tips on buying a ruger 10/22?

cajun47 · October 2, 2012, 02:19 PM

im gonna pickup a regular wood stock n blue barrel 10/22 at academy or wal mart for under $200.

is there a difference? like does academy or other stores get better 10/22s?

cause i bought one at wal mart long ago and its a p.o.s. jam master but it seems like everyone on the internet has a good one. my brother has one he never did anything to. not even a scope. he never took it apart to clean, just sprays whatever in the action every few years. he runs it dry pretty much. IT DOES NOT MALFUNCTION.

dos0711 · October 2, 2012, 02:25 PM

Shouldn't be any difference. Buy it. Shoot it.

**Brian Pfleuger** · October 2, 2012, 02:36 PM

They're all the same.

Pahoo · October 2, 2012, 04:23 PM

cajun
Normally I try to stay on point to what the OP is asking. In this case, I will break one of my own rules and suggest that you find an older used one. I say this because the newer ones are getting cheaper but they are still that good. ...

As far as the difference from one store to another, on this basic carbine model, it should make no difference. ....

Be Safe !!!

BoomieMCT · October 2, 2012, 06:10 PM

I must have gotten the "other" bad one. I had one. It shot okay (but not great). I could not go through a whole mag without having a jam though. New mags, old ones, many types of ammo, it didn't matter.

I think I got it at Sports Authority back when they still sold guns.

Ended up selling it and getting a CZ. Never looked back.

tahunua001 · October 2, 2012, 07:26 PM

no real difference, there are several different options available but all of the $200 range ones are the basic carbine version with wood or synth stocks, any of the "better" options are usually $350 and up.

G. Freeman · October 4, 2012, 07:08 PM

The first thing I would change with a 10/22 is to install a VQ exact edge extractor. That $12.00 investment should take care of a majority of potential failures in the 10/22. Secondly, during test-firing, just use Ruger brand mags.

I just bought my 1st Ruger 10/22 (I've been an avid handgunner for almost 25 yrs!). In a week, I have put close to 800 rounds of Federal & Remington bulk with not a single failure. Will be shooting it again this coming weekend and the next!

October 2, 2012, 02:19 PM	#1
cajun47 Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2007 Location: swamp people Posts: 516	tips on buying a ruger 10/22? im gonna pickup a regular wood stock n blue barrel 10/22 at academy or wal mart for under $200. is there a difference? like does academy or other stores get better 10/22s? cause i bought one at wal mart long ago and its a p.o.s. jam master but it seems like everyone on the internet has a good one. my brother has one he never did anything to. not even a scope. he never took it apart to clean, just sprays whatever in the action every few years. he runs it dry pretty much. IT DOES NOT MALFUNCTION. Last edited by cajun47; October 2, 2012 at 02:32 PM.

October 2, 2012, 02:36 PM	#3
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,453	They're all the same. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

October 2, 2012, 04:23 PM	#4
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 4,384	Still almost as good as older ones. cajun Normally I try to stay on point to what the OP is asking. In this case, I will break one of my own rules and suggest that you find an older used one. I say this because the newer ones are getting cheaper but they are still that good. ... As far as the difference from one store to another, on this basic carbine model, it should make no difference. .... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

October 2, 2012, 07:26 PM	#6
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,602	no real difference, there are several different options available but all of the $200 range ones are the basic carbine version with wood or synth stocks, any of the "better" options are usually $350 and up. __________________ all guns lost in a tragic smelting accident. I never said half the crap people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin Bean counters told me I couldn't fire a man for being in a wheelchair, did it anyway. Ramps are expensive.-Cave Johnson.

October 2, 2012, 02:25 PM	#2
dos0711 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2012 Location: Northeast, Fl Posts: 191	Shouldn't be any difference. Buy it. Shoot it.

October 2, 2012, 06:10 PM	#5
BoomieMCT Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Posts: 207	I must have gotten the "other" bad one. I had one. It shot okay (but not great). I could not go through a whole mag without having a jam though. New mags, old ones, many types of ammo, it didn't matter. I think I got it at Sports Authority back when they still sold guns. Ended up selling it and getting a CZ. Never looked back.

October 4, 2012, 07:08 PM	#7
G. Freeman Senior Member Join Date: September 1, 2001 Location: Walnut, California Posts: 142	The first thing I would change with a 10/22 is to install a VQ exact edge extractor. That $12.00 investment should take care of a majority of potential failures in the 10/22. Secondly, during test-firing, just use Ruger brand mags. I just bought my 1st Ruger 10/22 (I've been an avid handgunner for almost 25 yrs!). In a week, I have put close to 800 rounds of Federal & Remington bulk with not a single failure. Will be shooting it again this coming weekend and the next!