The Ruger 10/22 Strikes Again!

**f14tcat691** · October 7th, 2009, 11:15 PM

I recently obtained a Ruger 10/22 carbine in stainless through an estate sale for an old friend. He had passed away of old age and today was the first time I have shot it. I was pleased with the starting results. All of my shots landed within the lower right hand quater of a pie plate. I blame the barrel band and my rapid fire sequence just to see how fast I could get it to go.

My current plans are to turn it into a primary plinker with the option to go squirrel/varmit hunting. I have the current upgrades in mind.

1. Tapco Intrafuse 10/22 .920 Rifle System Olive Drab
2. Tactical Solutions Rifle Barrel Thread Silver
3. Mueller 8.5-25X44AO Tactical Scope
4. Harris Bipod (not something always on the rifle but something I can use if I desire, I know it will require a picatinny rail adapter)
5. Please recommend a solid mag. I purchased a ProMag 32rd and am reasonably satisfied with it but so far I like the factory mag better.
6. A new trigger assembly or getting the current trigger assembly redone. The weight of pull is horrible.
7. A mag release extender.

Feel free to give me your thoughts and suggestions. This will be a gradual build as my only current income is substitute teaching. It pays good enough but I just don't work enough. Yet I love working at the school.

**MaxPower** · October 7th, 2009, 11:46 PM

the VERY BEST high cap mag made is one of Tactical Innovations mags. Can be had in composite or metal. They ain't cheap but I've NEVER heard a bad word about their performance/functioning over on rimfirecentral.com Start reading up there, great source of info....

**f14tcat691** · October 8th, 2009, 12:07 AM

Wow. That is an expensive mag. But I can see the positives of it. I'm surprised they haven't shot it and found out it's bullet proof.

**nfafan** · October 8th, 2009, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by f14tcat691

I recently obtained a Ruger 10/22 through an estate sale for an old friend. <snip>

Feel free to give me your thoughts and suggestions. This will be a gradual build as my only current income is substitute teaching. It pays good enough but I just don't work enough. Yet I love working at the school.

Look at this... the 10/22 version is forthcoming.

http://cbrps.com/Products.html

and this is kewl too;

http://www.1022fungun.com/store/pc/home.asp

**jkristo** · October 8th, 2009, 02:29 PM

I use the butler creek mags work good for me, if you want real high cap check out this bad boy
http://www.clipsnstuff.com/10-22-c-1...ag-black-p-538
don't know how they work though.

**Jaco** · October 8th, 2009, 03:04 PM

The only thing I found about the 10/22 mags is to stick with steel feed lips. They seem to work better and last longing than the plastic. Butler creek makes one called of course Steel lips.

**dirksterg30** · October 8th, 2009, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by jkristo

I use the butler creek mags work good for me, if you want real high cap check out this bad boy
http://www.clipsnstuff.com/10-22-c-1...ag-black-p-538
don't know how they work though.

My brother & I aren't a fan of Ramline mags for the 10/22; we call them Jamlines. Butler Creek and the Ruger factory mags work well for us.