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Originally Posted by Regular Joe
No-one makes the "Best" .22 rifle, but ONLY the 10/.22 can be built into the best .22 rifle FOR YOU.
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Not quite correct, Marlin 60 & 795 have a nice variety of aftermarket stocks & toys...so does the Remmy 597.
The 1022 has so many aftermarket parts available for a variety of reasons, the big one being, Ruger makes what is basically an AK-1022...
its not real precise compared to other rifles in its category, but with a little modding, it feeds pretty much any .22lr ammo on the planet.
Same could be said for several other semi-autos made by others...
But what Ruger did was Genius...they followed Microsoft's Biz Model and licensed EVERYONE that applied...
creating a friendly-market environment...which coupled with the OEM suckyness of the 1022,
meant that anyone who had an idea for a better part, could make it...and sell it...with the Brand Name 1022 on it.
Volquarzen has made MILLIONS on the bones of Ruger, and now makes a far better 1022 than Ruger ever dreamed of.
Want proof?? Watched the latest Top Shot?? Thats a VQ 1022, not a Ruger they're using for trick shots...and that's just the tip of the iceberg...
All that being said, more quality product makers are doing more stocks, accessories, etc for more brands than ever before...
strangely enough, many of them started out as 1022 accessory makers and are now diversifying,
because 7.2 million 1022's really means there ain't much of a market share you can get with 50 other MFR's doing the same thing.
The Marlin 60/795 stock availability has effectively Octupled in the last two years...
Remmy's 597 has seen a similar increase...and proprietary accessories for both are coming hard & fast...
So its a GOOD thing...cheap rifles are getting better secondary support than ever before!!
It also means that the Marlin 60, with 13 million sold...almost twice that of the 1022, is getting way more support...
which means more fun for all!!