Rare Ruger 10/22 ??

[Biigg50]

The target model has been available for years. You can find it with brown or grey laminated stock and blue or stainless hammer forged bull barrels. Usually the trigger is a little better than the carbine and the bolt is usually polished. Their pretty good shooters but I prefer to build my own with Kidd parts.

[jyo]

The only "problem" (if you want to call it that) with the heavy bull-barrel Rugers is your pretty much limited to bench shooting---the front end is sooooo heavy that it's hard to shoot offhand very much---so it's less of a "field" gun, more of a benchrest rifle---the solution, of course, is to buy two…!

[winetoad]

I bought two rifles from Guns and Fishing. In the past they were not the best at customer relations. The two I bought in the last year, they were both helpful and friendly.

[DArBad]

The only "problem" (if you want to call it that) with the heavy bull-barrel Rugers is your pretty much limited to bench shooting---the front end is sooooo heavy that it's hard to shoot offhand very much---so it's less of a "field" gun, more of a benchrest rifle---the solution, of course, is to buy two…!

yes, I agree. I went there the second time to check that gun again......for a 22 it is heavy. I like the way it looks though.

Any recommendation on a model that is as accurate as the Target but not as heavy, if ever there is such as thing.

[dfletcher]

Rimfire gang,

I saw a Ruger 10/22 rifle yesterday at Guns,Fishing, & Other Stuffs in Vacaville.

It has a wood laminate stock, straight cut stainless heavy barrel of around 18 inches with NO BARREL BAND,a bipod, and scope.The rifle itself cost around the low to mid $400s, the scope and bipods costs are seperate. The rifle was kinda heavy for a 10/22 comparing it with a friend's rifle.

I liked the looks of this rifle(the absence of barrel band coupled with the straight barrel vs tapered made it enticing for me) and would like to know what you all think of it. Is it a special kind that is why the more expensive price? All the store clerks were busy at the time so I was not able to ask. I would assume it is more accurate that the " ordinary " 10/22's.

Money is tight, but I am on the fence if I should get that Ruger 10/22 OR the beautiful Browning Buckmark UDX with the full picatinny rail and nice wood grips.

Feedback on that Ruger please.

The rifle was most likely a plain old Ruger 10/22 Target model. I have one and it shoots fine. The current Rugers have a bit too much plastic on them for my taste, but I suppose they work fine. In addition to the pistol Browning offers a Buckmark rifle too.

[SB1964]

Not sure if you have a .22 rifle. It's tough to buy one that fits every need. Unless you'd like the composite barrels which are much lighter & a lot more expensive!!! As stated, the metal trigger groups are better IMO. I built a .920 barreled model & a lightweight model.

Weigh your options, the target model off the shelf or price the parts out. .920 barrel, stock, scope/mount & trigger group or work.

[hermosabeach]

In decades past, you could buy a laminated stock and bull barrel for $99 from midway.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I've had a lot of 10-22s with barrel bands. Early ones were metal and later they were plastic. Find yourself an earlier 10-22 with the metal trigger group. Later 10-22s have painted receivers and plastic trigger groups. In the last few years Ruger has had quality problems so I look for something at least 5 years old. They have made over 6 million of them so they are easy to find at a descent price.

This rationale is what led me to buy a 1967 Ruger 10/22 fingergroove model a few days ago. I paid slightly more for it than a brand new 10/22 but the build quality is blatantly much higher with this older version. No paint or plastic.

[Hdawg]

yes, I agree. I went there the second time to check that gun again......for a 22 it is heavy. I like the way it looks though.

Any recommendation on a model that is as accurate as the Target but not as heavy, if ever there is such as thing.

Ruger makes the LVT also. It has a nicer stock and a tapered heavy barrel. You can see it here. http://www.ruger.com/products/1022DE...eets/1234.html

The 10/22 gurus at Rimfire Central really like it. I just got one and it feels better than the Target model. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet but I expect good things.

Also, the plastic trigger groups are more consistent than the aluminum ones. You can send a 10/22 trigger group to Brimstonegunsmithing.com or a Rimfire Central member who goes by the handle Swampf0x (note that is the number 0 and not the letter o in Swampf0x). You will be amazed at what they can do to a 10/22 trigger.
Good luck!

[DArBad]

Ruger makes the LVT also. It has a nicer stock and a tapered heavy barrel. You can see it here. http://www.ruger.com/products/1022DE...eets/1234.html

The 10/22 gurus at Rimfire Central really like it. I just got one and it feels better than the Target model. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet but I expect good things.

Also, the plastic trigger groups are more consistent than the aluminum ones. You can send a 10/22 trigger group to Brimstonegunsmithing.com or a Rimfire Central member who goes by the handle Swampf0x (note that is the number 0 and not the letter o in Swampf0x). You will be amazed at what they can do to a 10/22 trigger.
Good luck!

Thanks for the great info, Hdawg.

I am really getting a real sick interest in buying a Ruger 10 22, there are so many variants, even models that aren't CA legal, it gets so confusing.

I was unaware of the LVT till you posted it. Before your post, I thought I was already settled on one variant of the Takedown Model, the camo w/ flash hider, saw it being sold for $364.00 at Buds. NOW, I want the LVT.

[Hdawg]

Thanks for the great info, Hdawg.

I am really getting a real sick interest in buying a Ruger 10 22, there are so many variants, even models that aren't CA legal, it gets so confusing.

I was unaware of the LVT till you posted it. Before your post, I thought I was already settled on one variant of the Takedown Model, the camo w/ flash hider, saw it being sold for $364.00 at Buds. NOW, I want the LVT.

I sent you a pm with some info about where I got mine. If I can offer a suggestion I would buy two. The first would be whichever of the "special" variants that you like the most. For the second one I would just get the basic carbine. That way you have the one you really like and another to experiment with. Aftermarket stocks, barrels, triggers, etc. Be careful though. If you go this route you will probably end up with a lot more than two!

Also I want to repeat my suggestion to check Rimfirecentral.com. Calguns is great but you won't believe the amount of info you will find there on the 10/22 as well as rimfires in general.

Good luck!

[Citadelgrad87]

It's a factory configuration I have the same rifle. It shoots very well but I could not resist tricking it out after visiting the Kidd website.

Kidd's website is where wallets go to die.

I punished mine there, but I couldn't be happier.

If you can avoid it, do so!!!

[DArBad]

So the " Target " 10/22 is nothing but a regular production rifle, albeit with a 20 inch straight (.920) fluted, heavy barrel from the factory, a heavy laminated stock, and a " not so great " supposedly " target trigger " group.

Doing more research and with all your feedbacks, it doesn't sound as enticing anymore.

If I anticipate doing some upgrading later on such as buying a better aftermarket barrel, aftermarket trigger groups, and perhaps an aftermarket stock............might as well buy the very basic Ruger 10/22, especially when every so often, Gallery of Guns have some Ruger 10/22's on sale.