Can't decide Ruger 10/22 or GSG5

[Justintoxicated]

I need a rimfire rifle for the range because shooting 223 / 5.56 out of my AR's is getting expensive.

I'm not sure whether to build up a semi target oriented Ruger 10/22 (basically new barrel and Stock)

or get a GSG5

I'm thinking to just get a Ruger and add a scope but the GSG 5 is tempting as well.

Any suggestions?

[ck867]

if you want something just for plinking, the GSG 5 does well for that.

[Steve's Scar]

Decisions

If your expecting kills and accuracy 1022. Cool factor and dependable gsg5..

[scootergmc]

You answered your own question. Get the 10/22. Think of what you can buy with all the money you save over the GSG. Another 10/22! Plus the GSG is hardly a "semi-target" gun.

[Scratch705]

i would go with the 10/22 b/c of the fact that it is proven. replacement/aftermarket parts are abundant and cheap.

or if you can wait.... those new Colt/Uramex and S&W .22lr M4 clones may be another choice? allows you to switch parts over and you are already muscle trained.

[r08ert209cali]

I can not stand inaccurate firearms so it would have to be a 10/22 with a decent barell and nice glass. I got the 10/22T and put a Bushnell Elite 3x9 on it. sub moa at 100 yds with good ammo.

[Chopper]

10/22

Listen to Scooter and Scratch.
10/22 has so many aftermarket products you can get for it...you can make it
whatever you want. I had an old one I bought in the early 80's. Recently I put a Hogue stock on it and a tactical barrel I got at the OC gun show. You wouldnot believe how accurate and how QUIET it is.
The 10/22 will serve you well for years to come...hands down

[stphnman20]

If you like shooting your AR, just get yourself a conversion kit..
If not, I'd say GSG5..

[CSACANNONEER]

My GSG5 is much more accurate and precise than I expected it to be. I really enjoy shooting it and can shoot one ragged hole 10 shot groups at 50 ft with it. But, that's not what I got it for. It's a fun gun. I would never recommend a GSG5 to anyone who doesn't already have a 10-22! 10-22s are a cheaper initial investment, much more reliable, easy to find parts for, much more durable and have an abundance of after market accessories available for them. A Ruger will last you for forever, a GSG will probably only last 20K-50K rounds.

[Trapper]

You will never regret buying a 10/22. I bought mine 20 years ago and shot thousands of rounds in it before replacing the factory barrel with a carbon fiber Volquartsen. Any time I take a new shooter to the range my 10/22 is the first one out of the safe, it's fun to shoot and accuracy with wolf match or federal gold medal is fantastic.

[evmo]

I don't know why everyone craps on the GSG's accuracy, then again a lot of people like to crap on it in general. Mine is very accurate, eats any kind of .22lr or .22hv that I put through it and on top of that it is simply tons of fun to shoot.

I also have a stock 10/22 and I get about the same results accuracy wise as my GSG-5. When it comes to ammo however I either have to put CCI minimags down it or Remington golden bullets, with everything else it's a jam o' matic.

That being said if you wanted to turn your 10/22 into a tack driver you could, you could also tacticool it out. But if you went either of those routes it would end up costing the same as a GSG.

If plinking is what you want to do then hands down get the GSG.

[Gunaria]

10/22 enough said.

[ironhiide]

10/22, available everywhere and cheap to start. Plus the sky's the limit on looks, use, etc.

[Sacjesusfreak]

10/22 is the most versatile!

[Justintoxicated]

Ok guys, if I got th3 10/22, I would end up replacing the barrel and stock with a hogue (like someone earlier mentioned) so the cost would be about the same as the GSG5. I also thought of just picking up the conversion for one of my AR's but I know I would end up building another complete rifle if I went that route. I love the AR but want something different.

The nice thing about the 10/22 is it is cheap to pickup now and I could change the barrel and stock later as money comes in. But the GSG5 looks so fun to shoot. Would there decent accuracy with it with a scope though?