A few weeks ago I was going through the basement looking for things to sell, recycle, or throw out when I found a package of three new, unused, Ruger 10/22 magazines. I offered them to a friend who said no, he had all he needed, and I’d probably use them them the next time I bought a 10/22. I had no plans of buying another- I did a target 10/22 build some years ago, which is why I had the magazines- but it got me thinking. I had only recently started going to the range again, having gotten out of the habit during the peak of the pandemic, and I was thinking I needed a project.
I began casually looking for used 10/22s in local stores with on-line, searchable, inventories, but didn’t find anything. Then an impulsive visit to Bass Pro Shops (I was nearby) led to me buying a new 10/22 carbine last week. All they had was the wood stocked model, but I remember that I still had two 10/22 stocks in the basement: A modified target stock, and the synthetic stock from the previous 10/22 project gun.
I also had a collection of scopes, new and old, and after some thought I decided to put one of my Burris Mini 4x scopes on the new gun. 4x is the classic choice for a .22, and the Burris is a rugged, reliable, scope. This is as far as I plan taking it- for now- but I could see putting a better trigger on it, or modifying the stock trigger. Also, I still have that target stock, and if a reasonably priced target barrel were to come my way I might be tempted…
Stay tuned.
