Ruger · 21 matched picks

Ruger 10/22

The 10/22's receiver has stayed nearly unchanged since 1964, which is exactly why the aftermarket for it is so deep. None of that works until you've solved the one thing Ruger didn't build in: a proper way to mount an optic. Everything here starts from that and builds out to a takedown-ready stock for guns that actually get carried somewhere.

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Start with these three

The rail that makes an optic possible, a genuinely good budget red dot, and a sling so the rifle doesn't live in your hands the whole trip.

TacFire

Scope Base Mount, Ruger 10/22

Bolts straight to the 10/22's factory receiver grooves and gives you a dual Weaver/Picatinny deck plus the original dovetail underneath. The unglamorous first purchase that makes every other optic on this list possible.

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Vortex

Crossfire II Red Dot

Vortex's VIP warranty on a daylight-bright 2 MOA dot. The skeletonized mount swaps between lower-third and absolute co-witness, a nice touch at this price.

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Budget buy

Magpul

RLS Rifleman Loop Sling

A modernized USGI loop sling for hunting rifles and precision work: shooting support first, carry strap second. Simple, light, twenty-ish dollars.

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The full list

Everything for the Ruger 10/22

Optics & Sights

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Vortex

Crossfire II Red Dot

Vortex's VIP warranty on a daylight-bright 2 MOA dot. The skeletonized mount swaps between lower-third and absolute co-witness, a nice touch at this price.

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Slings & Mounts

2 items

Budget buy

Magpul

RLS Rifleman Loop Sling

A modernized USGI loop sling for hunting rifles and precision work: shooting support first, carry strap second. Simple, light, twenty-ish dollars.

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TacFire

Scope Base Mount, Ruger 10/22

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Attachments & Controls

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X-22 Backpacker Stock

Built for the 10/22 Takedown specifically: a hinged compartment in the stock holds three spare magazines, and a locking interface lets the barrel ride inside the stock while it's packed. The stock that turns a takedown into an actual backpacking gun.

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Range Bags & Gear

5 items

Budget buy

Howard Leight

Impact Sport Electronic Earmuffs

The gateway electronic muff: amplifies conversation, clamps down on gunfire, folds flat in the bag. At this price there's no excuse for foam plugs alone.

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Budget buy

Howard Leight

Genesis Shooting Glasses

ANSI Z87.1+ rated with an anti-fog coating that actually works in summer. Cheap enough to keep a spare pair in every bag.

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Splatterburst

Splatter Targets, 12-inch

Hits bloom bright yellow, visible at 100 yards without walking downrange or spotting glass. Stick-on backing survives wind that shreds paper.

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MTM Case-Gard

Predator Shooting Rest

A four-legged, fully adjustable rest that stabilizes a rifle or handgun on the bench without the trial and error of stacked sandbags. Lightweight molded polymer that lives in the truck, not just the safe.

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ChromaLabel

1-Inch Target Pasters, 1000-Count

Fluorescent 1-inch dots that patch old holes so a paper target lasts another string instead of getting replaced after ten rounds. Comes in a dispenser box, which matters more than it sounds when your hands are cold.

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Cleaning & Maintenance

7 items

Upgrade pick

Otis

Elite Cleaning System

Breech-to-muzzle pull-through cleaning for virtually every caliber you own, packed into one case. The system issued across the U.S. military: overkill for one gun, perfect for a safe full.

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Deluxe Gun Cleaning Accessory Kit

Eight bronze brushes plus the jags, slotted tips, and patches to use them: the accessory half of a cleaning bench, from the name that's been in every American gun room since 1903. Pair it with a bottle of No. 9 and you're set.

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Break Free

CLP Cleaner Lubricant Preservative

Clean, lube, protect in one bottle: the mil-spec standard for decades. If you only keep one chemical in the range bag, this is it.

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Otis

Ripcord Multi-Caliber 10-Pack

One-pass, breech-to-muzzle cleaning with a Nomex surface rated to 700°F, so you can run it through a barrel that's still hot from the range. Ten calibers covered in one hanging case.

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Birchwood Casey

Gun Scrubber Cleaner Bundle

Fast-evaporating aerosol that blasts carbon and grime out of actions and small parts in seconds, bundled with microfiber cloths for the wipe-down after. The can that lives in the range bag, not the safe.

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Real Avid

Universal Smart Mat

A 43x16-inch oil-resistant bench mat with a built-in magnetic parts tray, so pins and springs stop rolling off the table mid-strip. Big enough for a rifle laid out full-length, not just a pistol.

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Budget buy

Real Avid

Magnetic Bore Light

A high-intensity LED on a 5-inch flexible neck that clips on and lights the bore from the chamber, hands-free. The cheap tool that turns "is this actually clean" from a guess into an answer.

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Tools & Bench Gear

5 items

Manual F.A.T. Wrench

The torque wrench that keeps scope rings and optic mounts from either backing out or crushing a tube. Preset to the torque spec, turn until it clicks, done: no in-lb math at the bench.

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FIX IT Sticks

Torque Limiter Deluxe Kit

Four click-style torque limiters in a zippered case: the field-portable answer for mounting an optic plate or base at the range instead of the bench. Small enough to live in the range bag permanently.

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Real Avid

Accu-Punch 11-Piece Roll Pin Punch Set

Hardened steel punches sized in real increments, not a generic hardware assortment: the set that gets pins out of a Glock frame or an AR lower without rounding them off or marring the finish.

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Real Avid

Smart Bench Block

A pin punch is only as good as what's underneath it. This holds a Glock frame or AR lower steady with the right cutouts instead of letting it skate across the table. Cheap enough that there's no reason to work bare wood.

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Real Avid

Scope Leveling Kit

Two bubble levels and a mounting bracket that keep the reticle actually vertical while the rings get torqued down, instead of eyeballing it and canting a scope that reads perfectly at the range but drifts at distance. One purchase, every rifle in the safe.

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Before you buy

Ruger 10/22 questions

Why doesn't a scope just bolt onto a 10/22?

The factory receiver has grooves machined for a proprietary Ruger-pattern base, not a standard Picatinny or Weaver rail, so most optics can't mount without an adapter first. A dual-pattern base solves this in one step and gives you both rail standards to choose from afterward.

Does a 10/22 Takedown need a different stock than the standard rifle?

Yes, if you want the takedown feature to still work. Takedown-specific stocks like the Magpul X-22 Backpacker have a locking interface and internal storage built around the barrel separating from the receiver; a standard 10/22 stock won't accommodate that and isn't meant to.

What's the actual difference between a Picatinny and Weaver rail here?

For nearly all rimfire rings and mounts, none that matters; Weaver is the older, slightly less standardized spec and Picatinny added consistent slot spacing on top of it. A dual-pattern base accepts rings built for either, which is why it's worth buying over a single-standard rail.

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