Ruger 10/22

I would bet that many members here started shooting a gun with a .22 caliber rifle, and many of those started with a Ruger 10/22. I did both, and have always thought that the Ruger 10/22 was a really cool little rifle. It has been the base for tons of rifles. I happened to see this short video on YouTube, and thought this suppressor looked neat. I realize that they aren't the most difficult caliber to suppress, but I kinda like that it still looks like a standard rifle even though it is suppressed. Of course, I guess that is also a con for this suppressor. It can only be used on the 10/22, and not on many other rifles. That makes the payment for your tax stamp not as good a deal, as it would be, if the suppressor could be used on many guns. Does anyone here have one of these, and whether you do or not, what do you think of it?
Larry

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I like the design. I've always wanted to build a Delisle carbine and that style silence might work.

I'd never invest a stamp on a suppressor I could only use on one gun.

Buy the suppressor then get a threaded barrel for your 10/22 if it doesn't already have one. Then you can buy different 22 stuff to use it on. They are fun!

Bought it with a Midway barrel and was muzzle heavy. Had Volquartsen action parts, added the Volquartsen barrel which balanced it out. Added the Tandemcross trigger and a different mag release. Sits in a Boyds stock. Fun shooter but it's up for sale locally, Larry

This is my 1976 10/22. Back when they were an intermediate- high end sporter with walnut stocks and good build quality.

I added a receiver sight to allow it to achieve its accuracy potential.

wood714 said:

I'd never invest a stamp on a suppressor I could only use on one gun.

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^^ I agree

I have a Ruger 1022 LITE Takedown that I bought for the primary purpose of adding a suppressor so I could squirrel hunt with it. In recent years it has become my favorite squirrel rifle, plenty accurate for head shots.

I have shot it side by side with Ruger 1022's with integral suppressed barrels and there is not a nickels difference in suppressed sound compared to my suppressor screwed on the end of the barrel, and as noted above, I can still use my suppressor on other .22 rifles and pistols and I do.

Back in the fall of '65, when I was a Freshman at Nebraska, bought a first edition 1022 at Lawler's on O Street. Still have it, the only mod is a different mag release, and had a gun smith "tune" the trigger long ago. Used to have one of those primitive skinny scopes on it, & for about a decade an inexpensive low profile "dot" for more accurate shooting. It always works, although I try to just shoot standard velocity 40 grain bullets to avoid beating it up with the CCI and such mini-mag loads. Mine is a very low serial number, and my grandson's really enjoy it at the range. No plastic or less expensive wood on mine. Always wanted its Big Brother, so several years ago, finally acquired a Ruger 44 mag as a companion. My son bought a stainless Mannlicher 1022 several years ago, keeping it unfired at the moment for his young sons.

1022 Rugers have have moved into the "classic" class of firearms.

Picked up a Winchester remake of the 52c bolt .22 about 25 years ago, with a 4x Burris it is just superlatively accurate with CCI mini mags.

Enjoy yours. SF VET

BB57, I had the identical gun. With the added peep sight it outshot anything else I had access to. Miss that one!

I've accumulated a few over the years.

Until a few years ago you couldn't hunt with a Semi in Pa. So the used 10/22 market was pretty good. Lot of trade ins when folks realized these were strictly range guns...... could be cited for just having one in the woods.

My favorites are the fullstock/mannlicher guns...... classic European look..... mine wear little 1-4x20 scopes. These were mostly limited runs for some distributor.

One has a black/green laminated stock..... was a Walmart special back in the early 90s.

That first was a gift; the other two were used ANIB [less than a year old; one was just two months old] with nice walnut stocks [one blue one stainless] at half the price of new!

I have the same 10/22 Takedown Lite as Faulkner and have a Dead Air MaskHD can. I've also shot back to back with integrally suppressed 10/22s, and there's really no discernable difference. So why not have a suppressor that you can use on a variety of hosts?

I also have a 10/22 Charger, which is a lot of fun.

I also have a 2nd MaskHD in jail, becuase I want to be able to shoot with my wife and have two .22s suppressed.

One issue with suppressing 10/22s... the action makes a LOT of noise. A viton sleeve over the rear action pin quiets them down quite a bit.

I guess we all gravitate to what we have grown up with. When I was a kid, no one I knew had a Ruger of any sort. In my neck of the woods we grew up with Marlin lever action 22's or Remington, Winchester or Marlin Bolt action 22's.

While I have shot my share of RUGER 10/22'S I have never owned any. I actually turned one down for free - probably stupid of me, but that's a different story for another day.

Agree with Chief38...... my Remington 511-x from 1964 was all I needed until I was gifted a 10/22 in 1994; or need today in .22lr....... but 10/22s and S&Ws 15/22 are a hoot to shoot.

Well that said..... I also have CZ 452FS/mannlicher in .22lr, a modern classic!

I'm another one who came late to the 10/22 party. I grew up shooting Mom's old Remington Model 34 bolt action 22. As I got older, I came to think 22s were for kids and lost interest in them. Getting older yet, I got interested in higher end target 22s. A couple of years ago, I bought my first 10/22 - as an adult. An adult chronologically, if not intellectually. 10/22s are a heckuvalotta fun. As the saying goes: "It's never too late to have a happy childhood."

I've been shooting the Ruger 10-22 since I was nine years old. I got my first when I was 14, and I've had one in one form or another since then. This is my current one, topped with a cheap scope. It holds a zero, though, and will shoot groups under an inch at 50 yards:

I just heard about the integral barrel/suppressor from Ruger and I think it's a really neat idea. Especially since there's a variant for the 10/22 takedown version.

I understand the argument for one .22 suppressor to rule them all. However, my 10/22 is the only .22 rimfire that I want to suppress so…

I'm late to the party. Been shooting since 1964 and just got my first 10-22 a few months ago.

10-22 Rifles and accessories

I too have a 10-22, a SS model with a laminated wood thumb hole stock. I removed the bbl from the action and send it to a gunsmith in the mid west to put a 1/2 28 thread on the end of the bbl. I installed a 22 cal can on the bbl. Works great with one exception. My range has several covered positions which cause the noise, when you fire the gun to reverberate. The gun is so loud its almost like you don't have a silencer on it. To correct this problem I shoot in front of the roof covering, and the noise is very quiet.

chief38 said:

I guess we all gravitate to what we have grown up with. When I was a kid, no one I knew had a Ruger of any sort. In my neck of the woods we grew up with Marlin lever action 22's or Remington, Winchester or Marlin Bolt action 22's.

While I have shot my share of RUGER 10/22'S I have never owned any. I actually turned one down for free - probably stupid of me, but that's a different story for another day.

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Turned down a free gun????? Tomorrow is another day and I expect to see a post about this story. LOL

Well had the Sporter 10/22 in walnut with sling swivels many years back. Nice rifle but recently purchased a R/A bolt compact in 22 magnum which get most of the attention these days.

I got my 10/22 in the late 90s.

Despite decades of handgun use, including competition, I had not had a lot of rifle experience. I am not a hunter, so until that 10/22 I did not even own a rifle.

I got interested in them when they started being accurized to compete in the Sportsman Team Competition series sponsored by Chevy trucks. In reading comparison road tests of the era, the accurized rifles consistently shot sub MOA at 50 yards with target grade ammunition. One of the advantages of these articles was that they tested the rifles with a variety of target ammunition, so one could see which rifle preferred which ammo.

In these comparison tests the Volquartsen/Ruger was always the top gun.
Note: This was before Volquartsen transitioned to using only their own parts for their 10/22 rifles as they do now.

After reading all this I bought a Volquartsen/Ruger 10/22. I had some Federal Gold Medal ammo. This was one of the lower priced target ammunitions available, but still, according to the road tests, capable of sub MOA grouping.

I was very interested to find out if I could get comparable performance. I set up a very steady rest on a windless (the norm here) day. I randomly squeezed off five rounds to properly foul the barrel. Then I squeezed off five as carefully and precisely as I could. The result was sub MOA. I was impressed. I think I still have that target around.

That initial group was no fluke. I found that if I followed the same protocol (stable rest, windless day, concentration on my part) I could replicate that sub MOA performance at will.

I tried a couple of the more expensive ammo brands I had read of in the road tests, and found that my experience reflected what I had read. The more expensive ammo grouped even tighter.

I have since made a couple of modifications to make the rifle more preferable to me, but which have no effect on grouping ability. For me, this rifle is now perfect.

Detractors, of which there seem to be no lack, point out that a 10/22 is not, and never will be, a benchrest competitive rifle. True enough, but benchrest is not the only competition venue, and I look at it as a 'different course/different horses' situation. For .22 rimfire competitive events that require a combination of speed and grouping ability, a customized 10/22 is pretty much the only game in town. (Note: I have not been following the competition, so if there are other rifles now being used in these types of events I am not aware).

They 10/22 may have had humble origins (kind of like the small block Chevy) but it is a seminal design that has gone on to refinement and success that Harry Seyfried and Bill Ruger never envisioned.