10/22 owners please read this!!!

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RedWhiteBlackYellow

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I just picked up a 10/22 carbine today and need some advice from people with experience! Heres what i need to know: What kind of ammo works best in them? I have heard that youre not supposed to use cci stingers in them, is that true?! What kind of oil and cleaners work best in it? How far do i need to take it down to give it a good cleaning? What kind of mods can i do to it other then just changing the stock and bull barrels? And, if theres any tricks or problem solvers you might know of for problems i might run into would help alot. Il post pics of it in a little while. Thanks to anyone who can help!
 
Seak and Ye shall find !!

Red,
Do a history check in here as you will find a wealth of information; Some good and some still pretty good.

I have heard that youre not supposed to use cci stingers in them
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Have not heard this and as for me, I mostly use CCI mini-mags and Winchester Super-X. As far as what is best, for your rifle, try different brands and see what it likes. These 10/22's will usually eat about anything you feed it. i's shy away from Remington Thunderbolts and for the most part, any bulk ammo. I've had serious problems with Federal Bulk paks.

As far as cleaning; for now, just swab the bore and put off a total tear-down for quite awhile, say 500rnds.




Be Safe !!!
 
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You will be best served doing the research suggested above, but to get you started...

I shoot cheap federal "American Eagle" through it all day long.
Wolf Match grade when you're feeling sporty.

A good trigger job on it will be a very cost effective way to improve accuracy.

AVOID the aftermarket 25round clips... they are junk. Ruger finally makes their own high capacity clips that are awesome if 10round factory isn't enough for you.
 
I remember all kinds of debate over Stingers,,,

It isn't because of their higher pressure,,,
The debate was over the slightly longer case length.

Something about it not extracting well in some semi-autos.

I wish I could remember what magazine I read it in,,,
Some dentist office if I recall that much. :o

Aarond
 
I did notice that the casing is longer then others on the stingers. I might try them out and see if they work in mine. and i wouldnt use thunder bolts if they were 50 cents for a box of 50.... Not worth it still.
 
Absolutely awesome performance with CCI stingers all around, and that's coming from a guy who has owned 4 different 10/22s.

However, in a MATCH CHAMBERED BARRELL, such as in the target version(s) of the gun, the stingers are a no-no due to the longer case length, not because of the higher pressure.
 
I've never had issues with any copper plated bullets, and most lead bullets have done just fine with the exception of the Remington brand. For some reason the remington "Lightning" have always jammed in mine. Not sure if they even make it any more. I really think it was just a matter of having too much wax on the lead bullets. They worked fine until the barrel warmed up and then things would just get all gummed up and stop feeding properly.
 
First of all:
Read the Owner's Manual.
There's important information in there. (And at least one of your questions would have been answered by it.)

Then, ask your other questions here.
 
I plan on keeping this ones barrel as is, and it is the carbine version so i guess i dont need to worry about the stingers?!:D



It didnot come with owners manual; i bought it used.
 
In a standard 10/22 chamber Stingers are fine but they're also one of the most ill conceived .22lr ammo ever produced. The light bullet combined with fast speed is more destructive on small game but that's only if you can hit what you aim at. The same attributes that make it more destructive also give it less than stellar accuracy in a vast majority of .22 rifles. Basically it's a ammo that CCI counts on people that are impressed with numbers to buy for if you actually check their accuracy in your gun chances are about 100 to 1 it will be poor to outright crappy.

As for the 10/22........ Mine have all preferred MiniMags and Velocitors when it comes to hunting grade ammo. Bulk plinkin ammo will be slightly less reliable and less accurate but what the heck, you're plinkin right. Not life or death. Target ammo is irrelevant for it's not a target gun........yet.

The vast majority of 10/22's are very reliable outta the box. I always recommend a Volquartzen target hammer as a first mod along with some work to free float the barrel.

Other than that stop putting so much dang thought into it and go shoot it.

LK
 
I plan on keeping this ones barrel as is, and it is the carbine version so i guess i dont need to worry about the stingers?!



It didnot come with owners manual; i bought it used.
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Ruger will send you a manual or perhaps they may have a down load on there website.

I have 2 10/22'2, one I added a bull barrel, Boyd stock had trigger/ bolt reworked by Randy at CPC. Unbelievable performance.

I use Aquila match or wolf match when shooting for groups otherwise most any ammo does fine.
 
Well i will definitly look more into changing the inside before i go and spend $100+ on things that just make it "look nice".... Thanks for all the advice guys. It helps a lot.
 
Mine will eat anything including stingers. When shooting for accuracy I use wolf match target, for hunting I use mini mags. For plinking I'd suggest CCI blazers, but I use what ever they have at the store.

Power customs hammer and sear kit is a good start for mods.
 
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