BlkHawk73

Part # 11117 . Suggested Retail is $399.

David B53

Wow that's sweet! At least we know the rifle is made in the USA, unlike their uniforms!

Snubshooter

So thats why my FFl hasn't been able to find a regular TD in 2 months, Ruger switched production to Team USA!!! Maybe I can get one of these, they are kinda cool.

arg0naut22

nice!

MarkB

Here's the link.

Ruger 10/22 USA Shooting Takedown 22 LR - RUK1022-TD-USA - LIPSEYS.COM

fungun

Is stuff like this really collectible in terms of growing in value? IMO the point of a 10/22 takedown is for survivalist/preppers small game hunting rifle and I can't imagine hunting with a bright blue gun. Are there examples of this sort of thing historically increasing in value?

78CJ5

My neighbor works for the USA shooting team. I saw one of these laying in his living room last week when I went over to take him to the airport to go to London. (he did not want to leave his Jeep parked out there for three weeks)I am going to quiz him about it being for sale when I pick him up next week. The blue stock and red bag look better to me than the original version.

BlkHawk73

In the loooong term, maybe. With so many more special runs made it just dilutes the collectors interest now and with demand weighing big on value...

As far as the color... In part this brings a brand new model out in a uncataloged variation and in a manner that also benefits the US Shooting Team. TALO has done something for the team for the last bunch of years and all have been rimfires with the last few years having 10/22's as the base. If one truly is in a survivalist scenario, do you really care about fashion? Anyone that concerned about such a scenario wouldn't be the market for this anyways.

How many are putting big scopes and other accessories on these? After all, a survivalist would want no additional weight.

rdp357

I would love to have one of these, might go up in value some day, I don't hunt anymore but I bet it would get some comments at the range.

BlkHawk73

Pack it away unfired and it'll see some value increase - maybe. Just never saw the appeal or need to bring attention to myself, or my firearms, while at the range.

Icarus

I actually don't care if it goes up in value. This is a rifle on my wish list now! I like unique rimfire weapons, and this is high on my list!!

fungun

It certainly is unique as compared to other current offerings.

Danger

Yup, Not really doing anything for me. I think they could have America'd it up a little better. If I saw that blue TD, I'd never guess it was a "USA" special edition.

fungun

This is what I'm getting at, have any of those past special editions increased in value such as to consider them as a viable investment? I haven't followed it and am curious if anyone else here has.

if by 'this' you mean a blue gun I completely agree, but takedown 22 rifles are a staple of survivalists/preppers, which is why I'm puzzled by this particular gun as a collectible investment, the main distinguishing characteristics of the blue stock and bright red case is somewhat at odds with the point of this gun, at least from my perspective. I'm sure there are folks who like it and nothing wrong with that, I'm just interested in the topic of investing in firearms and wonder how folks go about it and evaluate which of todays guns will be in demand tomorrow.

good optics are worth their weight in gold from a survival perspective, the added weight is IMO a no brainer tradeoff for getting small game at long distances. But a brightly colored stock and case isn't really enhancing the survival utility unless the goal is perhaps rescue. But ultimately the point here is how all this may or may not impact the investment/future value of the gun.

BlkHawk73

On the whole, not really. Just not enough collector interest in them. Maybe in 25 or so years, yes. How much better of an investment wouldn't you have made spending that $300 elsewhere though. There's definitely better routes to take if you're just looking for a profit bearing investment.


These certainly aren't an investment piece. For that purpose, one really should be looking at different models to purchase. Look at the areas that have been collectors markets for a while now and go that route. Remember, to really make it worthwhile, you buy and tuck away. Have been fortunate enough to gather a fair amount for just this purpose and been able to see their value go up considerably. Sometimes it's luck, sometimes it's knowing where the collector markets have been, where they are and do your best to correlate that to predict where they're going. I certainly missed a few a few years back.




I see verrry few actually getting GOOD optics for any of these TD's. Seems everyone's satisfied in just getting whatever cheap make/model their local Walmart has.