal-Mart. I've gone through several boxes of 550 ct. and maybe had 1 or 2 duds (didn't fire). I've never had a problem with cycling or feeding except with one of my Eagle 30 rd. mags, and I think thats the mag and not the ammo.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: jandrews
you are so angry all the time I am not suprised you like the weapons.

and now i'm angry at you, so what does that mean?

lol, i'm not angry all the time...it has nothign to do with why i like guns anyway.
 

Farang

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When I bought my first gun, I had a choice between a 10/22 and a Remington 22 (I don't know the model number). Dumbass me didn't know anything about guns and bought the Remington, thing ends up jamming all the time and is basically useless. I ended up shooting it with my Weatherby 30-06. To think I could have had a 10/22, for less money, still haunts me to this day.
 

AndrewR

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I've always thought about getting some accessories for my 10/22, now 22 years old and still just as good as when I first shot it.

I have an aftermarket mag, 50 rd, and it does well with normal FMJ rounds (CCI, for instance). If I try to use truncated tips like high velocity Remington rounds, it jams. What I hate is that I tear up my thumb when loading that magazine, especially after about 30 rounds.

Any recommendations on where the buy a stock? That's probably the accessory I'd want the most.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: AndrewR
I've always thought about getting some accessories for my 10/22, now 22 years old and still just as good as when I first shot it.

I have an aftermarket mag, 50 rd, and it does well with normal FMJ rounds (CCI, for instance). If I try to use truncated tips like high velocity Remington rounds, it jams. What I hate is that I tear up my thumb when loading that magazine, especially after about 30 rounds.

Any recommendations on where the buy a stock? That's probably the accessory I'd want the most.

check out the vendors on rimfirecentral.com

lotas of places that sell stocks in almost any config you can imagine.
 

Kaieye

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I bought my Ruger 10/22 almost 30 years ago for about $60 brand new. Nope, I don't want to sell it...
 

adairusmc

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I bought a new ruger 10/22 with heavy barrel for myself for Christmas, and recently put a new stock on mine.

photos -

Before

After

I still have not had a chance to shoot it, bad weather and other things have prevented me from getting out to sight it in.

The Scope is a Bushnell Elite 3200 10x42mm, with mil dot reticle. I also have had a trigger job done on it already to lighten the trigger pull. The next step is to upgrade the barrel to a carbon fiber barrel that is also threaded, not only to lighten up the rifle but to also allow me to attatch my Gemtech Outback II supressor that I also use on my walther P22.

I also have a plain blued 10/22 that is a good 30 years old, it was my first gun I ever owned, given to me by my grandfather. That one is totally priceless to me.
 

ktehmok

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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
That's ghetto.

From the first reading of your post, I was inclined to state that your asshole & a hole in the ground probably cause you confusion on a daily basis. Then I looked at the OP's pics, and my original assessment stands.

10/22 is one of the best .22 autos ever made. Besides the Mark IV by the same company. What a coincidence?

 

JulesMaximus

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Congrats, you took a $100 rim fire rifle, threw a bunch of money at it and turned it into a $100 rim fire rifle. You could have accomplished the same thing and spent a bit less money if you just left the original stock on there, bought a cheap scope and a few 50rnd magazines.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Congrats, you took a $100 rim fire rifle, threw a bunch of money at it and turned it into a $100 rim fire rifle. You could have accomplished the same thing and spent a bit less money if you just left the original stock on there, bought a cheap scope and a few 50rnd magazines.

you don't spend money on your hobby?

oh, it was cheaper than spending $7-800 on the AR-15 i was initially considering, not to mention way cheaper on ammo also.

also, this is the 2nd time you've come into this thread to bash my gun. everyone els posting likes it. don't you have something better to do?
 

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: ktehmok
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
That's ghetto.

From the first reading of your post, I was inclined to state that your asshole & a hole in the ground probably cause you confusion on a daily basis. Then I looked at the OP's pics, and my original assessment stands.

10/22 is one of the best .22 autos ever made. Besides the Mark IV by the same company. What a coincidence?

WTF? What the hell brought that hateful response? :confused: Jesus, you'd think I've been fucking your mother and extorting money from your father based on that post.
 

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
Jul 3, 2003
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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Congrats, you took a $100 rim fire rifle, threw a bunch of money at it and turned it into a $100 rim fire rifle. You could have accomplished the same thing and spent a bit less money if you just left the original stock on there, bought a cheap scope and a few 50rnd magazines.

you don't spend money on your hobby?

oh, it was cheaper than spending $7-800 on the AR-15 i was initially considering, not to mention way cheaper on ammo also.

also, this is the 2nd time you've come into this thread to bash my gun. everyone els posting likes it. don't you have something better to do?

Not really, no. :p

Come on, you'll have to admit that it does look a bit ghetto. ;)

I own that gun and quite frankly it's a good plinker, accurate and reliable and it shoots cheap ammo but in the end it's still a .22 rimfire cartridge. You've basically taken the civic of guns and stuck a bunch of stickers and wings on it. :p

I hope you have fun with it. :beer:
 

adairusmc

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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Congrats, you took a $100 rim fire rifle, threw a bunch of money at it and turned it into a $100 rim fire rifle. You could have accomplished the same thing and spent a bit less money if you just left the original stock on there, bought a cheap scope and a few 50rnd magazines.

you don't spend money on your hobby?

oh, it was cheaper than spending $7-800 on the AR-15 i was initially considering, not to mention way cheaper on ammo also.

also, this is the 2nd time you've come into this thread to bash my gun. everyone els posting likes it. don't you have something better to do?

Not really, no. :p

Come on, you'll have to admit that it does look a bit ghetto. ;)

I own that gun and quite frankly it's a good plinker, accurate and reliable and it shoots cheap ammo but in the end it's still a .22 rimfire cartridge. You've basically taken the civic of guns and stuck a bunch of stickers and wings on it. :p

I hope you have fun with it. :beer:

Jules Maximus has a point. Anything with tapco is gonna be ghetto.

Not that bad on a 10/22 though. Putting anything tapco on an AR-15 is a sin and should be punishable. :p
 

Analog

Lifer
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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Congrats, you took a $100 rim fire rifle, threw a bunch of money at it and turned it into a $100 rim fire rifle. You could have accomplished the same thing and spent a bit less money if you just left the original stock on there, bought a cheap scope and a few 50rnd magazines.

you don't spend money on your hobby?

oh, it was cheaper than spending $7-800 on the AR-15 i was initially considering, not to mention way cheaper on ammo also.

also, this is the 2nd time you've come into this thread to bash my gun. everyone els posting likes it. don't you have something better to do?

I have a .22 conversion kit for my AR. Saves on ammo, and I can always go back to .223 in less than 30 seconds. AR-15 FTW.
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
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Originally posted by: Analog
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Congrats, you took a $100 rim fire rifle, threw a bunch of money at it and turned it into a $100 rim fire rifle. You could have accomplished the same thing and spent a bit less money if you just left the original stock on there, bought a cheap scope and a few 50rnd magazines.

you don't spend money on your hobby?

oh, it was cheaper than spending $7-800 on the AR-15 i was initially considering, not to mention way cheaper on ammo also.

also, this is the 2nd time you've come into this thread to bash my gun. everyone els posting likes it. don't you have something better to do?

I have a .22 conversion kit for my AR. Saves on ammo, and I can always go back to .223 in less than 30 seconds. AR-15 FTW.

but you also spent 2-3 times as much on it also. heck, your conversion kit probably cost as much as the stock 10/22 as it is, right?
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
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Originally posted by: adairusmc
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Congrats, you took a $100 rim fire rifle, threw a bunch of money at it and turned it into a $100 rim fire rifle. You could have accomplished the same thing and spent a bit less money if you just left the original stock on there, bought a cheap scope and a few 50rnd magazines.

you don't spend money on your hobby?

oh, it was cheaper than spending $7-800 on the AR-15 i was initially considering, not to mention way cheaper on ammo also.

also, this is the 2nd time you've come into this thread to bash my gun. everyone els posting likes it. don't you have something better to do?

Not really, no. :p

Come on, you'll have to admit that it does look a bit ghetto. ;)

I own that gun and quite frankly it's a good plinker, accurate and reliable and it shoots cheap ammo but in the end it's still a .22 rimfire cartridge. You've basically taken the civic of guns and stuck a bunch of stickers and wings on it. :p

I hope you have fun with it. :beer:

Jules Maximus has a point. Anything with tapco is gonna be ghetto.

Not that bad on a 10/22 though. Putting anything tapco on an AR-15 is a sin and should be punishable. :p

i don't understand how it's "ghetto"?
 

KK

Lifer
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personally I wouldn't do it to my 10/22, but I'm not going to bash you for doing it to yours. If you like it, thats all that counts.