Ruger 10/22

The Ruger 10/22 is a very popular sporting weapon, named based on its .22 caliber and standard 10-round magazine capacity (however it can take a variety of high capacity magazines). The gun is very popular in customization and many aftermarket parts can be bought to customize the rifle. Heavily customized models have been used in many marksmanship competitions. The Ruger 10/22 is currently available in .22 Long Rifle, formerly available in .22 Magnum and .17 HMR. (10/22 Magnum and 10/17), but no longer. .22 Magnum models were discontinued in 2006 due to disappointing sales. As they did for the Mini-14, Sturm Ruger & Co. changed the 10/22 in 2005, offering a cheaper matte blued finish on the barrel and changing out the trigger guard from metal to plastic as well as a few other cosmetic differences. 
The Ruger 10/22 has been used in covert military operations around the world, usually as a dedicated suppressed rifle. With subsonic ammunition, the suppressed shots from the 10/22 are essentially silent. The only sound you hear is the action racking back and forth. The IDF routinely carried suppressed and scoped Ruger 10/22s during the years of the "Intifada" in the West Bank and other places. The IDF snipers would "kneecap" the rioters' ringleaders from a distance, as crippling them was seen as preferable to killing them with conventional sniper rifles. 
== Specifications ==
(1964 - Present)
Type: Sporting Semi-Automatic Rifle
Length: 	37 in (940 mm)
Weight: 5.25 lb (2.4 kg)
Caliber: .22 LR
Capacity: 10-round rotary box magazine, 15-round Ruger BX-15 box magazine, 25-round Ruger BX-25 box magazine, 50-round drum magazine
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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The Ruger 10/22 has been used in the following films:
==Film==
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Volunteers 	 	Chung Mee's guard	 	1985
Picasso Trigger 	Hope Marie Carlton	Taryn 	Customized with black polymer stock and sniper scope	1988
Blues Brothers 2000	 	Militiaman 	Choate folding stock 	1998
Poor White Trash 	Jaime Pressly 	Sandy Lake 	 	2000
Poor White Trash 	 	townsman 	 	2000
Stone Cold 	Tom Selleck 	Jesse Stone 	 	2005
Stone Cold 	Jane Adams 	Briana Lincoln 	 	2005
Stone Cold 	Reg Rogers 	Andrew Lincoln 	 	2005
Shotgun Stories 	Lynnsee Provence 	Stephen Hayes 	 	2007
Shotgun Stories 	Michael Abbott Jr.	Cleamen Hayes 	 	2007
Halloween 	 	 	Seen in the gun racks of a retail gun store 	2007
Day of the Dead 	 	 	Seen in the gun racks of a retail gun store 	2008
Bernie 	Jack Black 	Bernie Tiede 	 	2011
==Television==
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note/Episode 	Date
CSI: Miami 	David Keith	Evan Caldwell	fitted with Hogue stock, portrayed as a "high powered rifle", "Resurrection" (S07E01)	2008
Flashpoint (2008) 	 	 	 	2008-2012
Saving Grace 	 	 	 	
Top Shot - Season 3 	 	 	Volquartsen I-Fluted Rimfire Rifle, "Tricked Out" (S03E07) 	2011
The Walking Dead - Season 1	 	 	Seen in armory; "Days Gone Bye" (S1E01) 	2010
The Last Ship - Season 2 	 	civilian 	"Unreal City" (S02E01) 	2015
Echo - Season 1 	 	 	Seen in gunshop; "Lowak" (S1E02) 	2024
==Video Games==
Title 	Appears as 	Note	Date
Infestation: Survivor Stories 	"Kruger .22 Rifle"	 	2012
State of Decay 	"10/22" 	 	2013
No More Room In Hell 	"Ruger 10/22" 	 	2013
DayZ 	"Sporter 22" 	 	2013
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	 	 	2016
State of Decay 2 	 	 	2018
Days Gone 	".22 Repeater" 	 	2019
==See Also==
* Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.
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