Gun Porn: Ruger 10/22 Beater

If you ever wondered what somebody means when they say "truck gun" this is it for a .22. Small, cheap, and beat-to-heck looking, you can throw it in the back of your truck (or trunk of your car) and never worry about it being beaten up. This gun looks like was rode hard and put away wet, literally.

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From a few feet away, it looks like something is wrong.



Look closer, and it is wrong. It's rusted from one end to the other. The stock is all dinged up. The paint is scratched up. It's rough. This is about the epitome of a truck gun, cosmetically speaking.



There used to be a scope. A long time ago. It used to be clean, too, but that was also a while back



The bore is surprisingly bright, with sharp rifling. Judging from the neglect evident on the rest of the rifle, probably the only thing that saved this bore is that modern .22LR factory ammunition is almost a bore cleaner in every shot.



Note the vintage of the serial number:



The serial number says it's almost as old as I am. Hmm.