Ruger 10/22 Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
FOR
RUGER®
MODEL 10/22®CARBINE
STANDARD, DELUXE SPORTER, INTERNATIONAL,
TARGET AND ALL-WEATHER MODELS
For Product Service on This Model Please Call:
(603) 865-2442 (See p. 28)
STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc.
Southport, Connecticut 06890 U.S.A.
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS FIREARM AND BE
TRANSFERRED WITH IT UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, OR WHEN THE FIREARM IS LOANED OR
PRESENTED TO ANOTHER PERSON.
B 2/03 R11
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND
WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY...

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WARNING!
“Children are attracted to and
can operate firearms that can
cause severe injuries or death.
Prevent child access by always
keeping guns locked away and
unloaded when not in use. If you
keep a loaded firearm where a
child obtains and improperly uses
it, you can be fined or sent to
prison.”
ADVERTENCIA!
State-By-State Warnings
Certain states require by law that their own specified warning
notices in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously included by
the manufacturer, distributor, or retail...

Maine:
“ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A
CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE
SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEP
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE
TRIGGER LOCKS.”
Maryland:
“WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause
death or serious injury. It is a crime
to store or leave a loaded
firearm in any location where an individual knew or should
have known that an unsupervised minor would...

New Jersey:
“IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED
FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.”
New York City:
“THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS
ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE WEAPONS
STORAGE. ALL WEAPONS SHOULD BE STORED
UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS
BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND
INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.”
North Carolina:
“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM
THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A
REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD...

This firearm was originally sold
with a key-operated locking
device. While it can help provide
secure storage for your unloaded
firearm, any locking device can
fail. All guns are designed to fire if
they are loaded and the trigger is
pulled. Therefore, never install the
locking device inside the trigger
guard or in any way that it can
possibly pull the trigger!Do not
leave the keys in the lock.
The ultimate responsibility for
secure storage of any firearm
must depend upon its owner and
his or her...

FIREARMS SAFETY-YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT
CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO
HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.
This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care
for your RUGER®MODEL 10/22®CARBINEproperly. Please contact
us if you have any questions about it.
Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly
carry out its instructions should you practice loading, etc. with live ammunition.
If you have any doubts about...

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FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS–
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS
IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING.
GENERAL INFORMATION
AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The RUGER®MODEL 10/22®CARBINEis an autoloading rifle
chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge. It is recoil operated and uses a 10-
shot rotary magazine. Retracting the bolt handle cocks the internal hammer and
compresses the recoil spring. When the bolt is manually released, it moves
forward (driven by the recoil spring),...

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Because the bullet offers the least resistance, it moves out of the cartridge case
and exits the muzzle. The bolt then moves rearward automatically, extracting
and ejecting the fired cartridge case, and at the same time cocking the hammer
and compressing the recoil spring, etc., as described above. Once the trigger is
released, the rifle is ready to fire again.
Each time the trigger is pulled and released, the same cycle is repeated until
there are no more cartridges in the magazine or in the chamber....

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The Standard Modelis identified by its curved carbine-style buttplate and
barrel band. The Deluxe Sporter Modelhas a flat buttpad, cut checkered
stock, and no barrel band. International Modelsfeature a full-length
stock with cut checkering, European-style sling swivels, and a steel muzzle cap
held onto the tip of the stock and barrel by a screw (see pp. 21 & 22). The
Target Modelhas a heavyweight, hammer forged barrel, laminated target
style stock, and a special target trigger (see p. 13). The...

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THE BOLT LOCK
The bolt lock is located in the forward section of the trigger guard (see Figure 1,
p. 9). The bolt lock is the manually operated means of retaining the bolt in the
rearward (open) position. When the bolt is locked open, the rifle is in an
inoperative safe condition for inspection of the chamber, cleaning, etc.
To lock the bolt open:Retract the bolt handle to its extreme rearward position
and, while holding it there, press in on the lower
section of the bolt lock. Release
pressure on the...