Flatland Shooter Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 At a recent local outlaw steel plate match, there seemed to be an even number of shooters with .22LR AR's and Ruger 10/22's. Is it strictly personal preference or does one platform seem to be superior to the other? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrswanson1 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) I've shot both. 10/22s are squirrel rifles, ARs are for shooting fast. With that said, I had a Chiappa .22 upper for a standard AR lower. Using 25 round mags. After break-in (100 rounds) it worked 100% with CCI Mini-Mags. It was not 100% with other ammunition. Edited May 19, 2016 by jrswanson1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Whichever you can get to run 100% In South Florida that usually means running a 10/22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottlep Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 10/22s seem to be more reliable in my experience, as long as you are using the 10 round rotary mags. I have a 10/22 that my 9 year old son uses for steel matches and will eat anything you put in it. I see alot of guys have issues with the 22 ARs. I have a S&W 15/22 that has never gotten thru a full 25 round mag without an issue...needs to go back to S&W when I have time to ship it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stre-tch Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I have had both 10-22's and Ar15 - 22lrs Ar15 - Taccom 3g ULW 22lr upper Core 15 22lr Upper TacSol 22lr upper (SBX barrel) Ruger 10-22's Que'd bolt Barrels Bulter Creek (Carbon Fiber~ish) Que'd OEM barrel Taccom3g - ULW 10-22 barrel PWS Carbon Fiber T-3 barrle TacSol SBX Barrels Overall reliability winners were 10-22 with Taccom 3G barrel and Que'd Bolt 10-22 with Que'd Barrel and Bolt Ar15 With Taccom 3G upper Ar15 Core 15 22lr upper Any of these four set ups ran everything from Remington Gold, Thunderbolts to RWS match Having said that my other set ups were pretty dang good also. Currently I only have my 10-22 with the Taccom3G barrel which eats everything and anything but am really jonesing for another .22lr upper but if I do it will probably be a SBR upper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I shot on a squad with a guy who was using a marlin mag fed 22. He was doing real well with it and it sure seemed to be reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun1826 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I've been shooting ruger rimfire for about 3 years. 10/22 and M and P 15-22 are neck in neck. Just shoot whichever you prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoR Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I built an AR 22 for my 9-year old son to shoot action steel matches. It has the CMMG bolt, taccom barrel, better mag adapter to use S&W M&P 22 magazines. It runs flawlessly with CCI Minimag and 99% with all other ammo. I duplicated the build for my brother and it is as reliable. It needs some tweaks to the feed ramp and slight beveling of the clamber to improve loading, along with smoothing all the edges of the bolt an rails, but that's it. Best of all, it handles just like an AR, so eventually he'll have a smooth transition to 223. And I'll still keep the AR22, because I can't stop grinning when I shoot that thing. Tito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrispies Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 A buddy of mine is a highly respected rimfire builder for steel. He stopped building 10/22s. The short answer is that the 10/22 can be built into an amazing and accurate rifle but the receiver will wear quickly and become unreliable at the 20-30k shot mark. An MP-22 can be built less expensively and will run reliablely for years (he hasn't worn one out yet) but it is inaccurate due to the lack of availability of lightweight barrels, necessitating him having to turn down OEM barrels, creating lots of whip. It's accurate enough to steel distance but not beyond. I likr my 10/22 and dont have reliability issues but don't have that many rounds through it either. If it wears I'll buy an aftermarket receiver and rebuild it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHitchcock Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I'm using a 15-22 thus far. If I ever get really serious I will be building a 10-22. All aftermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparten8654 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 did TACCOM 3g stop making barrels for the 10/22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoKimberDave Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 There's ton of top rimfire shooters around here and they mostly almost all use 10/22 variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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