mouse07410

10/22 is a nice rifle - but the above contradicts my experience. To remove (and then reassemble!) the bolt from the receiver for cleaning is a major pain, and no comparison at all to the ease and simplicity of AK, AR or 1911.

reverendg

I dunno, for me the 1911 is the most difficult of the 4 you mentioned, and that is just a matter not having done it as often.

soldernut

I don't find it that difficult to remove/replace the 10/22 bolt. The first time? Sure. With a little practice, though it becomes easy.

I have no experience with the AR or 1911, but I did have a MAK-90 (AK clone) years ago, and I finethe 10/22 bolt as easy to R&R as was the one in the MAK.

soldernut

I started this thread out of curiousity because I'd been lusting after a 10/22 since 1964, found a great sale on them, but the plethora of aftermarket parts suggested, to me, that either they were flawed in some way(s), or else so danged functional and popular as to spawn a market for both functional and "Barbie Doll" parts.

Now that I finally own one, and have opened it up to have a good peek inside, I'm persuaded you're probably right: "the greatest of all 22's." A handful of other 22 rifles have passed through my hands, and none measured up. One was a very nice shooting Winchester (forget the model), but I detested its tubular magazine; just a pain to load.

I've purchased a few aftermarket parts: Tungsten machined extractor, bolt buffer, and extended magazine release. I'm going to hold off replacing trigger parts (or having a trigger job) until I first get familiar with the factory trigger. Oh, and I'm definitely going to hog out that silly protrudion on the bolt release that makes it such a pain to operate.

I bought the "plain Jane" carbine model because I've always loved it's clean, classic looks - and I don't plan to do any external cosmetic work - unless you count some kind of different sighting system. I might go for a scope, but I'm also intrigued by aperture sights and "holo" red dot sights.