Hi all,

 

I picked up a 10/22 as a used rifle from a sporting goods store not that long ago. I knew it was an older rifle, the salesman mentioned it and seemed rather excited about it. He mentioned the steal butt plate on the stock and how he hasnt seen that in a while and a short SN. Whatever, it was a good deal and my first rifle so I bought it...........and Im very happy shooting it.

 

Well, I just finished installing some tech sights about 30 min ago and decided to see if I could find out the manufacture date. Im sure many of you have seen this page from Ruger....

 

http://www.ruger.com/service/productHistory/RI-10-22.html

 

The SN on my 10/22 is simply 920XX..........so is this gun from 1967?

 

Does that somehow make it an antique firearm? lol Should I be concerned about anything on it?

 

Im no expert on gun condition or wear and tear, but other then some bumps on the stock it seems to be in good shape. It shoots well as far as I know. I gave it a good cleaning recently all except for taking the bolt apart. (Im not too sure about doing that yet) Ill be shooting it tomorrow night and hopefully I can figure out how to sight it in with these new tech sights.

 

Anyway, thanks for reading my babble.

As long as there isn't rust or outing in the receiver or barrel your fine. Most of us have guns such as mosins much older then that that shoot perfect

 

 

Sent from my hidden under ground bunker between Taco Bell and the dry cleaner

Thanks! I ran quite a few patches with some solvent wrapped around a bore snake through the barrel and didnt come up with anything that looks rusty at all. The inside of the receiver is nice and clean as well. There is some slight discoloration or maybe what could have been the start of some rust on the outside of the barrel but its so minor and I cant get it off. At this point its been cleaned and oiled so I hope its ok.

 

I think its kinda cool thats its 45 years old ;-)

 

.........and Im waiting for NICs to clear on a Mosin too! A bit older then '67 I know.

Thanks! I ran quite a few patches with some solvent wrapped around a bore snake through the barrel and didnt come up with anything that looks rusty at all. The inside of the receiver is nice and clean as well. There is some slight discoloration or maybe what could have been the start of some rust on the outside of the barrel but its so minor and I cant get it off. At this point its been cleaned and oiled so I hope its ok.

 

I think its kinda cool thats its 45 years old ;-)

 

.........and Im waiting for NICs to clear on a Mosin too! A bit older then '67 I know.

 

My dads friend brought over an old savage from before serial numbers where required. We think its from 47.shoots great. Clean lube shoot repeat

 

 

Sent from my hidden under ground bunker between Taco Bell and the dry cleaner

I have an 1891 Argentine Mauser that shoots fine and some of the ammo I have for it is from the early 1900's. As long as you don't see pitting in the bbl or key holing on the target it should be fine.

Like Hair Trigger said, it should be fine.

 

I have many Antique firearms that I shoot on a regular basis. 1891 Argentine Mauser, Finnish Mosin that's from 1897, a few Iver Johnson 32 S&W black powder revolers, etc. and they all go bang just like they should (and accuratley, too).

 

I have a old 10/22 that's pretty beat and got one of these: https://ruger1022receiver.3dcartstores.com/R25P-Bolt-Buffer_p_8.html

 

That bolt buffer was defiently worth the $4 I paid for it, also installed a new bolt w/ extended charging handle and a few other misc things.

 

The older 10/22 rifles are (IMO) far better compared to the ones Ruger is producing today, I own a newer one and I'm planning on getting another older original 10/22 to replace it as I dislike the poly/plastic and cheap feel it has.

You will find that old guns often shoot better than the newly manufactured ones.  Modern guns are made with the motto of "how cheap can we make something but have it be reliable enough to not destroy our reputation."  Hence the reason you are seeing more plastic on guns now, easier to injection mold a part rather than mill or stamp one out.  

After firing off my new (to me) 1942 mosin Im pretty positive that an older rifle can be a fun one! Although going from a 10/22 to a Mosin was a bit of a shock to the shoulder. 

 

I have read more on the interwebz that some folks seek out the older 10/22's. And while not worth more, some prefer them. Either way, Im happy with it! OH and the tech sights add a whole new level of fun!