Any of you have the 10/22 takedown? I am thinking of buying one.

[USMC88-93]

Any known issues or complaints. Side of barn accurate or tack driver?

[HoneyBadger]

FWIW- I've read and heard that mounting optics is basically a waste. The barrel doesn't consistently lock into the same alignment with the receiver, so your receiver-mounted optics will not necessarily line up with your barrel. The factory sights work fine because the sight radius is still in line with the barrel, but I've heard several times that you have to re-zero your receiver-mounted optic every time you take it down and then reassemble.

Again, this is all secondhand info and I don't have any firsthand experience with the takedown model. YMMV.

[Gunner]

I have one It's cool but was a definite impulse buy. Have hardly shot it

[HoneyBadger]

Gunner, do you have a receiver mounted optic on yours? Can you confirm or contest what I've heard about the zeroing problems?

[rondog]

I can't even imagine myself buying one. The price is too high, and the purpose.....WTF IS the purpose, exactly?

[USMC88-93]

I can't even imagine myself buying one. The price is too high, and the purpose.....WTF IS the purpose, exactly?

The purpose is I do not have a 10/22 and the take down one intrigues me its either that or an integral suppressed one.

[rondog]

The purpose is I do not have a 10/22 and the take down one intrigues me its either that or an integral suppressed one.

Nothing wrong with a 10/22 (the one I had didn't impress me, but that's another story. Good guns overall.), but the usefulness of the takedown feature, I just don't get it unless you need to put it in a suitcase. Can't see that much extra money for a feature that would rarely get used, if ever.

Now, an integral suppressed one.....THAT would be sweet! I could warm up to one of those quite well.

[Gunner]

Nope have not shot it enough

[Tinelement]

FWIW- I've read and heard that mounting optics is basically a waste. The barrel doesn't consistently lock into the same alignment with the receiver, so your receiver-mounted optics will not necessarily line up with your barrel. The factory sights work fine because the sight radius is still in line with the barrel, but I've heard several times that you have to re-zero your receiver-mounted optic every time you take it down and then reassemble.

Again, this is all secondhand info and I don't have any firsthand experience with the takedown model. YMMV.

Gunner, do you have a receiver mounted optic on yours? Can you confirm or contest what I've heard about the zeroing problems?

I can confirm it. I had one, mounted a scope and got it all dialed in. Broke it down, put it back together and it shot 6" high and right. Even sent the scope back to leupold to be checked.

Everytime. So I dumped.

Neat idea, but wasn't what I was looking for.

[rondog]

I've often wondered about pellet rifles that cock by breaking the barrel, yet have the scope mounted on the receiver. Such as most Gamos. Do those also have zeroing issues? Sure seems to me like they'd be prone to it, since you're moving the barrel between every shot.