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Purchased my first 22 LR today

I think the 10/22 is a great pick. I have 5 .22 rifles and enjoy shooting the 10/22 the most.

Seat Bolt action, Remington Pump action, 10/22 takedown SS, and two different versions of the AR-7...
 
slap shot said:
lol millions disagree. I guess you haven’t shot an accurate 22. They are great for tin cans and squirrels out of the box however
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But until you are able to shoot tin cans and squirrels with the gun out of the box, there's not much point in upgrading the barrel, stock, trigger, charging handle and adding a scope
 
BobR51 said:
Ok, it comes with a Weaver rail to mount on it. I'll get some rings for that.
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No, it comes with a Ruger rail (in (roughly?) Weaver format).

Here is the process you should follow to mount a rail on a 10/22:
  1. Verify that the iron sights work - that you can center the front sight in the back sight.
  2. Mount the Ruger rail, and then re-verify that the iron sights remain unoccluded.
  3. If not, then buy a Weaver TO-9/9S/9M rail, and install that.
I'm not saying that all 10/22's lose their iron sight picture
when the included Ruger rail is mounted.
I'm saying that happened for our Takedown 10/22.


slap shot said:
Also, I did see a guy using one at an Appleseed and was getting a tremendous amount of lead buildup at the connection point, enough to render the firearm unusable after a few hundred rounds.
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That makes no sense to me.

The front half of the takedown 10/22 includes the entire chamber.
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(Not my rifle, it's a photo from someone complaining about breech damage.
But it's an OK photo of the area).

From the support for the case rim, to the crown of the muzzle,
is one seamless barrel.
Including the extractor notch in the breech.

So how is lead getting out of the rear of the chamber,
and then traveling forward to the field joint?
(To use Morton-Thiokol SRB nomenclature).

And how would lead deposits around the field joint
interfere with operation, since there are no action parts
in the receiver forward of the chamber's extractor notch?


As a matter of fact, I think one could fire a takedown 10/22 front-half
by slamming the breech against a hard flat surface,
without using any part of the action whatsoever.

And if you slammed it square so that all parts of the rear
of the case was supported by the surface,
maybe (maybe) you'd even live to tell the tale.
If not, maybe the brass would burst to the rear,
and you're not gonna have a good day.
 
BobR51 said:
Ordered an alangator trimag connector just now.
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Another vendor to consider for Ruger 10/22 accessories is Tandemkross, out of New Hampshire. (Other Brands besides Ruger too.)

They've always done right by me...

Ruger® 10/22®

If you sign up for a newsletter you get a one-time free shipping coupon code. (nice if you want something small or just want to save 6 bucks)

~Enbloc

P.S. They have the 'Alangator' there for $10.99
 
The factory Ruger BX-25 25-round magazines are a great accessory also... if you do any shooting in Hew Hampshire. [rofl2]
 
Just go the legal route. There are plenty of guys here that could point you in the right direction. If you go .223 just grab a 5.56. It will give you the flexibility to shoot both ammo types without the possibility of breaking your gun.
 
greencobra said:
sweet! everyone on the planet has at least one, lol. I got me 2. congratulations on your 10/22, enjoy it.
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Nope, no I don't. I have guns for grown ups, small, large, everything in between. But I don't have children under the age of 6 (the age where one should start using .223), so I have zero use for a chipmunk gun.
 
You can silence a lot more than chipmunks with a .22lr...

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I have two 10/22’s and a SW 15-22

The 10/22 is all but a mandatory buy if you are a gun guy 😉

Shot my first Appleseed (winter seed) with one and got my patch (and qualified with my AR) also

The M&P is great as it functions like an AR.

I have upgraded all of the above in different ways.

But the first rifle I bought when I was 18 was a 10/22. No regrets.
 
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