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ruger 10/22

hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
edited March 2002 in Ask the Experts
Recently sold a new 10/22 wood stock for over 900.00. It did have a box that had 50th anniversary emblem on it. Why was this gun so hot? Was it the box or what. It looked like every other 10 22 I see.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looking for someone that can tell me how old the gun I was just given is. It's a ruger 10/22 Carbine with a serial number that starts 113-21XXX.

    If anyone can give me an answer or if they can send me in the right direction to find out i would appreciate it.

    Thank you,

    Travis

    tnbmartin@hotmail.com
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am ready to buy a Ruger 10/22 auto. It is cheap, but look great. What do I get with this firearm? Does it last, decent accuracy?

    How does it compares with a Marlin 60 model? for instance?
    Thank You.

    Breech
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What should one expect to pay for an original, 95% barrel
    and stock (walnut) for a four digit Ruger 10/22 Carbine?
    Thanks in advance for any help.
    Paul
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    How does the marlin Model 795 compare to the ruger 10/22and can you get clips that have more than 10 rdsthanks david
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I know the ruger 10/22 retail is about $250 i was wondering where i could get them for cheaper or buy them used.

    "A good scope can end a bad situation"
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am building a 10/22 and would like to know which brand/s are best for triggers, barrells, etc.?

    Joe Williams Jr.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I currently have a stock 10/22. I was considering putting a different barrel on it. Cabelas sells a composite barrel. Is this a good barrel and will it improve accuracy, or should I put a regular heavy barrel on it? Also how difficult is it to remove the barrel and install a heavy barrel?? Do new 10/22's come from Ruger with scope rings I bought mine used and it didn't have them.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have had my 10/22 since I was 19. I'm now 46 and have a little more time to shoot. It's worked great for all these years with whatever ammo I feed it. I have this wild hair to install a different barrel and stock(to improve accuracy)and have been looking toward the Butler Creek thb01 combo. I use it mostly for plinking and shooting paper. My questions are am I crazy to mess with it or does anyone have any feedback regarding this product. Thanks. Pete
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I was at the range Sun. with a 10/22 i just purchased from a friend. It is practicly unfired.Is their any reason why the bolt lock/release operates so stiff.When the rangemaster chilled the line and asked to see actions open i would cringe knowing how hard that little button had to be pushed up..Thanks
    Jeff
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi all..

    Just bought me (finally) a plain vanilla 10/22... Any tips or suggestions as to its care and feeding..? What upgrades are actually useful and which are junk? I was thinking of making a little project out of it.

    Thanks in advance...
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    this may seem like a really stupid question but can i turn my 10/22 22lr into a 17 HMR...and if so what do i need and where can i find it
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Ruger 10/22 carbine .22 LR in excellent condition. What would a good resale price be?
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Ruger 10/22 the has a crack on the left side of the receiver that runs up to the s/n can this be welded. if welded part of the s/n will be missing will it be legal to weld over the s/n.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    10/22 serial No. 287-12975 I cannot remove the breach block to clean it.
    All pins removed, etc. of all the 10/22s I have worked on and cleaned
    I have never had this problem.
    Any special procedure required? Thanks.
    Must come out some way, other wise how was it installed.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A lady gave me her deceased husband's 10/22. So far, she hasn't been able to find the magazine for it. I have a 77/22 with a couple of magazines and they seem to fit and feed OK. Are they supposed to be the same? I seem to remember that, originally, there was a difference.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been having trouble with it lately. Sometimes the firing pin won't fire the shells, sometimes it will fire but won't eject the brass, sometimes it won't cycle another shell into the chamber. I think I have shot it enough that I am starting to wear it out. Was are some suggestions for me to try to fix my problems.Thanks,Joshua Becker
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thinking of buying one. It is said to be the best simi auto .22 rifle. What is your opinion?
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    took mine up to the range today just to get some plinking in and ran into a couple problems.

    #1. Remington golden bullet 36gr hp cycles the rifle fine but wont hold a group at 50yds. im not claiming to be a great shot but when i switched to federal the pattern shrunk by more then half.

    #2 federal value pack 36gr hp shoots much more accurately in my rifle but had a lot of feeding issues. stovepipes, fte, short stokes. rifle has been cleaned recently should i put a bit of grease anywhere inside the receiver?

    also i had 4 factory 10rd mags with me and the issues with federal happened with all 4 so i don't think they were the issue. any ideas?
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey guys,

    Not too long ago, I bought my son a 10/22. This was, just a couple of months ago, at Cabelas, in case you're wondering.

    Anyway, here's my concern:

    his trigger group is plastic

    his clamp, that holds (or helps) keep the stock and the barrel together, is plastic, as well.

    Also, his receiver seems...... well.... different, if you know what I mean?

    I have a 10/22, that I bought about eight years ago, IIRC, and the above parts are metal; and the receiver seems to be... better made... perhaps?

    So, anybody know when Ruger shifted gears and started to use plastic in for the parts, described above?

    Also, if you know of a document, that details the 10/22 and its changes, over the years, I'd love to see/have/whatever.

    Sorry for this question but, I just don't even know where to start.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well I finally am getting one of these with a nice barrel and a Hogue stock and Leupold scope. The only thing I believe it would need is some trigger work. Volquartsen is the likely choice but I was wondering if someone has some experience with another brand?

    Also, did anyone make a reliable hicap mag for this gun? I can stick with the Rugers but I would like a couple of hicaps for fun.

    Three Precious Metals: Gold, silver and lead
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    hi i am trying to find out some info on two specfic guns a kintrek .22 and a kpk 38 knife pistol and i cant but if i was looking for info on a 10/22 every one would be full of it where are you gun experts with all of the knowledge "not sarcastic" realy some one knows please tell me somthing. sorry i spell like crap. thanks [:p]
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE TRIGGER AND RECEIVER FOR A RUGER 10/22 IN STAINLESS CAN ANYBODY HELP?
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been thinking about a 10/22 for awhile now. I stopped in to the gun shop today and they had a SS very heavy barreled one. The barrel has like a spiral hammer pattern on the outside with the hammered flats being about 1/16" wide. This barrel is approximately .800" in Dia.

    I had to be in a hurry today but I would appreciate your opinions on this gun if you know it.

    They are asking $439.00 for it with no sights.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've never been a real fan of the 10/22, but when I'm at the range with friends & they have their semi autos with 20 & 30 rd mags, nice scope and I'm plinking away with a Win 52, peep sights and 5 rd mags, well, the 52's more accurate but maybe not as much fun.

    Saw & bought a Ruger 10/22 Target today for good price (heavy bbl & laminated stock) and am looking for some help on those little accessories Ruger fans seem to load up on. I don't want to go wild, just make the thing a little more convenient to shoot & accurate. Specifically:

    1) I want to replace the trigger - any suggestions?
    2) Is there a device that will hold open the bolt after the last
    round?
    3) Auto bolt release - is there a bolt release that allows the bolt
    to go forward by pulling the bolt to the rear instead of having to
    play with the release on the underside of the rifle?
    4) Mag release - is there one that protrudes out so I don't have to
    press the stock one in?

    Finally,any feelings on whether the Ruger benefits from glass bedding either the action or barrel or both? How about free floating the barrel?

    I don't want to go wild on this project - just put together a nice shooter.

    Thanks.
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  • ADfreeADfree Member Posts: 188 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I recently bought a 10/22. The biggest downfall is the cost of mags; a decent 30 rounder costs about $60. Other than that I am quite pleased.
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  • hawc202hawc202 Member Posts: 101 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    thanks for your help david
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  • modocmodoc Member Posts: 474 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just don't get it.........What possible reason does one have to use such large capacity magazines???Hell,fellers we won two world wars with rifles that held five rounds and eight rounds each.I figure that if they could whip the Germans twice and the Japs once with that amount of ammo,I should be able to dispatch a few tin cans with 10 rounds and have several extra mags handy for refills.The subject comes up in handgun using also.If you hit them with the first ten shots and they aren't stopped then you are using the wrong caliber.Buy a 45 auto and practice until you can hit with it.modoc
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  • thunderboltthunderbolt Member Posts: 6,041 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why hicap mags? Because they are fun. If you think 10 rounds at a tin can is fun, try popping off 30 rounds at 30 tin cans with only 1 minute to shoot!! Guns are like cars,the more options they have, the more fun they are!! Firearms should be limited only by our imaginations, not our legislature! Why hicap mags? Rather, why not???
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  • Gordian BladeGordian Blade Member Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why magazines higher than 10? Here are my reasons (serious ones besides the fun factor):(1) It's my right as a responsible free citizen.(2) Many firearms are designed so that the natural capacity is greater than ten, meaning the size of magazine it was designed to hold, for example, the Marlin Camp 9 carbine and the S&W 5906 pistol just to name two that I am familiar with. To lower the capacity of these firearms to 10 is to degrade them artificially.(3) If you store a firearm for ready use in case of an emergency, like a night break-in, you need to have at least one magazine ready to go. But if you keep a magazine loaded to capacity, you weaken the spring over time. So the one you need to keep loaded will only be around half capacity. Suddenly, your 10 round magazine has 5 rounds when you need it most.(4) I'm not an expert shot, only a reasonably good shot. In a situation where I'm nervous, I might need some extra rounds just in case I miss.(5) I may have to defend myself against more than one attacker.(6) I may need to shoot some quick rounds that I know have a low probably of hitting just to slow up my attacker and give me a precious few seconds to escape, warn others, get behind cover, etc.(7) If I as a civilian with minimal training need only 10 rounds, why do LEOs with lots of training need more than 10?(8) There is an intimidation factor in a high-cap mag that might prevent my having to use it in the first place.There were Union Generals in the Civil War who thought that Henry repeaters were a waste of ammunition because all a good soldier needed was a couple of well-aimed shots in each battle and the battle would be won (on paper). Of course, in real battles, soldiers equipped with them had a significant advantage. We've been having the same argument ever since then, just at higher levels.[This message has been edited by Gordian Blade (edited 03-19-2002).]
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  • skipjackoneskipjackone Member Posts: 208 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Haw, buy the 10/22. You will never be sorry.It's the best 'off the shelf' you can get.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gordian, I have a Walther that has had its magazine loaded continuously since WWII. It works perfectly and shows no sign of weakening. Having said that, I have added new mags, and am giving the old one a rest, because I fear you may be correct, even though I see no evidence of it. I tend to have several mags. rather than hi-cap mags. They may be fun, but in truth I am unlikely to be in a fire fight with Jamaican drug dealers.
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  • Gordian BladeGordian Blade Member Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    He Dog, a lot depends on the spring steel. If you have a German-made pistol that wasn't hurried up at the end of the war, it probably has high-quality spring steel. I suspect many of the after-market magazines made in the 70's and 80's are using cheaper steel which is more likely to have a problem.
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  • gravediggergravedigger Member Posts: 945 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    hawc,Buy the 10/22. I bought a 795, and I should've gotten the Ruger. I'll probably buy one in .22 Mag sooner or later. If you are concerned about a higher capacity than ten, definitely go with the 10/22. There's nothing really wrong with eth 795, though it seems to be a bit picky in the ammo department.-MArcus
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