ruger 10/22 .22 lr review

Picture courtesy of Krustian hobogaard.

Average Ratings

Accuracy	9.8/10
Handling	9.4/10
Value for Money	9.9/10
Reviewer Rating	9.6/10
Overall Rating	9.2/10

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By doctorstrangepork on 17th Mar 2006

doctorstrangepork's Ratings

Value for money	10/10
Overall value	9/10
doctorstrangepork's recommendation

Good Points

Price
Availability of custom parts
Fun to shoot!

Bad Points

Factory trigger

General Comments

I bought synthetic/blued Ruger 10/22 carbine as my first rimfire rifle and have been using it about a month now - mainly for rabbit shooting and plinking. It came as a package, threaded for a suppressor and with a 4x32 scope for NZ$499 - only a little more than my air rifle cost! This is more expensive than in the US, but not too bad at all.

It is still standard except for the addition of a Parker-Hale style suppressor. The rifle has proved totally reliable, has good hunting accuracy (1/2 inch groups at 30 yards), cycles properly with subsonic ammunition, is extremely simple to break down for cleaning etc and is a whole bunch of fun to shoot.

I have no major negative points, except the usual ones - factory trigger pull is heavier than the rifle (honestly!) and the minor gripes of fiddly magazine release and bolt lock.
I have heard that the magazines can give you grief if you don't keep them clean, however mine has not given me any problems so far.

I would reccommend this rifle for anyone wanting a general purpose .22 LR rifle (pretty much exactly the advice I was given). 10/22s do take a bit of customising to get to that 'tack driver' stage but that's the joy of owning one of these rifles, and mine performs just fine right out of the box.

Total Respect: +1