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Here is a pic of my hot rodded Ruger 10/22. Bought it from a friend for $40, as is. i love shooting it, very accurate!

Not that you need another website but I've learned a lot on this board:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com

There is a variety of .22 rimfires, the BB the original from about 1855, the CB a bit longer case and presently in either the short or long/long rifle case with the 29 gr short/long standard bullet at about 750 fps.
The short has a shorter case, usually loaded with a 29gr bullet at 1100fps + -,although there are high speed and hollow point loads available.
The long and the long rifle have the same length case, the long standard bullet is the same 29 gr at 1100 fps + - used in the CB and short but there are other loading available.
The long rifle standard is a 40 gr solid or 36gr hollow point, the standard speed is about 1100 fps + - the high speed about 1280 fps + -, the variations are legion, from 31gr to 40 gr and everything in between ,hollow point, solid and even shot with speeds from 1000 fps target loads to 1600fps plus game loads.
A special variation is the Aguila SSS,Super Silent Sniper, a short case with a 60gr bullet loaded to the same length as a long rifle and with a velocity of about 800fps
The BB, CB, short, long and long rifle have a bullet diameter of .222",
the .22 WMR is a longer case and has a bullet of .224", same as most centerfire .22's and the older Win. and Rem. special purpose .22s for selfloaders, such as the Win. 1903, predecessor of the Win. 63.

mdek wrote:

BrassMonkey wrote:Thanks fellas...

So what is the dirrerence between
.22 long
.22 long rifle
.22 short
.22 mag

I believe the main differences are cartridge length and thus the amount of powder/propulsion. Wikipedia should have more details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimfire_ammunition#History

Although the article did mention Flobert as a brand name it failed to credit the man as the developer of the rimfire cartridge, which was somewhat larger than .22, making the statement that the .22BB Cap was the first rimfire cartridge totally inaccurate, one of the failings of Wikipedia.

9mmGuy wrote:Here is a pic of my hot rodded Ruger 10/22. Bought it from a friend for $40, as is. i love shooting it, very accurate!

How do you sleep at nigh? You stole that.

Seriously, that's a great deal. I wish I had friends like that.

I like that hollowpoint Short. Wonder what kind of expansion it gets... maybe all the way to 0.25"?

ScubaSigGuy wrote:

9mmGuy wrote:Here is a pic of my hot rodded Ruger 10/22. Bought it from a friend for $40, as is. i love shooting it, very accurate!

How do you sleep at nigh? You stole that.

Seriously, that's a great deal. I wish I had friends like that.

on a mattress of money...

Actually I didn’t even give him cash, I bought him some 7.62x39 ammo and we called it even. The only reason is cause he had two. His brother gave him that one and he did not like the pistol grip. And that 30 round mag has trouble feeding sometimes, I use the factory 10 rnd. Keeps me from blowing through ammo really fast any way.
Edit: o yea, and he gave me that metal rifle case...

Don't forget the Marlin Model 60. It's a good reliable gun that can be had for around $125 NIB. I bought mine used from a friend for $70. It's semi-auto and has a tube magazine. Mine has a capacity of 17 rounds. I think the new ones are 14 rounds nowadays. It's a great little shooter, and it's what I start everyone off with when I take them shooting for the first time. Here's a picture of one of my first-timers with the Marlin:



If all you're looking for is iron sights and plinking, the Marlin will fit you fine. They are considerably cheaper than the Ruger guns($125 vs. $175 new). Mine handles well and makes nice tight groups on the paper. I tend to shoot it seated and hand-held only (no bench rest or sandbags), and get a 4" grouping with a box of ammo at 50 yards. If you're looking for something to fancy up later with custom stocks and scopes and all that hooplah, then go with the Ruger 10/22. That seems to be what they're made for.

I've got a remington 597 in .22, and a Henry bolt action .22. The Henry is very accurate.

If I were to get another one I would get the Henry Golden Boy...