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

[anomad]

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.

I've had a couple cheaper gamos, you're right, waste of time to scope them. Also louder than 22 shorts for pest control. Shoot great with irons.
Makes cheap backyard practice if your locale approves. I used to practice every day after work, just ten pellets or so. Really helped me with standing positions.

[skortch]

I like mine well enough and I was never a 10/22 fan. The trigger was so-so but I had Brimstone work on it. Much better now, 2 1/4 lbs, clean break. I have a stovepipe every other magazine or so, which I'm hoping will be fixable with a $12 Volquartsen extractor. Cheap enough, but kind of a pain. Also, the BX-25 magazines seem somewhat hit-or-miss; one of mine works, one needs to be returned to Ruger because of bolt clearance issues.

The takedown capability appeal for me is in discreet carry while backpacking or in the lockable saddlebags on my motorcycle. Before buying I had been looking for a Marlin Papoose but I think the Ruger beats it in most every way.

I haven't mounted a scope and am not sure if I will. For now I have a Skinner Lo-pro peep sight on it (needed to shave down the stem, or get a taller front sight) which I may replace with something off this page. (One site mounts on the barrel, and they're coming out with an Express sight for the receiver.)
http://www.skinnersights.com/ruger_firearms_22.html

The odd thing is, every magazine and online review I've read lauds the rifle for its ability to return to zero after breakdown. Hmmm...

There is a lot more Takedown info over on rimfirecentral.com , btw.

[SideShow Bob]

I am wondering if all the complainants have followed the instructions on mounting the barrel for the first time, or just slapped the barrel on and went shooting expecting the barrel to seat the same every time ?

[rbeau30]

I just gave my son one for his 14th birthday a couple days ago.

Lets just say he can hit spent 12 ga shells at 50 yards open sights (out of the box 250 rounds in our outing). Such a rewarding buy. I love passing down the 10/22 model of rifles! This is all after shooting several rounds then showing him how to take it down, shooting, etc.

I am not a fan of the front sight. It is brass colored and round. I think I will replace it with a straight up blade to show him some better open sight precision shooting.

The barrel mates to a "barrel nut" looking thing that you can adjust the fit to make it tighter/looser.

[anomad]

I like mine well enough and I was never a 10/22 fan. The trigger was so-so but I had Brimstone work on it. Much better now, 2 1/4 lbs, clean break. I have a stovepipe every other magazine or so, which I'm hoping will be fixable with a $12 Volquartsen extractor. Cheap enough, but kind of a pain. Also, the BX-25 magazines seem somewhat hit-or-miss; one of mine works, one needs to be returned to Ruger because of bolt clearance issues.

The takedown capability appeal for me is in discreet carry while backpacking or in the lockable saddlebags on my motorcycle. Before buying I had been looking for a Marlin Papoose but I think the Ruger beats it in most every way.

I haven't mounted a scope and am not sure if I will. For now I have a Skinner Lo-pro peep sight on it (needed to shave down the stem, or get a taller front sight) which I may replace with something off this page. (One site mounts on the barrel, and they're coming out with an Express sight for the receiver.)
http://www.skinnersights.com/ruger_firearms_22.html

The odd thing is, every magazine and online review I've read lauds the rifle for its ability to return to zero after breakdown. Hmmm...

There is a lot more Takedown info over on rimfirecentral.com , btw.

The volquartsen exact edge extractor is a great upgrade.

[loudbay]

I enjoy mine a lot! Just open sights, and no extra $ spent n Volq goodies, but can pop a 4" plate over and over at 50 yds before it stops swinging from the last shot... No mag issues, 10 or 25 rounders. I'm surprised people are having zeroing issues, I read a lot of good things about optics on the takedown. Maybe the lockup isn't tight enough? I'd buy it again today, for sure.

[joedelt]

I have one and have a 1-4 scope on it. I've had no issues with zero holding so far.
I've also had very consistant locking up when assembling so i dont see the issues ive' also heard reported on holding zero. there are two set screws that hold the locking mechanism, i can only surmise that those are not holding for some folks?

[hatidua]

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?

Some might have issues but I had a Webley Vulcan (British pellet gun) and there was no shift in zero, just an incredibly accurate rifle with a horrible trigger.

[baglock1]

I just went down last week to start the ~8 day wait on one. I did a lot of research leading up to it and finally decided that the issues that were being reported are either early production issues or easily mitigated. I plan on getting the trigger cleaned up a bit and will likely add some fiber optic sights as well. I will likely add a scope just to validate the re-zeroing issue for myself but don't intend to keep it on.

From what I've read, several people have gotten optics to return to zero by tightening up the lockup adjustment beyond Ruger's recommendations. This could be luck of the draw or a valid option. We'll see. I don't expect to shoot it until the second week of Feb.

[sneakerd]

I am about to buy one. Have some BX-25 mags and will be wringing it all out when I get it. I see it as a total and potentially perfect "bug-out" .22. I do not plan on mounting optics on mine, as I see it as a 25-yard game-getter- KISS.