shopping for a some .22LR hardware.
 

thinking of going all Ruger.

i need a rifle. i just got back from NM deer hunting and we distracted ourselves mid-day chasing cottontails. talk about a GREAT time. i used my .22 pellet rifle and it was a blast, but running back to air up was a PIA. discovering how delicious they were, i want to really stack up a pile of them.

i'm also buying my BIL a handgun. thinking .22 ruger MarkIII. i might get one for myself has well.

rifle? Ruger 10/22 target? i like the laminate stock w stainless steel. opinions?

like this maybehttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1479574523.jpg

What model is that Besides10/22

Everyone should have a 10/22

"A" (as in one) 10/22?

I bought a MK3 last year , hated it and sold it within a month.
Total bastard to field strip and clean.
Trigger is tractor grade with the mag disconnector
and still not great with that mag disconnector disconnected.

the Ruger MK4 is out and has a decent dissassemble now.
But i hear the trigger is still agricultural.

fixed it for you

That is the 10/22-T or Target. Very good, still needs trigger work. Runs $400ish new.


The 10/22T is a bit heavy for field work.

I also don't like the standard carbine, although I have an AWESOME tiger striped stock for one....

My only 10/22 is a on-the-cheap ultimate build - heavy barrel, boyds tacticool stock, trigger work, etc

I'd look really hard at the 10/22 LVT model - according to rimfirecentral.com it is probably the best out of the box 10/22. Get one of those, send trigger unit to Brimstone Gunsmithing for a $40 Tier 3 trigger job, and put some glass on top.


Handgun? Ruger Mk III or IV, Browning Buckmark, CZ Kadet, GSG or SIG or Colt 1911-22. Mine is a Ruger Mk II 5.5" heavy barrel stainless. Had a GSG but sold it when I sold my 45 1911. Any of them would be a quality gun.

hmmm.

less than $200!! that allows a better scope budget! a Savage

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Oh, and whatever you do, LOCK YOUR WALLET UP if you go visiting rimfirecentral.com and the forums, especially when KIDD is mentioned.

Had a SIG (GSG) 22-1911 as well, nice full size, but the quality of the safety or beaver tail is terrible, piss poor size, sharp edges.. But fully replacable by proper 1911 parts.

Did sell it soon after getting it as well, hated the trigger.

Problem is that the trigger on my Dan Wesson 1911 is just to good, anything else i shoot feels like **** after the Dan Wesson.

oh i know. my brother brought his silenced .22. i almost shot out all of his ammo he brought. i was shooting yellow jackets wasp out of their hovers as they approached a big dead tree. 20 yards. shooting subsonics. it was giddy fun.

The F stock (on F, FV, FVSR, and FVT models) really sucks. Spring the extra money and get the BV or BTV or TR. I had a BTV - very accurate.

Of course, if you are interested in a bolt gun, I have CZ 455 Varmint that I'd like to sell.... has some rust on underside of barrel but very accurate (just under MOA wtih SK Std+). Has single shot adapter, DIP rail-> weaver adapter scope mount, original 5 round mag, and a (cheap) Tasco 6-24x44 scope with 1/8MOA target dot reticle. Can put in a cheap hard case, box it up, and ship it to your local enabler for $400. Hit me a PM if you want pictures, etc.

Ha so true.. I think the only piece left on my 10/22 that is not KIDD is the S/N piece and the stock. But my groups went from quarter to dime.

As stated everybody needs at least one.

You can swap the barrels out on the CZ455! CZ-USA CZ 455 Varmint - CZ-USA

Yup. And other than factory replacements in other calibers (the 455 action can handle 17hm2 17hmr 22lr 22wmr) and profiles there are barrels available from Lilja as well.

I have a Sako Quad that can swap barrels in minutes. It's right up there in the accuracy department too. Plus a not so commonly known fact; all the Sako factory workers are naked 18 year old blonde girls.

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I'm not a hunter but like playing with spoons, pardon my ignorance but why would you put a silencer on a .22?

It was a loooooooooooooooooong time ago but I (vaguely) remember shooting .22 rifles in boy scouts and don't remember wearing ear protection.

When was a kid used to sit on the picnic table at Grandma's with my Cousin and shoot cicadas out of the trees with a pump pellet rifle, His dog, whiskers, a long haired terrier would fetch them too us.

Oh, but so much fun, TRIGGERS

We didn't have ear protection with any guns, I said WE DIDN'T HAVE EAR PROTECTION... A silencer on a 22 sounds like a pop gun. Plus rabbits don't know which direction the shot came from. In my pic the gun on the right is a 22 and the next once over is a .17HMR. They are really loud without a silencer. With one they sound like an unsilenced 22.

.17 HMR




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What are the laws for you to own firearms in NZ? Any special permits for the cans?

Hearing protection is the most significant reason IMO (safely firing without ear-pro).
Despite it's small size and fairly tame report, the transient spike of a .22LR 10/22 firing can still be 140+ dB, which is well beyond the threshold for hearing damage/loss.

Suppressors simply reduce things to a "hearing safe" level for most calibers/guns. That can still be pretty damn loud, especially for the bigger calibers, and shooting some of them suppressed without ear-pro can still lead to hearing loss.
However, since the .22 is a relatively small/quiet round, you get near "Hollywood quiet" levels with a good suppressor (and subsonic ammo). You also get additional practical benefits if you are hunting small game.

Suppressors or for polite and socially conscientious people. People who care for others, like running a muffler on your car. Firearms are very loud and rude in that way by nature. So controlling the sound is very polite to others. SmileWavy

Stick with the Ruger 10/22.
It is the standard by which all others are judged.
Just look at what the aftermarket provides. Most is geared toward the 10/22.
Don't buy the take-down model.

Mostly KIDD now with a aluminum Evolution stock (no longer available I think)

If the zombie apocalypse comes, it's my on foot bug out unit. Light and relatively speaking so is the ammo.

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You have to be 15 years or older, pass a simple test too. I'm B and C category also which means I'm allowed pistols and machine guns (gun club rules).

As far as cans go they like us to have them for the sake of our own hearing and others around us. Plus it doesn't annoy nieghbours. No special forms to fill out, you just buy one.

What's this? Logic applied to guns laws? Imagine that! :D

Here in the US, suppressor ownership is federally legal, but is not allowed in every State. Even in those states that do allow it, you have to go through an involved process (background check, fingerprinting, Chief LEO notification for your area, etc.).
You also have to pay a $200 "tax" per item, and wait several months before being approved/allowed to take possession. :rolleyes:

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Marlin Model 60. Cheap, holds plenty of rounds.

I really like the Browning semi auto 22 rifle. great size and weight.

The standard 10-22 Carbine makes one of the handiest field pieces imaginable. Very light, quite short, and a real joy to carry. Fairly inexpensive as well. Yes, dressing them all up is great good fun, but for plain old field utility, it's still hard to beat the original. Here's mine, an old pre-warning carbine with a real walnut stock, fitted with a Williams rear and an XS Sight Systems front. Pure hell on running jack rabbits:

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Of course my old Marlin 39A Mountie is every bit as handy, and every bit as effective. It wears an XS Sight Systems "ghost ring" set-up now as well. Here it is, on the far left (big brothers are an 1894 in .45 Colt and an 1895 in .45-70) :

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I love my 10/22 - hard to beat if you are looking for semi-auto to carry through the woods or brush.

Very light with the polymer furniture. I added some Kidd goodies, a red dot and mine is a sweet shooter.

Only downside is that semi-autos occasionally choke on the $.06 cent a round bulk ammo.

But, if you want to hit the target every time regardless of how crappy of .22 ammo you use, then you must check out the Henry's. Built in America or they won't be built at all.

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I have a Henry's 22 mag. Just plain blue.
Bought it in 2007...haven't shot it yet.

Bought my Belgium made Browning 22 auto 20 some yrs. ago. 'Love it.
So sleek, smooth, and lovely to hold/shoot. Have some glass on it now, but can't remember what.
I don't know why or how, but its recoil (if you can consider 22 recoil) is much less than any other 22 I've shot.
And it breaks down to half its operating size.

We have a couple 10/22 Carbines. One with a scope an done without. A couple weeks ago we shot at 60 yards and the scoped rifle group can easily be covered by a dime. Subsonic rounds don't cycle but otherwise have had no issues with them reliability wise. Once in a while a round doesn't fire, but that is the nature of cheap rimfire rounds.

I also have a .22 conversion on the 1911. It is also very accurate, but not entirely reliable, yet (300 rounds since new). Great trigger and easy to field strip.

Dad has an old savage pump that is ragged hole accurate as well.

If standard subsonic rounds - CCI SV, Remington SubSonic Hollow Points, CCI SubSonic HPs, most match ammo like SK Std+ - won't cycle, your 10/22 has issues.

If by "subsonic" you mean the special loads from Aguila (60grn SSS or 20grn Colibri or Super Colibri) or CCI (CCI Quiet) or CB loads (long or short, variety of makers) then yes, it won't cycle those. You *could* swap out to a light recoil spring and perhaps a lighter bolt (Volquartsen makes one to convert 10/22 to 22 Short) .... but then standard ammo would beat it up more.

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