[natedog375]

do you think a 10/22 is the best .22 auto loader? i have a Marlin 795 .22, and its a pretty good gun in my opinion. i can shoot 5 shot groups that can be covered by a quarter at about 75 yards. i haven't shot a 10/22 though, so i cant compare.

 

[cajungeo]

Hey Nate. I haven't fired a marlin, but from things I have read on them, Out of The Box, I believe the marlin is more accurate. However the Ruger 10/22 is so popular it has tons of drop in acc. The Ruger can be made to shoot consistant .5" groups at 50 yds. for not a lot of bucks. The bull match barrels such as the Green Mountain are drop in. I got mine for $87. The Laminated Fajun thumb hole stock was $83 unfinished. If you spend the bucks for a Volquartsen match barrel, with some other work you can shoot in the .2-.3" groups at 50 yds. There are mags up to 100 rds (drum type), Like the minis preban, folding stocks, With 2 10/22s you can make a gattling gun 800 rds/min. In short the Ruger is a great project gun. Now I will say it can remain stock, and be tuned like the mini-14/30 for not a lot of money, for better accuracy. The 10 shot rotary mags are very reliable. Just depends on what grabs ya.

 

[Trooper Danzig]

I have been shooting a Remington 552 speedmaster for years. I never knew how accurate that rifle was until i put a scope on it. I can hit pop cans out to 250 yards on a regular basis if the wind is not blowing. Head shot a squirrel at roughly 80 yards on the first shot. My rifle prefers federal hollowpoint 36 grain bullets. I am not a big time long range shooter but a good scope on any decent rifle will make the average shooter an accurate shooter. Iam curious as to if a ruger carbine will shoot as good as my remington without all the extra mods.

 

[Coyote]

Trooper Danzig : That is great shooting. 250 yards wow. Guess my 10/22 will not hold up to that. The drop on my 10/22 is so great at 250 yards I would have to hold the cross hairs so far off the pop can I would not be able to see it. Course here in Idaho the wind never quits blowing, so you have to deal with wind drift each and every time you shoot. 25 to 50 yards is all I can do with the 10/22 and say I get one ragged hole each and every time. Past that 50 yards mark, I suck. (Now hand me my 223 and line up the cans at 400 yards.)

 

[cajungeo]

Welcome to the forum Trooper Danzig. I had a Rem 552 BDL I bought in 1968. I sold it last year, and kick myself for it still. It still looked new, but the Stevens 22 Made by Savage My dad got me in 1960 could out shoot it. I was lighting matches with it. My longest shot was a head shot on a crow at 147 yds. I sold it too. Still kicking myself.

I agree with ya on the scope. I have a tasco target scope I use, and at 50 yds. On 6 power I can see each bullet hit. I am ordering a Weaver mount for it, and have shim stock to shim the scope for long range. Am still tuning my 10/22, and trying to find the ammo it likes.

 

[Trooper Danzig]

My only gripe about my 552 is that the barrel must be pulled from the reciever to clean the bolt and trigger assembly of the rifle so i loose the zero on the scope each time. Do you know of a way i can rezero the scope without having to go and shoot a few rounds to rezero the scope. Thought of putting a pistol scope on the rear sight so i wont loose the zero but then i will loose magnification power. Any ideas? I might buy a stainless marlin tube feeder as i can clean the bolt without pulling the barrel. I prefer a tube feeder to a magazine because i dont like to load .22 clips all day long and the 30 or 50 round mags are way too expensive now. What got me started on shooting my .22 at a long range was i used to find bottles and throw them in the river. The bank was roughly 40 foot above the water and the current would carry the bottles away pretty fast. Let the bottles go far enough to where i could barely see them then pull out the rifle and that scope made them look close. Used a lot of kentucky windage but once i got the range i could really do some awesome shots:sniper: Of course the american sniper from saving private ryan always gets me fired up when i see that movie:usa: Anyhow thats what i like to do when i go shooting.

 

[cajungeo]

Hey Trooper Danzig. I didn't have a scope on my Rem. I only cleaned the bore, and used q-tips to clean the bolt area.

Since this is a Ruger 10/22 forum, I can talk more about how I clean my 10/22. I haven't had mine long, but it is so simple. I use fishing line to pull patches thru the bore. Coyote suguested Weedeater mono, it should be stronger. I clean the bore only most of the time. If I want further cleaning, one screw, and the barrel/receiver comes out. Punch out the trigger group pins, and you can get at everything. Barrel, and Scope stay mounted.