Buying a Ruger .22 LR rifle: Bolt-action or semi-auto?
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Go for the semi auto! I have a couple of them. They are so much fun! You can make them your own with tons of mods/parts heres a pic of my recent build!
I vote for the marlin model 60, tried and true and fun to shoot. They are cheap enough you can buy 2 or 3 for the price of a 10/22.
I have a 1969 Glenfield Model 75 carbine, basically a Marlin they used to sell in stores like JC penny. I shoot the piss out of that thing and it never fails. Damn near scored a Glenfield 60 yesterday.
Many squirrels have made their way into my fryer due to that old .22.
Don’t buy for looks, buy for purpose, and that purpose bring you can shoot 500 rounds for $25.
I have a 1969 Glenfield Model 75 carbine, basically a Marlin they used to sell in stores like JC penny. I shoot the piss out of that thing and it never fails. Damn near scored a Glenfield 60 yesterday.
Many squirrels have made their way into my fryer due to that old .22.
Don’t buy for looks, buy for purpose, and that purpose bring you can shoot 500 rounds for $25.
I say bolt action... why shoot 10 shots when 1 well placed shot will do. I don't know what your reason for wanting a Ruger is but I have always been a fan of Savage. I have a Savage Mark 2 and I LOVE it, great quality and it's a tack driver, I have shot 1/2" groups at 50 yards with Norma tac 22 ammo. I will also say you haven't fully experienced the fun of a 22lr until you shoot it with a suppessor and the bullet hitting your target is louder then the shot.
I would go for the bolt gun it’s more accurate, safer, and easier to clean.
That stock looks amazing. So does the ar in the background. Another gun I am guilty of spending to much money on
Likewise I’m guilty of the same, that one is a .300 Blackout it’s probably my favorite AR to shoot,That stock looks amazing. So does the ar in the background. Another gun I am guilty of spending to much money on
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Needs a roof top mount. I believe that gun is based on Ruger actions. I saw an early version (15 years ago) in a gun shop in Gastonia, NC. I like it. I had a GSG that looked like a MP 5. I ran a ton of ammo through it. I shot it mostly with a red dot sight. I pretended I was Arnold. I spent a ton of time and a little money with a Remington 522. the internet experts said it was a great shooter. Mine was not anything special.
I love 22 pistols. My favorites were Beretta's 70 series guns.
I sold most of my stuff 6 years ago. My wife and I were retiring and we were going to travel by RV. I couldn't stand the thought of leaving a house full of guns unattended for 6 weeks or more. This thread is making me happy. I haven't looked at these pics in along time.
I sold most of my stuff 6 years ago. My wife and I were retiring and we were going to travel by RV. I couldn't stand the thought of leaving a house full of guns unattended for 6 weeks or more. This thread is making me happy. I haven't looked at these pics in along time.
This one was a 25. The Beretta 459 was the gun that James Bond carried in the early books and movies. There is a scene, I think in Goldfinger, where M makes Bond give up the .25 for a Walther PPK. FWIW, I tried the "my name is Bond, James Bond" a few times. It never worked for me. 
Also, I was much better on the video game than I was on the range.
Also, I was much better on the video game than I was on the range.I am up early and unsupervised, so youse guys are getting the treatment. Here is my favorite incident on the range. I was shooting a Thompson/Center R55 at 25 yards. The gun was new to me so I was looking for best ammo and trying to determine a maintenance schedule for the gun. Incidently , I was getting variations in reults as the gun heated up. The gun was pretty good with CCI standard velocity rounds (which was good becuase the stuff was cheap before Obama). I was shooting at the crosses, one shot at for each, when a fly landed on the cardboard. I couldn't resist the shot. One shot, one kill. I had to take the picture. Not exactly a big game hunter. I call this picture Bloody Remains. I am sharing but not trying to brag. I was never a really good shot. i had talent issues. In this case talent means poor eyesight and jumpy nerves. I still had a lot of fun.
Not exactly a big game hunter. I call this picture Bloody Remains. I am sharing but not trying to brag. I was never a really good shot. i had talent issues. In this case talent means poor eyesight and jumpy nerves. I still had a lot of fun.
I couldn't agree more with this. Ruger has always made a great bolt action rifle, 77/22 being by favorite ruger 22. 10/22's are neat but out of the box are not that accurate and I see them jam a lot. As far as semi auto goes, my Umarex made Colt M4 will blow a 10/22 out of the water as far as fire rate, accuracy, and not jamming goes. My CZ 455 bolt action is a sweet gun, it is heavy enough and has a long enough barrel to be extremely accurate. Also, I love most old (50+ year old) 22's in general. Dad has several remington and winchester models that are excellent. The thing they have on the new ones is better iron sights, tiny and precise (dang near as good as a scope at times).
Personally, I love the accuracy of the bolt action. I also seem to have more fun shooting them, even at steel targets. With practice a bolt action can be fired very quick! Also for teaching kids, I think bolt action is the way to go
. It will help them understand how the firearm functions better.Look into the Ruger 10/22 take down. Easy to carry in the jeep.
Chris I think the 10/22 is hard to beat for dependability and accuracy. There are several different models. I installed a volquarsten sear in mine for a much better trigger for steel matches. They are great little rifles.
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Looks like you @DrDmoney and I should start a show me your overly modified 10/22 thread lol. Mines about 3hrs away in tahoe so not to easy to photo though.
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If I had a stripped 10/22 receiver I could build a stock gun with all the extra parts.
I taught both of my kids to shoot at a very young age with a cheap single shot bolt action from Walmart. Forget the brand. Actually a pretty nice gun for the $100 it cost. We soon upgraded to a 10/22 and the single shot went to my nephew to teach his kids. Why get just one? Its like limiting yourself to one mod on the TJ! You may think you will never do it as I did but I eventually got a 22 suppressor so a threaded barrel is pretty important for that. We actually giggled the first time we shot it. Very fun.