ruger 10/22
Recently sold a new 10/22 wood stock for over 900.00. It did have a box that had 50th anniversary emblem on it. Why was this gun so hot? Was it the box or what. It looked like every other 10 22 I see.
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I've never been a real fan of the 10/22, but when I'm at the range with friends & they have their semi autos with 20 & 30 rd mags, nice scope and I'm plinking away with a Win 52, peep sights and 5 rd mags, well, the 52's more accurate but maybe not as much fun.
Saw & bought a Ruger 10/22 Target today for good price (heavy bbl & laminated stock) and am looking for some help on those little accessories Ruger fans seem to load up on. I don't want to go wild, just make the thing a little more convenient to shoot & accurate. Specifically:
1) I want to replace the trigger - any suggestions?
2) Is there a device that will hold open the bolt after the last
round?
3) Auto bolt release - is there a bolt release that allows the bolt
to go forward by pulling the bolt to the rear instead of having to
play with the release on the underside of the rifle?
4) Mag release - is there one that protrudes out so I don't have to
press the stock one in?
Finally,any feelings on whether the Ruger benefits from glass bedding either the action or barrel or both? How about free floating the barrel?
I don't want to go wild on this project - just put together a nice shooter.
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I recently bought a 10/22. The biggest downfall is the cost of mags; a decent 30 rounder costs about $60. Other than that I am quite pleased. 0 -
thanks for your help david 0 -
I just don't get it.........What possible reason does one have to use such large capacity magazines???Hell,fellers we won two world wars with rifles that held five rounds and eight rounds each.I figure that if they could whip the Germans twice and the Japs once with that amount of ammo,I should be able to dispatch a few tin cans with 10 rounds and have several extra mags handy for refills.The subject comes up in handgun using also.If you hit them with the first ten shots and they aren't stopped then you are using the wrong caliber.Buy a 45 auto and practice until you can hit with it.modoc 0 -
Why hicap mags? Because they are fun. If you think 10 rounds at a tin can is fun, try popping off 30 rounds at 30 tin cans with only 1 minute to shoot!! Guns are like cars,the more options they have, the more fun they are!! Firearms should be limited only by our imaginations, not our legislature! Why hicap mags? Rather, why not??? 0 -
Why magazines higher than 10? Here are my reasons (serious ones besides the fun factor):(1) It's my right as a responsible free citizen.(2) Many firearms are designed so that the natural capacity is greater than ten, meaning the size of magazine it was designed to hold, for example, the Marlin Camp 9 carbine and the S&W 5906 pistol just to name two that I am familiar with. To lower the capacity of these firearms to 10 is to degrade them artificially.(3) If you store a firearm for ready use in case of an emergency, like a night break-in, you need to have at least one magazine ready to go. But if you keep a magazine loaded to capacity, you weaken the spring over time. So the one you need to keep loaded will only be around half capacity. Suddenly, your 10 round magazine has 5 rounds when you need it most.(4) I'm not an expert shot, only a reasonably good shot. In a situation where I'm nervous, I might need some extra rounds just in case I miss.(5) I may have to defend myself against more than one attacker.(6) I may need to shoot some quick rounds that I know have a low probably of hitting just to slow up my attacker and give me a precious few seconds to escape, warn others, get behind cover, etc.(7) If I as a civilian with minimal training need only 10 rounds, why do LEOs with lots of training need more than 10?(8) There is an intimidation factor in a high-cap mag that might prevent my having to use it in the first place.There were Union Generals in the Civil War who thought that Henry repeaters were a waste of ammunition because all a good soldier needed was a couple of well-aimed shots in each battle and the battle would be won (on paper). Of course, in real battles, soldiers equipped with them had a significant advantage. We've been having the same argument ever since then, just at higher levels.[This message has been edited by Gordian Blade (edited 03-19-2002).] 0 -
Haw, buy the 10/22. You will never be sorry.It's the best 'off the shelf' you can get. 0 -
Gordian, I have a Walther that has had its magazine loaded continuously since WWII. It works perfectly and shows no sign of weakening. Having said that, I have added new mags, and am giving the old one a rest, because I fear you may be correct, even though I see no evidence of it. I tend to have several mags. rather than hi-cap mags. They may be fun, but in truth I am unlikely to be in a fire fight with Jamaican drug dealers. 0 -
He Dog, a lot depends on the spring steel. If you have a German-made pistol that wasn't hurried up at the end of the war, it probably has high-quality spring steel. I suspect many of the after-market magazines made in the 70's and 80's are using cheaper steel which is more likely to have a problem. 0 -
hawc,Buy the 10/22. I bought a 795, and I should've gotten the Ruger. I'll probably buy one in .22 Mag sooner or later. If you are concerned about a higher capacity than ten, definitely go with the 10/22. There's nothing really wrong with eth 795, though it seems to be a bit picky in the ammo department.-MArcus 0
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