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Another for the Winchester Model 63. Handsome, reliable, accurate and easy to shoot plus they're worth more every day
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Coyote Hunter: Those Brownings are indeed nifty little 22 semi-auto's and I have owned several of them - but for all around uses I have preferred the Ruger 10/22 and its wonderful 10 round rapid to re-load (with more previously loaded magazines!) for decades now. This feature alone (I won't enumerate all the others) makes the Ruger 10/22 my go to Ground Suqirrel, small game and plinking Rifle. Trick'em out the way you like'em and "go to town". I prefer the 10/22 Deluxe versions for sporter weight Rifles, and the heavy stainless barrel model for "serious work". Hold into the wind VarmintGuy Your preference is understandable. Much as I like the 10/22, every one I've seen needs a different trigger to make it acceptable to me. I do like the mag loading, though. And a trigger swap is easy. If I didn't have the Remington Model 24 and the newer (1974) Browning SA22, I'd undoubtedly have a 10/22.
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No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
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can't believe the 15-22 gets no love......
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Coyote Hunter: There is plenty of time in your future to find a compelling deal on a Ruger 10/22 of one model or another. Or maybe a used customized 10/22. I was chasin guns way east of my home here in SW Montana yesterday and came across a gunshop with 13 (thirteen!) different models of brand new Ruger 10/22's on their shelves/racks! And that is not counting any of the used models they were re-selling! I probably should have bought one of the used 10/22's they had that had an "off brand" scope on it and someone had added an adjustable butt pad to the factory original birch stock along with an additional front sling swivel stud (for a Harris Bi-Pod?). It was priced VERY low ($139.00 IIRC) and would have been a good donor action for a custom - after selling off the cheapy extras on it. I may go back there in a few days and show cash? I have Hunted with probably 20+ Ground Squirrelers so far this season and all but two of them brought along their various model Ruger 10/22's - some of them more than one! Obviously most people in the know consider them "classy" enough to own/Hunt with! I just checked my online firearms inventory and I am down to just 6 (six!) Ruger 10/22's (4 Deluxe Model's, 1 heavy barrel factory model and 1 Deluxe custom Shilen heavy barreled model). Triggers on Ruger 10/22's are often in need of "aid" - luckily this is easy to do and relatively inexpensive. Long live the Ruger 10/22 - being "classy" for 54 years now and still going strong! Hold into the wind VarmintGuy P.S.: "To date, more than 6 million Ruger 10/22 rifles, in all variations, have been sold—a number that no doubt would have pleased the late Bill Ruger. Indeed, the 10/22 has taken the traditional Christmas "kid's rifle" to places where no rimfire rifle has gone before. (From an article by "Shooting Illustrated" on Ruger 10/22's - that's "classy" in a "class" by itself!).
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I know 10/22's shoot. I iknow there are a lot of accessories for the hopeful owners. I also know what classy Rifles are.....and Ruger 10/22's ain't ! And never will be no matter how much they are accessorized , with the exception of a classy piece of wood.
I gave my kids Xmas rifles , but I thought more of my kids to have to see 'em pull one of those 10/22's out from under the tree. I have more class than that .
150+ rimfires.....I know what has class .
There have been millons of VW Beatles sold too.
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Favorite .22 semi? KIDD but I'm slumming a Tactical Solutions X-Ring with a KIDD single stage trigger that I like quite a bit.
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I know 10/22's shoot. I iknow there are a lot of accessories for the hopeful owners. I also know what classy Rifles are.....and Ruger 10/22's ain't ! And never will be no matter how much they are accessorized , with the exception of a classy piece of wood.
I gave my kids Xmas rifles , but I thought more of my kids to have to see 'em pull one of those 10/22's out from under the tree. I have more class than that .
150+ rimfires.....I know what has class .
There have been millons of VW Beatles sold too.
I think I have owned them all-the Marlin 989,49 ,80 and 60,Remington 24,241,552,550 and 597,Weatherby Mark xx11,Browning auto and Winchester 63&74.Right now my semi auto battery consist of 6 10/22's -several DSP's with barrels from Lilja,Green Mountain,Border and Shilen.Keep your class,you can't beat a 10/22!
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I cleaned mine finally (new bbl, was cleaned before install, then shot a bit, no cleaning until today). Broke threaded pc off cleaning rod (3 section old steel Hoppes rod I've had for 40 plus years). That sucked. Bought a new aluminum one.......but forgot to get Lead Away patches. Was pretty filthy. See how it shoots maybe tomorrow.
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An old fingergroove sporter 1022 w Volq hammer and Leupold 2-7X would be a dandy semi. And a classic by my definition. Problem is I bang stuff up a bit when hunting........so sold mine and got a newer one to build into a hunter. Not a classic and don't give a flip. Have had some Anschtuz and other bolt rigs, some 552 (don't care for 550) and some pumps. Hell biggest groundhog I ever got was with a Rem 121. Absolutely hate Marlin 39's and Win 9422s
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An old fingergroove sporter 1022 w Volq hammer and Leupold 2-7X would be a dandy semi. And a classic by my definition. Problem is I bang stuff up a bit when hunting........so sold mine and got a newer one to build into a hunter. Not a classic and don't give a flip. Have had some Anschtuz and other bolt rigs, some 552 (don't care for 550) and some pumps. Hell biggest groundhog I ever got was with a Rem 121. Absolutely hate Marlin 39's and Win 9422s
Besides the 10/22's I have a couple 52& 75 Winchesters,several CZ's and bolt guns by Marlin,Remington,Ruger ,Anschutz and probably some others.Usually kill 100-120 squirrels a year but haven't shot one in 3 years with a .22,using a .25 Benjamin Marauder exclusively.Most fun squirrel rifle I've ever owned!
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I know 10/22's shoot. I iknow there are a lot of accessories for the hopeful owners. I also know what classy Rifles are.....and Ruger 10/22's ain't ! And never will be no matter how much they are accessorized , with the exception of a classy piece of wood.
I gave my kids Xmas rifles , but I thought more of my kids to have to see 'em pull one of those 10/22's out from under the tree. I have more class than that .
150+ rimfires.....I know what has class .
There have been millons of VW Beatles sold too.
You might wanna re-think your animosity for the 10/22............https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/12869883/rj-renner-10-22-rhinelander#Post12869883 I think Renner's rendition is pretty classy.
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
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An old fingergroove sporter 1022 w Volq hammer and Leupold 2-7X would be a dandy semi. And a classic by my definition. Problem is I bang stuff up a bit when hunting........so sold mine and got a newer one to build into a hunter. Not a classic and don't give a flip. Have had some Anschtuz and other bolt rigs, some 552 (don't care for 550) and some pumps. Hell biggest groundhog I ever got was with a Rem 121. Absolutely hate Marlin 39's and Win 9422s
Besides the 10/22's I have a couple 52& 75 Winchesters,several CZ's and bolt guns by Marlin,Remington,Ruger ,Anschutz and probably some others.Usually kill 100-120 squirrels a year but haven't shot one in 3 years with a .22,using a .25 Benjamin Marauder exclusively.Most fun squirrel rifle I've ever owned! I liked handgunning squirrels back when my eyeballs were good. Pops let me use his Kart slided Colt 1911.
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Currently, it is a Ruger MK built spring 1950, I found in a pawn shop.
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I had a couple of AMT Lightnings (10.5" and 8.5"), a couple MK1s (5 1/2" and 6 7/8") and a couple MK2 22/45 Great Eights.
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Favorite .22 semi ?...........Long guns: Only owned one in my life, (so far) and it's a stock 10/22 with just a scope. But I've always had a soft spot for those Marlin 60's . Handguns: A S&W Mod. 2206 Target because a S&W Model 41's too expensive.
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Ratsmacker,
Is your favorite game " jumping to Conclusions???? I recognize the 10/22 for what it is ...and is not.
If Ruger sold millons to the masses .....popularity is not a facet of " class".
I feel sorry for the 10/22 apoligizers ....that do not have the wherewithal to acquire a classy rimfire.
Animosity no......
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I have only owned one semi a 10-22.. So it is my favorite.. But semi rifles are far down the list of favorite rifles for me..
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