Well dammit, I think I just got ripped off on some old piece of shit Ruger 10/22 Carbine I bought off some local classified page. I ended up paying twice what it cost new unfortunately!

I see this ad go up on a local classified page I scope out (no pun intended) from time to time. Ad is for a used Ruger 10/22 Carbine, also includes a scope and a leather case. Asking price is $100.00 dollars.

The ad is only two minutes old so I respond and say "I'll take it". I've been wanting one for my 7 year old daughter so hey, why not right? I setup a meet time and a place etc. Guy gives me the serial number so I can do a little research and I find that it was manufactured in 1966. Turns out the rifle belongs to a family friend. The daughter found it after her father died, she doesn't like guns and just wanted it gone. I've been looking for a used .22LR for my 7 year old so I figured why not buy it for her. ;)

So anyway I go to pick it up and obviously something is wrong with it because it appears to have never been fired. I mean I'm guessing it just doesn't work or something because why else would you not fire a rifle right? Anyway inside the box was the original sales receipt. The guy only paid $52.00 dollars for it new at his local "gas station". Man oh man did they rip me off! I paid $100.00d dollars! SIGH! Last time I buy something from a classified page, for real!

For real though... I believe they really had no idea what it was worth when they posted it. As I was doing research and speaking to the seller I disclosed it was worth more than $100.00 dollars. They honored the original asking price though as it was for my 7 year old daughter and I don't intend to ever sell it. I've been wanting to get my hands on an early 1980's or older 10/22 for years. No plastic crap-tasic parts. The receiver is machined, not pot cast bullshit. The wood is amazing quality! Did I mention it appears to be unfired?

I'll give you $125 for it and let you make a profit off me.


Seriously you got a great buy !!!  

very nice

It should have a slotted magazine as well, I might set it aside and get a modern mag for it.

Nice score.

Awesome score!

I bought my first one in the spring of 1978 for $75 and it came with the same soda straw Tasco scope.  That was the last year of the walnut stocked standard carbines too.

Wonderful, a great find.
Your Daughter can grow old with it.

NICE!

I had to google search that... Yes the magazine looks like it had a flat head screw slot in it. What does that mean? Why would I want a modern one?

Walnut stock I think.

So what's this thing actually worth?

Whatever a collector is willing to pay...?

If you go by any of the firearms price guides, about $300~350.00+ in VG (very good) condition but they are lumping 1964's to present together.

Looking on various forums, looking at other sold ads, people seem to be paying closer to $450~550.00 for something made in the 1960 if it has everything and is in VG condition. I'm pretty sure this ones unfired or at the most test fired and then cleaned right afterwards. I have everything including the original sales receipt of $52.00 dollars for this one too.

The year you really want is 1964, they only made 453 of them the first year.

That is a great rifle!

Nice find, I'm jealous!!!!!

You got a new gun for a hundred bucks, my first one was made in 1966 as well, my Dad gave it to me for Christmas when I was young and I still have it almost 50 years later and it still shoots with no problems at all, I can tell the gophers around my place are wishing it had problems.  I bet I have well over 50,000 rounds through this gun and I can't remember the last time I cleaned it, right now I have a factory synthetic stock on it and I upgraded the magazine release, but still have all of the original parts in the safe for it..

You did real good on a desirable gun for the kids.

Nice buy.

I paid $400 for my like new 1965 model. The walnut stock is amazing.

I'm guessing.  Walnut stock and a real steel butt plate.

Aloha, Mark

"Think I just got ripped off"
No, the poor innocent seller got ripped off.

Yep! You guessed correctly.

This rifle is amazing, much nicer than the one I had like 20 years ago.

HAHA right! ;)

The seller figured out it was worth more before the sale was complete but honored the asking price because it was for my 7 year old daughter. This was an older seller, I feel like most younger people wouldn't have done that.

My first one was 1978-79. I want an older one so bad.

Nice score. Nice looking wood.

i got an mid-late 70s 10/22 from my buddy for some electric work with same stock and 18" barrel. the only factory parts on it now are the stripped reciever, stripped bolt and trigger housing

that stock is beautiful.  really nice find.   just bought my first 1022 last year, I know what ya mean about the plastic pieces…

Now I've got to go and look at my 10-22 that my Father bought me for Christmas way back in the day.  1970's I think it was...

Holy crap, that's awesome! I'd love to get my hands on a good condition older 10/22, not to mention an unfired one.