Am I the only one with just a 22LR?

CSOs ROCK · January 20, 2001, 05:49 AM

*sniff sniff*

I love my 10/22 but nobody else seems to have one...

Thumbhole stock, Volquartsen parts, Magnum Lite barrel. Isn't there anyone else out there with a self-built 22LR???

BUTCH48 · January 20, 2001, 09:39 AM

I've got a plain jane 10/22 with a dot scope. Squirrels beware! Great gun, super accurate. $8.47 a brick at walmart. Now if I could just find preban 50 round ramline mags for a reasonable price.

dZ · January 20, 2001, 09:53 AM

just a 22?

You own a semiauto rifle,
you are a pistol grip away from owning the most dangerous machine on the planet!

sounds like quite the shooter

i have a marlin m60 SS
not nearly the options fer tinkering

i bought some 60 grain aquila for mine
wump!

dZ

Thibault · January 20, 2001, 10:18 AM

Well, I've got a bone-stock Mannlicher-stocked 10/22 that won't shoot s**t (well, it's not a moa gun, really finicky with ammo, but gets game on the table)... and since wife holds 50% of the shares on it, she won't let me fool around with it... so I can only envy yours...

Destructo6 · January 20, 2001, 03:29 PM

Got a Remington 552 "Speedmaster" that cycles .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle. It's a lot of fun, but the lack of recoil almost makes it boring.

inrer1 · January 20, 2001, 04:20 PM

I have a CZ452zkm,best money I ever spend for a rifle,no need for modification to make it more accurate.$145 new.

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Michael Priddy · January 21, 2001, 12:49 AM

I use a Mark XXII clip fed. I have killed a ton of small game with it.

Dave R · January 21, 2001, 12:58 AM

I recently got one of those Romanian model 1969 .22 "training rifles" and am having way to much fun with it. Bought it for my boy's upcoming birthday (keeping it hidden until then). At the rate I'm going, it will be even more well-used by the time he gets it. I like the balance and accuracy better than my stock 10/22.

Not my only rifle (will be my boy's only rifle) but its the one getting the most use right now.

Shoot, I may have to get one for myself...

pvq · January 21, 2001, 06:35 AM

If you are partial to .22, you might enjoy this site:

http://www.22world.com/

After you surf the forums a while you'll know you are certainly not the only one with a 10/22

Cannon Cocker · January 21, 2001, 03:15 PM

The 10/22 is one of the most popular .22 rifles on the market today. The standard version may not be the most accurate rifles out there, but the 10/22T might be the most accurate out of the box.

The 10/22 is a good start to a collection. Happy shooting

ehenz · January 21, 2001, 03:36 PM

Caught up with a marlin 60 w/ a simmons 3-9x40 scope several years ago for a about hundred bucks. 16 rounds of plinking fun!!! I am allways the last to pack up at the range when with my buddies (who all reload, or spend tons on ammo, and curse the cost of shooting).

I can hit pop cans at 75 yards, and plan on trying it at 100 next time we go to the range.

Of course I have larger rifles, but I can see in my friends eye's that they regret "putting down" the .22 many years ago without even trying it. However, they all wait in line to shoot mine when they are out of their fancy-schmancy, magnum powered, hand loaded, often innacurate, shoulder stomping ammo.

HEHEHEHEHE!!!

Ledbetter · January 21, 2001, 05:15 PM

The only rifle I have is a 10/22T. I also have a Mossberg M590A1 and a MechTech .45 cal carbine conversion for my 1911.

Sisco · January 21, 2001, 07:44 PM

I've got a 10/22, a Nylon 66, Mossberg 12m (belonged to my granddad) and a Western Field model M830 (Mossberg) that outshoots all the others. I bought it and the 66 thirty some years ago while working at a gas station. Seems like once a month or so someone would come in short of cash and have something to sell or trade.

johnwill · January 21, 2001, 09:12 PM

Well, I have a couple of custom 10/22's, but there's also about 50 other guns to keep them company!

RHC · January 21, 2001, 09:52 PM

Before I got the fever about two years ago the
only rifle I had was the .22 I inherited from
my father, a Ward's Western Field model that I
assume he bought about 1930. It will shoot shorts, longs and long rifles, which is handy.

Still shoots nice, and it's also still my favorite rifle.

My father is gone now, but I often think of him when shooting. I imagine him in the woods near his home (and not too far from mine) bagging a squirrel or a rabbit for
the pot. They were pretty poor, and I know this
gun put meat on the table lots of times.

CSOs ROCK · January 22, 2001, 08:49 PM

RHC -
That's a really nice story.
I can't help but develop a sappy mental picture most likely provided by some movie I saw ages ago.
Still a really touching story.

Dead · January 22, 2001, 09:26 PM

BUTCH48,

I remember when those were ONLY $10 NIB, including TAX! The 25's were about the same.. HOTLIP Butler Creek's rock Ramlines though

AAChang · January 23, 2001, 01:24 AM

Well, CSOs Rock, Ivy seems to like your 10/22

Bottom Gun · January 23, 2001, 02:06 AM

DZ,

I've been trying to find some of that 60 grain ammo. How do you like it? Is it accurate?

BG

KAM_Indianapolis · January 23, 2001, 03:28 PM

Just bought a used 10/22 this weekend. It is just filled with crud, have it completely broken down at the moment. Deciding what upgrades to get for it.

It is hardly my only gun though. 2 rifles, 2 shot guns, 3 hand guns. Not enough ammo.

Ric · January 23, 2001, 05:06 PM

I've got the stainless 1022T, laminated stock model, with 3-9x Swift scope.

Two days ago I shot a 3-shot, 0.65" group at 25 yds with it offhand using CCI minimag HP's. (It's done better than 0.4" at 50yds from the bench with the same ammo). I needed a confidence booster after shooting a 8" group at the same distance with my .22 ruger bisley !

So far its the 1022T 3, armadillos 0.

-ric

CSOs ROCK · January 23, 2001, 10:45 PM

KAM -

The only changes I made to my 10/22 were

a titanium extractor

a titanium firing pin

an extended magazine release

a bolt buffer (why not?)

a titanium extended bolt release

No further trigger work to lighten up the pull.
I don't have that kind of money.

Ledbetter · January 24, 2001, 01:40 PM

Taking off the barrel band can decrease 50 yard group size by up to 25%.

Costs nothing to try it.

Regards.

kgs · January 24, 2001, 03:26 PM

I love my 10/22! I have had it for about 12 years now and I have kept it stock. It is very accurate too!
I do have a few of the 30 round Ram Line mags for it; I bought those when they were plentiful and legal.(1988)

The only gripe I have is the trigger. :barf: It's VERY heavy and rough. Who knows how to remedy that trigger of mine?

kgs.

Orion_VTOL · January 24, 2001, 04:07 PM

kgs, Volquartzen!

January 20, 2001, 04:20 PM	#6
inrer1 Junior Member Join Date: August 19, 2000 Posts: 7	Am I the only one with a 22LR I have a CZ452zkm,best money I ever spend for a rifle,no need for modification to make it more accurate.$145 new. .

January 21, 2001, 03:15 PM	#10
Cannon Cocker Member Join Date: January 20, 2001 Posts: 32	10/22 The 10/22 is one of the most popular .22 rifles on the market today. The standard version may not be the most accurate rifles out there, but the 10/22T might be the most accurate out of the box. The 10/22 is a good start to a collection. Happy shooting

January 21, 2001, 05:15 PM	#12
Ledbetter Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2000 Location: California USA Posts: 4,533	one rifle, one shotgun, one carbine? The only rifle I have is a 10/22T. I also have a Mossberg M590A1 and a MechTech .45 cal carbine conversion for my 1911.

January 21, 2001, 07:44 PM	#13
Sisco Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Location: KS Posts: 1,558	I've got a 10/22, a Nylon 66, Mossberg 12m (belonged to my granddad) and a Western Field model M830 (Mossberg) that outshoots all the others. I bought it and the 66 thirty some years ago while working at a gas station. Seems like once a month or so someone would come in short of cash and have something to sell or trade. __________________ "I don't mind it when stupid people say stupid things. Stupid people should be encouraged to say stupid things, that way we always know who the stupid people are." ~ Ted Nugent http://www.awbansunset.com/awcountdown_sm.gif

January 22, 2001, 09:26 PM	#17
Dead Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: AoW Land, USA Posts: 1,968	BUTCH48, I remember when those were ONLY $10 NIB, including TAX! The 25's were about the same.. HOTLIP Butler Creek's rock Ramlines though __________________ Dead [Black Ops] www.therallypoint.org

January 20, 2001, 05:49 AM	#1
CSOs ROCK Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2000 Posts: 153	sniff sniff I love my 10/22 but nobody else seems to have one... Thumbhole stock, Volquartsen parts, Magnum Lite barrel. Isn't there anyone else out there with a self-built 22LR???

January 20, 2001, 09:39 AM	#2
BUTCH48 Senior Member Join Date: September 4, 2000 Posts: 189	I've got a plain jane 10/22 with a dot scope. Squirrels beware! Great gun, super accurate. $8.47 a brick at walmart. Now if I could just find preban 50 round ramline mags for a reasonable price.

January 20, 2001, 09:53 AM	#3
dZ Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: Exiled, Fetid Swamp, DC Posts: 7,548	just a 22? You own a semiauto rifle, you are a pistol grip away from owning the most dangerous machine on the planet! sounds like quite the shooter i have a marlin m60 SS not nearly the options fer tinkering i bought some 60 grain aquila for mine wump! dZ

January 20, 2001, 10:18 AM	#4
Thibault Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2000 Location: Middle of nowhere, Northern Quebec Posts: 336	Well, I've got a bone-stock Mannlicher-stocked 10/22 that won't shoot s**t (well, it's not a moa gun, really finicky with ammo, but gets game on the table)... and since wife holds 50% of the shares on it, she won't let me fool around with it... so I can only envy yours...

January 20, 2001, 03:29 PM	#5
Destructo6 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 1999 Location: Nogales, AZ USA Posts: 4,000	Got a Remington 552 "Speedmaster" that cycles .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle. It's a lot of fun, but the lack of recoil almost makes it boring.

January 21, 2001, 12:49 AM	#7
Michael Priddy Member Join Date: August 13, 2000 Location: North Carolina Posts: 88	I use a Mark XXII clip fed. I have killed a ton of small game with it.

January 21, 2001, 12:58 AM	#8
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2000 Location: Idaho Posts: 6,073	I recently got one of those Romanian model 1969 .22 "training rifles" and am having way to much fun with it. Bought it for my boy's upcoming birthday (keeping it hidden until then). At the rate I'm going, it will be even more well-used by the time he gets it. I like the balance and accuracy better than my stock 10/22. Not my only rifle (will be my boy's only rifle) but its the one getting the most use right now. Shoot, I may have to get one for myself...

January 21, 2001, 06:35 AM	#9
pvq Member Join Date: December 11, 1999 Location: The Empire State Posts: 56	If you are partial to .22, you might enjoy this site: http://www.22world.com/ After you surf the forums a while you'll know you are certainly not the only one with a 10/22

January 21, 2001, 03:36 PM	#11
ehenz Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 1999 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 308	Caught up with a marlin 60 w/ a simmons 3-9x40 scope several years ago for a about hundred bucks. 16 rounds of plinking fun!!! I am allways the last to pack up at the range when with my buddies (who all reload, or spend tons on ammo, and curse the cost of shooting). I can hit pop cans at 75 yards, and plan on trying it at 100 next time we go to the range. Of course I have larger rifles, but I can see in my friends eye's that they regret "putting down" the .22 many years ago without even trying it. However, they all wait in line to shoot mine when they are out of their fancy-schmancy, magnum powered, hand loaded, often innacurate, shoulder stomping ammo. HEHEHEHEHE!!!

January 21, 2001, 09:12 PM	#14
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	Well, I have a couple of custom 10/22's, but there's also about 50 other guns to keep them company!

January 21, 2001, 09:52 PM	#15
RHC Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2000 Posts: 678	Before I got the fever about two years ago the only rifle I had was the .22 I inherited from my father, a Ward's Western Field model that I assume he bought about 1930. It will shoot shorts, longs and long rifles, which is handy. Still shoots nice, and it's also still my favorite rifle. My father is gone now, but I often think of him when shooting. I imagine him in the woods near his home (and not too far from mine) bagging a squirrel or a rabbit for the pot. They were pretty poor, and I know this gun put meat on the table lots of times.

January 22, 2001, 08:49 PM	#16
CSOs ROCK Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2000 Posts: 153	RHC - That's a really nice story. I can't help but develop a sappy mental picture most likely provided by some movie I saw ages ago. Still a really touching story.

January 23, 2001, 01:24 AM	#18
AAChang Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2000 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 255	Well, CSOs Rock, Ivy seems to like your 10/22

January 23, 2001, 02:06 AM	#19
Bottom Gun Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 1998 Location: Arizona Territory Posts: 1,092	DZ, I've been trying to find some of that 60 grain ammo. How do you like it? Is it accurate? BG

January 23, 2001, 03:28 PM	#20
KAM_Indianapolis Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 1999 Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA Posts: 612	Just bought a used 10/22 this weekend. It is just filled with crud, have it completely broken down at the moment. Deciding what upgrades to get for it. It is hardly my only gun though. 2 rifles, 2 shot guns, 3 hand guns. Not enough ammo.

January 23, 2001, 05:06 PM	#21
Ric Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2000 Posts: 107	I've got the stainless 1022T, laminated stock model, with 3-9x Swift scope. Two days ago I shot a 3-shot, 0.65" group at 25 yds with it offhand using CCI minimag HP's. (It's done better than 0.4" at 50yds from the bench with the same ammo). I needed a confidence booster after shooting a 8" group at the same distance with my .22 ruger bisley ! So far its the 1022T 3, armadillos 0. -ric

January 23, 2001, 10:45 PM	#22
CSOs ROCK Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2000 Posts: 153	KAM - The only changes I made to my 10/22 were a titanium extractor a titanium firing pin an extended magazine release a bolt buffer (why not?) a titanium extended bolt release No further trigger work to lighten up the pull. I don't have that kind of money.

January 24, 2001, 01:40 PM	#23
Ledbetter Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2000 Location: California USA Posts: 4,533	Cheapest accuracy-booster for a stock 10/22 Taking off the barrel band can decrease 50 yard group size by up to 25%. Costs nothing to try it. Regards.

January 24, 2001, 03:26 PM	#24
kgs Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2000 Posts: 142	I love my 10/22! I have had it for about 12 years now and I have kept it stock. It is very accurate too! I do have a few of the 30 round Ram Line mags for it; I bought those when they were plentiful and legal.(1988) The only gripe I have is the trigger. :barf: It's VERY heavy and rough. Who knows how to remedy that trigger of mine? kgs. __________________ Peace through superior firepower.

January 24, 2001, 04:07 PM	#25
Orion_VTOL Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2000 Posts: 117	kgs, Volquartzen!