How accurate is a Ruger 1022?

[ojisan]

I've shot .25" groups at 25 yards with a stock 10/22 with a 3x9 scope.
Ammo was cheapo Winchester Wildcat.
I wish I could have bought 10,000 rounds of that lot of ammo.

[awall919]

Personally I believe that a 10/22 can be as accurate as you are willing to make it. Out of the box I was very happy with the accuracy of mine. Though after an Archagel free-float stock and buttler creek bull barrel it was much better.

[dirtykoala]

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.

1/2 inch at 50 yards with bulk ammo? sounds like you got a really nice gun out of the factory, thats about what i get with a Shilen barrel. dizzamn!

[Spyder]

A suggestion for teaching new shooters...
Don't give them a full magazine right off the bat. Have them single load rounds. It will slow them down, help them focus on fundamentals...and you'll have an empty gun when they hit their target, get excited about it, and turn around to tell you they hit it, sweeping everyone around with the muzzle in their innocent forgetful excitement.

[zfields]

Fun guns, but I dont find the factory stock to fit me at all, so that ruined most my shooting at first.

Upgraded with an archangel target stock and a green mountian 18: bull barrel + a DIY trigger job.

[sonnyt650]

It seems mine was unusually crappy with 3" groups at 50 yards with bulk ammo, maybe 4" groups at 100 with match ammo. After a barrel & stock change I'm getting 3" at 100 yards for bulk ammo, closer to an inch with match ammo. For range time only (don't hunt), having a 22LR that can shoot with my bigger rifles makes it more likely I'll take the 22LR out.

[JohnP]

3" at 50 yards would probably not be accurate enough to hunt small game. I hope mine is a bit more accurate out of the box. guess we'll see in ten days.

[kendog4570]

A suggestion for teaching new shooters...
Don't give them a full magazine right off the bat. Have them single load rounds. It will slow them down, help them focus on fundamentals...and you'll have an empty gun when they hit their target, get excited about it, and turn around to tell you they hit it, sweeping everyone around with the muzzle in their innocent forgetful excitement.

This is good advice.
It is even better to teach young'uns with a single shot with field type aperture sights. Self-loaders and scopes should come after they master a few fundamentals. In other words, they should learn to walk before they run. My sons were broke in on Chipmunks. The older one won a 10-22 at NRA dinner and downgraded his Chipmunk to a loaner for his friends when we went shooting. Half way through the first day he wrangled the Chipmunk back so he could reliably connect on the ground squirrels.

[grant22]

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

This is one of those rifles that ALOT of people have in their collection. They are inexpensive, reasonably accurate, easily upgradable, and you'll probably never sell it. Tons of parts and upgrades available for these rifles, too.

I have 3: a stocker for the gf, a stocker plus trigger work for me, and a full blown match/benchrest for me also. I never thought I'd buy a 10/22 with over $1k into it, but my thinking changed as I progressed in my shooting.

These are great because they make really good 'teaching rifles.' These are not throw away guns at all.

[JohnP]

definitely not throwing away. i look forward to teaching my two boys how to shoot with this. Maybe i'll have to look for a 22 pistol to accompany this rifle.

This is one of those rifles that ALOT of people have in their collection. They are inexpensive, reasonably accurate, easily upgradable, and you'll probably never sell it. Tons of parts and upgrades available for these rifles, too.

I have 3: a stocker for the gf, a stocker plus trigger work for me, and a full blown match/benchrest for me also. I never thought I'd buy a 10/22 with over $1k into it, but my thinking changed as I progressed in my shooting.

These are great because they make really good 'teaching rifles.' These are not throw away guns at all.

[MongooseV8]

Accuracy is subjective. Most new production 10/22s will turn out 1.5-2" groups at 50 yards and 3-4" at 100 yards with decent ammo. If that is going to cover what you want to use it for then you will be very happy with it.

The cool thing about a 10/22 is when you and your kids are ready to improve your shooting, the aftermarket will be waiting for your money. The rifle can grow with you guys for decades to come!

[DeathByDoubleDip]

The 10/22 was my first rifle, last September. I let the Marlin 795 crowd pour me some of the Kool-Aid about how the 795 is more accurate out of the box, and I realized how much extra money it'd cost me to upgrade my 10/22 (mostly wanted 1-2 spare mags, Tech Sights, VQ target hammer, sling).

So what'd I do?

Instead of selling the 10/22 and getting a 795.............I picked up a CZ452 instead . Supposed to pick it up this Saturday.

The 452 isn't cheap, but you can still pick up a lever-action or bolt-action .22 as a more accurate compliment for your 10/22. I'm still debating if I'm going to sell mine, but for now, I've kept it as the "introduce-friends-to-guns" piece, and it's filled that role well.

[JohnP]

Sounds like this was a good addition to the family


btw, are magazines over 10 rounds permitted for these rifles?

[Eljay]

btw, are magazines over 10 rounds permitted for these rifles?

Usual rules, you would have had to have owned them before the cutoff date.

re: accuracy - I've found mine to be reasonably accurate with any ammo but it really responded to the good stuff - the groups shrunk right on down. So I'd say get one, try a couple of brands of ammo, and worst case if you're just not getting the groups you want it's easy enough to do some upgrades. It's not like you're going to get stuck with something unusable.

[choprzrul]

Congratulations on the new rifle. Buy 4 or 5 spare magazines and then register for an Appleseed event. I grew up shooting 4-H rifle club, hunting, joined the Army, and generally have spent decades shooting. Went to an Appleseed with my wife back in April and improved my shooting 100%. I highly recommend this program to anyone!

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