My deer rifle was a Ruger .44 Carbine, best deer rifle for the north woods.
When I decided to get another .22 I didn’t give the Ruger a thought, looked like my .44 and I wanted something besides another Ruger; that would have made 4 at the time.
So I looked for an alternative and bought the Smith & Wesson MP 15-22, my first black rifle.
Being already a bit familiar with an AR layout it was a great entry for me into that platform (I had a mini-14 at that time).
My buddy has a 10/22 and he can reload magazines faster with his crank hopper system. I like his rifle a lot however I change magazines at a much faster rate, drop the mag, drop your hand and slap it in and release the bolt. All the rails a boy or girl could want for adding goodies that you can swap off with your AR.
The function is similar to any AR platform. Magazines are same size as AR so magazine pouches are readily available and lay flat.
It prefers better .22 ammo; the only fault I have with it.
Whenever the subject of .22’s comes up I am seemingly the only guy that says MP 15-22.
I don’t have Ruger envy, but I need to ask why a 10/22?
