So, I'm getting a Ruger 10/22 Tactical rifle

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Friend of mine is ordering one today or tomorrow and was told that he can get them a bit cheaper if two or more are ordered. I was going to get one as well with income tax next year, but with a crapload of overtime coming this payday, said friend asked me if I wanted to go ahead and get it now (since we'll both save a bit with the discount). So, I said yes, and now he's ordering two of them.

http://www.ruger.com/products/1022Tactical/specSheets/1261.html

My step dad has a case I can have for it, so that's taken care of. Going to get one of these:
10/22 Magazine Loader

Probably three of these:
30-round Magazine (because I want to shoot, not reload)

Not 100% sure on the scope, but probably this one:
BARSKA 3-9x32 Plinker-22

Any ideas/suggestions?

[NJK]

what are you going to do with it?

shoot some helpless birds?

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Yes, because that's JUST what three 30 round magazines and a 3-9x scope are great for...

No, it'll be used at a range to have fun with. At about a nickel per shot, why not.

And I don't give a shit how "helpless" an animal is. I like meat, period.

[MidnightViper88]

Ideas/suggestions for what?

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Attachments/accessories.

[NJK]

beware , they might shoot back

[Wildrose-Wally]

I have owned a couple of rifles and a shotgun, but I was never a hunter.
(Winchester 270, 22 semi-automatic, 12 gauge shotgun)
I sold them when we started having kids, kids and firearms don't mix.

You can have fun on the target range with firearms.

[webthing]

sorry

[ElChevelle]

So, I went to a professional (family physician) who told me that with the proper abdominal exercises. I should be able to match the accuracy of your "gun".
Actually, I had one of these back in the day and rarely are .22s a threat to anything on 2 legs.

[MidnightViper88]

Attachments/accessories.

Adapt an M1913 rail on it so you can use an ACOG scope on it; Maybe find a way to put an under-barrel 16-gauge shotgun for an attachment...



Actually, it depends on how much fun you want to have with one of those...Definitely a scope for it, maybe something simple like a 9x32, fit for the .22 LR's ballistics, if you want to crack off marksman-like shots; But if you want consistent accuracy for short/mid-ranges, look into a reflex sight, something cheap like a Tasco...Definitely go for a larger capacity magazine too...

If you want to take things further, look into a bipod or aftermarket stock, maybe a floating barrel shroud with an RIS for more attachments...

You know, up to and including this so-called "Archangel" kit that can turn your 10/22 into this or that:

Actually, I had one of these back in the day and rarely are .22s a threat to anything on 2 legs.

Well, they don't have the ballistics performance of rifle rounds and they don't have the stopping power of pistol rounds, but they can do damage if applied properly...It only takes ~70psi blunt force trauma to fracture a human skill and 4in to penetrate internal organs inside of the body; The best-performing .22 LR delivers more than double the energy and travels at a muzzle velocity of ~500m/s, just enough to deliver lethal head shots and take out the heart and lungs...

Careless disrespect of the .22 LR gets people killed as well...

[rockouthippie]

Use Stingers or Velocitors. The added muzzle velocity and impact energy make it act a lot more like a rifle. It also extends the practical range to 125 meters. The cleanup is a lot nicer... worth it all by itself. These have extremely improved terminal performance. About as good as a .38 pistol.

I like the Butler Creek 25 round mags. The actually last. Ramline ones are shit. Don't use any plastic clips with truncated "cone nose" bullets such as Remington Yellow Jackets. The are fine in the standard 10 round magazine. The terminal performance against small varmints is .... they will never knew what hit them.

I would use a sling instead of/or with the pistol grip fore stock grip. A sling is not the carry handle.

I wore one of these guns out in my life, but it took me 30 years. My current one is a 10-22 Stainless. I put about an $80 Simmons 4X32 scope on it.

The 10-22 will never be as accurate as a good bolt action, but it's not a slouch. You should stay with an inch at 100 yards.

[Widdykats]

sorry

Don't be. Bettter the bank than Bambi.
Oh, wait ....Is that a "Tower" Reference?

[rockouthippie]

Actually, I had one of these back in the day and rarely are .22s a threat to anything on 2 legs.

Actually .22's are fairly lethal. Because they won't shoot through a larger animal, they tend to bounce around inside and rip up internal organs. This is especially true with head shots. This makes the terminal performance better than you would expect.

Don't shoot anyone unless you mean it. A double or triple tap should stop a human permanently. The almost total lack of muzzle jump lets you hold the group. The almost total lack of flash means you'll stay hidden.

I've seen some noise/flash suppressed .22 guns that were so quiet it's really scary.

[ElChevelle]

Been shot twice with a .22, still breathing.
On the other hand, my buddy got shot once mid-chest and died pretty much instantly.

[rockouthippie]

I know people who have poached deer with a .22 because of the lack of noise. It's effective enough. I used to know a guy whose roommate shot him with a 30-06. He lived too, but it about turned him inside out.

I'd still consider a .22 a highly lethal weapon. In handguns, hypervelocity ammunition is a must. Regular "carton of shells" .22 are not hollowpoints and have miserable muzzle velocity out of a short barrel.

There are some center fire guns like .25's that I would consider less effective. If I were to pick an assassins pistol, you could do worse than a Baretta M71 with the 6" barrel.

These require a federal license, but Norrell makes integral sound suppression 10-22 and the Ruger MK .22 pistol. Like I said, they are so quiet, it's scary.

http://www.silencerresearch.com/norrell_10_22_review.htm

On the other hand, my buddy got shot once mid-chest and died pretty much instantly.

You evidently didn't get shot in the middle of the chest? I wouldn't shoot anyone any other place with any gun. You could "knee cap" someone with a .22. With bigger guns that can be eventually lethal due to bone embolisms.

A .38 special hits with about 200 lbs of energy. So does a stinger. Another effective bullet is the Remington Yellow Jacket. The truncated nose makes it almost disintegrate on impact and widen out to the size of a dime. I used these for prairie dogs, and usually it completely disintegrated the varmint. Regular .22 shells make em flop around for a few seconds before they die. Yj's are "splat!" like a bug hit the windshield.