Guys how are the new Ruger 10/22s? Are they a junk gun cheapened out, or reliable and dependable? As accurate as they used to be? Looking to buy a wooden stock carbine model from Wal-Mart. Thoughts?
I'll agree the stock factory triggers are pretty dang crappy.I have 2 new 10/22's,:gun4: a stainless take down and a wild hog edition, both shoot as good as my older 10/22's however both triggers were really bad. polished the sears and hammers added spring kits and viola just over 2lbs pull nice and crisp. I think the basic rifles are as good as the old ones with a little trigger work. I can say both shoot better than the 63 year old eyes shooting them. For some real fun put a bushnell TRS 25 red dot on one.
I agree completely. I owned an early TD model, that I traded for an Anniversary model, that I later traded toward a 15-22. I couldn't deal with the lack of modern features. It'd be one thing if they were amazingly accurate, to help smooth over some of the shortcomings of the aged design. But in reality, despite all the fuss around 15-22's poor accuracy, mine actually shoots better than either of my two 10/22's did. Now, I'm not stating that the 15-22 has more accuracy "potential," just my experience between these factory stock rifles.I'm not bashing Ruger. They make great guns but they never improved the 10/22. So now others are doing it.
--SSaigol
Just simply buy a 10)22 from wherever world..For those of you who are 10/22 fans, I do not apologize for the following:Guys how are the new Ruger 10/22s? Are they a junk gun cheapened out, or reliable and dependable? As accurate as they used to be? Looking to buy a wooden stock carbine model from Wal-Mart. Thoughts?
To say Ruger 10/22 rifles are not as good as they used to be is not saying much. I owned one back in the late 70s' for all of one month before I gave it away with a promise that the new owner would never speak to me about it, ever.
I sold them, (or, more accurately I tried not to sell them), for the better part of 40 years and never heard anyone praise their ability to maintain consistent accuracy, and often cursed them for a noticeable lack of accuracy.
Any firearm that you need to replace half the firearm to get it to shoot an acceptable group is not worth the money.
For example:
I was on a range a dozen years ago when a Boy Scout troop was trying to get some scouts their shooting merit badges.
One Dad had bought four 10/22s' on the advice of a [Walmart?] employee, and CCI Mini-Mags, and not one of them would shot well enough to make score.
I tried to help by checking bedding, sight alignment, and even shooting my Federal and Eley Match ammo, and still no-go to score for merit badges.
I then let them shoot my 1950s' Martini match rifle, a 1940s' Savage bolt action, and a 1950s' Remington bolt action, with their CCI ammo, and every scout shot the X ring out of their targets.
Nope, there is no way I would ever suggest anyone buy a Ruger 10/22 unless they just want to throw away their money...