Your thoughts on the 10/22 takedown , from those who know ?

[NixieTube]

Not that I'm trying to bump this thread continuously, but one thing I did think of as a criticism today:

Once you've mounted the factory scope base to the receiver, the stock rear sight is very difficult to use even when you remove your sight/scope from the rail (and it's not all that super to begin with, let's face it.) The height of the factory rail/factory rear sight combo. is not a friendly fit, with the rail basically doing its best to obscure your sight picture.

I have not tried any of the aftermarket alternatives - yet. The Williams "Ace In the Hole" peep sight/picatinny rail combination looks promising if you want to retain iron sight capability (and many people prefer peep sights) as a fallback. This fellow has a brief video showing them mounted on a 10/22 Takedown. If you're also using a red dot or a scope, you might have to play with the rings to get the right clearance, but this is one accessory I'm thinking about. YMMV, all disclaimers apply, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXLzpaFIY6Y

With all my modifications/accessories so far, I've spent about $135 over and above the base cost of the rifle (2x 10-rd magazines, Alangator Trimag, Bolt Buffer, Bolt Release, Sling Adaptors, cheap Millet 3MOA red dot). This Williams accessory would bring it to about $185. I paid $350 for the gun when it was "hot" on the shelves, so if I do the Williams thing I will have spent a little more than half the price of the gun on accessories and modifications.

Is that crazy? I don't think it's too bad. If you buy a $1200 AR platform rifle you can easily spend $600 on a quality sight and a few whimwhams.

 

[737tdi]

One thing I only saw mentioned once and it was kind of buried. The bolt release. This is for any 10/22. I have always hated the bolt release design. It is such a cheap and easy mod.. Bolt locks back, grab the charging handle, pull back slowly and the bolt drops. No buttons or release to push.

http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userSearchQuery=10%2F22+bolt+release

I know this can be done with a little home engineering but I have never been comfortable with grinding on firearm components.

JMO

Karl

 

[Tinman931]

One thing I only saw mentioned once and it was kind of buried. The bolt release. This is for any 10/22. I have always hated the bolt release design. It is such a cheap and easy mod.. Bolt locks back, grab the charging handle, pull back slowly and the bolt drops. No buttons or release to push.

http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userSearchQuery=10%2F22+bolt+release

I know this can be done with a little home engineering but I have never been comfortable with grinding on firearm components.

JMO

Karl

Agreed. It's a and cheap easy mod that makes a significant difference.

 

[mikehp]

I like mine for plinking and such. I did install Skinner sights to replace original, keeps it compact and very accurate, they replace exist sights on barrel and no batteries. I have the Skinner sights on all my lever guns.

 

[NixieTube]

Agreed. It's a and cheap easy mod that makes a significant difference.

+2. The standard bolt release thing is what some people might call a "hold 'yer mouth right" kind of maneuver just like the other 10/22s. Ruger deserves credit for keeping it around and not improving it all these years. Seriously. Small manufacturers of the aftermarket releases everywhere thank them, I'm sure.

There's nothing "wrong" with the factory bolt release, it's just a bit finicky and clumsy. I'll bet a lot of mortgages have been paid off over the years because Ruger never went all the way to the wall to make that part "perfect."