Anyone have input on Ruger 10/22. Fun to shoot? Reliable, dependable? Most useful accessories? Why? Ammo that works best? Thanks.

Fun and cheep to shoot. I haven't had any issues with it and eats everything I feed it, which is mostly CCI. As for accessories some people get the GI sights for it and change the stock to an M1 look a like.

One of the best out there. Right up next to my 15-22

Input on one of the most prolific, famous, game changing rifles of all time huh? Yeh, they're Ok. LOL!

Highly advise the GI sights...

I think by GI sights, people mean the Tech Sights: http://www.tech-sights.com/ruger3.htm

 

HIGHLY recommended.

^^^ YES ^^^

Buy one, you'll never part with it! Any of mine eat whatever you throw at it. A 2.5-7x28 makes one even more fun! Run an old R7 on my favorite 10/22.

I have a Savage Mark II that would look very nice with a set of Tech Sights. Has anyone bought a set for the Savage?

 

I didn't go the 10/22 route, but instead have 2 bolt actions, a lovely Marlin 980s (before quality fell apart under new ownership and they moved the factory) and a lefty Savage Mark II for the left eye dominant member of my family. For Semi-auto, I have a S&W MP15-22 that i also enjoy a lot. For the cost though a 10/22 with GI/Battle style sights would more than suffice!

 

I went bolt action as a basis because I take a lot of newbies, especially teens to the range for first time firearms experiences. A bolt action is easy, relatively safe and controllable and gets the kids understanding the full cycle of shooting. Once they are proficient, I let them spew a bunch of lead with the 15-22!

 

If you only want/afford one .22 rifle you will definitely be very happy with any 10/22.

I think by GI sights, people mean the Tech Sights: http://www.tech-sights.com/ruger3.htm

 

HIGHLY recommended.

Yes, i should have been more descriptive.

I picked up std. 10/22 about 4-5 months ago, its great.

Any comments on the tsr100 vs. the tsr200, out to say 100 yds? is there a real need for the elevation on the rear sight.

Thanks guys. Bought one from guy on forum. Just ordered the sights. Thanks.

I picked up std. 10/22 about 4-5 months ago, its great.

Any comments on the tsr100 vs. the tsr200, out to say 100 yds? is there a real need for the elevation on the rear sight.

 

TSR100 is all you need. Adjust elevation with the front sight and you're GTG.

Throw in a volquartsen exact edge extractor (cheap), disassemble the mags and clean up the flashing and tension the spring properly (free), and depending on your gun, applying a little tlc to where the mags lock up (also free), and you will have one of the most reliable .22s on the market. The factory stamped extractor can vary greatly form sample to sample. Same with the setup of the mags.

That reminds me, I have to install my extractor....

There are more 10-22's out there than any other .22 rifle made. Nothing bad about it at all. My problem is that I do not enjoy shooting .22's. There is no recoil and for me half the fun of shooting is the big blast, bang and recoil. I owned one when I lived in NJ and used it for some shooting matches that allowed a .22 to save money as I was shooting competitions every Saturday and Sunday. That gets expensive. I had bought the new 10-22 takedown when it first came out but sold it without ever shooting it. When I have a new firearm and have no desire to run right out and shoot it, it is not a gun I want to keep and sadly that was the way it was with the rifle. I shoot for stress relief and a .22 does not do much for me. Now a 3.3" XDs .45 and .357 revolvers are stress relievers. In NJ my favorite long gun to shoot was not my AR, which I seldom shot for the same reason I do not enjoy a .22. It was a 7mm magnum. When I shot it guys would come over from the other side of the range to see what was making all that noise.

 

If you like a .22 you cannot do better than the 10-22.

There are more 10-22's out there than any other .22 rifle made.

 

Did Ruger finally hit numbers to overcome the Nylon 66? Hadn't looked in some time, but the Nylon was the king of .22 rifles for a long while.

It's a great gun, a classic, wildly popular, and you can pick one up for around $300 or less. Stop thinking and go out and get one!

I am definitely getting some kind of .22 rifle for the range. The 10/22 was highly recommended by most and I was considering the Ruger takedown but I also was considering a bolt action but know nothing about them. Any suggestions?

It depends on what you want to do. I shoot all sorts of .22s (including a somewhat modified 10/22 I have had for many years) and enjoy them all but they are all different. I would say a 10/22 is as versatile as any and a great bargain.

It is a great .22. Tons of accessories. Never had a problem with it.

I need a bigger stock....????anybody

The two I have run great. I can run any ammo through them and they are very accurate.

 

I have different stocks on both of them. One is a hogue overmold and the other is a Blackhawk