I love the 10/22 I had one in Arizona and it kept me fed when I was out of work. All the teenagers around there had them to. The only thing was the first time I took it completely apart it's a good thing that I put each piece in line on the table because it has a lot of springs and part but as long as you lay them out right it's easy to completely clean every part of this gun. But when the kids saw me do they decided to do it with their 10/22s because they thought running a cloth down the barrel was cleaning until they watch me. I did show them how to do it so they would know how to put theirs back together but the next day all 3 of them showed up with bags full of springs and want me to put guns back together. Lol I guess they didn't listen as well as I thought.
Hahahaha I can’t believe you even considered the idea that they were listening in the first place Me as a teenage boy would’ve seen somebody trying to give me instruction as somebody trying to tell me what to do and that’s just not gonna fly
When I was a boy I went to a dealer looking for a new rifle. The man was a real gunsmith. I was drooling over this AR 15 looking 22 on steroids. That sure would impress my buddies. The old gunsmith said "No son, that ain't what you want." He put a 10/22 in my hands. I remember being skeptical about the rotary clip. Well that was 1977. Thousands of rounds and shameful abuse. The lack of proper maintenance and proper cleaning is truly embarrassing for me. I knew better. This weapon never failed me. Not one misfire. Not ever. When mom passed I found that old gun while cleaning out the old house. Took it to a young smith who knows his stuff. She got the works. On the side of the barrel are the words " Made in the 200th year of American Liberty" He gilded that. No extra charge.
Why the 10/22 is popular: Low initial cost of ownership, huge amount of aftermarket parts, inexpensive ammo, stupid reliable, easy to operate and maintain.
Inspiring! My dad died when I was 5. I inherited (years later) his 10/22, it's at least 1967 if not older. I've had it for about 40 years and never had it jam. Thanks for confirming what I already thought about this fine rifle. Well done video.
Great rifles, do jam. Shot coyote once, gun ended up jamming every second round while trying put thing out of its misery. Fire, jam, fire, jam. Learned two things, never use .22 on anything larger than gopher and NEVER buy cheap ammo. They will misfire and jam, all up to ammo you use not the gun.
Im from sweden and even a ,22 powder burner needs a license and it all goes over the "not so easy" hunters degree here. But i shot a 10/22 abroad and it´s also the only riffle in 22LR i ever shot, but decided to grind through the hunters degree and get a 22 LR. And for me it´s only one, the 10/22. for me it´s almost a "plattform" with all the customization available. so really appreciated this episode. thanks from "up north" :D
I believe everything you have said. I have had my gun for 52 years and have fired it constantly every summer and winter. It is my only survival weapon my back up weapon my meat getting weapon. I have been operating the same clip for those fifthTwo years. It has never failed me except when I didn’t clean it and it woodstove pipe. Thank you for letting everyone know how great a 1022 is.
This was my first rifle, iv put over 20k rounds through mine over the last 20 years. Still makes it on every range trip. Decent ammo and fresh mags is all they ask for.
Your going to love it if you haven't shot it, they are amazing guns and you can get a huge amount of mags and all kinds of accessories for them and they just run!!
I always wanted a 10/22 and about 4 years ago I came by one owned for 22 years by a local farmer who had shot many thousands of rounds through it and he reported that it had NEVER malfunctioned. He traded it in to a friend's gun shop on a take-down version and I got his old traded-in one for very little money. The previous owner had NEVER cleaned it, not once in 22 years. The trigger group was full of crap....old bullet lube and powder residue,.I stripped it right down and cleaned it all up and machined up an adapter to fit a silencer. It fires everything from subsonic to stingers and is astonishingly accurate. It's a wonderful little rifle and I am sure will still be operating long after I am gone. I can see why they are so popular...... I have two other .22s, an old Springfield bolt gun, and a Remington Nylon 66.... both fine rifles, but the little Ruger is kind of the 'go to' .22. The barrel is easy to remove and replace too..... Brilliant.... Having bought a used Ruger magazine recently that had feeding issues, I found that the spring tension is important....
I hear you on the Marlin Model 60... I have had mine for 35 ish years. Take it out every other month. Only problem ever was a loose feed tube. My grandfather taught me how to take care of it. PROPERLY. Still a great gun. It comes down to care and knowledge. Love my 10/22 also.
My dad bought me a 10/22 as my first firearm in 1965 at Fed Mart (remember them?). It has a cherry wood stock and a five digit serial number. That gun has never messed a beat. I liked the gun particularly because it resembles an M1 carbine. My dad also added a Weaver scope (made right here in my home town) and a sling. Great gun!
Was always a Model 60 guy. Had an old used one that I personally put a six figure round count through. It was ancient and rusty when I got it. Never really had an issue with it. Bought the boys a pair of 10-22s for Christmas one year. After we played with those for a couple of years, I get it. We have several 10-22 rifles now. Model 60 Marlins are no longer in the mix. Too complicated to be as cheap as they are, and the Rugers are too strong to have to worry about. Glad I made the change.
Its funny how you described the use of gun cabinets and being raised with them. I'm 51 and still have two. The crazy thing (according to anti gunners) is that no one died.
Gun cabinets my gun cabinet is the floor of the bedroom closet. Caught my 4 and 5 year old nieces look at the 22s it was winter time. I took them to where I went shooting. I ask them which was harder the frozen ground or their belly. They said the frozen ground. Then I showed them the little 22 bullet and ask if they thought this could hurt them and they said no. Then I helped them to hold the 22 and fire about ten rounds in the frozen ground in front of them. When they seen the large hole in the ground in front of them they never look at my 22s again. That is proper gun safety training for kids.
Back during Thanksgiving of 2023, my uncle gave me a Ruger 10/22, it shot a little off at first, so I installed TSR200 tech sights on it and now it shoots much better than the factory-installed sights, a fantastic rifle.
Still have the old 10/22 my Dad taught me to shoot on. Did not appreciate the technology of it until I saw your video. Thanks for the info, 2 thumbs up!
I bought a Ruger 10/22 last Fall at a Gun Show and I ent into a time warp remembering how much fun a .22 is. I know also own a Colt 22 in the AR Series < I may have gone a bit overboard> and a few months ago a Taurus TX22...which is my fav firearm. Not my EDC, but, my fave firearm just the same.
You wanna see cool? I will show you cool.. The aftermarket folding stock from Archangel (QBD) allows a traditional 1022 to fold up conveniently AND switch out barrels like a champ. I don't know why the 2A community hasn't made a big deal about this. I have owned one for about a year now and love it. Great job on the video by the way, other than nomenclature flubs, the content was solid. If you really do like to use your 1022, this stock will put your favorite little rimfire back onto your list of regular, everyday firearms. Of course you will probably start looking around for a target barrel and an optic.
My 10/22 is my favorite rifle. I have gone a bit nuts on customizing it though. I now have almost $2,000 in it including accessories. I wanted to point out that 10/22 magazines (BX 15s and 25s) need a break in period. For mine it was about 100 - 200 rounds per magazine and never have issues since. The ammo brand is another factor. It doesn't like Remington Golden Bullets but loves anything CCI. Another cheap part to replace as soon as you buy one is the bolt buffer pin. The receiver housing is aluminum and the bolt slamming back against the buffer pin will eventually waller out the hole the pin fits into. Buy a polymer one for around $10 and it will keep that problem from happening. It also gets rid of the annoying ping sound and smooths out the action some. Also, use a torque screwdriver on the takedown screw when putting it back together. On a polymer stock it's 40 lbs. If not the accuracy is effected every time you clean it. I shoot mine almost every week, 500 rounds per trip.
Have one that was bought at a western auto parts store way back.my brother bought a starter n a 22 rifle and a box of shells.has a stamp on the barrel western auto.still shoots but one at a time has ejecting problem.
My first gun was a 410/22 over under. I loved that little gun. I was 9 years old my 2 older brothers had single shot 12 gauges. I felt like king shit with 2 different calibers
@@oldnumber5866 I still have my Savage .22/410. Still hunt rabbits with it. I got mine at ten years old (1960). There isn't a tin can around that is safe on "plinkin' range day" ! I love that gun.
Got mine in 1971. Seen a buttload of ammo over the years. Still an awesome tack driver. By far my most favorite weapon. Grandson hopes he will get it someday.
Cleaned my 1995 Ruger 10/22 and found the barrel was loose. Easy to tighten with Allen wrench, but YES, the barrel will come loose. Good idea to check when cleaning.
Everyone has one. They’re cheap, easily customizable, reliable, accurate, fun to shoot and easy to maintain. Plus, if you bought it used, you can shoot it for 10 years and sell it for what you paid for it. One of the all time great firearms.
@@jeffreyhall2136 I was a kid and traded it for a marlin, if I had known that today it would have been so sought after I never would have gotten rid of it.
I have a model 60 that I've pumped thousands of rounds through and never had a problem. The 10/22 is damn good rifle but I've just had really good luck with my model 60 that I've just never felt the need to get one.
The one thing I tell people when they are looking at 22s is I heavily recomend the 10/22 not cus of the aftermarket or customer service at ruger, but on 2 spicific things. 1. Its reliable as hell 2. Its dead simple to take apart and deep clean every part. The trigger group is ridiculously simple to tear down compared to other designs.
They blew up the design years ago to make a 357 and 44 Magnum. The deerstalker and the deerslayer. Recently they have taken that design from 9 mm rifle to 9 mm submachine gun looking pistol that accepts Glock magazines and folding braces.
Back to support ya buddy. Oldie but a goodie. Mine got trashed. Waterbed sprung a leak while I was on vaxca, 1022 swam underwater for a week and a half! Stripped it, cleaned off the rust and went right back 100% on shitty federal and the bx25's. Done and done. Kick ass.
I had a Marlin Model 60, I found it on the dirt floor of an old barn. The trigger group was busted and most of the wood stock had rotted away. The owner told me it had probably been laying there in the dirt for about 10 years. I offered to buy it but the owner said it was junk and that I could have it. Went on eBay and bought a new trigger assembly and a good used stock for it and cleaned it up and re-blued all the metal and it shot excellent. It's what I trained my oldest daughter how to shoot with and when she joined the military her drill sergeant was really impressed with how good of a shooter she was.
My compliments on your achievements. Aerial Gunnery is a challenge. It is a perishable skill set that will elude you as you age. Stay your course young man. You have many lessons to share with those willing to listen. My sincerest compliments.
I agree with your points on the Ruger, as I’ve got one, but I also have a model 60 since 1983 that’s been flawless. 2 awesome examples for sure. Good day and God bless.
Never fired a Marlin m60. Back when I was young my Dad has a Win m250 laver action, my Uncle, a bolt action Marlin. When I was 13, 2 boys who lived across the highway had a Browning .22 Automatic Rifle. I noticed, while firing it that it was kinda slow. Turns out their Grandfather, who had bought it new, never cleaned it. And neither did they! They didn’t know how to take it apart. Well, it was a Take-Down model! So I removed the barrel. Pulled a couple of pins in the action (after I removed the spring return tube from stock), pulled the action out & cleaned the hell out of it. & the receiver. One of them cleaned the barrel. Put it back together, loaded it, went out the back door & fired into their Grandfathers impact area (had a 25 yd range right off the back porch)! What did you do to it?!? I said I cleaned it! You just fired full automatic!!! “No I didn’t.” So they reloaded and fired it. Well, apparently, it turned out, I could move my trigger pretty fast! It wasn’t all that fast, but whatever that rifle’s rpm rate was. I could unload the 11-22LR rnds in about 3-4 seconds. The younger brother practiced for a week and could match my rate of fire. At 50 ft, either of us could empty 11 rnds into an NRA official 50 ft 22rimfire target, in the black! His brother could put 11rnds in the black, but his rate of fire was 2-3 seconds per shot. My brother would miss the “target” 4-6 times out of 11 shots. He was good at baseball & football! We had another friend who had a Rem Nylon 66 stock fed, like the Browning. That was a great.22 automatic also. When I got out of the Marines in ‘81, I moved to Austin, TX. Looking for a .22 auto, the only Brownings & Rugers I could find were new. Didn’t have enough money. I started looking in pawn shops. I found a Remington Nylon 67, removable box magazines, for $65. It only had 1-6rnd mag. He said he could order more if I wanted some. I said Yes! Turns out it used the same mags as a Rem 52(I think that’s correct). I could get 6 or 10 rnd mags. 6 were $3.74 each, 10 rnd $4.45 each. I had $20. I got 4 of the 10rnd mags. Went home & cleaned it, then went to range to some shooting. Damn, couldn’t miss! I had that .22 for 11 years. Then it got stolen! Police never found it. Probably didn’t even look. Anyway, I rambled on enough here. Good Video! Thank you!
Gave both my 10/22s to my oldest kids when I bought my Henry Goldenboy. It's buttery smooth for a lever gun and digests .22 short to long rifle flawlessly.
I cleared a casing jammed in the bore one time with my pecker when l was at the range. Another time, l watched a guy try to do the same thing with a Marlin 60, but he had to go through the muzzle end.
That's right and right off the shelf much more accurate than a 10/22 I've owned one ,and not impressed by no means. Trigger pull is awful, and accuracy is poor
I love my Marlin 60 too, super reliable, and super accurate, but they are more susceptible to gumming up, and people tend to bend the extractor wire when putting the bolt back on. that is the main issue I have had with those. Also, they are hander to clean, but cleaning a gun is therapy for me :)
Chris Lewis I would not buy a new one either. I’ve had a couple, both from the 80’s or early 90’s when then still had the longer barrel and higher capacity.
i have shot a few 10 22s but keep going back to my mod60, i have also never had to replace anything other than the buffer on it. it has had 1000s of rounds thru it over the last 40 years
I like my Remington 550-1 it does things neither Marlins or Rugers can. It'll cycle shorts. Has a wee little chamber sleeve. .22 lr case comes ahead of the sleeve and functions as direct blowback. When a short comes up, it sits just behind the gap, fully in the sleeve, which acts like a gas piston then and throws the action pretty hard.
I wondered when someone would mention the 550-1! I 've had mine for over 65 years and it shoots as well as ever. Almost wore it out shooting at prairie dogs!
I have two Ruger 10/22 with about 100K rounds each that I use to train people. It was decent, but I switched over to a cmmg 22 conversion Bolt for a regular 556 AR. Main reason is that the bx-25 magazines wobble and occasionally cause jams. Even worse is taking apart a Ruger 10/22 to clean it. Pulling out a 22 conversion bolt for cleaning is a lot easier. Search my channel name and Ruger 10/22 or cmmg 22 conversion bolt and you'll see a bunch of videos I did.
You forgot to mention the #1 reason Ruger has out performed everything else in this class for decades. The Flaming Eagle is magic. It just isn't fair. Great episode 🤘
My first purchase was a marlin 60 at a young age. I now have 4 10/22’s and a Henry lever 22. When my uncle died, I got his 1972 and got rid of the M60. His 10/22 is the first gun I ever shot. Later I bought a camo 10/22 take down with a threaded barrel. Later bought a 50th anniversary mossy oak take town with thread barrel and stainless finish. Bought the 2020 collectors series vote red white and blue a couple weeks ago. It has a rear peep site and three blade front sight like an m14. It has the American flag stock and threaded barrel. I probably have 4 million rounds down the throats of 10/22’s. Never once had a firing pin issue. I did have an extractor issue on the original 10/22 years ago from the same thing of lack of cleaning. Only failure I’ve ever had other than misfires from Remington Ammo. I miss those days of Walmart 7.99 bricks of federals
*Was sitting here watching the Vid and the very same thought crossed my mind...Some people will never understand that just because you can, doesn't mean you should*
Smith and Wesson MP15-22's are pretty sweet as well. I've owned one of the newer ones for a few years and so far it is fun and functional. It shoots everything I load in it, even low velocity and quiet rounds. I have not had one misfeed or stovepipe. Tiny groups, light weight, reliable, easy to clean, and It takes most AR upgrades which is fun. (Edit: I did replace the extractor and firing pin with aftermarket from TandomKross before ever firing it, not sure if that's why my specific gun is so reliable.)
I didn't buy a 10/22 until 2006, that I kept at my cabin for the family to plink with. It came with a cheap BSA Red Dot. Still have it. In 2009 I bought one and seriously customized it. The only thing original on it is the receiver. With the 3x9 scope it shoots ragged hole 5 shot groups. For the last 6 months I've been looking for a Charger 22 but no where had any, online or in town. Today, I went to my LGS and asked if he could order one for me and he pulls out a model 4924 Take Down. I didn't want a Take Down and it was priced over MSRP. Then I went a pawn shop / gun store to see if they could order a 4923 or 4938. To my amazement they had a new 4923 for less than MSRP. This and two bricks of CCI Mini Mags, is my Xmas present to myself. The 10/22 is a great design.
But it won't unless you need a new barrel, and why not just upgrade? You can do a barrel swap easily, just don't put a carbon wrapped piece on it, he has a clip on that as well.
I love it, problem is that in the Netherlands you are not allowed to buy a semi auto rifle/carbine as your first weapon ( after being a full member for a year of a shootingclub and have at least 18 times done shooting (with a weapon from the club). So my first weapon is the Ruger American Rimfire LRT, and to be true, I’m loving it.
Yeah I've never been a big fan of tube fed weapons for the exact reason you said about potentially getting your hand over a hot weapon. I've also been looking into 10/22's / Ruger Chargers for a little bit now, I'll be picking up one or the other for sure in the near future.
A long time ago one of my neighbors gave me some .22LR ammo he found in the attic. It was Winchester in a blue and yellow box, which I'd never seen before. I think they sold that in the 1930s and '40s, and this was the late '70s. Anyway, I was shooting this OLD ammo in my 10/22 and started having failures to eject. When I looked at the bolt I saw that the extractor and its spring and plunger were gone! I picked up some of the brass and looked at it, and found some ruptured cases, including one that had a big piece of the rim sticking out sideways. The gun still worked most of the time without an extractor. The cases blew back into the ejector and it kept on going for 9 rounds out of 10. I ordered the 3 parts I needed from Ruger, cheap, and looked at the exploded view drawing in my owners manual to figure out how it went together. It was a piece of cake. I still have that gun, which cost about $63 and change IIRC, back in the '70s when my dad bought it for me, AND it came with a real walnut stock. The stock is now worth more than what the gun cost, and I'm not even using it. I have a Butler Creek folding stock on it. The 10/22 is like LEGO for adults. You can take it apart and put it back together as something so different it's hard to recognize.
I have a Talo Distributor Exclusive 10/22 with a Mannlicher stock, my favorite version of the gun. I also have a Marlin Glenfield Model 60 that was made around 1983, bought it off GunBroker for ~$80. Thing was well used and still took years to break on me. I love both rifles.
My Marlin that pop gave me dates back to 1968. I remember when he passed it down to me on Christmas Morning when I was 13 with 2 bricks of .22LR. It’s actually a funny story. That morning not much was under the tree. I thought that part of being a child was over and this is what being a “teenager” was. He said “Jimmer, why don’t you go over and check the Pantry?” I run over and there is a .22 rifle leaned up against the shelf with 2 bricks of ammo, one on each side of the barrel. I now learned what it meant to be a responsible gun owner. It forever changed my life!
Marlin 60-99c Mossberg 142A and JC Higgins single shot 22 bolt here. Marlin I boughy new in 1970 and is still going strong along with the others that I've owned even longer. My go -to is the Marlin.
I have both as well. Never had a problem with either. My kids love the 10/22. So I get the marlin 60 most of the time. Both shoot very accurate. And ... Yes you can hit a pigeon in air or on a silo. Just sayin...
Several years ago I saw a used Mossberg 380 in a gun store and had to buy it because it looked almost like the Wards Western Field .22, that was my first gun. It's great because of the memories, but not much else.
I have a 10/22 do not shoot it much. I prefer my Marlin 39A.bought in 1968. Shot 3 bricks a day for3 months. Never 1 malfunction, round count probably above 5 or digit numbers. .
When we were kids we would dove hunt with 22 rifles. My dad taught me how to do it. Why? Because I wasn't big enough to hold the 12 gauge yet. My dad was so good with a 22 rifle, that he could shoot a dove flying away in the back of the head. Yes that really happened and more than once. A 22 is awesome once you learn how to anticipate the flight of the round. It's as much about feeling the shot as it is thinking about it.
Nice! My dad is an old school guy as well. Out of all the firearms he has owned or fired he stands by his .22. It’s is favorite. I would say his number one rifle is the Henry .22lr then number two would be his ruger 10/22. His grandfather back in the 70s was the same. They swear by the .22lr
Hey, crypto! I used to shoot sparrows with my Remington Nylon 12 bolt action. We only had doves in the early spring and in the fall, but we had those effing sparrows all the time. Dad was probably wise to get it for me instead of a Nylon 66 like he bought himself. I went through a lot of bullets with my Nylon 12, just imagine how many I could have gone through with a semi-auto ... though my shooting did pick up quite a bit when the guy at the hardware store started selling me BRICKS - boxes of ten regular 50 round boxes. This was back when you could buy bullets by the each round and way, way, way before they came up with bulk packs of 550, 330, and 220 rounds dumped loose in a box. And those were called BULK PACKS, not bricks. G**gle doesn't know squat about guns or ammo. Anyway, take care and keep your barrel clean. Bo Leggs.
So is mine. I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed but the size and design of the stock is the exact same as a daisy 880 BB gun all the actions are the same sights are the same length of pull the same it’s almost an exact replica so anyone like myself who had put hours and hours of practice behind the Daisy cam usually pick up the 795 and go right to work, I made my 12 year old practice with the daisy during the week then take him to the range on Saturday and let him get it in with the 795.
If I am given a choice between a marlin 60 or a 10/22 marlin will win every time due to its precision and dependability as well as affordability. Given the same choice with accessories choices then I would go with Ruger and just deal with its inaccuracies at long distances (100+yards) I am not saying the gig at can't be dependable nor am I saying it can't be shot more than a hundred yards. All I'm saying is marlin is better. I own a 60 that I bought new in 1979 thousands of rounds down the pipe and shoots as good today as it did new. I was at the range with it this past weekend. My ruger bought new in 92 shot well at the range but on my first hunt with it second shot it failed. Sent it in for repair they replaced firing pin and springs. Again nine years later same thing. No more failure since and yes I still have the gun and still unmodified. Bought another used to dress up and it looks great but neither ruger shoots as good as my marlin. Planning to get a new Marlin and dress it out since some new stocks and other components are now available. As for my original marlin and ruger those two will remain stock and are never going to be sold by me. The newer ruger and marlin well I'll keep them and just have fun with them as well.
thx for this. you just made me feel really good about buying one of these. i went to the shop to buy a handgun, but decided to add this on when the shop keeper told me this was the most desirable 22 rifle on the market. i love shooting rifles at the range so decided to get it. i took his word for it being great and i'm glad i did.
I ruck mine through the deep woods occasionally, and my only complaint is that the front sight is very angular and always gets hung up on briars as I am walking through the brush. and i wish the bolt was stainless. But other than that, It has served me quite well.
They should be restocking pretty soon I’m imagining it probably takes three weeks or so after distributor put in an order to receive the order and then 1 to 2 weeks for shipping So I’m guesstimating 5 to 6 weeks after the panic started you should see inventory start rolling back in
Cliff Thomas Went to the gun shop today, plenty of ammo, thousands of rounds of every caliber and guns available, you wouldn’t think anything was wrong walking into any store here. I love Montana!
Rabbi they are a bit pot metal and the polymer stocks are plasticity and the wood furniture is about as good as an old 2x6 but that’s not where it counts. Barrel and bolt plus the magazine is where they count. You are on point about every gun owner should have one, I have two myself. A plastic take down and a stainless, laminated stock in green and red that looks half like a Christmas tree. (Actually a pretty good stock.)
Marlin 60 is more accurate than a 10/22 and my Winchester 190 is a little more accurate than the 60. The best thing the 10/22 has going for it is that its like a Glock and has a huge aftermarket so you can make it into whatever you want. But for accuracy the Marlin 60 beats it with its micro groove bore. With the Marlin 60 tube fed mag you don't have to worry about losing mags like on a 10/22. Either will do the job and are good rifles. It depends on what the shooter wants. A configurable and customizable rifle or a more accurate rifle.
Agree I have 3 10/22’s and we bought my son a Marlin 60 for Christmas. After bench shooting them at 50 yards the Marlin was getting .4 inch groups and my favorite 10/22 was getting .7. That said minute of squirrel at 60 yards is still minute of squirrel. I wouldn’t trade or sell my 32 year old 10/22 for love nor money.
My 60 is way more accurate than a cheap "Walmart" gun should be. Though I have noticed Marlins tend to be more temperamental when new. I believe they do a little less finishing when they are assembled. But after break-in, they work great.
RB M .... I also have those 3 rifles, like them all. The 190 seems to get dirty faster than the others, the receiver bolt hold back stop has worn down to almost a ramp. But the 190 was a gift from my Dad in 71 or 72, and sold by Sears under the Ted Williams brand, so it’ll always be my favorite.
Thanks for the info.. what is your opinion of the savage 22lr semi auto.. I think its s 64 or 64f.. I have a ruger but just like shooting different stuff.. thanks..
my family and I have been looking into a ruger 10/22 takedown with the magpul stock for it so we can fit it in the bug out/bug in bag, about 500 rounds or so could fit in the bag too... thank you for the breakdown!
I have a large rimfire collection. Kept three 10/22's. One a sporter, two liberty models,all with walnut ,non sporters have steel buttplates. The older the better ,generally, on rimfires. I don't have anything bad to say about ruger, or older Marlins.
I had a henry 22 lever action. I prefer it to the 10/22 any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I regret having my dad sell it. I need to pick one up soon.
I like the Henry also, but a 10/22 literally saved my Dad's life one day when a feral dog spotted him on the trail. It began snarling and my dad took aim just in case. Well, it decided to try it's luck, and Dad won, literally pumping every shot into him before he fell 15 yards in front of him. The Henry wouldn't have been able to pull that off.
I have shot a 10/22 many times and think they are great. I have a Remington 597 and it is an amazingly accurate rifle. It does not have many of the issues you claim other have. I love my 597!
I love the 10/22 I had one in Arizona and it kept me fed when I was out of work. All the teenagers around there had them to. The only thing was the first time I took it completely apart it's a good thing that I put each piece in line on the table because it has a lot of springs and part but as long as you lay them out right it's easy to completely clean every part of this gun. But when the kids saw me do they decided to do it with their 10/22s because they thought running a cloth down the barrel was cleaning until they watch me. I did show them how to do it so they would know how to put theirs back together but the next day all 3 of them showed up with bags full of springs and want me to put guns back together. Lol I guess they didn't listen as well as I thought.
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I can’t believe you even considered the idea that they were listening in the first place
Me as a teenage boy would’ve seen somebody trying to give me instruction as somebody trying to tell me what to do and that’s just not gonna fly
@@CRSFirearms yeah but they asked me to show them the first time so I thought they were paying attention 🤣🤠
That was cool of you. I would have done it too.
Just like any other machine, until you know where the pieces go......
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When I was a boy I went to a dealer looking for a new rifle. The man was a real gunsmith. I was drooling over this AR 15 looking 22 on steroids. That sure would impress my buddies. The old gunsmith said "No son, that ain't what you want." He put a 10/22 in my hands. I remember being skeptical about the rotary clip. Well that was 1977.
Thousands of rounds and shameful abuse. The lack of proper maintenance and proper cleaning is truly embarrassing for me. I knew better.
This weapon never failed me. Not one misfire. Not ever. When mom passed I found that old gun while cleaning out the old house. Took it to a young smith who knows his stuff. She got the works. On the side of the barrel are the words " Made in the 200th year of American Liberty" He gilded that. No extra charge.
Love that he engraved it for free, a true American 🇺🇸
Ruger engraved those firearms in 1976 models not regular gunsmith s .unless he attempted to make a rifle appear to be a centennial model.
@@danielscheller2275 Yes it was already there from factory. He just gilded it which looks really nice.
Got it figured out, now sorry about mixup😉
That’s a great story man.
I'm 64 yr old and I have a marlin 60 since I was 21 years old and never had any problems! Ever!
Why the 10/22 is popular: Low initial cost of ownership, huge amount of aftermarket parts, inexpensive ammo, stupid reliable, easy to operate and maintain.
“Why the 10/22 is popular, the model 60 sucks”
This video summed up
Thank you sir. After 3 minutes of listening to this guy, I knew some kind fellow would summarize this shit In the comments.
The wildcat interests me alot. Fits the clip from the 10 /22.
not as reliable as you think... The boxy rotorclips are sorta nice but a pain in the butt to clean.
I personally have feeding issues with my mags, including the standard 10rnd mag that came with it.
Inspiring! My dad died when I was 5. I inherited (years later) his 10/22, it's at least 1967 if not older. I've had it for about 40 years and never had it jam. Thanks for confirming what I already thought about this fine rifle. Well done video.
Great rifles, do jam. Shot coyote once, gun ended up jamming every second round while trying put thing out of its misery. Fire, jam, fire, jam.
Learned two things, never use .22 on anything larger than gopher and NEVER buy cheap ammo.
They will misfire and jam, all up to ammo you use not the gun.
You must not shoot much. Every 22 jams
@@HeAdChEeSe1983 Try better ammo. Thousands of rounds never jammed.
@Isn't that Rich actually cci mini mag rarely if ever jams. I shoot a lot so I do try to shoot cheap hollow points. Squirrels like them better.
@Bobby Bogart Sounds like Ford vs Chevy. Marlin makes great guns too, but 10-22 over rated? OK.
Im from sweden and even a ,22 powder burner needs a license and it all goes over the "not so easy" hunters degree here. But i shot a 10/22 abroad and it´s also the only riffle in 22LR i ever shot, but decided to grind through the hunters degree and get a 22 LR. And for me it´s only one, the 10/22. for me it´s almost a "plattform" with all the customization available. so really appreciated this episode. thanks from "up north" :D
"this gun has shot pigeon's in the air...while flying" i'm just impressed that you can fly....
LOL..
Lol
I almost spit red beans and rice all over my computer! Lol
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That's good! I didn't catch that! 😁
I believe everything you have said. I have had my gun for 52 years and have fired it constantly every summer and winter. It is my only survival weapon my back up weapon my meat getting weapon. I have been operating the same clip for those fifthTwo years. It has never failed me except when I didn’t clean it and it woodstove pipe. Thank you for letting everyone know how great a 1022 is.
This was my first rifle, iv put over 20k rounds through mine over the last 20 years. Still makes it on every range trip. Decent ammo and fresh mags is all they ask for.
Ok g k nh
Just inherited a 1965 one from my dad. Hoping to make him proud and may he rest in peace. ❤️
Keep it clean and shoot straight! GodBless!
Your going to love it if you haven't shot it, they are amazing guns and you can get a huge amount of mags and all kinds of accessories for them and they just run!!
My condolences. Sorry for your loss.
Every time you pull that trigger is a salute..🇺🇲
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My mom was PISSED when she went out to find all her cloths pins and her line shot to hell!😂😂😂😂😂😂
I always wanted a 10/22 and about 4 years ago I came by one owned for 22 years by a local farmer who had shot many thousands of rounds through it and he reported that it had NEVER malfunctioned. He traded it in to a friend's gun shop on a take-down version and I got his old traded-in one for very little money. The previous owner had NEVER cleaned it, not once in 22 years. The trigger group was full of crap....old bullet lube and powder residue,.I stripped it right down and cleaned it all up and machined up an adapter to fit a silencer. It fires everything from subsonic to stingers and is astonishingly accurate. It's a wonderful little rifle and I am sure will still be operating long after I am gone.
I can see why they are so popular...... I have two other .22s, an old Springfield bolt gun, and a Remington Nylon 66.... both fine rifles, but the little Ruger is kind of the 'go to' .22. The barrel is easy to remove and replace too..... Brilliant....
Having bought a used Ruger magazine recently that had feeding issues, I found that the spring tension is important....
I hear you on the Marlin Model 60... I have had mine for 35 ish years. Take it out every other month. Only problem ever was a loose feed tube. My grandfather taught me how to take care of it. PROPERLY. Still a great gun. It comes down to care and knowledge. Love my 10/22 also.
My dad bought me a 10/22 as my first firearm in 1965 at Fed Mart (remember them?). It has a cherry wood stock and a five digit serial number. That gun has never messed a beat. I liked the gun particularly because it resembles an M1 carbine. My dad also added a Weaver scope (made right here in my home town) and a sling. Great gun!
you must be from El Paso? weaver scopes was a big employer there back then. and I do remember Fed Mart.
@@markmoorhead1442 Yup.
Weaver scopes are awesome scopes,,, not sure where there made ?? Fed mart ? Never heard of them at all
@@bustersmith5569 Originally in El Paso, TX, by Bill Weaver.
Was always a Model 60 guy. Had an old used one that I personally put a six figure round count through. It was ancient and rusty when I got it. Never really had an issue with it.
Bought the boys a pair of 10-22s for Christmas one year. After we played with those for a couple of years, I get it. We have several 10-22 rifles now. Model 60 Marlins are no longer in the mix. Too complicated to be as cheap as they are, and the Rugers are too strong to have to worry about.
Glad I made the change.
I still have the 10/22 my Dad got for me when i was 13, that was 43 years ago. Still have the paper work for it, was 73 dollars new.
Damn
@@CRSFirearms Mine cost $79.95 in 1973 at K-Mart.
Now, Were they built in America ? 😀
@@joeyoung4121 The gun wasn't cheaper back then, the dollar was worth a lot more. Adjusted for inflation, the gun is actually much cheaper today.
Add in Inflation and thats about the same as the $213 in today's market
"Chasing girls" can turn out to be a lot more expensive than firearms and ammo. Love my Ruger 10/22, very accurate and reliable!!
Chasing girls is a waste of time - they will come to you when they learn you are a stable human being who can protect and provide for.
Oh yeah, try chasing a girl with your Ruger if you wanna see real expensive.
I've always said it doesn't pay to rent when you can when it comes to a home, but for girls, I tell young people it's the exception - it pays to rent.
Its funny how you described the use of gun cabinets and being raised with them. I'm 51 and still have two. The crazy thing (according to anti gunners) is that no one died.
I built dad one for shop class, 😁
@@chuckd.7048 I remember when schools used to HAVE shop classes.
Gun cabinets my gun cabinet is the floor of the bedroom closet. Caught my 4 and 5 year old nieces look at the 22s it was winter time. I took them to where I went shooting. I ask them which was harder the frozen ground or their belly. They said the frozen ground. Then I showed them the little 22 bullet and ask if they thought this could hurt them and they said no. Then I helped them to hold the 22 and fire about ten rounds in the frozen ground in front of them. When they seen the large hole in the ground in front of them they never look at my 22s again. That is proper gun safety training for kids.
Bro this was hilarious. The analogies did me in. 🤣🤣🤣
Back during Thanksgiving of 2023, my uncle gave me a Ruger 10/22, it shot a little off at first, so I installed TSR200 tech sights on it and now it shoots much better than the factory-installed sights, a fantastic rifle.
Still have the old 10/22 my Dad taught me to shoot on. Did not appreciate the technology of it until I saw your video. Thanks for the info, 2 thumbs up!
Had mine since 1975. Still going strong. The AK of 22’s.
Absolutely right! The Ruger 10/22 IS the AK-47 of .22 rimfire!
I bought a Ruger 10/22 last Fall at a Gun Show and I ent into a time warp remembering how much fun a .22 is. I know also own a Colt 22 in the AR Series < I may have gone a bit overboard> and a few months ago a Taurus TX22...which is my fav firearm. Not my EDC, but, my fave firearm just the same.
had a marlin growing up my grandfather provided an endless supply of ammo broke the pin so often the gun smith taught me to fix it myself
He took a break from guns to chase girls. Now we know why he came back to guns.
correct, this guy is a fool
@@rickmarlar4708, got any commentary to back up your assertion?
Smart man,
The same thing happened to me.
Same here 3rd grade to high school almost every day 50 rds
You wanna see cool? I will show you cool.. The aftermarket folding stock from Archangel (QBD) allows a traditional 1022 to fold up conveniently AND switch out barrels like a champ. I don't know why the 2A community hasn't made a big deal about this. I have owned one for about a year now and love it. Great job on the video by the way, other than nomenclature flubs, the content was solid. If you really do like to use your 1022, this stock will put your favorite little rimfire back onto your list of regular, everyday firearms. Of course you will probably start looking around for a target barrel and an optic.
Thank you
The only thing I’m going to do is get a crap load of 25rd mags and shoot up the countryside
I shot competition with marlin 60s as a kid and never had a failure. I have 2 60s one early 70s and a late 80s both my kids shoot and still no issues.
I have a Glenfield Squirrel 71, an 83 18 shot, an 85 papoose and a 2015 "remlin 60...
My 10/22 is my favorite rifle. I have gone a bit nuts on customizing it though. I now have almost $2,000 in it including accessories. I wanted to point out that 10/22 magazines (BX 15s and 25s) need a break in period. For mine it was about 100 - 200 rounds per magazine and never have issues since. The ammo brand is another factor. It doesn't like Remington Golden Bullets but loves anything CCI. Another cheap part to replace as soon as you buy one is the bolt buffer pin. The receiver housing is aluminum and the bolt slamming back against the buffer pin will eventually waller out the hole the pin fits into. Buy a polymer one for around $10 and it will keep that problem from happening. It also gets rid of the annoying ping sound and smooths out the action some. Also, use a torque screwdriver on the takedown screw when putting it back together. On a polymer stock it's 40 lbs. If not the accuracy is effected every time you clean it. I shoot mine almost every week, 500 rounds per trip.
Had no idea about the two ejectors. Thanks for the knowledge! I've had my 10/22 since I was 11 and I still have much to learn about it.
Have one that was bought at a western auto parts store way back.my brother bought a starter n a 22 rifle and a box of shells.has a stamp on the barrel western auto.still shoots but one at a time has ejecting problem.
My first gun was a 410/22 over under. I loved that little gun. I was 9 years old my 2 older brothers had single shot 12 gauges. I felt like king shit with 2 different calibers
Nice
I HAD A STEVENS 22/410 I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT
I have a Savage 24 Series S in 410/22LR that my youngest grandson wants, I think I’ll give it to him when he graduates high school.
@@oldnumber5866 I still have my Savage .22/410. Still hunt rabbits with it. I got mine at ten years old (1960). There isn't a tin can around that is safe on "plinkin' range day" ! I love that gun.
My house got broken into and my Stevens WWII 410/22 was stolen.I want one again.That 22 was so accurate!
The thing you call "Extractor" at time 19:35 is actually ejector. The extractor is in the bolt on the right side to claw case out of the barrel
Come on man!
I was going to put i the same comment, but I wont be redundant.
Ejector is on the magazine
Got mine in 1971. Seen a buttload of ammo over the years. Still an awesome tack driver. By far my most favorite weapon. Grandson hopes he will get it someday.
Cleaned my 1995 Ruger 10/22 and found the barrel was loose. Easy to tighten with Allen wrench, but YES, the barrel will come loose. Good idea to check when cleaning.
Everyone has one. They’re cheap, easily customizable, reliable, accurate, fun to shoot and easy to maintain.
Plus, if you bought it used, you can shoot it for 10 years and sell it for what you paid for it. One of the all time great firearms.
My first 22 was a Remington nylon 66, got it $50 at pawn shop at the age of 10. I was super happy. The history of the nylon 66 is amazing.
That's a collector gun now. Hope you still have it
@@jeffreyhall2136 I was a kid and traded it for a marlin, if I had known that today it would have been so sought after I never would have gotten rid of it.
The Nylon 66 is the one that I grew up plinking with and I'm now 24, unlike others who grew up on the Ruger.
I have a model 60 that I've pumped thousands of rounds through and never had a problem. The 10/22 is damn good rifle but I've just had really good luck with my model 60 that I've just never felt the need to get one.
Bx25s beat tube fed all day. But model 60 is a beast of a gun.
@Timothy Randolph yes I understan,but dose it matter now that ruger bought marlin?
Remington bought them
I like my marlin 60 1977 model just gave it a few new springs they are amazing rifles
@@johnhamre990 yeah, sometimes you got to do that, I totally agree they are great little rifles
The one thing I tell people when they are looking at 22s is I heavily recomend the 10/22 not cus of the aftermarket or customer service at ruger, but on 2 spicific things.
1. Its reliable as hell
2. Its dead simple to take apart and deep clean every part. The trigger group is ridiculously simple to tear down compared to other designs.
Right on
I totally dropped the ball I’m breaking up with Customerservice in the video dammit
DORORO defiantly compared to let's say a Marlin 22 tube fed rifle.
They blew up the design years ago to make a 357 and 44 Magnum. The deerstalker and the deerslayer. Recently they have taken that design from 9 mm rifle to 9 mm submachine gun looking pistol that accepts Glock magazines and folding braces.
I’ve had nothing but trouble with my 10/22 actually, my last 2 rugers.
@@jamessroga3114 what kinda troubles?
Back to support ya buddy. Oldie but a goodie.
Mine got trashed. Waterbed sprung a leak while I was on vaxca, 1022 swam underwater for a week and a half! Stripped it, cleaned off the rust and went right back 100% on shitty federal and the bx25's. Done and done. Kick ass.
I had a Marlin Model 60, I found it on the dirt floor of an old barn. The trigger group was busted and most of the wood stock had rotted away. The owner told me it had probably been laying there in the dirt for about 10 years. I offered to buy it but the owner said it was junk and that I could have it. Went on eBay and bought a new trigger assembly and a good used stock for it and cleaned it up and re-blued all the metal and it shot excellent. It's what I trained my oldest daughter how to shoot with and when she joined the military her drill sergeant was really impressed with how good of a shooter she was.
I thank your daughter for her service :)
@adamcuneo7189 Thank you!
@@wizardofahhhs759 That's so cool how you found that old Marlin 60, finding guns randomly is a rare thing to happen :)
My compliments on your achievements. Aerial Gunnery is a challenge. It is a perishable skill set that will elude you as you age. Stay your course young man. You have many lessons to share with those willing to listen. My sincerest compliments.
I agree with your points on the Ruger, as I’ve got one, but I also have a model 60 since 1983 that’s been flawless. 2 awesome examples for sure. Good day and God bless.
Thanks
My 80s model 60 is from back when they held 18rds
Never fired a Marlin m60. Back when I was young my Dad has a Win m250 laver action, my Uncle, a bolt action Marlin. When I was 13, 2 boys who lived across the highway had a Browning .22 Automatic Rifle. I noticed, while firing it that it was kinda slow. Turns out their Grandfather, who had bought it new, never cleaned it. And neither did they! They didn’t know how to take it apart. Well, it was a Take-Down model! So I removed the barrel. Pulled a couple of pins in the action (after I removed the spring return tube from stock), pulled the action out & cleaned the hell out of it. & the receiver. One of them cleaned the barrel. Put it back together, loaded it, went out the back door & fired into their Grandfathers impact area (had a 25 yd range right off the back porch)! What did you do to it?!? I said I cleaned it! You just fired full automatic!!! “No I didn’t.” So they reloaded and fired it. Well, apparently, it turned out, I could move my trigger pretty fast! It wasn’t all that fast, but whatever that rifle’s rpm rate was. I could unload the 11-22LR rnds in about 3-4 seconds.
The younger brother practiced for a week and could match my rate of fire. At 50 ft, either of us could empty 11 rnds into an NRA official 50 ft 22rimfire target, in the black! His brother could put 11rnds in the black, but his rate of fire was 2-3 seconds per shot. My brother would miss the “target” 4-6 times out of 11 shots. He was good at baseball & football!
We had another friend who had a Rem Nylon 66 stock fed, like the Browning. That was a great.22 automatic also.
When I got out of the Marines in ‘81, I moved to Austin, TX. Looking for a .22 auto, the only Brownings & Rugers I could find were new. Didn’t have enough money. I started looking in pawn shops. I found a Remington Nylon 67, removable box magazines, for $65. It only had 1-6rnd mag. He said he could order more if I wanted some. I said Yes! Turns out it used the same mags as a Rem 52(I think that’s correct). I could get 6 or 10 rnd mags. 6 were $3.74 each, 10 rnd $4.45 each. I had $20. I got 4 of the 10rnd mags. Went home & cleaned it, then went to range to some shooting. Damn, couldn’t miss! I had that .22 for 11 years. Then it got stolen! Police never found it. Probably didn’t even look. Anyway, I rambled on enough here. Good Video! Thank you!
They are excellent rifles. His review seemed a bit biased. The model 60 to many is the one of the greatest .22 rifles ever made.
Gave both my 10/22s to my oldest kids when I bought my Henry Goldenboy. It's buttery smooth for a lever gun and digests .22 short to long rifle flawlessly.
What was it exactly that made you make the change?
I cleared a casing jammed in the bore one time with my pecker when l was at the range. Another time, l watched a guy try to do the same thing with a Marlin 60, but he had to go through the muzzle end.
I wish ruger would make a 10-45, a semi auto similar to the old marlin camp rifle. Glock or XD Mags
I'm very pleased with my Marlin 60.
That's right and right off the shelf much more accurate than a 10/22 I've owned one ,and not impressed by no means. Trigger pull is awful, and accuracy is poor
They are great guns learn to shoot with one and shot competition as a kid with one and my kids all learned to shoot with them
I love my Marlin 60 too, super reliable, and super accurate, but they are more susceptible to gumming up, and people tend to bend the extractor wire when putting the bolt back on. that is the main issue I have had with those. Also, they are hander to clean, but cleaning a gun is therapy for me :)
Chris Lewis I would not buy a new one either. I’ve had a couple, both from the 80’s or early 90’s when then still had the longer barrel and higher capacity.
Mike R I tend to agree. Having had both, I prefer the 10/22 more than the 60
I've had my 10/22 since the 80s. Still rocking. Hard to argue with all these points.
i have shot a few 10 22s but keep going back to my mod60, i have also never had to replace anything other than the buffer on it. it has had 1000s of rounds thru it over the last 40 years
Absolutely love my Marlin 60
Love my Marlin 60, thousands and thousands of rounds through it over 35 years. Never a problem.
I like my Remington 550-1 it does things neither Marlins or Rugers can. It'll cycle shorts. Has a wee little chamber sleeve. .22 lr case comes ahead of the sleeve and functions as direct blowback. When a short comes up, it sits just behind the gap, fully in the sleeve, which acts like a gas piston then and throws the action pretty hard.
I wondered when someone would mention the 550-1! I 've had mine for over 65 years and it shoots as well as ever. Almost wore it out shooting at prairie dogs!
I have two Ruger 10/22 with about 100K rounds each that I use to train people. It was decent, but I switched over to a cmmg 22 conversion Bolt for a regular 556 AR. Main reason is that the bx-25 magazines wobble and occasionally cause jams. Even worse is taking apart a Ruger 10/22 to clean it. Pulling out a 22 conversion bolt for cleaning is a lot easier.
Search my channel name and Ruger 10/22 or cmmg 22 conversion bolt and you'll see a bunch of videos I did.
You forgot to mention the #1 reason Ruger has out performed everything else in this class for decades. The Flaming Eagle is magic. It just isn't fair. Great episode 🤘
Marlin probably makes more money lol
Marlin 60 is more accurate, have outshot every 10/22 target shooting!
@@billric1945 I've never shot the Marlin, but it looks like it has a great sight radius, due to how long it is.
I spent so many evenings shooting clothes pins off the line, LMAO when you said that, my mother hated that gun.
"Its the most desireable" because it let you put your finger in its mag well once and now you're hooked.
Lost me with a screwdriver or knife on what sounded like live rimfire cartridge
@@undeserved1781 ok bud
I have a 44 carbine and I was trying to retrieve my piece out of it, and my finger was in there and the top right half of my index finger got wrecked
@@camerongoltz5578 Don't ever put it in unprotected.
Moron
"If there's girls watching..."
Too funny!
My first purchase was a marlin 60 at a young age. I now have 4 10/22’s and a Henry lever 22. When my uncle died, I got his 1972 and got rid of the M60. His 10/22 is the first gun I ever shot. Later I bought a camo 10/22 take down with a threaded barrel. Later bought a 50th anniversary mossy oak take town with thread barrel and stainless finish. Bought the 2020 collectors series vote red white and blue a couple weeks ago. It has a rear peep site and three blade front sight like an m14. It has the American flag stock and threaded barrel. I probably have 4 million rounds down the throats of 10/22’s. Never once had a firing pin issue. I did have an extractor issue on the original 10/22 years ago from the same thing of lack of cleaning. Only failure I’ve ever had other than misfires from Remington Ammo. I miss those days of Walmart 7.99 bricks of federals
"If there's girls watching...."
Ronald Soderberg 🤣😂🤣
Lol
#boss
That one had me laughing my ass off
I think no fear!.
My grandpa used to say, An empty wagon makes a lot of noise
*Was sitting here watching the Vid and the very same thought crossed my mind...Some people will never understand that just because you can, doesn't mean you should*
Smith and Wesson MP15-22's are pretty sweet as well. I've owned one of the newer ones for a few years and so far it is fun and functional. It shoots everything I load in it, even low velocity and quiet rounds. I have not had one misfeed or stovepipe. Tiny groups, light weight, reliable, easy to clean, and It takes most AR upgrades which is fun. (Edit: I did replace the extractor and firing pin with aftermarket from TandomKross before ever firing it, not sure if that's why my specific gun is so reliable.)
Dude, I subscribed just on your "clear the jam" recommendation at ~ 10:30. You're obviously a knowledgeable pro but thanks for the levity !
I didn't buy a 10/22 until 2006, that I kept at my cabin for the family to plink with. It came with a cheap BSA Red Dot. Still have it.
In 2009 I bought one and seriously customized it. The only thing original on it is the receiver. With the 3x9 scope it shoots ragged hole 5 shot groups.
For the last 6 months I've been looking for a Charger 22 but no where had any, online or in town. Today, I went to my LGS and asked if he could order one for me and he pulls out a model 4924 Take Down. I didn't want a Take Down and it was priced over MSRP. Then I went a pawn shop / gun store to see if they could order a 4923 or 4938. To my amazement they had a new 4923 for less than MSRP. This and two bricks of CCI Mini Mags, is my Xmas present to myself. The 10/22 is a great design.
A, "Trench Gun" is a shotgun. Yes, the, "trench gun" has killed birds!
Love the 10/22. When it does fail to the point where you can’t fix it yourself, it’s cheaper to just get a new one.
But it won't unless you need a new barrel, and why not just upgrade? You can do a barrel swap easily, just don't put a carbon wrapped piece on it, he has a clip on that as well.
Glad to see you're back in good humor.
Thanks
Hell yeah...how can you hold/shoot a 10/22 and not smile! It's a perfect cure when you feel down.
When I saw the guys on Swamp People shooting 'Gators week after week with a 10/22, I was sold on the reliability and tuffness of this little shooter.
I love it, problem is that in the Netherlands you are not allowed to buy a semi auto rifle/carbine as your first weapon ( after being a full member for a year of a shootingclub and have at least 18 times done shooting (with a weapon from the club). So my first weapon is the Ruger American Rimfire LRT, and to be true, I’m loving it.
Your childhood was EXACTLY like mine, its literally insane how much I shot, it was petty much all I did from 10 to 16 years old DAILY
Yeah I've never been a big fan of tube fed weapons for the exact reason you said about potentially getting your hand over a hot weapon. I've also been looking into 10/22's / Ruger Chargers for a little bit now, I'll be picking up one or the other for sure in the near future.
Right on
Learn how to load it correctly!
A long time ago one of my neighbors gave me some .22LR ammo he found in the attic. It was Winchester in a blue and yellow box, which I'd never seen before. I think they sold that in the 1930s and '40s, and this was the late '70s. Anyway, I was shooting this OLD ammo in my 10/22 and started having failures to eject. When I looked at the bolt I saw that the extractor and its spring and plunger were gone! I picked up some of the brass and looked at it, and found some ruptured cases, including one that had a big piece of the rim sticking out sideways. The gun still worked most of the time without an extractor. The cases blew back into the ejector and it kept on going for 9 rounds out of 10. I ordered the 3 parts I needed from Ruger, cheap, and looked at the exploded view drawing in my owners manual to figure out how it went together. It was a piece of cake. I still have that gun, which cost about $63 and change IIRC, back in the '70s when my dad bought it for me, AND it came with a real walnut stock. The stock is now worth more than what the gun cost, and I'm not even using it. I have a Butler Creek folding stock on it. The 10/22 is like LEGO for adults. You can take it apart and put it back together as something so different it's hard to recognize.
How is the rifle operating now? Is it better since you got those parts for it?
IT IS like LEGO for adults, I love that comparison, lol 😂
@@adamcuneo7189 It works like a charm, as the old saying goes.
I have a Talo Distributor Exclusive 10/22 with a Mannlicher stock, my favorite version of the gun.
I also have a Marlin Glenfield Model 60 that was made around 1983, bought it off GunBroker for ~$80.
Thing was well used and still took years to break on me. I love both rifles.
My Marlin that pop gave me dates back to 1968. I remember when he passed it down to me on Christmas Morning when I was 13 with 2 bricks of .22LR. It’s actually a funny story. That morning not much was under the tree. I thought that part of being a child was over and this is what being a “teenager” was. He said “Jimmer, why don’t you go over and check the Pantry?” I run over and there is a .22 rifle leaned up against the shelf with 2 bricks of ammo, one on each side of the barrel. I now learned what it meant to be a responsible gun owner. It forever changed my life!
The marlin 60 vs ruger 10 22 argument..... I solved that by owning both. Plus some old mossbergs.👍
Hahah right on
I have a couple old Mossbergs myself a 151 and a 152.
Marlin 60-99c Mossberg 142A and JC Higgins single shot 22 bolt here. Marlin I boughy new in 1970 and is still going strong along with the others that I've owned even longer. My go -to is the Marlin.
I have both as well. Never had a problem with either. My kids love the 10/22. So I get the marlin 60 most of the time. Both shoot very accurate. And ... Yes you can hit a pigeon in air or on a silo. Just sayin...
Several years ago I saw a used Mossberg 380 in a gun store and had to buy it because it looked almost like the Wards Western Field .22, that was my first gun. It's great because of the memories, but not much else.
"You eat shit once..." LMAO idk why that got me good
'if there are girls watching you can...' rofl subscribed!
I have a 10/22 do not shoot it much. I prefer my Marlin 39A.bought in 1968. Shot 3 bricks a day for3 months. Never 1 malfunction, round count probably above 5 or digit numbers.
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Just bought the wife a 10/22 Target, pistol grip, thumbhole, target barrel, in a lovely grey laminate. She’ll will be happy this Xmas.
When we were kids we would dove hunt with 22 rifles. My dad taught me how to do it. Why? Because I wasn't big enough to hold the 12 gauge yet. My dad was so good with a 22 rifle, that he could shoot a dove flying away in the back of the head. Yes that really happened and more than once. A 22 is awesome once you learn how to anticipate the flight of the round. It's as much about feeling the shot as it is thinking about it.
Right on
Impressive!
Very cool!
Nice! My dad is an old school guy as well. Out of all the firearms he has owned or fired he stands by his .22. It’s is favorite. I would say his number one rifle is the Henry .22lr then number two would be his ruger 10/22. His grandfather back in the 70s was the same. They swear by the .22lr
Hey, crypto! I used to shoot sparrows with my Remington Nylon 12 bolt action. We only had doves in the early spring and in the fall, but we had those effing sparrows all the time. Dad was probably wise to get it for me instead of a Nylon 66 like he bought himself. I went through a lot of bullets with my Nylon 12, just imagine how many I could have gone through with a semi-auto ... though my shooting did pick up quite a bit when the guy at the hardware store started selling me BRICKS - boxes of ten regular 50 round boxes. This was back when you could buy bullets by the each round and way, way, way before they came up with bulk packs of 550, 330, and 220 rounds dumped loose in a box. And those were called BULK PACKS, not bricks. G**gle doesn't know squat about guns or ammo.
Anyway, take care and keep your barrel clean. Bo Leggs.
I loved my Remington ~ Nylon 66 ~ .22 LR fantastic rifle. Still have it with my Colt Woodsman
Read the title thinking "finally some credit for the .22"
Got my sub
Thanks
Thanks!
I am 60 (+++) and been arguing w/ my (older) bro for 50 years about the Marlin vs Ruger .22 thank you very very much!!!!
Because the Ruger 10/22 is so popular, you also ha a ton of aftermarket options available (trigger upgrades, stocks, lasers, etc.).
lol crack me up with the manual bullet extraction 😂😂
I really like my Marlin 795. Ridiculously accurate.
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So is mine. I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed but the size and design of the stock is the exact same as a daisy 880 BB gun all the actions are the same sights are the same length of pull the same it’s almost an exact replica so anyone like myself who had put hours and hours of practice behind the Daisy cam usually pick up the 795 and go right to work, I made my 12 year old practice with the daisy during the week then take him to the range on Saturday and let him get it in with the 795.
No it's not. It's precise. YOU'RE accurate with a precise shooting rifle.
#teacher
If I am given a choice between a marlin 60 or a 10/22 marlin will win every time due to its precision and dependability as well as affordability. Given the same choice with accessories choices then I would go with Ruger and just deal with its inaccuracies at long distances (100+yards) I am not saying the gig at can't be dependable nor am I saying it can't be shot more than a hundred yards. All I'm saying is marlin is better. I own a 60 that I bought new in 1979 thousands of rounds down the pipe and shoots as good today as it did new. I was at the range with it this past weekend. My ruger bought new in 92 shot well at the range but on my first hunt with it second shot it failed. Sent it in for repair they replaced firing pin and springs. Again nine years later same thing. No more failure since and yes I still have the gun and still unmodified. Bought another used to dress up and it looks great but neither ruger shoots as good as my marlin. Planning to get a new Marlin and dress it out since some new stocks and other components are now available. As for my original marlin and ruger those two will remain stock and are never going to be sold by me. The newer ruger and marlin well I'll keep them and just have fun with them as well.
@@steveonrock "..... accurate with a precise shooting rifle. " Hmmm , as opposed to being inaccurate with a precise "non shooting" rifle ?
I'm a 49 year old man who just bought his 10/22, btw I just started watching your channel this week I love your videos.
thx for this. you just made me feel really good about buying one of these. i went to the shop to buy a handgun, but decided to add this on when the shop keeper told me this was the most desirable 22 rifle on the market. i love shooting rifles at the range so decided to get it. i took his word for it being great and i'm glad i did.
I had one once and it was a tack driver with CCI Stingers. My squirrel rifle. Guess I'll have to get one soon
Since I like to hike and camp. I went with the backpack model of 10/22. Love the tack driving accuracy.
I ruck mine through the deep woods occasionally, and my only complaint is that the front sight is very angular and always gets hung up on briars as I am walking through the brush. and i wish the bolt was stainless. But other than that, It has served me quite well.
Don’t have to tell me. I love these things. They work, they have 25rd mags, everyone makes parts/extras, and they run suppressed very well.
Thank you, CRS. Which rifle gets you best when you compare the 10/22 to the Henry H001 Lever Action 22?
Can you do a review/comparison of the nylon 66? Would really like to hear your thoughts on it.
I have a nylon 66 and love it however my 10-22 is always my first choice come squirrel season
I've never had one looking forward to getting one ... After the shelves restock...
They should be restocking pretty soon
I’m imagining it probably takes three weeks or so after distributor put in an order to receive the order and then 1 to 2 weeks for shipping
So I’m guesstimating 5 to 6 weeks after the panic started you should see inventory start rolling back in
Cliff Thomas Went to the gun shop today, plenty of ammo, thousands of rounds of every caliber and guns available, you wouldn’t think anything was wrong walking into any store here.
I love Montana!
Rabbi they are a bit pot metal and the polymer stocks are plasticity and the wood furniture is about as good as an old 2x6 but that’s not where it counts. Barrel and bolt plus the magazine is where they count. You are on point about every gun owner should have one, I have two myself. A plastic take down and a stainless, laminated stock in green and red that looks half like a Christmas tree. (Actually a pretty good stock.)
I've never owned a 10-22 myself, I bought the marlin 60 back in the day
If they ever do. Trust me, you'd do better finding an older all metal one at a pawn shop. The new ones are not as good.
Yes the 10/22 is probably the most reliable 22 on the market. Easy work on easy to shoot and way overbuilt.
Marlin 60 is more accurate than a 10/22 and my Winchester 190 is a little more accurate than the 60. The best thing the 10/22 has going for it is that its like a Glock and has a huge aftermarket so you can make it into whatever you want. But for accuracy the Marlin 60 beats it with its micro groove bore. With the Marlin 60 tube fed mag you don't have to worry about losing mags like on a 10/22. Either will do the job and are good rifles. It depends on what the shooter wants. A configurable and customizable rifle or a more accurate rifle.
Right on
Agree I have 3 10/22’s and we bought my son a Marlin 60 for Christmas. After bench shooting them at 50 yards the Marlin was getting .4 inch groups and my favorite 10/22 was getting .7. That said minute of squirrel at 60 yards is still minute of squirrel. I wouldn’t trade or sell my 32 year old 10/22 for love nor money.
My first Ruger 10/22 I would consistently shoot a metal thumb tack size group at fifty yards off the bench. Ammunition used was CCI stingers!
My 60 is way more accurate than a cheap "Walmart" gun should be. Though I have noticed Marlins tend to be more temperamental when new. I believe they do a little less finishing when they are assembled. But after break-in, they work great.
RB M .... I also have those 3 rifles, like them all. The 190 seems to get dirty faster than the others, the receiver bolt hold back stop has worn down to almost a ramp. But the 190 was a gift from my Dad in 71 or 72, and sold by Sears under the Ted Williams brand, so it’ll always be my favorite.
Thanks for the info.. what is your opinion of the savage 22lr semi auto.. I think its s 64 or 64f.. I have a ruger but just like shooting different stuff.. thanks..
my family and I have been looking into a ruger 10/22 takedown with the magpul stock for it so we can fit it in the bug out/bug in bag, about 500 rounds or so could fit in the bag too... thank you for the breakdown!
I have a large rimfire collection. Kept three 10/22's. One a sporter, two liberty models,all with walnut ,non sporters have steel buttplates. The older the better ,generally, on rimfires. I don't have anything bad to say about ruger, or older Marlins.
I had a henry 22 lever action. I prefer it to the 10/22 any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I regret having my dad sell it. I need to pick one up soon.
I like the Henry also, but a 10/22 literally saved my Dad's life one day when a feral dog spotted him on the trail. It began snarling and my dad took aim just in case. Well, it decided to try it's luck, and Dad won, literally pumping every shot into him before he fell 15 yards in front of him. The Henry wouldn't have been able to pull that off.
I have shot a 10/22 many times and think they are great. I have a Remington 597 and it is an amazingly accurate rifle. It does not have many of the issues you claim other have. I love my 597!
my 597 has never failed at anything and I like it much better than my sons 10-22. I am not knocking Ruger I just like my 597 better.
Is the firing pin, etc. the same on the Marlin 60 as the Marlin/Glenfield magazine fed 75?
Less parts the better. So simple and easy to use. Easy to clean!