Man, I get down voted like crazy when I say I hated my 10/22. I don't know if I had a lemon or what. But I absolutely hated my 10/22. Bought it brand new years ago. Never really shot it. Got into .22s after a friend got a 10/22. Mine was a total jam-o-matic. I used many different loads, CCI mini mags ended up being the best, but still performed poorly. The mags we're awful, I replaced the extractor. Cleaned it, polished it. Tried everything everyone recommended. My friends is more reliable, but he also dumped the value of a whole 10/22 into after market upgrades.
the 10/22 is a mediocre design in the modern day when you realize it's design has not changed much since the 60's. The only reason it's popular is because of it's extensive aftermarket support, never ask a 10/22 owner how much money they have sunken into their "cheap pinker" that still can't outshoot a savage mark 2.
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u/displacedpie Apr 06 '26
Man, I get down voted like crazy when I say I hated my 10/22. I don't know if I had a lemon or what. But I absolutely hated my 10/22. Bought it brand new years ago. Never really shot it. Got into .22s after a friend got a 10/22. Mine was a total jam-o-matic. I used many different loads, CCI mini mags ended up being the best, but still performed poorly. The mags we're awful, I replaced the extractor. Cleaned it, polished it. Tried everything everyone recommended. My friends is more reliable, but he also dumped the value of a whole 10/22 into after market upgrades.