Looking for a 10/22 clone that won't break the bank....................

david n · May 1, 2016

I want to hand down my 'ol Ruger 10/22 to my boy. It's about 25yrs old and was made before Ruger cheapened the design of their 22s. The new ones seem too chintzy and poorly constructed. I hate seeing plastic and sloppy fit. I'd like to find a new plinker for myself, but I don't want to spend $500 on something like Magnum Research's 10/22. Any suggestions? I'd like to keep it around $300 or so........................TIA

abarnsley · May 1, 2016

A used AMT Lightning rifle.

Stainless steel.

Usually need a teardown, and a bit of polish, to as cast internals...

All stainless major parts, no plastic or aluminum in there...

GGaskill · May 2, 2016

Judging by gunbroker prices, the Magnum Research will be less expensive.

Hbjj · May 2, 2016

Firearms & Firearms Parts | Tactical Machining
The tm-22 looks nice

david n · May 2, 2016

GGaskill said:
Judging by gunbroker prices, the Magnum Research will be less expensive.

Where did you find a Magnum Research on GB for less than $500?

david n · May 2, 2016

Hbjj said:
Firearms & Firearms Parts | Tactical Machining
The tm-22 looks nice

Wanna buy, not build......................If I where top build, I'd machine that whole thing in house.

allloutmx · May 2, 2016

Do you really really want a semi? I was looking at a Marlin XT last year...nice little bolt gun

david n · May 2, 2016

allloutmx said:
Do you really really want a semi?

Yup.......................

allloutmx · May 2, 2016

david n said:
Yup.......................

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david n · May 2, 2016

Gonna call a dealer.............maybe I can get one of these for much less than suggested retail........................

http://www.excelarms.com/rifles/xseriesrifle.html

JNieman · May 2, 2016

I have had a few different 10/22s of various vintage and played with them a lot - developed some aftermarket products for it, too. For a plain off the shelf rifle, I liked the Marlin Model 60 very much more. I liked the tube mag over the box mags. Even with machinist-fingers, I found that reloading the 10/22 mags all day would leave my thumb skin a bit shredded. Loading a tube mag is still pretty quick and much easier on the fingers. Less expensive than having to replace magazines when the lips wear out or what not. The accuracy was better, imo, comparing factory barrel to factory barrel. It was just a more pleasant shooter overall. The action is a little more complicated but it's no big deal if you follow a youtube video or step-by-step guide. You really never -need- to disassemble it beyond a field stripping anyways. Cleaning and lubing is just as simple.

allloutmx · May 2, 2016

I wonder if Admin5 thinks a 10/22 is a lathe because this is wayyyyyy OT.

david n · May 2, 2016

allloutmx said:
I wonder if Admin5 thinks a 10/22 is a lathe because this is wayyyyyy OT.

Eh..................Couldn't be too off topic.................no real Sticky here for rules...............

JNieman · May 2, 2016

david n said:
Eh..................Couldn't be too off topic.................no real Sticky here for rules...............

To be fair, it's gun SMITHING, not gun SHOPPING.

allloutmx · May 2, 2016

heck yeah... J always got my back

david n · May 2, 2016

JNieman said:
To be fair, it's gun SMITHING, not gun SHOPPING.

I see............Let me rephrase my fist post.................

I want to hand down my 'ol Ruger 10/22 to my boy. It's about 25yrs old and was made before Ruger cheapened the design of their 22s. The new ones seem too chintzy and poorly constructed. I hate seeing plastic and sloppy fit. I'd like to find a new plinker for myself, but I don't want to spend $500 on something like Magnum Research's 10/22. Any suggestions? I'd like to keep it around $300 or so........................and once I buy said rifle, I'd like to know how to modify it for full out, thread the barrel for a suppressor, attach a grenade launcher, and attach a bayonet?.................

There................a SMITHING question.

Need it to look like this:

hehehe

abarnsley · May 2, 2016

Gunbroker prices for Lightning 25/22 are about double to triple the Blue book price..

A little pawn shop searching, should get a decent deal. There will be no finish or rust issues.

GGaskill · May 4, 2016

Where did you find a Magnum Research on GB for less than $500?

I assumed (a bad thing to do) from the OP (I don't want to spend $500 on something like Magnum Research's 10/22) that they were $500. Didn't look for them, only the AMT's.

MarkW · May 6, 2016

david n said:
Eh..................Couldn't be too off topic.................no real Sticky here for rules...............

Personally I'm surprised everyone let you slide when you basically said "I'ma gonna give my old gun to my son, tell him what an heirloom he's getting and then buy something new for myself!"

Anyway, I'm also of the mindset of going to some pawn shops and gunshows with your budget of $300 in cash and seeing what you can bargain down, going new in this day and age leaves quite a lot to be desired as you have already noted.

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