Ruger 10/22 Target .22 LR
Model: 1262
Ruger 10/22 Target .22 LR
Model: 1262
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Ruger 10/22 Target is a heavy-barrel semi-automatic .22 LR built for bench shooting and small game from a rest. Ruger no longer makes it, so it's a used buy. Its 20-inch barrel is cold hammer forged with a recessed target crown, and the stock under it is black laminate, which does not move with humidity the way a one-piece wood stock can.
No sights of any kind were fitted. The box held one 10-round rotary magazine and a combination scope base adapter for Weaver-style rings and rimfire tip-off mounts, and there is no rail on the receiver, so a current one-piece mount needs a base of its own. Nothing on the rifle adjusts and the muzzle is not threaded.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger Precision Rimfire has an MSRP of $629 and is a bolt action, with a 30 MOA Picatinny base already fitted and a threaded muzzle, at 6.80 lbs. The CZ 457 has an MSRP of $799 and a barrel its owner can swap for another rimfire caliber.
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Strengths & Limitations
- A factory target trigger is rarer on a used 10/22 than a replaced one, so check whether a used one still has it.
- A flat buttplate with a rubber pad sits behind the laminate stock, which suits shooting off a bench.
- Magazines, trigger groups and barrels interchange with the rest of the 10/22 line, so the rifle can be rebuilt from stocked parts.
- Without its original base adapter the rifle cannot be aimed at all, because nothing else is fitted to it.
- A heavy barrel and a laminate stock add up to the wrong shape for walking, and it is more rifle than a youth shooter wants to hold up.
- The newest maker material for the model dates from 2017, so support now follows the current 10/22 line and not this configuration.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What twist rate is the barrel?
1-in-16 right hand, the same rate as the rest of the 10/22 line.
Can the barrel be changed?
Yes. It clamps into the receiver on the two-screw V-block the whole 10/22 line uses, which is why match barrels for this action are easy to find.
What magazine does it use?
The patented 10-round rotary magazine every 10/22 takes, and Ruger's larger rimfire magazines for that action fit as well.
