joepistol
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another (shorter) comparison between (2) semi -auto .22 rimfire rifles.
The contenders:
The Ruger 10-22 I've had for many years, put a lot of rds thru it, more than any other 22 rifle I've owned.
Have not shot it very much the past 10 or more years.. been shooting larger,more powerful rifle cartridges.
Has a (? brand) spring kit for the trigger, otherwise it's a mostly stock 10-22.
Trigger spring kit was installed so many years ago, can't remember brand.
Ruger has had several different scopes, currently wearing a Rimfire by Burris 3X9 X 40
also has a Butler Creek pistol grip folding stock I put on it, over 25 yrs. ago.
Think it was called another brand,when I bought it.. maybe Eaton (?) before it was purchased or taken over by Butler Creek?
as I had a bipod, on the S&W, I used a plastic rest, that is there for anyone's use, at my club's range.
it is similar to this rest :https://www.ebay.com/p/2254424448?iid=392992935399
The S&W M&P 15 -22 was purchased new back in Feb. 2014. having become appreciative of all the AR format offers,
I looked @ various options for an Ar-15 style .22 , including drop in conversion kits for .223/5.56 AR's,
Uppers w/BCG's to attach to Ar-15 lowers, & the various brands of AR copies, made as close to the AR format as possible.
Decided the S&W M&P15-22 seemed to be the best choice for me, so bought one.
Came with 30 rnd mag..which is too long for shooting off a bench, fortunately I discovered S&W makes a 10 rnd mag that works much better.
I mounted a couple of scopes on this as well, is now wearing a Simmons 4X12 X40 8-Point scope.
I installed a J&P reduced power trigger spring kit, shortly after getting the rifle, to improve & lighten the trigger pull, (it helps)
This rifle has a stud adapter added to a lower rail, so I could attach an inexpensive bipod, which was used for the test.
the test : consisted of 5 rds. fired from both rifles @ 50' (max. distance @ the indoor range)
ammo was the same box of CCI Blazer 22 Long Rifle ammo.. with a 40gr. waxed lead bullet.
As Rifles were COLD from sitting in my truck overnight, after the initial 5 rds. I let the rifles rest & warm up, sitting on the bench for approx. 45 min.
I wondered if the rifles were cold, it may affect their accuracy.
Then, I fired 5 rds. from the S&W, 5 Rds from the Ruger, back to another 5 rds from the S&W & back to another 5 rds from the Ruger.
1st 2 pics show the 1st 5 rds. shot @ each target.
2nd 2 pics are all 15 rds. fired @ targets.
last pic os a close up of the "winner"
I left off all the disclaimers I mentioned in my comparison of my (3) 380 pistols, but same info holds true.
The test is what it is,.. different day, different ammo, different shooter, etc.. results might be different.
I do find it interesting, & informative when I do these type comparisons.
Makes my range time more fun, too IMO.
The contenders:
The Ruger 10-22 I've had for many years, put a lot of rds thru it, more than any other 22 rifle I've owned.
Have not shot it very much the past 10 or more years.. been shooting larger,more powerful rifle cartridges.
Has a (? brand) spring kit for the trigger, otherwise it's a mostly stock 10-22.
Trigger spring kit was installed so many years ago, can't remember brand.
Ruger has had several different scopes, currently wearing a Rimfire by Burris 3X9 X 40
also has a Butler Creek pistol grip folding stock I put on it, over 25 yrs. ago.
Think it was called another brand,when I bought it.. maybe Eaton (?) before it was purchased or taken over by Butler Creek?
as I had a bipod, on the S&W, I used a plastic rest, that is there for anyone's use, at my club's range.
it is similar to this rest :https://www.ebay.com/p/2254424448?iid=392992935399
The S&W M&P 15 -22 was purchased new back in Feb. 2014. having become appreciative of all the AR format offers,
I looked @ various options for an Ar-15 style .22 , including drop in conversion kits for .223/5.56 AR's,
Uppers w/BCG's to attach to Ar-15 lowers, & the various brands of AR copies, made as close to the AR format as possible.
Decided the S&W M&P15-22 seemed to be the best choice for me, so bought one.
Came with 30 rnd mag..which is too long for shooting off a bench, fortunately I discovered S&W makes a 10 rnd mag that works much better.
I mounted a couple of scopes on this as well, is now wearing a Simmons 4X12 X40 8-Point scope.
I installed a J&P reduced power trigger spring kit, shortly after getting the rifle, to improve & lighten the trigger pull, (it helps)
This rifle has a stud adapter added to a lower rail, so I could attach an inexpensive bipod, which was used for the test.
the test : consisted of 5 rds. fired from both rifles @ 50' (max. distance @ the indoor range)
ammo was the same box of CCI Blazer 22 Long Rifle ammo.. with a 40gr. waxed lead bullet.
As Rifles were COLD from sitting in my truck overnight, after the initial 5 rds. I let the rifles rest & warm up, sitting on the bench for approx. 45 min.
I wondered if the rifles were cold, it may affect their accuracy.
Then, I fired 5 rds. from the S&W, 5 Rds from the Ruger, back to another 5 rds from the S&W & back to another 5 rds from the Ruger.
1st 2 pics show the 1st 5 rds. shot @ each target.
2nd 2 pics are all 15 rds. fired @ targets.
last pic os a close up of the "winner"
I left off all the disclaimers I mentioned in my comparison of my (3) 380 pistols, but same info holds true.
The test is what it is,.. different day, different ammo, different shooter, etc.. results might be different.
I do find it interesting, & informative when I do these type comparisons.
Makes my range time more fun, too IMO.
