I understood your post. I was gently poking fun at the 10/22 obsession that ALWAYS takes over any thread where .22 caliber is being discussed. (Yes, I realize that the 10/22 is the actual topic of this thread).
Any question from a FReeper, or almost anywhere else, ends up flooded with “If you don’t already have a 10/22, go buy one”.
I have one. I like mine. It’s a pretty reliable design, but it’s important to understand that the major advantage of a Ruger 10/22 over any other .22 caliber rifle is the plethora of modifications available for it. There are other less-expensive rifles available that rival the 10/22 in out-of-the-box performance... Some, like the Marlin model 60 or 795 that will beat it hands-down (in un-modified condition)
That’s why I threw the barb in at the end, about being as accurate and reliable as the 552 Speedmaster.. You know, spending MANY 10’s of hours and 100’s of dollars to bring a $200.00 rifle up to the performance of a $600.00 rifle.
Aw, Geeze. It’s not funny if you have to explain it.
Okay....I’ve been hearing Ruger, Ruger, Ruger forever and I have one and it was exactly like you say. Just didn’t get you were poking fun.
The point is it takes lotsa bucks to bring a Ruger 22 basic up to a tactical you should have in 5.56 or 308 anyway when you wanted the cheep-cheep ammo standard to start with.