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This week is a bit of an odd duck, as we rather intentionally bought a gun we intend to look nothing like factory in just a few weeks. But since we do have it, we thought why not take a look at it as it sits. We mean of course the Ruger 10\/22 Charger, the red-headed stepchild of rimfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Prior to the advent of the pistol brace, this gun fit a category for me of \u201cwhy?\u201d The only plausible reason I could give to have one would be practicing for handgun hunting, like a rimfire trainer for your Thompson Contender. Seriously, it really made no sense. A bipod capable pistol, sure, I can see that. In a caliber with some reach. But 22LR being rather limited by projectile range anyway, why would I shorten it down to a pistol-only grip? And if I wanted a 22 pistol, why would I buy one that pretty much sucks to shoot from anything but a supported position?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charger, with the scope and included bipod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the modern world, does my opinion change? Oh absolutely. We all know by now that a pistol is much easier to purchase than an SBR, and requires none of the ATF nonsense if I decide to take it across state lines. And is a 10.5 inch 22LR in a usable configuration something I need in my life? Without question. Not only can I see the desire for a Charger, I looked high and low to find one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why? Because so many cool chassis options exist for them nowadays. We have two on hand we will be covering in the following months, and several more we are looking at. And while we could have just stuck them on a regular rifle 10\/22, that loses a lot of the fun. For me at least. 22LR might be optimal from a longer barrel, and opinions range on exactly what length. But for fun, compact, and light, 10.5 is very hard to beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not just slap an aftermarket barrel onto a 10\/22 and call it a pistol? Because in short, the ATF rules on that are dumb. It was settled pretty handily in United States vs Thompson Center, which went all the way to the Supreme Court. A bare receiver, or pistol that was born as a pistol, can be changed over to a rifle at will. And back to a pistol. A rifle, if you shorten the barrel and put a brace on it, remains a rifle. And therefore, an illegal SBR if you don\u2019t have a tax stamp for it. Which is incredibly stupid, but it\u2019s the rules. I wanted a braced pistol with a 10.5 inch barrel, so it was very important to me the receiver say \u201cCharger\u201d. If I had used one of my 10\/22 rifles, would I likely get away with it? Yes. Is the rule stupid? Yes. Am I going to risk a felony and 10 years in jail over a $300 receiver? Absolutely not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at options, the cheapest way to handle this project was to buy a complete Charger pistol from Ruger. Bare receivers, which do exist, are about $200. A complete gun with a barrel can be had on <\/a>Guns America for about $280.<\/a> Considering I wasn\u2019t trying to build a precision gun, that was a better deal all around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I want to point something out if you are looking to do the same. Ruger actually sells another <\/a>version of the Charger with a Picatinny rail on the back of the pistol. This means you could just buy <\/a>a brace from SB tactical,<\/a> mount it, and be done. We had full chassis kits already on hand, so we were willing to skip this step. The price difference is about $20, so worth doing if you haven\u2019t already picked up an aftermarket chassis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruger pistol grip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since we have it, we did decide to review the Charger as a classic Charger. Which, I will confess, I find very lacking as a pistol. It is too heavy and long to handhold, I think we would all agree. Mine did come with a UTG bipod, and clearly, they intend you to use it. With the bipod attached, we are once again back to the use. Handgun hunting trainer? Sure. I can see that. It was actually rather nice to be shooting a pistol from the prone, and have it not move under recoil. Like, at all. I can also say I would rather learn the technique with a rimfire than a real handgun hunting cartridge, such as a Thompson Center 308. Having shot a 500 S&W short barrel, I also want nothing to do with a 308 caliber handgun. But to each his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What else is the Charger good for? Well, I have a hard time figuring that out. Since it is the same caliber, with the same 22LR range limitations, there is very little or maybe nothing the Charger does better than a rifle. If you are taking difficult shots with a rimfire, the rifle will make that easier. And if you want to use a pistol, a Ruger 22\/45 or Mk IV will do it much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does the Charger even exist, in this particular configuration? Which was also the ONLY configuration until just a few years ago? I really don\u2019t know. But the second this review was done and I slapped it in a <\/a>Enoch Industries Chassis,<\/a> I was glad it did. A simple brace adaptor changes one of the most bland guns I have ever picked up into one of the most fun. This means I have to wholeheartedly endorse the Ruger Charger as the best donor barreled action on the market today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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