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swampdragon
07-18-2010, 10:04 PM
So what do you guys think of this new Ruger 10/22 Target Tactical 22lr?

This is COOL!


I'm in the market for a SHTF small game hunting gun.
This 10/22 is a new factory version I have never personally seen before until today.
I think I really like it!

It's a pound and 1/2 heavier than the standard 10/22 but it sure looks like it has some accuracy potential.

Coming in right around $430....what do ya think?
Anybody got one already?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Swampdragon/3f5b8e49.jpg


Also.....
I have not shot a 22 in forever and a day.

What would you recommend as far as sights or scopes or red dots or whatever on something like this?
It "is" just a 22....so I'm not looking for some $800 sight or anything....

AKTexas
07-18-2010, 10:08 PM
So what do you guys think of this new Ruger 10/22 Target Tactical 22lr?

I'm in the market for a SHTF small game hunting gun.
This 10/22 is a new factory version I have never personally seen before until today.
I think I really like it!

It's a pound and 1/2 heavier than the standard 10/22 but it sure looks like it has some accuracy potential.

Coming in right around $430....what do ya think?
Anybody got one already?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Swampdragon/3f5b8e49.jpg

This is one I have been wanting for my daughter she has finally outgrown her Davy Cricket and is ready for a larger rim fire.Og course she wants pink still but I can go this model.Ruger should have always made the 10/22 with a bull barrel.I just wish they would switch to a steel receiver as a standard feature.

NAPOTS
07-18-2010, 10:13 PM
Is that a real mag release installed by RUGER????

RJ Shooter
07-18-2010, 10:15 PM
That looks EXACTLY like my 10/22 that I built about 5-6 years ago... LOL!

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 10:15 PM
Are there actual problems with the receiver?
Or is it that you just prefer steel?
There seems to be a lot of 10/22 fans out there.
Just curious....

RJ Shooter
07-18-2010, 10:20 PM
The new receiver is steel? I've never had, or even seen problems with anyone that I know's 10/22. Odd...

Edit: just learned to read...Never Mind! :p

American Rage
07-18-2010, 10:24 PM
K.I.S.S.

I like a plain 10/22 with at least a half dozen butler creek steel lipped mags, and perhaps a nice folding stock with a 4X+ scope.

Rage

mriddick
07-18-2010, 10:24 PM
That looks EXACTLY like my 10/22 that I built about 5-6 years ago... LOL!

What did it cost to build, is $430 a savings?

ready
07-18-2010, 10:26 PM
I know I stripped my receivers scope mount threads in short order. It's not like it was my first time putting a scope on a rifle and I torqued the crap out of them. Steel screws + soft aluminum receiver = stripped threads. Luckily it wasn't too hard to drill and tap new holes.

Anyway, I like it. I know the first things I did to my 10/22 was change the stock and put a bull barrel on it. There's so many aftermarket parts for those things and they're so easy to work on everyone should have one. Just beware, before you know it, you'll have a thousand bucks into it.

AKTexas
07-18-2010, 10:37 PM
Are there actual problems with the receiver?
Or is it that you just prefer steel?
There seems to be a lot of 10/22 fans out there.
Just curious....

There seem to be some differences in the production.My 10/22 is an older early 1980's version and my cousin has the same model but his is a later 1989 run.The v-block in his never remains tight even with locktite this causes his barrel to wobble.My uncle bought this for his son before he was even old enough to shoot and it is only now we have discovered this problem and this is one of those things that is on the back burner for fixing.

Mine is perfect and well over 10k rounds since I have owned it.I think a steel receiver with the Ruger integrated scope mounts would make for better accuracy overall.I know just a .22 but they are putting a lot of effort into improving some older designs.


I know I stripped my receivers scope mount threads in short order. It's not like it was my first time putting a scope on a rifle and I torqued the crap out of them. Steel screws + soft aluminum receiver = stripped threads. Luckily it wasn't too hard to drill and tap new holes.

Anyway, I like it. I know the first things I did to my 10/22 was change the stock and put a bull barrel on it. There's so many aftermarket parts for those things and they're so easy to work on everyone should have one. Just beware, before you know it, you'll have a thousand bucks into it.

And this too has happened to mine.I used to have a scope on mine and then wanted to work on my iron sights shooting so I removed the scope and base. Well after many more thousands of rounds I wanted to take my son out to start learning before I bought his own .22 and I put the base back on and over tightened the screws.I need to just redrill and tap for new holes.

RJ Shooter
07-18-2010, 10:38 PM
What did it cost to build, is $430 a savings?

I can't fully remember now. I probably paid $150-$200ish for the Ruger. Got the Adams & Bennett .930 bull barrel and stock as a combo from the Sportsmans Guide or somewhere for like $150. The mag release and the Weaver rail were probably another $50. So, 5-6 years ago, it still cost me $350-$400+.

All in all, $430 seems like a good price. If it has a better trigger (which I didn't upgrade) than stock, it's a GREAT deal IMHO...

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 10:38 PM
found a vid on it.
It seems to group really well at 50 yards.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZuQv52BrSU&feature=related

RJ Shooter
07-18-2010, 10:40 PM
...and FYI, my rifle is HEAVY.

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 10:43 PM
I can't fully remember now. I probably paid $150-$200ish for the Ruger. Got the Adams & Bennett .930 bull barrel and stock as a combo from the Sportsmans Guide or somewhere for like $150. The mag release and the Weaver rail were probably another $50. So, 5-6 years ago, it still cost me $350-$400+.

All in all, $430 seems like a good price. If it has a better trigger (which I didn't upgrade) than stock, it's a GREAT deal IMHO...

The Ruger website says it has a target trigger too.

http://www.ruger.com/products/1022TargetTactical/features.html

AKTexas
07-18-2010, 10:44 PM
found a vid on it.
It seems to group really well at 50 yards.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZuQv52BrSU&feature=related

Damn nice groups.

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 10:46 PM
Is that a real mag release installed by RUGER????

Yes.
Extended mag release too.

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 10:48 PM
Damn nice groups.

For $430...That's exactly what I was thinking too.
I think I found my new 22.

RJ Shooter
07-18-2010, 10:49 PM
The Ruger website says it has a target trigger too.

http://www.ruger.com/products/1022TargetTactical/features.htmlI'd have to feel it to know for sure, but I didn't add the bipod cost in my equation. My Harris bipod was probably $50, so in all, my "build" was more expensive than this factory model.

AKTexas
07-18-2010, 10:52 PM
For $430...That's exactly what I was thinking too.
I think I found my new 22.

Same here put some decent glass on it and this is the perfect way to spend the day at the range.Cheap,affordable and cheap to feed.

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 10:55 PM
I'd have to feel it to know for sure, but I didn't add the bipod cost in my equation. My Harris bipod was probably $50, so in all, my "build" was more expensive than this factory model.

So you're saying you are OK with this rifle?
Any down sides you can see?

chiak47
07-18-2010, 10:58 PM
My stock run of the mill 10/22 groups very nice @50 yards and I have a cheap scope on it..For $430 you can buy 2 like mine...

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 10:58 PM
Same here put some decent glass on it and this is the perfect way to spend the day at the range.Cheap,affordable and cheap to feed.

I think I agree.
I'm not going to the range though.
I'm just going outside so my wife doesn't yell at me. :coffee:

Now....what to scope it with?
Decisions...decisions.

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 11:01 PM
My stock run of the mill 10/22 groups very nice @50 yards and I have a cheap scope on it..For $430 you can buy 2 like mine...

I don't want two like yours. Cuz then I'd be just like...well...YOU.
And who would want that?
:biggrina:

AKTexas
07-18-2010, 11:03 PM
I think I agree.
I'm not going to the range though.
I'm just going outside so my wife doesn't yell at me. :coffee:

Now....what to scope it with?
Decisions...decisions.

We are on 12.5 acres here but we have neighbors both to the left and right and then directly behind us now.Can't risk shooting out here unfortunately.The rule I use for glass is match the price of the rifle or double for the good stuff.Like on the .264 Win mag,1k gun 1k glass to match.


I don't want two like yours. Cuz then I'd be just like...well...YOU.
And who would want that?
:biggrina:

You need a bad tat on the back of your head and 6 kids.:lol2:

chiak47
07-18-2010, 11:05 PM
I don't want two like yours. Cuz then I'd be just like...well...YOU.
And who would want that?
:biggrina:

Well fuck you and your nifty pea shooter...LOL

RJ Shooter
07-18-2010, 11:08 PM
So you're saying you are OK with this rifle?
Any down sides you can see?Sounds like a "winner winner chicken dinner" to me... ;)

RJ Shooter
07-18-2010, 11:10 PM
Now....what to scope it with?
Decisions...decisions.Millet DMS-1... Less than $300 with a decent set of rings.

ksuguy
07-18-2010, 11:14 PM
Looks pretty similar to mine. However, I had to put a bunch of extra money into mine to fix all the shit that was wrong with it due to Rugers crappy quality control on their newer products. I started with a standard target version with a laminate stock. That thing was a wobbly POS. It had sling mounts, but they were only 1" and integral with no quick detach. I replaced the factory stock with a Hogue. Looks just like the one on this new gun. Then I ordered a set of 1 1/4" swivels so I could use a standard web sling.

I also replaced the factory trigger group with a new one from Volquartsen. The newer factory ones are cheap plastic. The volquartsen is solid metal and it also gives me a better mag release and a bolt hold open feature that actually works correctly and has a quick release. Finally, I replaced the extractor because I was getting constant stovepiping from the factory one.

Bottom line, I'd be really hesitant to buy something new from Ruger these days.

AKTexas
07-18-2010, 11:16 PM
http://www.opticsplanet.net/millett-1-4-x-24-dms-multi-coat-rifle-scope-bk81002.html?gclid=CJjX_frc9qICFUNf2godBXWoiw

Not a bad price.

RJ Shooter
07-18-2010, 11:19 PM
http://www.opticsplanet.net/millett-1-4-x-24-dms-multi-coat-rifle-scope-bk81002.html?gclid=CJjX_frc9qICFUNf2godBXWoiw

Not a bad price.And even lower... ;)

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/53649-34.html

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 11:23 PM
We are on 12.5 acres here but we have neighbors both to the left and right and then directly behind us now.Can't risk shooting out here unfortunately.The rule I use for glass is match the price of the rifle or double for the good stuff.Like on the .264 Win mag,1k gun 1k glass to match.



You need a bad tat on the back of your head and 6 kids.:lol2:

I blew over a grand on my Savage 308.
Then blew over another grand on the scope for it.

I'm looking to go less expensive this time for sure!

AKTexas
07-18-2010, 11:25 PM
And even lower... ;)

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/53649-34.html

After Shipping and Tax I'm in Texas I save .97 cents. :roflwithfeetcv2:


I blew over a grand on my Savage 308.
Then blew over another grand on the scope for it.

I'm looking to go less expensive this time for sure!

I can understand that.My GF is shocked at the amount of money I have one rifle.

swampdragon
07-18-2010, 11:27 PM
Looks pretty similar to mine. However, I had to put a bunch of extra money into mine to fix all the shit that was wrong with it due to Rugers crappy quality control on their newer products. I started with a standard target version with a laminate stock. That thing was a wobbly POS. It had sling mounts, but they were only 1" and integral with no quick detach. I replaced the factory stock with a Hogue. Looks just like the one on this new gun. Then I ordered a set of 1 1/4" swivels so I could use a standard web sling.

I also replaced the factory trigger group with a new one from Volquartsen. The newer factory ones are cheap plastic. The volquartsen is solid metal and it also gives me a better mag release and a bolt hold open feature that actually works correctly and has a quick release. Finally, I replaced the extractor because I was getting constant stovepiping from the factory one.

Bottom line, I'd be really hesitant to buy something new from Ruger these days.

Stop pissing in my cornflakes man!

:gunman:

ksuguy
07-18-2010, 11:51 PM
Sorry to be a downer. You would probably be better served looking for an older 10/22 and adding a few custom parts to it to get something like this.

swampdragon
07-19-2010, 12:11 AM
Anybody ever tried on of these Tactical Innovations magazines before?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Swampdragon/e5d936ef.jpg

http://www.tacticalinc.com/ti25-advanced-composite-steel-magazine-ruger-1022-p-532.html

AKTexas
07-19-2010, 12:13 AM
Anybody ever tried on of these Tactical Innovations magazines before?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Swampdragon/e5d936ef.jpg

http://www.tacticalinc.com/ti25-advanced-composite-steel-magazine-ruger-1022-p-532.html

There was a review on the old Gunsnet about these.The review was positive.They are the most expensive of the 10/22 mags but they may be worth it.

swampdragon
07-19-2010, 12:13 AM
Sorry to be a downer. You would probably be better served looking for an older 10/22 and adding a few custom parts to it to get something like this.

Nah.
I think I'll get this, and then just replace whatever part I may have trouble with.
I like it's size.
I like it's looks.
I like it's barrel.
I like it's accuracy.
I like it's price.

swampdragon
07-19-2010, 12:17 AM
There was a review on the old Gunsnet about these.The review was positive.They are the most expensive of the 10/22 mags but they may be worth it.

Looks like there is more than one version of this mag?
I didn't know that.

http://www.tacticalinc.com/mags-loaders-c-489.html?infoBox=1

AKTexas
07-19-2010, 12:20 AM
Looks like there is more than one version of this mag?
I didn't know that.

http://www.tacticalinc.com/mags-loaders-c-489.html?infoBox=1

Learned something new.Not too bad for the composites.

swampdragon
07-19-2010, 12:30 AM
Learned something new.Not too bad for the composites.

I like the middle one.
The composite with the steel feed lips.

AKTexas
07-19-2010, 12:32 AM
I like the middle one.
The composite with the steel feed lips.

Is it necessary to take it apart to clean it?I have never even attempted to clean my factory 10 rd or the butler creeks,I still have some of the ramline.

swampdragon
07-19-2010, 12:54 AM
Is it necessary to take it apart to clean it?I have never even attempted to clean my factory 10 rd or the butler creeks,I still have some of the ramline.

I have no idea.
I haven't shot a 22 in decades.

TEN-32
07-19-2010, 01:21 AM
Just slap a Simmons 22 Mag scope on it and be done. Good to go. The Tactical Innovations magazines are the cats azz. If you want a receiver upgrade, Volquartsen is producing some, but I really don't see the point. I think you'd be better served installing a match trigger group and bolt buffer.

swampdragon
07-19-2010, 01:28 AM
Just slap a Simmons 22 Mag scope on it and be done. Good to go. The Tactical Innovations magazines are the cats azz. If you want a receiver upgrade, Volquartsen is producing some, but I really don't see the point. I think you'd be better served installing a match trigger group and bolt buffer.

Good to know....

:thumbsup:

mriddick
07-19-2010, 06:33 AM
The TI mags are very nice mags, their main feature (besides being able to be taken apart) is they are adjustable to reduce slop and/or the feed angle which makes them more reliable. Most of the guys that run FA 10-22's at the creek swear by them.

TEN-32
07-19-2010, 06:45 AM
Its been a while, but if you go to the Volquartsen web site, they used to sell stuff at a good discount in the "bargain bin". I got my hammer and sear there. If you shim the hammer and do the BB trick in the firing pin channel of the bolt you can really take up most of the slop in the action for just a few dollars. Add to that a match trigger with overtravel stop and you have quite a nice little plinker set up.

skorpion
07-19-2010, 08:09 AM
Anybody ever tried on of these Tactical Innovations magazines before?

http://www.tacticalinc.com/ti25-advanced-composite-steel-magazine-ruger-1022-p-532.html

Heck, call it luck, but I buy the $8 Eagle 30-rounders and never have any problems with them. I just shot one a few weeks ago that's been fully loaded for about five years and it fed fine. Screw paying $20+ for .22 plinking mags!

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/cdnn_2113_61438664