S INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR BLUED & STAINLESS STEEL CALIBERS 17 HMR, 22 Long Rifle & 22 Magnum RUGER® MODEL 10/22® & MODEL 10/17 TM AUTOLOADING RIFLES 10/22 Carbine 10/22 Rifle 10/17 Rifle READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM For Product Service on This Model Please Call: (603) 865-2442 (See p. 32) STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc. Southport, Connecticut 06890 U.S.A.
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 dealer with firearms sold in that state. Sturm, Ruger sells its products in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Because our products may be sold in these states, we include the following: California: WARNING ADVERTENCIA “A los niños los atraen las armas de fuego y las pueden hacer funcionar.
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.
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 FIREARMS STORAGE. FIREARMS SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND OTHER UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.
WARNING – LOCKING DEVICES 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.
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 TM for your RUGER® MODEL 10/22® and 10/17 rifles properly. 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.
WARNINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE ARE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES: Locking Devices Alterations Manual Safety Lead Exposure Ammunition 22 Magnum Ammunition “Stinger” Ammunition Target Trigger 6 8 12 13 13 14 15 15 Firing Handling Unloading Malfunctions Disassembly Lubrication Storage Parts Purchasers 18 18 19 23 23 27 28 33 OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL. FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS– READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY BEFORE USING.
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.
All models have the same basic operation mechanism and include the following features with which the gun user should be thoroughly familiar. The 10/22 RIFLE and the 10/17 RIFLE have no barrel band. NOMENCLATURE (10/22 Carbine Model Shown) Rear Sight Receiver Bolt Barrel Stock Front Sight Barrel Band Trigger Guard (housing) Bolt Handle Safety (shown "on") Trigger Magazine Latch Bolt Lock Take-Down Screw Magazine Figure 1.
OPERATION OF SAFETY TM The RUGER® MODEL 10/22® and 10/17 rifles and carbines have a cross-button safety which is located in the forward portion of the trigger guard (See Figure 1, p. 10.) The safety can be operated only when the hammer is cocked. The safety is “on” when it protrudes fully from the right side (the bolt handle side) of the trigger guard assembly, as shown in Figure 1. In this position the sear is blocked, and the gun cannot be fired from a normal pull on the trigger.
WARNING – MANUAL SAFETY Keep the safety on unless actually firing. Always move the safety fully to its intended position and check it. The safety is not “ON” unless it is completely “ON”. Never depend on a safety mechanism or any other mechanical device to justify careless handling or permitting the rifle to point in an unsafe direction. The only “safe” rifle is one in which the bolt is open, the chamber is empty, and there is no magazine in the gun.
AMMUNITION WARNING – LEAD EXPOSURE Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms, or handling ammunition may result in exposure to lead and other substances known to the state of California to cause birth defects, reproductive harm, and other serious physical injury. Have adequate ventilation at all times. Wash hands thoroughly after exposure.
However, your choice of ammunition may affect the functioning of this firearm. Ammunition manufacturers use different powders, bullets and case specifications. If you find that you are experiencing feeding and extraction problems, switching to another type or brand of 22 WMR ammunition may improve the situation. WARNING – 22 MAGNUM AMMUNITION 22 Long Rifle 22 Long Use only standard Winchester Magnum Rimfire (22 WMR) ammunition loaded to U.S. Industry specifications.
NOTE: The following warning applies to RUGER® 10/22 Target rifles only: WARNING – “STINGER” AMMUNITION .22 22 LR 22 LR S T I N G E R 22 "Stinger" “Stinger” cartridges have a longer case than 22 LR cartridges loaded to U.S. Industry specifications. They can stick in the tighter chambers of target rifles, including the Ruger 10/22 Target Rifle, which can result in a hazardous ruptured case and release of hot powder gasses and brass when fired.
MAGAZINE The 9-shot 22 WMR and 17 HMR magazine (JMX-1) for the Ruger Model 10/22 Magnum and Model 10/17 is longer than the 10-shot 22 long rifle magazine (BX-1) for Ruger 10/22 rifles. Do not attempt to use standard 10/22 magazines in the 10/22 Magnum or 17 HMR rifles or load 22 short, long, or long rifle ammunition into the 22 magnum or 17 HMR magazine. They will not function correctly and are unsafe to use in 22 Magnum and 17 HMR rifles.
TO LOAD AND FIRE (WITH MAGAZINE) Practice this important aspect of gun handling (with an unloaded rifle) until you can perform each of the steps – described below – with skill and confidence. But before you do anything with the rifle, please first read completely through this manual. 1. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. (See Rule 2, p. 47.) 2. Pull the bolt handle rearward. Engage the bolt lock so that the bolt is held open. (See p. 12.) Check the chamber to be certain it is empty.
9. The bolt does not remain open after the last shot has been fired, nor does the bolt automatically lock open when the magazine is empty. When firing is completed, manually retract the bolt, lock it open, and visually check the chamber to be sure it is empty. If the bolt is shut, the shooter should always assume that there is a cartridge in the chamber. Don’t rely on your memory to know if a gun or magazine is loaded. Visually inspect the magazine and the chamber.
TO LOAD AND FIRE (WITHOUT MAGAZINE) The rifle can be used as a single shot rifle in the absence of a magazine or for safety or training purposes. To do so, follow step 1, p. 17. Then load a cartridge into the chamber, and follow steps 6 and 7, p. 17, disregarding the magazine. Engage the safety between shots. WARNING – UNLOADING So that the rifle can be used as a single loader, it will fire whether or not a magazine is in the gun if a cartridge is chambered.
7. If desired, the bolt can be left in the open position, being held there by the bolt lock. If it is desired to close the bolt, again look to be certain the chamber is empty. Put the safety “on”, retract the bolt to its rearmost position, release the bolt lock and let the bolt snap forward. Keep your fingers out of the receiver! 8. With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, push the safety to the “off” position and pull the trigger to decock it.
TO EXTRACT AND EJECT A CHAMBERED CARTRIDGE When the rifle is fired, the same gas pressure which drives the bullet forward also acts through the cartridge case to push the bolt to the rear. That action causes extraction and ejection of the fired cartridge case. But, when the bolt is operated by hand, there can be a failure to extract the cartridge from the chamber, or a failure to eject the cartridge clear of the rifle.
TO MINIMIZE MALFUNCTIONS (“JAMS”) Most malfunctions are caused by improper or damaged magazines, incorrect ammunition, or poor maintenance. RUGER® MODEL 10/22 ® MAGNUM TM & 10/17 chambers must be scrupulously cleaned at least every 50 shots (see “Care and Cleaning”, pp. 26 - 27.) 1. If it appears that the gun and magazine are not at fault and that the jam was caused by the type of cartridge being used, then try another type. 2.
WARNING – MALFUNCTIONS The 22 Long Rifle, 22 Magnum and 17 HMR rimfire cartridges fire when the firing pin impacts the relatively soft cartridge case rim, and also can be “discharged” before it is chambered if its rim receives a sharp blow. If a cartridge hangs up, jams, or binds when being chambered or when being fed from the magazine into the chamber, do not attempt to force it into the chamber by pushing or striking the bolt.
TO DISASSEMBLE Make Sure Rifle is Unloaded! 1. With the rifle pointing in a safe direction, remove the magazine, open the bolt and visually make certain there is not a cartridge in the chamber. Then allow the bolt to close. The rear sight leaf should be down, and the hammer should be cocked. 2. Loosen the barrel band screw (B-69) and remove the barrel band (B-68). (Does not apply to the Sporter Model, Rifle Model, and the 10/17.) 3. Loosen (don’t remove) the take-down screw (B-65). 4.
REASSEMBLY Again, Be Sure Rifle is Unloaded! 1. Reassembly of bolt into receiver: a. To reassemble bolt handle and bolt in the receiver, position the rear end (cone pointed) of the recoil spring guide rod in the mating recess near the rear right side of the receiver. The recoil spring must be flat against the side and “bottom” of the receiver. b. Maintain the guide rod in its proper position by keeping pressure on the bolt handle with the left forefinger and thumb.
After cleaning, always check to be certain that rotor movement and tension are correct, and that no solvent or debris remain. Do not disassemble the magazine. Improper reassembly or improper tensioning of the rotor spring can cause a potentially dangerous malfunction. If you experience a problem with the magazine, don’t use it. Get a new one. DAMAGED, NON-STANDARD, OR IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED MAGAZINES SHOULD NOT BE USED. THEY CAN CAUSE THE RIFLE TO MALFUNCTION. Exploded view of the 10/22 magazine components.
and forth the full length of the bore as many times as necessary to remove grease and dirt from the bore and chamber. Clean bore with dry patches and examine. Bore fouling can contribute to reduced accuracy, and grease accumulation in the chamber can interfere with proper feeding of cartridges from the magazine. 3. Using powder solvent on a clean patch or bristle brush, remove powder residue from all components of the mechanism.
and carefully lift barrel/receiver assembly out of the stock. Drift out receiver cross pins to the left and remove trigger housing assembly. Reassemble rifle without trigger housing assembly, which contains most of the firing mechanism. Store the rifle and the trigger housing assembly in different locations. When disassembled in this manner, the rifle is inoperable. It is impossible to fire the rifle until the trigger housing assembly has been correctly replaced into the rifle.
MAINTENANCE OF STAINLESS STEEL RIFLES Firearms and components made of stainless steel are relatively more resistant to corrosion than those of blued steel. However, in the interest of proper operation and long life of a stainless steel firearm, inspect it frequently and clean, lubricate and apply an appropriate rust preventative. Sometimes discoloration occurs from perspiration or from contact with some types of gun cases.
ATTACHING SCOPE BASE ADAPTER To attach Scope Base Adapter to rifle receiver: 1. Retract bolt handle, lock bolt open and push safety to “on” position. Be sure gun is completely empty. 2. Unscrew the four filler (headless) screws from the receiver. These screws may be quite tight. 3. Position adapter on receiver and place a base-mounting screw in each hole of the adapter. Turn each screw until it just catches the threads in the receiver hole, but don’t tighten the screws at this point. 4.
Weaver-Style Scope Base Adapter SIGHT ADJUSTMENT The folding leaf rear sight is adjustable for elevation. The slide must be moved one graduation to change the point of impact by approximately one inch at 25 yards. Use a small screwdriver with a blade tip that exactly fits the screw-head. Loosen the screws only slightly so the slide doesn’t move too freely. Move the slide in the direction you want the point of impact of the bullet to move.
SERVICE AND PARTS POLICY If you have any question regarding the performance of your RUGER® TM MODEL 10/22 ® or 10/17 rifle or carbine please write or call (603-8652442) our Product Service Department in Newport, New Hampshire 03773, fully describing all circumstances and conditions involved.
Work performed will bear a net minimum labor charge of $20.00 plus a $12.00 shipping and handling charge. The charge for rebluing the RUGER® MODEL TM 10/22 ® and 10/17 rifles and carbines is $50.00 plus a $12.00 shipping and handling charge. Custom gunsmithing service or nonstandard alterations are NOT AVAILABLE from Ruger Product Service Departments.
RUGER® MODEL 10/22® & 10/17TM RIFLES PARTS LIST Design, prices and specifications subject to change without notice. SPECIFY MODEL AND CALIBER WHEN ORDERING (See Exploded Views on Pages 41 - 46) 34 Part Name Barrel Barrel Barrel Barrel Barrel Barrel Barrel Barrel Barrel Band Barrel Band Barrel Band, Clear Coated Barrel Band Screw Barrel Retainer, V-Block Barrel Retainer Screw, 2 Req’d. Bolt Only Bolt Only Bolt Only Bolt Assembly, Complete Standard Finish Part No.
35 Part Name Bolt Assembly, Complete Color Buffed Bolt Assembly, Complete Bolt Assembly, Complete Bolt Lock Bolt Lock Bolt Lock Spring Bolt Stop Pin Bolt Stop Pin Butt Plate Butt Plate Butt Plate Screw, 2 Req’d. Butt Plate Screw, 2 Req’d.
36 Part Name Extractor Spring Firing Pin Firing Pin Firing Pin Rebound Spring Firing Pin Rebound Spring Firing Pin Stop Pin Front Mounting Screw Front Sight Front Sight Front Sight Front Sight Base Front Sight Blade Hammer Hammer Hammer Bushing, 2 Req’d. Hammer Pivot Pin Hammer Spring Hammer Spring Hammer Strut Hammer Strut Washer Magazine, Complete, 10-Shot Capacity Magazine, Complete, 10-Shot Capacity Part No.
37 Part Name Magazine, Complete, 5-Shot Capacity Magazine Latch Magazine Latch Magazine Latch Pivot & Ejector Pin, 2 Req’d Magazine Latch Plunger Magazine Latch Plunger Spring Pistol Grip Cap Medallion Rear Sight, Open Rear Sight Rear Sight Rear Sight Receiver Cross Pin, 2 Req’d. Receiver Filler Screws, 4 Req’d., Not Illustrated Recoil Pad Recoil Pad Screws, 2 Req’d.
38 Part Name Part No. Scope Base Adapter, With 4 Screws NSBA Weaver-Style Scope Base Adapter, Clear Coated NKSBA Weaver-Style Scope Base Screws, 4 Req’d., B-89 Not Illustrated Scope Base Torx® Head Screw, MPF07602 8 Req’d.
39 Part Name Part No.
40 Part Name * Trigger Assembly, Complete Trigger Guard Trigger Guard Trigger Guard Trigger Guard Trigger Guard Assembly, Complete Trigger Guard Assembly, Complete Trigger Guard Assembly, Complete Trigger Guard Assembly, Complete Trigger Guard Assembly, Complete Trigger Pivot Pin Trigger Plunger Trigger Plunger Spring Part No.
RUGER® MODEL 10/22® CARBINE 41
10/22® TRIGGER GUARD ASSEMBLY 10/22® BOLT ASSEMBLY 42
RUGER® 10/22® DELUXE SPORTER MS07601 B09201 D06304 MS07601 D-84 (2) RUGER® 10/22® TARGET RIFLE 0B8003 MS07602 B00430 D06304 MS07601 D-84 (2) 43
RUGER® MODEL 10/22® MAGNUM 44
RUGER® MODEL 10/22® MAGNUM TRIGGER GUARD ASSEMBLY RUGER® MODEL 10/22® MAGNUM BOLT ASSEMBLY 45
RUGER® MODEL 10/22® RIFLE RUGER® MODEL 10/17TM RIFLE 46
THE BASIC RULES OF SAFE FIREARMS HANDLING We believe that Americans have a right to purchase and use firearms for lawful purposes. The private ownership of firearms in America is traditional, but that ownership imposes the responsibility on the gun owner to use his firearms in a way which will ensure his own safety and that of others. When firearms are used in a safe and responsible manner, they are a great source of pleasure and satisfaction, and represent a fundamental part of our personal liberty.
A safe direction must take into account the fact that a bullet may penetrate a wall, ceiling, floor, window, etc., and strike a person or damage property. Make it a habit to know exactly where the muzzle of your gun is pointing whenever you handle it, and be sure that you are always in control of the direction in which the muzzle is pointing, even if you fall or stumble. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. 3. FIREARMS SHOULD BE UNLOADED WHEN NOT IN USE.
5. BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET BEFORE YOU SHOOT. Don’t shoot unless you know exactly where your bullet is going to strike. Be sure of the bullet stop behind your target, even when dry-firing with an unloaded gun. If you are in the field hunting, do not fire at a movement or noise. Take the time to be absolutely certain of your target before you pull the trigger. 6. WEAR SHOOTING GLASSES AND HEARING PROTECTORS WHEN YOU SHOOT.
8. DON’T SHOOT AT A HARD SURFACE, OR AT WATER. Bullets can glance off many surfaces like rocks or the surface of water and travel in unpredictable directions with considerable velocity. 9. NEVER TRANSPORT A LOADED FIREARM. Firearms should always be unloaded before being placed in a vehicle. A suitable carrying case or scabbard should be used to carry an unloaded firearm to and from the shooting area. 10. AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WHEN SHOOTING. Don’t drink until the day’s shooting is over.
A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT: RUGER FIREARMS One of the few American firearms manufacturers whose management has remained in the same family since starting in business, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., had its beginning in a small machine shop occupying a rented frame building in Southport, Connecticut. In January, 1949, with an initial investment of only $50,000 and an idea, William B. Ruger and Alexander M.
WHY NO WARRANTY CARD HAS BEEN PACKED WITH THIS NEW RUGER FIREARM The Magnuson-Moss Act (Public Law 93-637) does not require any seller or manufacturer of a consumer product to give a written warranty. It does provide that if a written warranty is given, it must be designated as “limited” or as “full” and sets minimum standards for a “full” warranty. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
