printRUGER 10/22 FULL AUTO, or modifications thereof. The absence of any kick-back is a huge plus for me. Finding an outdoors, non-range situation is another priority as well. I cannot stand the range: in-doors or outdoors. These are collective, collectivist holding pens into which regulators have herded free people who wish to become comfortable with defending life, liberty and property.
Update I: A different configuration.
The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) found that the Ruger 10/22 was more lethal than previously thought, especially in upper body injuries, and has reclassified it as a lethal weapon. That’s good enough for me.
Update II (Sept. 28): Taki Theodoracopulos once wrote a “penetrating” piece titled, “Why American Women are Lousy Lovers.” “That article,” Taki taunted his critics, “had nothing to do with the sexual act; it was an anti-feminist tract.” A connoisseur of the fair sex, Taki has often made the case that American women are devoid of femininity.
Why this prelude? Well, guys, you may be used to the manly (often manless), American female gun aficionado, who boasts about her prowess with a firearm as big as the one you can handle, but that’s not me.
I’m not an American woman, and I’m no feminist (I don’t need to compensate for anything). I still trust my guy to physically protect me (as he trusts me to use my big brain to “protect” him, so to speak). Of course, a woman must be able to drop an assailant. But I’m not going to carry on about guns like some half-male, ripped, bionic bimbo. This RUGER 10/22 seems a very sweet toy for a girl (not remotely guy-like) who wants to do damage to an advancing target, in a confined situation.
Watch this space. Photos forthcoming.
Wow, that’s a lot of squirrel ammo gone in a hurry. I’m not sure how useful it would be tactically, though.
Most fun with your clothes on? I can think of a few other things. Flying, for one. I guess full auto might rank third.
–John Danforth–
I love Gun Porn in the morning. Smells like Freedom! If recoil is a problem go with any one of the 5.56 ARs.
Amen on the range situation in this country. Most ranges are police-run and require the registration of all firearms used on the range. I refuse to register my weapons just to go out and shoot. Luckily there are still many old-fashioned gravel pits out there for plinking.
If low recoil is a priority for you, you’d probably enjoy firing the AR-15 or other M-16 hybrids. The .223 and 5.56 NATO rounds are virtually without recoil, which is partly why they were adopted in the first place; the M-16 is a rifle that anyone can fire.
Ilana,
I had a Ruger mini-14 so I share your enthusiasm. However, I doubt a 22 long rifle would penetrate a vest. Maybe with special bullets though? Also, I would have it accuratetized [What does this mean? Please speak so we all understand.] since my mini-14 was not very accurate off the shelf.
All guns are lethal and most vests are resistant to most bullets no matter the caliber. Ignoring that subject because too many people only focus on a firearm being used as weapon or maybe for hunting uses; the real fact is that a firearm is GREAT FUN. In the US (and civilized world) we have numerous organizations dedicated to firearm sports, The International Practical Shooting Conference, Int. Defensive Pistol Assoc. as well as the NRA and I can’t count all the other different associations. My brother likes the Ruger 10/22 and I think full auto (I sent him a link). That said, I am glad for you that you found a firearm that you enjoy.
[Actually, it’s one I’m comfortable with for self-defense.]
“[What does this mean? Please speak so we all understand.]”Ilana
Sorry, I thought the context was sufficient. My off the shelf Ruger Mini-14 was accurate to only about an 8″ grouping at 100 yards. Not very good at all! However, I could have sent it away to be customized to be accurate to 1” at 100 yards. I forget how much the charge was.
Pleasant shooting!
I am not a native English speaker, but I’d wager that M.B. Moon meant to say “accuratized” which I’d define, taking the context into consideration, as “finely tuned”.
OMG! That was serious misspelling! Thanks, The Editrix. Poor eyesight is only partly to blame. You are correct, I meant to say “accuratized”.
I need an editor or at least better eyes.
I sure didn’t mean to demean anyone’s choice of personal defense weapon (the best one is the one you can hit your target with in a panic), so I’ll clarify:
What I meant was that full auto is of questionable tactical value.
Full auto might be fun, but (besides requiring a special tax permit) it runs out of ammo very quickly, and that can adversely affect practical utility if it needs to be used under extreme duress.
I love and use 22’s regularly myself, and the 10/22 is a legendary favorite.
For inside the house, though, my own preference is 12 gauge, for a lot of reasons.
Anyone looking to penetrate vests is going to need something that is inappropriate for inside-the-home defense for people with neighbors.
Almost any off-the-shelf gun can have its accuracy improved with a few simple operations and testing to find which ammo the gun likes.
I’m always looking for some fun, and I don’t necessarily want to take my clothes off, so I’ll look into this Ruger-fun. But I am not sure this is legal in my State of New Jersey?!
[Full auto is not-kosher, I believe.]
“For inside the house, though, my own preference is 12 gauge, for a lot of reasons.” John Danforth
Yes, and it might just blow an armored head clean off without needing to penetrate the armor.
I believe in a balance of power, it keeps violence down and cowards need not apply. Thus the police should not be better armed or armored than the population.
“[Full auto is not-kosher, I believe.]”
Wait! Are those M-16’s the populace totes around only semi-auto? Chapter and verse in the Torah, if so.
“Wait! Are those M-16’s the populace totes around only semi-auto?” — M.B. Moon
I’m not sure if that was tongue-in-cheek or not. If I’m not mistaken, the M-16 is the full-auto military version, the civilian semi-automatic is designated AR-15.
I could go on way too long and probably already have. I will say this, though — I am really looking forward to those pictures! Maybe my imagination is getting away with me, though.
“OMG! That was serious misspelling!” [I am told that Germany is one of the few Western welfare states, this includes the US, to still have a rigorous public education system in place. Maybe your spelling reflects this. ;-)]
Well, not really. Just two superfluous letters. 😉 Maybe it was BECAUSE I am a non-native speaker that the meaning was obvious to me.
To return to the topic: I hope to soon be able to buy a real dream of a rifle for a woman, a Mannlicher M72 with direct trigger and a telescopic sight with an illuminating sighting device. (I hope this description make sense. I had to google for it starting from the German terms.)
My question to the hunters here: Is an automatic rifle like the Ruger 10/22 alright for hunting purposes at your end? Here in Germany, one is restricted to one bullet in the chamber and two in the magazine. It is frowned upon if you need more than two shots to kill wildlife and those matters of hunting etiquette have found their way into the legal framework long ago. The standard calibre for all sorts of indigenous wildlife here is 7×64, of course it comes in many different loads depending on the prey.
I guess here we have another one of those insurmountable cultural gaps.
But now really back to the core topic: The freedom to carry firearms is one of the most underestimated, yet at the same time most important symptoms for the freedom of a society. It is a sadly little known fact that one of the first things the Nazis did was to disarm the German Jews.
In the earlier century, like 1915-1920, there were two ‘feminine’ pistols- the 32 (Semi-auto) and the ‘chief’s special 38’ (revolver) because they fit inside a purse very well. The ‘Chief’ had an enclosed hammer so that it did not ‘catch’ in the purse when my lady brought it forth to defend her honor. It had the same advantage with pockets, if she wore trousers. I have never understood the concept of female avoidance of violence as femininity. In the animal kingdom the female is just as willing as a male to defend itself and normally carries the weapons to do so. Those that don’t are extinct. I think the Victorian Age was a plot against women, and modern society is little better. In regard to ‘Editrix’s question, No, a 10/22 is only used for targets, rabbits and squirrels. Varmints like prairie dogs and coyotes fit with the 243 caliber. Deer, moose, elk- require a 357 or above pistol or 7mm, 8mm rifle, though some still use the 30-06 or 308. Bear, don’t even think about it. In well populated areas, hunters use a shotgun exclusively, birdshot for birds, buckshot for self defense, rabbits etc, slugs for bigger game.
“This RUGER 10/22 seems a very sweet toy for a girl (not remotely guy-like) who wants to do damage to an advancing target, in a confined situation.”
When I recommended an AR in 5.56 I was thinking in feminine terms. I don’t, and won’t, own one. It lacks power and lethality but seems good enough for a close range defense weapon.