How accurate is a Ruger 1022?

[JohnP]

I am a brand new 22lr rifle owner/shooter. I know next to nothing about 22 rifles. Are they pretty accurate? In particular, is an out of the box Ruger 1022 accurate? I'm wondering if i'd be foolish to buy a red dot or a magnifying scope for this rifle. Thanks in advance for your advice.

btw, this is what i just bought.

http://www.ruger.com/products/1022Carbine/specSheets/1256.html

[OutlawStar]

At 50 yards out of the box you could easily shoot a 1.5 inch group with bulk ammo. The gun is more accurate than people give it credit for, and it is more accurate than the majority of its users.

[kendog4570]

Out of the box they are nothing to write home about. A 1.5" group at 50 is 3 MOA. Thats a built-in miss at pig or turkey silhouettes.

[G-forceJunkie]

Short of competition, it will be more accurate then you most of your life. A scope will definatly help YOUR accuracy, the rifles remains the same, no mater what sites are mounted on it.

[OutlawStar]

1.5 inch group at 50 yards is good for fun at the range and capable of hitting critters at a reasonable distance. The gun is fine but my mentality is different; I am not impressed when someone modifies their rifle to shoot expensive .22lr ammo only and can keyhole rounds at 25 yards. Everyone is different but I assume since he is new to 10/22's he wasn't going to build a $2,000 ultimate rifle to use as a bench clamped gun.

[frigginchi]

Not as accurate as a Marlin 60 out of the box. That is why there are tons of parts for it

[IrishPirate]

probably more accurate than the ammo it shoots will allow, but i guess we'll never know!!!

I know that my Mossberg 702 outshoots my buddy's 10/22, but some calgunners have posted targets proving their 10/22's outshoot my 702....

[JohnP]

no. not trying to win any contests. this gun has 1 primary purpose and two secondary purposes.

primary purpose: something i can hand to my sons so they can learn how to safely operate a firearm

secondary #1: cheap fun. for desert trips, i can burn through 50 bucks of .223 in an hour easy. i'd like to trim that dollar figure down while not sitting there watching everybody else shoot.

secondary #2: if the world really does come to an end and we're struggling to survive, having a rifle that uses the most prolific caliber in the US that will be good for small game hunting sounds like a good idea to me.

On another note: since this is a rimfire, is it still limited to 10 round mags?

[dirtykoala]

heres what mine did out of the box at 25yds



here are a few at 50yds with a barrel upgrade

[JohnP]

sounds like it's accurate enough for small game hunting and for my sons to learn how to shoot.

[TrailerparkTrash]

Out of the box they are nothing to write home about. A 1.5" group at 50 is 3 MOA. Thats a built-in miss at pig or turkey silhouettes.

Actually, my stock 10/22 hits real rabbits at 25, 50, 75 yards on a regular basis. I dont care if the gun shoots "minute-of-beer can," I fill my table with small game no problem.

Plus, my 10 year old loves it.

[JohnP]

that's probably accurate enough for me. Rabbit at 75 yards. Nice shooting.

Actually, my stock 10/22 hits real rabbits at 25, 50, 75 yards on a regular basis. I dont care if the gun shoots "minute-of-beer can," I fill my table with small game no problem.

Plus, my 10 year old loves it.

[dirtykoala]

10/22s are great, ive owned mine for about 2 months now, and just bought a second one. too much fun!

[JaMail]

you can do some good upgrades for under 100

[Sleighter]

I have that same rifle with a 3-9 scope on it and can shoot a little over 1 moa at 50 yards with bulk ammo and an upgraded trigger. It's a great little rifle. Some mods make the gun easier to manipulate, like the "pull back to release bolt" option.