Ruger 1022 vs Ruger American Bolt 22

[TB80]

Which would you go with? Thinking about picking up a new 22 for both target practice for the kids as well as for small varmint hunting (squirrels/rabbits/coons). Currently have a single shot cricket 22 and a savage bolt 17hmr. However, I would like to pick up the 22 so we can use it without hearing protection (when varmint hunting). Thoughts? Recommendations?

[Marco]

Buy both

[Mr. Stickers]

Ruger American bolt for now, teach the younguns accuracy with a bolt, save you a lil on ammo. if they were like mine once they found out the 10-22 would fire as fast as you pulled the trigger they got real use to spray & pray technique
..... ended up costing me arm & leg in ammo.

[TacticalCowboy]

10/22

[rfroese]

I now have both a bolt action 22 and a ruger 10/22. I prefer the bolt action. Mainly because its threaded and subsonics are RIDICULOUS in it.

[swanjts]

My grandson shoots my Ruger American bolt 22 and loves it.

[Nal3470]

Another vote for both

[35remington]

once they found out the 10-22 would fire as fast as you pulled the trigger they got real use to spray & pray technique

Lord if this ain't the truth. Add a Kidd trigger and forget about blinking—that mag will be empty in a sneeze. Raising little gangbangers over at my place. Had to switch them to the bolt gun.

[roughneck266]

Which would you go with? Thinking about picking up a new 22 for both target practice for the kids as well as for small varmint hunting (squirrels/rabbits/coons). Currently have a single shot cricket 22 and a savage bolt 17hmr. However, I would like to pick up the 22 so we can use it without hearing protection (when varmint hunting). Thoughts? Recommendations?

Bolt action will be quieter, but I LOVE my 10/22's. They are probably the most versatile rifles I own. You can buy so many things to make it your own, its ridiculous.

[okrattler]

10/22 for sure.

[CWendling]

subs in my american 22, the click of the firing pin is all you hear and its super accurate

[Button]

I have a 10/22 and ruger American .22mag. I like both of them a lot. With the 10/22 I did a lot of mag dumps as a kid. Ruger American has a good trigger. I’d like to upgrade the trigger in my 10/22. You’ll be happy with either

[RascalArms]

Both....or either. A 10/22 with an upgraded trigger probably gets a slight nod from me. Lots of things you can do to them aftermarket as well.

[bowaddict40]

Check out the Tikka T1x. The reviews on them are great. I bought my daughter one in 17HMR today at Scheels. It is also has a threaded barrel. It has a heavier barrel profile than most as well, but I would not consider it a heavy barrel. I can’t wait to get it set up and shoot it.

[Tony Pic]

Cannot go wrong with either model. The 10/22 has 1000's of upgrades and add ons. Plus it comes in a take-down model.
I just picked up an ER Shaw threaded barrel for my 10/22, I have to install it and pew pew pew to see how it will do.