E G U R BLUED STEEL R INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR CALIBER .22 LONG RIFLE yE 1 4 0/ 0t 2 2 C A R B I Nr a h A n nivers STANDARD MODEL 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. 27) STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc. Southport, Connecticut 06890 U.S.A.
Ruger Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Ruger 10/22® and its Rotary Magazine Nearly 40 years ago, Sturm, Ruger introduced a rimfire autoloading carbine that set a new standard for performance, reliability and accuracy. Built to the same big game rifle standards as the famous Ruger 44 Magnum Carbine, the Ruger 10/22 and its legendary rotary magazine represented a major advance in rimfire rifle design.
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 for your RUGER® MODEL 10/22® CARBINE 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 Firing Handling 6 8 11 12 12 14 15 Unloading Malfunctions Disassembly Lubrication Storage Parts Purchasers 15 19 19 23 24 28 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.
The Standard 40th Anniversary Model is identified by its curved western-style buttplate and barrel band. It also features the Ruger eagle symbol on a special two-inch nickel-silver medallion inlaid into its hardwood stock. OPERATION OF SAFETY The RUGER® MODEL 10/22® CARBINE has a cross-button safety which is located in the forward portion of the trigger guard (Figure 1, p. 9). The safety can be operated only when the hammer is cocked.
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 The RUGER® MODEL 10/22® CARBINE is chambered for, and designed to properly function with, only the 22 caliber Long Rifle rimfire cartridge, standard, high velocity, or hyper-velocity, manufactured to U.S. industry standards.
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. 34). 2. Pull the bolt handle rearward. Engage the bolt lock so that the bolt is held open. Check the chamber to be certain it is empty. Engage the safety.
5. Insert magazine into the firearm, with bullet end of the cartridges toward the muzzle. (Magazine cannot be seated if reversed). 6. Load a cartridge into the chamber by fully retracting the bolt handle, releasing the bolt lock, and then releasing the bolt handle. Don’t touch the trigger. Do not ‘ride’ the bolt handle as it moves forward. Do not apply force to the bolt handle to chamber a cartridge.
WARNING – HANDLING If dropped or struck with the safety “off”, the rifle may fire. Keep chamber empty unless actually firing! Keep safety “on” unless actually firing! SAFETY IN “OFF” (FIRE) POSITION ANY GUN MAY FIRE IF DROPPED 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. 13. Then load a cartridge into the chamber, and follow steps 6 and 7, p. 14, disregarding the magazine.
TO UNLOAD NOTE: This sequence must be followed exactly as spelled out. Failure to do so can result in the rifle’s chamber becoming unintentionally loaded with a cartridge! 1. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times and keep fingers outside the trigger guard. If the rifle is cocked, move the safety to the “on” position. 2. Remove the magazine. Remember that even though the magazine has been removed, a cartridge remaining in the chamber can still be fired! 3.
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. 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. If changing to another type or brand of cartridges does not at once eliminate malfunctioning, then the following steps should be taken: a. Make certain the gun and the magazine are unloaded and that the safety is “on”.
WARNING – MALFUNCTIONS The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge fires 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.
2. Loosen the barrel band screw (B-69) and remove the barrel band (B-68). (Does not apply to the Sporter Model). 3. Loosen (don’t remove) the take-down screw (B-65). 4. Position the safety so an equal amount of the button is exposed on each side. If the safety is not in the middle when the barrel-receiver assembly is lifted out of the stock, the stock will be damaged. 5. Swing the barrel-receiver assembly upward away from the forearm of the stock.
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.
4. NOTE: Only a light application of oil is needed to provide adequate lubrication of moving parts and to prevent rust. Excess accumulations of oil tend to attract particles of dust and dirt and may congeal in cold weather which can interfere with the safe and reliable functioning of the rifle. WARNING – LUBRICATION O IL Firing a rifle with oil, grease, or any other material even partially obstructing the bore may result in damage to the rifle and serious injury to the shooter and those nearby.
To reassemble the rifle for firing, remove the barrel/receiver assembly from the stock as above and reinstall the trigger housing. Replace the receiver cross pins to secure the trigger housing to the receiver. With the safety in the centered position, carefully reinstall the barrel/receiver/trigger housing into the stock. Check to be sure the bolt, trigger, and safety mechanisms can be operated fully and freely. The rifle is now reassembled and can be loaded and fired normally.
ATTACHING SCOPE BASE ADAPTER To attach Scope Base Adapter to rifle receiver: 1. Retract slide 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.
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. When the slide is positioned at the desired height, carefully tighten both screws.
SERVICE AND PARTS POLICY If you have any question regarding the performance of your RUGER® MODEL 10/22 ® CARBINE rifle please write or call (603-865-2442) 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 10/22 ® CARBINE rifle 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. WARNING –PARTS PURCHASERS It is the purchaser’s responsibility to be absolutely certain that any parts ordered from the factory are correctly fitted and installed.
RUGER® MODEL 10/22® CARBINE 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION PARTS LIST Design, prices and specifications subject to change without notice. SPECIFY MODEL AND CALIBER WHEN ORDERING (See Exploded Views on Pages 32 & 33) 29 Part Name Barrel Barrel Band Barrel Band Screw Barrel Retainer, V-Block Barrel Retainer Screw, 2 Req’d. Bolt Only Bolt Assembly, Complete, Standard Finish Bolt Lock Bolt Lock Spring Bolt Stop Pin Butt Plate Butt Plate Screw, 2 Req’d.
Part Name Disconnector Spring Disconnector & Trigger Pivot Pin Ejector Ejector Cross Pin, Not Illustrated Escutcheon, Not Illustrated Extractor Extractor Plunger Extractor Spring Firing Pin Firing Pin Rebound Spring Firing Pin Stop Pin Front Sight Hammer Hammer Bushing, 2 Req’d.
Part Name Magazine Latch Plunger Magazine Latch Plunger Spring Rear Sight, Open Receiver Cross Pin, 2 Req’d. Receiver Filler Screws, 4 Req’d., Not Illustrated Safety Safety Detent Plunger Safety Detent Plunger Spring Scope Base Adapter, Not Illustrated Scope Base Screws, 4 Req’d.
RUGER® MODEL 10/22® CARBINE 10/22® CARBINE BOLT ASSEMBLY 32
10/22® CARBINE TRIGGER GUARD ASSEMBLY 33
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. Sturm started production of a .
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.
