Range Report: 10/22 Sporter

[Sir Henry]

I haven’t shot this Ruger since I left Washington. It’s a pre-warning Sporter from 1970. I have two other Sporters and they are both fingergroove and get more shooting. It’s odd shooting a semi-auto after having shot levers and bolts for so many years. I can remember when semi’s where about all I shot.

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I like the newer 15 round magazines even though I usually only put 10 rounds in them.

[daytime dave]

Nice photograph. I like the 15 rds mag looks.

My 10/22s haven't seen daylight in a long time. Thanks for the reminder.

[North Country Gal]

Love those vintage finger groove Sporters. That's my favorite 10/22 vintage, back when all versions were walnut and receivers were anodized, not painted. Of course, Ruger was a different company in those days.

[Sir Henry]

Nice photograph. I like the 15 rds mag looks.

My 10/22s haven't seen daylight in a long time. Thanks for the reminder.

Bill Ruger didn’t like hi-cap magazines. I was never a fan of the rotary mags and thought the 25’s were too long.

[Sir Henry]

Love those vintage finger groove Sporters. That's my favorite 10/22 vintage, back when all versions were walnut and receivers were anodized, not painted. Of course, Ruger was a different company in those days.

I think in the early years they outsourced the stocks from Overton. They are my favorite too.

[Headhog]

Although Ruger still builds a great firearm that will last for years, the classic touches are gone. Time moves on and so does costs and production realities.

Paul

[North Country Gal]

Great memories for me with the 10/22. A friend in high school introduced me to the 10/22. It was his uncle's, a first year production gun and his uncle loaned it to him for one summer. We spent a lot of time plinking with the 10/22 down in our pasture. It was all tin can and dirt clod shooting in those days.

Years later I got one for myself for squirrel hunting, even though a 10/22 went contrary to the squirrel rifle myth about a squirrel rifle having to be ultra accurate. Always thought that was nonsense and, sure enough, I got as many squirrels using the 10/22 as with my best bolt guns. For me, squirrel hunting was always about the hunting, anyway, not the shooting. At one time or another I even used revolvers, bows and even air rifles.

[Rifletom]

"It was all tin cans and dirt clod shooting in those days". Certainly was, and now that I think about, that's what I still do in the desert with my .22lr rifles. Fun!

[North Country Gal]

Yeah, it was fun and so different than the highly regulated shooting most of us do these days. You are very lucky to have a place to do that kind of shooting. Enjoy.