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"A fun plinker for my wife. I haven't shot it but I suspect it's lot more fun than a 10/22, especially with 3X the magazine capacity."I guess since that you have already bought it, the point is moot, but there are 25/30/50 round mags readily available for the Ruger. Plus, you have the option of converting it to .17 Mach II."Actually these things are awesome for competition practice, keeps the ammo bill low."So, you spend around $700 on a .22 lr so you can save money? How about just spending $225 for a 10/22, trick it out into a pistol-gripped, tactical carbine for another $250 and use the left over $225 and buy 5,000+ rounds of ammo?
Quote from: Straight Shooter on November 22, 2009, 06:42:54 PM"A fun plinker for my wife. I haven't shot it but I suspect it's lot more fun than a 10/22, especially with 3X the magazine capacity."I guess since that you have already bought it, the point is moot, but there are 25/30/50 round mags readily available for the Ruger. Plus, you have the option of converting it to .17 Mach II."Actually these things are awesome for competition practice, keeps the ammo bill low."So, you spend around $700 on a .22 lr so you can save money? How about just spending $225 for a 10/22, trick it out into a pistol-gripped, tactical carbine for another $250 and use the left over $225 and buy 5,000+ rounds of ammo? Very simple, I'll go slow The .22 he is talking about is a AR15 clone with the same controls as the real thing. The idea is to practice with the same gun you are competing with. 22LR is about $60 for 1000 rounds, .223 is about $350 for 1000 rounds (for crap). For the price of 2K of ammo you can buy the Colt .22. When I am competitive, I shoot 2K a month minimum, just for practice. So basically, if you practice with a .22, after 1 month its free. If you compete with a AR15 it doesn't do much to practice with a 10/22.
Quote from: actionshooter on November 22, 2009, 10:23:31 PMQuote from: Straight Shooter on November 22, 2009, 06:42:54 PM"A fun plinker for my wife. I haven't shot it but I suspect it's lot more fun than a 10/22, especially with 3X the magazine capacity."I guess since that you have already bought it, the point is moot, but there are 25/30/50 round mags readily available for the Ruger. Plus, you have the option of converting it to .17 Mach II."Actually these things are awesome for competition practice, keeps the ammo bill low."So, you spend around $700 on a .22 lr so you can save money? How about just spending $225 for a 10/22, trick it out into a pistol-gripped, tactical carbine for another $250 and use the left over $225 and buy 5,000+ rounds of ammo? Very simple, I'll go slow The .22 he is talking about is a AR15 clone with the same controls as the real thing. The idea is to practice with the same gun you are competing with. 22LR is about $60 for 1000 rounds, .223 is about $350 for 1000 rounds (for crap). For the price of 2K of ammo you can buy the Colt .22. When I am competitive, I shoot 2K a month minimum, just for practice. So basically, if you practice with a .22, after 1 month its free. If you compete with a AR15 it doesn't do much to practice with a 10/22. I own AR-15s... and I spent 21 years in the Air Force shooting M-16s, so I do know about their function. The Colt was for his wife... not for him... and I don't think that she is a competitive shooter.
I bought one of these and can tell you don't try to put Remington ammo through it, it wont even feed. The little bit of cci I had fed flawlessly and I've heard the bulk federal does fine also. One thing people aren't realizing is that a 10-22 while awsome doesn't have the same feel as an AR style rifle.Dan
