Where Have All The Vintage 10/22s Gone?This is a discussion on Where Have All The Vintage 10/22s Gone? within the Ruger 10/22 Rimfire forums, part of the Rifle & Shotgun Forum category; I know there are a few on here that share the love of the original vintage (pre warning & pre-prefix) 10/22s. I haven't seen one ...
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May 19th, 2012, 11:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bombingham, AL
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| Where Have All The Vintage 10/22s Gone?
I know there are a few on here that share the love of the original vintage (pre warning & pre-prefix) 10/22s. I haven't seen one at a gun show in 3 years. It is not that there wasn't any I was interested in ...there were NONE.  I used to could buy at least 2-5 per show for many years. Where have they all gone? I know some are getting butchered as 'donor' guns for projects.  Have I bought all of the ones in the SouthEast?  .
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May 20th, 2012, 08:53 AM
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They're still out there. People are just holding on to them. They're unregistered, if you know what I mean.
As far as your signature, the "love" of money is the root of all evil. If you're going to quote the Bible, be honest about it.
Last edited by kingpins9; May 20th, 2012 at 09:38 AM.
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May 20th, 2012, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: California
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Still have mine, built in 1967. My brother was the original owner. After he went into the Marine Corp. that year I kinda adopted it.
Last edited by DAJ; May 20th, 2012 at 09:28 AM.
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May 20th, 2012, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Arizona
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I'll bet there are thousands of 10/22s in the back of closets gathering dust all over the USA! :-)
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May 20th, 2012, 09:44 AM
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I have two and am also looking for more. I had a post on the Wanted To Buy section for awhile.
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May 20th, 2012, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Upstate New York
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Originally Posted by kingpins9  As far as your signature, the "love" of money is the root of all evil. If you're going to quote the Bible, be honest about it. | Well, it is better that he does not be honest about it. This is a common translation error and everyone love to poke at Christians and this verse in 1 Timothy 6 (v. 10). The more appropriate translation from the Greek is "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils"
Notice the difference: A root of ALL KINDS of evil versus THE root of EVIL. Big difference!
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May 20th, 2012, 01:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
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Is there anything special about these so-called vintage 10-22's? I mean a 10-22 is a 10-22, right? Kinda like the Coca-Cola of .22 semi-automatic rifles? (mine is a 2001 model).
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May 20th, 2012, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Catman I know some are getting butchered as 'donor' guns for projects. | Yea, too many ended up looking like this:  | |
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May 20th, 2012, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Washington State
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Originally Posted by David B53 Is there anything special about these so-called vintage 10-22's? I mean a 10-22 is a 10-22, right? Kinda like the Coca-Cola of .22 semi-automatic rifles? (mine is a 2001 model). | That 2001 doesn't compare to a 1966 rifle. It would be like comparing a 1966 Ford Galaxy to a 2001 Ford Taurus.
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May 20th, 2012, 02:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Stillwater, OK, USA, Earth
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I have what I guess is a bicentennial model that says "Made in the 200th year of American liberty" on the barrel. Has a nice glossy walnut stock as well. I don't see any warnings or anything on it and the barrel rollmark says Southport, Conn. U.S.A. What does pre-prefix refer to? The serial number?
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May 20th, 2012, 02:42 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Washington State
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Originally Posted by gunsnknives I have what I guess is a bicentennial model that says "Made in the 200th year of American liberty" on the barrel. Has a nice glossy walnut stock as well. I don't see any warnings or anything on it and the barrel rollmark says Southport, Conn. U.S.A. What does pre-prefix refer to? The serial number? | Yes the prefix refers to the serial number. They started the prefix in 1970. Ruger 10/22 Serial Number History | |
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May 20th, 2012, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Stillwater, OK, USA, Earth
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Originally Posted by 303lithgow | Gotcha. Thanks!  | |
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May 23rd, 2012, 09:46 AM
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I have one 10/22....
I waited a long time to locate it. It's not real old, built in 1974 it has a nice walnut stock and has never had any top mounted optic (which I like....no top of the receiver scratches).
I looked for a number of years....then summer before last a man was at a gun show and offered this one to me for $250.00 I said yes. It's not for sale.
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May 23rd, 2012, 10:38 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: northern Wisconsin
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Hey, Pat-inCO, was that a distributor exclusive? Been looking for one of those.
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May 23rd, 2012, 11:54 AM
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I have 2 10-22a from the 70s and they are fine I just have no desie to sell them I guess it is the same with amny people.
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