Had a great time with my 10/22 Take Down at the range today.

I did note some issues in relation to the 10-round mags. I had three types of LR ammo. One (Imperial .22 LR) I expected problems. Interestingly, I had problems with it in one mag.

Close look revealed that the bullets were not seated with a crimp to hold them in place. As a result, when chambering, the bullet would tilt when hitting the ramp. As a result, it would not correctly feed and chamber.

While I had problems with it in 3 different magazines, one was consistent to the point it jammed the magazine. Again, loose bullet which tilted and jammed.

Otherwise, 50 rounds each of Winchester Super X and Blazer loaded, fired, and ejected with no problems.



At 25 yards, my groupings were within a 6 inch diameter. That is good considering trifocals glasses and open sights.

While cleaning up, I did note that my problem magazine had some lead shavings on the feed ramp edges. I did touch each magazine feed ramp with a little polishing to smooth the feed ramps.

Time for a scope which will be easier for my tired old eyes to focus through.

Overall, I am happy with the 10/22. Great little gun!!!

Older models of the 10/22 were more picky. However, any .22 semi is picky. I have and old Hiawatha that is supposed to take short, long and long rifle. I set it aside a long time ago as it was extremely finicky about ammo and I didn't have time to mess with it. I am going to pull it out and check its operation with newer ammo.

The Imperial ammo was from a stash I obtained when brothers and I put parents into assisted living. While cleaning out the garage, I ended up with about 400 rounds of .22 short, long, and long rifle. I have burned up a couple boxes of Hi-Power in my M&R .22 with no problems. I hadn't gotten around to trying the Imperial until today. I did not expect success.

Not a problem as I have plenty of ammo that will work.