Pretty excited about this... I've been looking for a while and just scored a used 10/22 for $100. It's a 1975 carbine with minimal use and in very good condition. Now I have to decide if I want to leave it as is, or start customizing it.

nice!!! would love to find a deal like that.

Wow- great deal, we need pics!

Very nice find. 

Great deal. If you come across another let me know

WOW I would have jumped all over that as well congrats.

Envy...   sweet score. 

Thanks... I'm really excited. I never come across deals like this. Can't wait to get it out and see how it shoots!

10/22's are the best. I love mine. The possibilities are endless.

Just curious where you found such a nice looking 10/22 for $100?

Very nice.

Ill pay ya 125$. It looks clean. Original. Good find.

Nice! That stock looks a ton better than one of the new ones.

I'd leave that alone --  Go but a new one if you want to customize it

 

Go to:      RimfireCentral.Com and read about your 10/22

 

I'm not sure if 1975 is old enough but you should be able to find out what your new, 39 year old, ruger has that the new ones don't

 

 

Nice find --  I'll trade you straight up for a new one,  if you decide you need to customize one ---   just please don't destroy that beauty

I'd leave that alone --  Go but a new one if you want to customize it

 

Go to:      RimfireCentral.Com and read about your 10/22

 

I'm not sure if 1975 is old enough but you should be able to find out what your new, 39 year old, ruger has that the new ones don't

 

 

Nice find --  I'll trade you straight up for a new one,  if you decide you need to customize one ---   just please don't destroy that beauty

I agree with Heavy, definitely leave it be. 

Just curious where you found such a nice looking 10/22 for $100?

 

Believe it or not, I found it on Gun Broker. It had a minimum bid of $100 with a "Buy Now" of $150, so I placed the minimum bid and emailed the guy to make sure he was willing to do a face to face transfer since he only lived 10 minutes from me. He emailed me back and told me if I bid the $150 and picked it up that day, he'd accept $100 as payment in full. I was a little hesitant (was this a scam?) but I took my chances and drove right over there, gave him $100, and brought it home.

 

I got a chance to go through it a little last night. It's a little more banged up than I thought it was. It doesn't look like it's been fired much, but there are some dings and scratches from being moved a couple times over the past 40 years. The front sight is a little beat up and some of the black (anodized?) finish on the trigger guard is chipped off. I'll post some more pics tonight... I'd be interested to see what you guys think I should do to restore it, if anything.

those seem minor for something that is 35+ years old...

those seem minor for something that is 35+ years old...

 

I concur. I'd leave it and shoot it as is. 

Yup leave it be.

10/22's are great little guns.  Congrats on that find.  I'm with the others, leave it as is and have fun shooting it.  You'll probably find yourself getting another 10/22 anyway since they are just like Doritos (you can't have just one) then you could mod that one instead.

Leave it be, but if you must do the small $10 stuff like an auto bolt release and extended mag release.

 

You can also add Tech Sights and a Garand style sling to make it an Appleseed Liberty Training Rifle.  You can always find people selling their original wood stocks on other EEs if you don't want to drill into the original stock for sling attachment.

 

Happy Plinking.

  You can always find people selling their original wood stocks on other EEs if you don't want to drill into the original stock for sling attachment.

 

Happy Plinking.

 

I have 2 original birch stocks --  I'll sell you 1 for whatever they are going for -- Can't be much

 

Don't wreck that walnut stock!!!

I finally had some time to tear into my 10/22 last night. Overall, it's in better condition than I originally thought. I pulled everything apart (except the trigger group - I was afraid I'd mess it up) and gave it a good cleaning. This thing was FILTHY on the inside. It may not have been used much, but it didn't look like it was ever cleaned.

 

The only problem I found during my visual inspection (still haven't had a chance to shoot it) was that it looks like the front sight is broken off. Can someone confirm that for me? It looks like the bead is missing, although I don't have anything to compare it to. Here are some more pics, as promised:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So at this point, I think may plans are pretty simple... replace the front (and rear?) sights and do some work on the trigger. The action feels "gritty" even after cleaning it. When I pull the charging handle back, I can feel that the bolt isn't sliding smoothly. Is that typical for these? Do I just need to polish it, or do I need to do a better job cleaning it?

Front site is easy to get - I broke mine once.

 

The bolt should slide smoothly.  I suspect some more dirt or you might find a rough spot if you run your fingers inside the receiver.

 

I bought mine in 85.  It's a little heavier than the ones made today.  Curious how yours compares.

If you want to do a quick/easy trigger improvement this one is good. I just did it on mine last Saturday and it was very easy to install. Volquartsen 10/22 Drop in Hammer

I also have a new carbine stock if you want it. It's just taking up space so I'll send it to you for shipping cost

If you want to do a quick/easy trigger improvement this one is good. I just did it on mine last Saturday and it was very easy to install. Volquartsen 10/22 Drop in Hammer

I also have a new carbine stock if you want it. It's just taking up space so I'll send it to you for shipping cost

Thank you... PM sent