1978 Ruger 10-22 Deluxe Sporter

[1srelluc]

What do you do, buy a new gun every single day? I think you may have a serious case of GAS (Gun Acquisition Syndrome).

I do my part.

 

[Cellblock2429]

What do you do, buy a new gun every single day? I think you may have a serious case of GAS (Gun Acquisition Syndrome).

/---/ I'm jealous. I live in the People's Republic of New York, where it is easier to hit the mega lottery than it is to get a gun permit.

 

[Failzero]

What do you do, buy a new gun every single day? I think you may have a serious case of GAS (Gun Acquisition Syndrome).

I have RBRD ( Retro Black rifle Disease )

 

[Cellblock2429]

I have RBRD ( Retro Black rifle Disrase )

/-----/ RBRD - if there is a cure, we don't want to find it.
Stop the stigma of collecting black rifles.

 

[Woodznutz]

What do you do, buy a new gun every single day? I think you may have a serious case of GAS (Gun Acquisition Syndrome).

When the SHTF guns will be at a premium.

 

[Muhammed]

I came by this older Ruger 10-22 Deluxe Sporter today.....I gave $200.00 for it.

I like the older 10-22 Deluxe Sporters due to their checkered walnut stocks, and metal trigger group. No billboard warning rollmark on the barrel either, just Ruger's address. I also prefer the plastic butt plate over the current rubber butt pad.

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It was right dirty (looks like I still missed a spot of paint) and according to the woman that brought it in it sat in their mudroom for as long as she can remember to shoot crows and such with it in their garden.

Her husband recently passed and she just wanted to get rid of it as she was moving away to live with family.

It wears a Bushnell .22 Sharpshooter 4 X 25 scope and it's still clear. It was in low Weaver rings on a Weaver base. I suspect the set-up was installed soon after the orgional purchase in the late 70s.

I tore it completely down and cleaned it good and remounted the base/scope. GTG!

It has a really good trigger for a 10-22 (their biggest failing) but it did not look like anyone had been inside of it. Just shot enough over 47 years to break it in I guess.

I did replace the Ruger 1.25" fixed sling swivels with studs so I could use a 1" sling on it.

That's a really good looking rifle. Very beautiful and competent woodwork. They just don't make them like that anymore.

 

[1srelluc]

When the SHTF guns will be at a premium.

I predict a "mini panic" if it looks like we are gonna get a dem governor come November.

 

[Failzero]

I predict a "mini panic" if it looks like we are gonna get a dem governor come November.

The Next Panic will be the 5th one ( the Second Obama Panic was stratospheric and the Gunshows I worked had Huge throngs shoulder to shoulder and much $$$ to be made )

 

[BothWings]

LoL!
I have owned numerous .308's, 7.62x39's, a 22-250, a .30 Carbine a 6.5x55, many 12 gauges, and a Hi-Point 9mm carbine. But I have never owned a .22 lr or even a .22 WMR. I'll probably pick one up someday.

 

[1srelluc]

The Next Panic will be the 5th one ( the Second Obama Panic was stratospheric and the Gunshows I worked had Huge throngs shoulder to shoulder and much $$$ to be made )

We had one the last Governor's election. Thank goodness Youngkin was elected.

If the dems get control this time they ain't stopping for shit.

 

[Woodznutz]

LoL!
I have owned numerous .308's, 7.62x39's, a 22-250, a .30 Carbine a 6.5x55, many 12 gauges, and a Hi-Point 9mm carbine. But I have never owned a .22 lr or even a .22 WMR. I'll probably pick one up someday.

.22's are fun guns.

 

[Failzero]

.22's are fun guns.

 

[Woodznutz]

I meant .22 LR rimfire.

 

[Failzero]

I meant .22 LR rimfire.

Those are Dedicated 22 LR Retro M16 builds ( XM177E1 ) ( XM177E2 )

 

[marvin martian]

I came by this older Ruger 10-22 Deluxe Sporter today.....I gave $200.00 for it.

I like the older 10-22 Deluxe Sporters due to their checkered walnut stocks, and metal trigger group. No billboard warning rollmark on the barrel either, just Ruger's address. I also prefer the plastic butt plate over the current rubber butt pad.

View attachment 1113532

It was right dirty (looks like I still missed a spot of paint) and according to the woman that brought it in it sat in their mudroom for as long as she can remember to shoot crows and such with it in their garden.

Her husband recently passed and she just wanted to get rid of it as she was moving away to live with family.

It wears a Bushnell .22 Sharpshooter 4 X 25 scope and it's still clear. It was in low Weaver rings on a Weaver base. I suspect the set-up was installed soon after the orgional purchase in the late 70s.

I tore it completely down and cleaned it good and remounted the base/scope. GTG!

It has a really good trigger for a 10-22 (their biggest failing) but it did not look like anyone had been inside of it. Just shot enough over 47 years to break it in I guess.

I did replace the Ruger 1.25" fixed sling swivels with studs so I could use a 1" sling on it.

I learned to shoot as a Boy Scout with one of those. Minus the optic, it was just iron sights.