RIMFIRE RIFLES:REFINED & REIMAGINED

Ruger first introduced the 10/22 22LR rimfire rifle in 1964, and it’s still in production today, almost six decades later. The 10/22’s longevity and popularity should be no surprise, as it’s fun, reliable, accurate, versatile, and economical. Styled as a scaled-down M1 carbine, it originally came with a svelte blued 18.5-inch barrel, notch iron sights, wood stock, and a 10-round flush-fit rotary magazine.

Since then, an ecosystem has devel-oped around the 10/22 as a platform, much like the AR-15 or Glock. Barrels, parts, triggers, and accessories of all types and price ranges are available to outfit your rimfire blaster any way that you’d like, whether for training, competition, survival, hunting, recreation, or otherwise. Various companies make their own 10/22-compatible receivers and complete rifles. And Ruger has filled out its own product line over the years, with takedown, target, tactical, competition, and pistol variants.

The 10/22 is a simple magazinefed blowback design. The receiver is aluminum, containing the trigger group, bolt, and bolt handle and guide rod as-sembly. The crossbolt safety is