Do Ruger 10/22 now require

[Rob454]

[Misterclick]

Mine seems to eat all of it just fine.

[yacko]

*Maybe* when it's new and needs to be worn in a little, HV will save you some headaches if it doesnt cycle well.

After a couple hundred rounds, and parts wear in, it should eat anything.

Both of my older metal parts 10/22's worked fine with regular bulk from the start.

Other than that, maybe your friend isnt lubing it properly.

You can also look up rimfire central.com and look at 10/22 tips and tricks. LOTS of info on simple improvements for function/reliability. What to sand or file, where and how much... all kinds of stuff. I havent looked at that site in years, but was all over it when I first got mine. A lot of stuff is easy to do at home if you are even mildly handy and have some basic tools, fine grit sandpaper/files/sharpening stone.

[Subotai]

Mine eats everything

[Peahi2]

False. Standard velocity works and is more accurate. Maybe a dirty gun cycles better with HV when dirty.

[Mark49]

I have a 50+ year old 10/22 my dad gave it to me on Christmas 1967. It will eat anything I feed it. It's known for one of the best feeding devices ever developed.

[SDDAVE56]

I bought a new 10/22 a few months back. Took it out of the box, cleaned, and lubed. Fired 600 or so through it. Zero issues. Started out with all the cheap bulk ammo I had accumulated over the years. No problem with the rifle, just my thumb. I have a mag loader low.

[CoopsDad]

I have two 10/22s, one old all-metal model and a newer one. Both run anything that I load into the mag but the newer one is more sensitive to powder fouling. If I run Golden Bullets or M-22, it'll start FTE. A spritz of oil will keep it running for the rest of the day but it NEEDS to be cleaned to be dependable. It will run premium ammo all day long with no hiccups, CCI stingers etc.

The older one went 4 years between cleanings once. I soaked the trigger assembly and bolt group in a mason jar of gasoline for a day then blew it out with compressed air to get the heavy stuff out before the disassembly and cleaning. There was an appreciable layer of crud on the bottom of the mason jar when I was done.

They're great guns. The best money I ever spent on a 10/22 was for an upgraded trigger, $80 for a used Powder River trigger assembly at a gun show. They're around $175 new, I think. It's worth $175. It changed the gun completely and it went from a "meh" 10/22 to "dang- that shoots great". Crisp, clean break at about three lb with no creep and no over travel.

[M1NM]

I've had 4 over they years - 3 old and 1 with all the plastic parts. They all ate anything.
Maybe your friend is limp shouldering it.

[drifts1]

Standard velocity works fine. But 22lr rimfire does tend to have hiccups in any semi-auto, just the way it is.

[FeuerFrei]

That happens. I bought 2 of them, one in the 90's and another in the early 2k's.

Both were picky eaters. HV only. Gagged irregularly on standard velocity stuff. Factory mags.

I slicked up the bolt race way and I got reliable function. The finish was as rough as a cob inside. There are some things even lube can't fix.

*I have my doubts about ammo. Seems like the cheap ammo I bought during the "Barry years" is the worst. Dirtier than usual, duds etc. Maybe the QC was overcome by the need to get more to market in a hurry, IDK. Just my observation of the stuff I have.

[Paperchasin]

Feed mine nothing but SV and it's the only ammo I'll use

[BigPimping]

Off to Big5 I go.

[mk2dave]

Maybe your friend is thinking of CB Longs? AFAIK, they are 22 short powder in a long rifle casing. They are made to be subsonic, and sound like a decent pellet gun. They dont have enough power to cycle the weapon. At least not mine. But in my experience everything else is gtg.

[Beetle Bailey]

As a general rule, I run high velocity ammo in all my semiautomatic 22lr guns. Both my 10/22's run better than 99% with HV ammo. However, one of my old shooting buddies only runs standard velocity in his 10/22 and it just eats brick after brick of the stuff.

Try the ammo you already have; chances are it will run just fine.