advice on 10/22

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woody wood

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went to the range last week with a buddy, and he had a new 10/22 ruger as of 2 months.$200 with wood stock and a cheap scope.my wife had a good time with it .
she wants one---any advise on model?
seems as the receiver is painted and not blue metal. i suppose not a big deal.
is there a good model to look for?
she likes purple and thought about geting the laminated black/purple model?
i like the 10/22 model with the bull barrel and black synthetic competition adjustable talo stock that
davidsons had on sale recently.
---anything to look for or what should buy for her?
i can always get what i want later---just looking for a good model or whats good to look for for the long haul!!
 
Yes, Look for a used older model.

WOW,
You basically start out with the carbine model and go on from there. I like the older ones for one of the reasons you mentioned. None of the 10/22 LR. models, ever had blued reciever. The finish on the newer ones starts to flake off internally and eventually will propogate to the outside of the reciever. They are still good performers, even though they have cheapen them. .... ;)

Be Safe !!!
 
If you need some "rationalization" i.e. "excuse" to get the tacticool stock say that the ADJUSTMENT factor is the way to go so both you and her can use the same rifle AND it will be great for your kids (heck, your grandkids) when you start teaching them to shoot.

I like the 10/22 action and have one with a heavy barrel but it's not as accurate as I thought it would be.
 
Ruger 10-22

My first of 4 ruger 22's was purchased for 79 dollars in Sitka, Alaska in 1978, I thought it was a blued finished but I dont remember for sure. It was not a painted finish. this last one that I just bought at Wal-mart in Minot, ND this last summer has a very nice teflon like finish. Color is grey. Seems to be pretty much of a tough finish. put a nice medium quality Nikon 2-7 power scope on it. both rifle and scope came from walmart. put several hundred rounds through this new one so far with no problems.
This one comes with a nice synthetic stock. I am sure most walmarts will carry this model as I have seen it in several states at their local walmarts.
 
Go to some gun shows and see if your wife can score one she likes at a good price. $300 gets you a really nice carbine with barrel, choice stock, whatever you want. Be sure to get her some 30-round mags to have fun with, and a loader for the two of you, and a brick of shells now and then for a gift.

When the paint finally flakes off the receiver, have it professionally blued or refinished.
 
Hello, Not sure as to recent ones, but my understanding was these recievers were aluminum & were anodized black. Friend had me sight his in..To be honest, I wasn't impressed..lousy trigger..thought safty was on! He had problems with that soft aluminum reciever..scope kept losing zero. Maybe newer one are better?
 
thanks for the reply guy's-keep them coming.
if not a 10/22,what other modern conventional looking semi auto .22 is a decent shot?
 
My marlin model 60 will out shoot all of my 10/22's and they can be found very cheap. If you are not yet familiar with the marlin model 60, do a quick search on this forum or even a Google search. You will be hard pressed to find anyone that says something negative about them. I think it will serve you very well.

-George
 
I'd buy the stainless/syntbetic model. The wood on the standard models is a cheap piece of ugly birch anyway. They ain't gonna be pretty unless you spend the extra money for the deluxe model with walnut wood. The plastic stocks have a trimmer, better feel to me and have checkering to help hold onto the gun much better than the slick standard models.

If you are into the heavy barreled target versions I'd suggest finding a cheap used model and building it yourself. There are dozens of options for barrels and stocks that you can install yourself. In my experience you will end up with a better gun for less money than the factory target models.

The receivers are aluminum allow, just like almost every other 22 made in the last 60-70 years. The Marlin lever actions are one of the few 22's made with blue steel receivers. The blue Rugers have a black coating on the receivers that can scratch off. The stainless versions are left in the white, so there is nothing to come off. I think they hold up and look better in the long run.
 
My marlin model 60 will out shoot all of my 10/22's and they can be found very cheap. If you are not yet familiar with the marlin model 60, do a quick search on this forum or even a Google search. You will be hard pressed to find anyone that says something negative about them. I think it will serve you very well.

-George
 
Get your wife the pimped out one she wants.

You should consider a Marlin 60 instead. They're just better rifles out of the box. More accurate, more reliable, higher capacity, nice slim stock.
 
I'm thinkin the compact one too if the lady is smaller than you and you are comfortable with the standard stock and barrel length.

Either way, please expect to drop-in the Volquartsen hammer/spring replacement for $30-40 delivered to make the trigger useful.
 
your basic carbine is a good little gun. it come in either wood stock or synthetic.
stockysstocks.com has a large assortment of laminated stocks and the 10/22 is probably the easiest rifle to swap stocks with. a nice purple thumbhole stock would suit the wifey real nice
 
I know so. The Marlin is more accurate, easier to load and holds more than a stock 10/22.
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Individual rifles are just that, individual rifles. Your Marlin may be more accurate than another Ruger, but who is to say your Marlin is more accurate than my Ruger. I know the Rugers I own will outshoot the Marlins in my safe.

Easier to load my butt. Tube magazines are a pain to reload and quickly wear out. I've got 2 Marlin 60 single shots in the safe that the tube magazines wore out years ago. Not worth the expense to get them fixed. Replacing a Ruger magazine is easy and cheap.
 
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