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I brought my very first firearm about 8 years ago and that was a Ruger 10/22. It was flawless, performed as exactly it should have, everything was fine, but I was stupid enough to sell trade it for another rifle last year. And I regret ever since.
Two weeks ago Turner had the Ruger sale, 10/22 for $199 and 10/22 take down for #300. So I pull the tiger and purchase both of them at once (saves on the dros).
Once I took my home and playing with it, I notice this 10/22 is drastically different from my first one.
First of all, the wood quality is very bad, when you move your hand over the wood, you can little bumps and lacerations all over the place, as if it was not sanded at all before applied with coat of glue or paint. And when you take the wood and trigger assemble/barrel apart, the inside wood quality is... really bad to the point I almost got sprinters on my finger touching it first time.
And when I pull back the slide, it was not smooth at all, I can hear loud distinct click. click. click clock noises as I pull it back. The sound decrease a bit after I apply oil, but I can still heard it. I also feel the metal work is not as smooth as well, but this might just be psychological feeling. However everything else I described besides that was not like my original 10/22 at all.
My first 10/22 was $189, and this one is $199 eight years apart, I guess with the inflation, Ruger must have cut back on quality control to make a profit... It is just a shame, I rather have them increase the price rather than decrease on the quality.
Two weeks ago Turner had the Ruger sale, 10/22 for $199 and 10/22 take down for #300. So I pull the tiger and purchase both of them at once (saves on the dros).
Once I took my home and playing with it, I notice this 10/22 is drastically different from my first one.
First of all, the wood quality is very bad, when you move your hand over the wood, you can little bumps and lacerations all over the place, as if it was not sanded at all before applied with coat of glue or paint. And when you take the wood and trigger assemble/barrel apart, the inside wood quality is... really bad to the point I almost got sprinters on my finger touching it first time.
And when I pull back the slide, it was not smooth at all, I can hear loud distinct click. click. click clock noises as I pull it back. The sound decrease a bit after I apply oil, but I can still heard it. I also feel the metal work is not as smooth as well, but this might just be psychological feeling. However everything else I described besides that was not like my original 10/22 at all.
My first 10/22 was $189, and this one is $199 eight years apart, I guess with the inflation, Ruger must have cut back on quality control to make a profit... It is just a shame, I rather have them increase the price rather than decrease on the quality.
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