In 2014, the Ruger 10/22 celebrated its 50th anniversary, with over 5 million rifles made since the first one rolled out of the factory in 1964. And more than five million of them are out there.Ī factory stock Ruger 10/22 rifle.
Valued for its affordability and reliability, the Ruger 10/22 is also one of the most customizable rifles on the market. 22 caliber rifle Remington has ever made, with a total production of more than 1,000,000 by 1991 when it was discontinued. The rifles were cleaned only five times during the trial. When it was all over, he’d shot at 100,010 blocks and hit 100,004, missing only six. Frye used three Nylon 66 rifles and maintained an average pace of 1,000 shots per hour for 13 consecutive eight-hour days. In a famous display of the rifle’s durability, in 1959, Tom Frye, a Remington field rep, set out to beat exhibition shooter Ad Topperwein’s world record set in 1907 of shooting 72,000 21/2 wooden blocks as they were tossed into the air, while only missing nine. Later, Apache Black was added to the line. The rifle was originally offered in two colors, Mohawk Brown and Seneca Green. due to the polymer components, with a 19-1/2-inch barrel.Ībout 4,450 production Nylon 66s were made in late 1958 for retail sale at $49.95 and billed as “The Gun of Tomorrow” in a huge media blitz for the time, touting its dependability, imperviousness to adverse conditions, and light weight as prime selling points. The rifle required little to no hand-fitting, which kept production costs low. The white variation is said to have been made for a local drum and bugle corps in the Ilion area.” - photo from web photo “This Nylon 66 from the Remington museum in Ilion, New York sports ivory colored furniture, but some were also produced in pink. Other parts, such as the trigger and trigger guard, were stainless steel or steel stampings.
The steel striker and bolt ran in grooves in the self-lubricating nylon receiver. The magazine was located in the buttstock and loaded through the buttplate, holding 14.
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