I never had an issue with any Ruger 10/22 I used, they all cycled really well in semi's. the most accurate .22 semi I have used was Voere, those things are brilliant. hard to find though.
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I never had an issue with any Ruger 10/22 I used, they all cycled really well in semi's. the most accurate .22 semi I have used was Voere, those things are brilliant. hard to find though.
Got out yesterday with the new Savage , sighted in pretty well with Winchester subs ( all I had ), around the inch or slighty less at 50 mtrs. A couple of jams but it's still bedding down.
Onto the farm and it performed very well. Light to carry and shoulders well.
Shots ranged from under 15 mtrs to over 100 mtrs which is great and it does exactly what I need it to do. As the round count is going up it seems to be smoothing out.
I need to try different ammo brands and sub's vs super sonic to see what performs better.
Has now had 150 rounds through it and it's pretty dirty but functioning well though it had three misfires in a row !! , no firing pin strike on all three cases. I don't really know why.
Reloaded the mag and away it went and hasn't missed a beat in 60 to 80 rounds since, maybe fouling in the manufacture ?? any way it's seems to have cleared it's throat and is away.
Overall I am very pleased, accurate, light and easy to carry and well balanced . It will be interesting to see how it goes in the years to come.Attachment 92898
@berg243 , yes the rabbits are in very good nick. the big tough ones that have got through winter I guess.
I will do a write up the rifle after a few months of hard use and lots of rounds under it's belt but on the two questions you asked.
Trigger is an Accutrigger and I have set it to the lowest it will go, not super light but ok. No real creep and a very consistent break. For me I take awhile to get the feel on a new trigger. Like the rest of the rifle it should improve and smooth out with use.
Magazine is rotary and has taken some adjusting to after a life time of single stack box mags. Slower to load for me and a different technique but feeds well. It seems to be getting easier to load as it gets used more.
Ah, but they didn't get through winter did they @viper, you came along! Good shooting.
Saw your note in the other thread about a review in a few months time, good idea.
I did read somewhere that a user of this rifle stripped it down completely and thoroughly cleaned it of all factory grease, oil, etc etc. Then lubed the bolt thoroughly with a very thin high quality oil.
This improved (eradicated?) the failure to fire, failure to eject problems he occasionally ran into.
I too am looking forward to your review in a few months @viper - Very cool looking rifle.
I've always been partial to the 10/22 but I'd have to agree with what everyone else has said, especially regarding accuracy. Mine hates Winchester ammo and loves CCI velocitors. The Marlin is a great little gun, but I always found the stock uncomfortable (just me).
If you're looking for something a little different to add to the list you could try the Walther G22. It's a bullpup that can be converted by the user (you) to a left handed shooter configuration. They come with 2 10rnd mags and are quite accurate, the trigger however can be a bit spongy. Gun city has a second hand one at the moment. I knew a pest controller who had one and loved it. Had a nice scope and suppressor, plus a powerful light hanging off the pic rail. Just a other option. Take it for what it's worth.
Sorry, I didn't see that this convo went for another page, before I posted.
That's ok mate, thanks for taking the time for the input anyway.
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10/22 become bloody addictive once you start going down the mods track. Pretty much every component has an aftermarket part. Almost a cult like following.
I had one for a year, put a fancy volquartsen trigger in it, bolt buffer, long mag........just didn't enjoy using it as much as my bolt gun CZ. In saying that still bloody good fun and accurate enough.
Whatever you buy, Marlin or Ruger will do you well.
