Ruger 10/22 Is this a good deal?

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I picked up a Ruger 10/22 with a birch stock today for $159 at Galyans. I didn't know it at the time, but when I got home from the store, it had a Tasco scope with it.

Is this a good deal?

What should I know about these rifles?
 
Have fun!!!!!!!!!!

You did just fine.

Have fun with your new rifle. You have an ideal bunny-blasting weapon in your hands. Get a brick of hollowpoints (Remington Golden Bullet HPs 550 for about $10 at Wal-Mart) sight in and head out to the bunny brush. You probably don't get too much snow in your parts.

There are rabbit recipes in The Hunt.

A .22 rifle is a great and inexpensive way to keep your shooting skills honed. I have the Ruger 77/.22 bolt model with a 3-9 scope that loves CCI Stingers. It is very, very accurate out to 100 yards. The Stingers don't drop very much. Luckily, I use much less ammo with a bolt gun than with my Ruger stainless 22/45. I use the Remington HPs in the pistol with outstanding results. They should feed and function well in your 10/22.
 
What should I know about these rifles?


You should know that they can be very addictive and that you are gonna burn a lot of ammo thru that thing:)

$159.00 for the rifle and scope. I'd say you made out pretty darned good.
 
Buy some plastic armymen to shoot. :)
Your going to want to toss that tasco and mount on a nice, quality scope like Bushnell or Leupold. Stay away from simmons and BSA.
 
How much should I look to spend on a scope?
Whats wrong with the Tasco?

Also, are there any good sources for zeroing in on a scope?
 
Scopes

The Tasco scope you have is one of their low-end models. If it has a 1-inch tube, stays zeroed and dry inside go ahead and keep it for now.

If you wish to upgrade, get a Tasco World Class in a low- to mid-power zoom or fixed 2.5 or 4 power. If you shoot a lot, a cheap scope will suck your eyeball out of your head. Bushnell are also good, but not all Tasco are junk. You can also get some crappy Bushnell at Wal-Mart.

I would not put a Leupold on a Ruger 10/22 unless I also spent several hundred to add a match heavy barrel and other fun mods.

I have one Simmons on my single shot .223, 6x to 18x with AO, and I'd get a high-end Tasco next time. My Tasco World Class 1.75 to 5 mounted on a Hastings cantilever rifled slug barrel is a great set-up on my Wingmaster. High-end Tasco are good scopes.

Later
 
By your logic, if Wal Mart started selling Swarovski optics they would be crappy. :rolleyes:

NoVAlooker, the tasco scopes that come with your gun only cost $8. And how much can you expect from an 8 dollar scope? I've tried a few of them before and they aren't worth the time it takes to mount them.
I'd recommend you get a Bushnell in the $50-60 range. They hold zero quite well and have never failed on me in any way.
 
Thanks for the info. I appreciate the fact that the rifle came with a cheap scope, but I just have to wonder if the marginal increase in effectivness really justifies the huge financial differences between this scope and some of the others I saw listed (like the Leupold that costs well over 2 times the price of the rifle). For some of the prices I saw, I would probably be better off in a new pair of glasses and membership to a range (with facilities beyond the NRAs 50yds)

I could probably justify upgrading to a $50 or so scope (especially since I didn't purchase the rifle expecting a scope in the first place)

Anyway, what features should I look at when purchasing a new scope (beyond price or brand) ie: magnification, materials, field of vision, apeture, etc?

Thanks
 
Ewok: you silly, furry, bear-looking thing

Wal-Mart sells many items at a lower price point, but you get what you pay for. A discount store typically sells lower quality items at reduced prices. Just because it is a Bushnell does not mean automatic quality.

A $10 scope of any brand will not compare to quality optics. Many manufacturers have two or three model lines. The Tasco World Class is an excellent scope; their Wal-Mart models have much to be desired. I wish places like Wal-Mart would sell Swarovski, but they would probably be a discontinued model.

This is similar to items such as TVs. You can get a low-end model at a discount store and a high-end model of the same brand at a dedicated, professional electronics store.

Art edited out some non-thread stuff.

NVA: Have fun with that Ruger 10/22. I only mentioned keeping that cheap scope until you figure out what you want or find a deal on something after the hunting season.

HerrJaegermeister

(A grouchy German is a sour Kraut!!!!!!!!!!!)
 
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3-9 x 40 is most common for a .22 rifle like yours.

And just because it's sold at Wally World doesn't mean automatic crappy. :p
I'm sure dozens of ppl on this forum have bought their .22 rifles from Wal Mart.
 
I got in some quality bunny blasting yesterday before UT got blanketed with snow. I got one with my 10/22 and MKII Target ... first time ever with the pistol!

Anyhow, gentlemen ... the time has come to upgrade my standard blued and wood stock Ruger 10/22 to a new SS and synthetic stock 10/22. Without checking prices lately, I suspect it'll be $179-199. Sound about right?!

My question is what do you suspect the local gunshop will offer as a trade for my "NRA: fine" rifle? Is $50 about right?!

Or, am I simply better off selling it on my own through the newspaper? For many reasons, I am leary of this option.
 
Why not just keep it?

For $50 bucks, is it even worth the hassle?


Hmm, I would have gotten the SS, but they didn't have one. They had the synthetic stocks, but I didn't care for them as much.
 
Keep the old one. You can use the action as the basis for a "modification gun". With all the stocks--barrels--and all the other goodies out there you can make a 10/22 to your personal liking. The best part is you can do it piecemeal with dumping a bunch of cash into it all at one time.

You'll have your new gun to go hunting with----just leave the other one for when you get around to it.
 
You're absolutely right, $50 definitely isn't the lottery! However, since I don't want/need two .22LR 10/22 rifles, the old one is almost surely (don't call me Shirley!) going bye-bye. The main reason for my post is that I want a fair deal and don't want to be taken to the cleaners.
 
joebogey - Thanks for the offer, but KY is a long way from Zion, err Utah! I'll drop you all a note this weekend about my trip to the gunstore ... think they even want it?!
 
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