1022

[noahvale]

I went over to Lafayette today to buy a kayak at Pack & Paddle. Stopped by the Academy on Louisiana Ave to get a paddle. They didn't have the one I wanted but they had a Ruger 1022 with a really nice walnut stock. I resisted buying it, but then went to the Academy on Siegen to get the paddle I wanted and they also had the 1022. The stock is nicer than any of the cheap .22's I've seen. Could not resist again. Only $249.

 

[Beau Etienne]

That's a fun investment.

 

[OLEJOE]

If you can find anything to shoot in it.

 

[Gator 45/70]

Redd508 and I were in there looking at those, Nice score !

 

[Jstudz220]

Cant go wrong with a 10/22 I just recently picked up my second one from academy not too long ago. Ironically I drove two hours to the Academy in Lafayette on Louisiana Ave since it was the only one near me at any Academy location and I didn’t want to pay an overinflated price.

the one with the black hogue stock is my first one and the stock carbine model is my second I recently picked up.

 

[hunter5567]

The stocks on those 10/22's are not walnut. It's some kind of mystery hardwood stained with walnut color. Still a good deal for these times at $249.

 

[swampfoxx]

I bought the same model from the one in Hammond before Christmas. All the guns I have and didn't have a .22 rifle. Was having a coon problem with my chickens. Thought about using the suppressed AR, but didn't want to make coon soup, so I got the 10/22. I just bought several BX-25 mags for it as well.

 

[cyclone1970]

The stocks on those 10/22's are not walnut. It's some kind of mystery hardwood stained with walnut color. Still a good deal for these times at $249.

It is a shame that Ruger stopped using walnut for 10/22 stocks. I purchased mine in the early 1970's and it came with an authentic walnut stock. I would assume they wanted to keep the costs down, The new one's aren't as nice looking but they perform the same. It is still a fine rifle.

 

[Magdump]

The stocks on those 10/22's are not walnut. It's some kind of mystery hardwood stained with walnut color. Still a good deal for these times at $249.

Ruger primarily uses Birch for the standard 10/22 wood stock. They did have a run of laminate stocks for a few years and they do still use walnut in some of the higher end sporters and such.

 

[ozarkpugs]

I have owned several ,all but my present one were very accurate. My present one has a sporter stock that came with a red kick pad .

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[jremy65]

Nice. I can’t believe I bought one in a stock like that at Cortana Mall for $99 back in the day.

 

[Candyman]

The stocks on those 10/22's are not walnut. It's some kind of mystery hardwood stained with walnut color. Still a good deal for these times at $249.

The mystery hard wood is Birch. The stain is mixed with the finish and then sprayed on. UV light is then used in the drying process to make the finish hard. The wood under the finish is pretty much white to a light tan.
$249 is not bad these days for a 10/22. I’ve always liked the 10/22, bought my first one in 1984 at Hillside Guns in Oceanside, CA. If I remember right, I have six 10/22s now.

 

[dla]

I love my 1022 and my grandsons love it even more.