Time to get a .22lr

[KublaiGun]

Is the Classic the one with the straight grip stock? If so, it is beautiful. I almost picked one up myself.

[X-NewYawker]

I hate the new plastic trigger group on new 10/22s. Oh why did Ruger do this?

Because if you dropped the old aluminum cast one, the trigger guard just broke. Now it bounces back.

[Biigg50]

I have had several 22rf's in fact I currently have 9 rifles and 2 pistols to be exact. By far the 10/22 is my favorite. The classic is real nice and so is the manlicher stocked gun. But I generally by the basic carbine for under $200 and strip it down to just the action and start over. My current gun is a Ruger action with a Tony Kidd 6oz trigger, Kidd CNC guide rod and spring, Clerke Int. Barrel, Hogue OM stock, Harris bi-pod and Nickon Monarch Scope.
With Federal Auto Match ammo from Walmart (325 rds for $15) My 12yr old son can shoot the primers out of twenty gauge shot shells at 50 yds. and we consistently hit acorns at 100 yrds. It will put all ten shots from a clip into less than 3/4" at 100. You can't beat it for fun and it's a squirel killing machine. I've never had a stock gun shoot like this except for maybe a Kimber or Cooper, but a semi auto is way more fun.
Good luck with what ever you get.

[trob]

i have 2 10/22's a 96/22, and a marlin 795.

Im not really a fan of the 795. cheaply made, and feels like a little kids gun. Plus there is very little aftermarket. I bought if for my girlfriend because it was cheap, accurate, and lightweight which is perfect for her. Plus, i don't care if it gets beat to hell. The trigger is very heavy and rough, and they just dont take the time to file the edges in the receiver and smooth the rifle up before leaving the factory. But it is very accurate right from the get-go

now, i have older 10/22's. I wouldnt buy the new 10/22's because they are becoming more like the 795. poor machining, and cutting corners.

[trob]

Because if you dropped the old aluminum cast one, the trigger guard just broke. Now it bounces back.

bs, its a cost saving measure. How many people do you know of that broke a trigger guard? ive never heard of a single case of this happening. It might have, but ive never seen it or even heard of it. Ruger got cheap, and ruined a great rifle. The machining can be smoothed out at home and the edges can be filed down. The plastic trigger guard can be replaced with a metal one, and the receiver can be stripped of the paint and polished or powder coated. and the barrel can be replaced. Then you can do a trigger job on it, and I think you will be back to normal. So the 10/22 isnt 'dead' but it take a lot more to make it nice now.

[the_t0ny]

nobody mentioned a remington 597....

[ledman]

nobody mentioned a remington 597....

You just did...

[Quemtimebo]

I might be changing my tune come Monday when I actually get to shoot her, but I love the look and feel of my CZ-452. Definitely not a shred of buyer's remorse.

[trob]

I might be changing my tune come Monday when I actually get to shoot her, but I love the look and feel of my CZ-452. Definitely not a shred of buyer's remorse.

no reason to feel remorse. thats an AWESOME rifle, and they are known for accuracy and quality. good pick!

[Dubels]

nobody mentioned a remington 597....

Love my 597, it feeds everything I put through it besides the "higher end" remington **** . It is very accurate and cheap if you find them on sale at Big 5. The only pain is finding magazines locally.

[kmeyers]

Get the Henry survival 22 and you can break it down, put everything in the stock and throw it in your back pack.