I really like the 10/22, very accurate and great fun
Much easier to shoot it well than my gas-strut springer.
I get smaller groups with the 10/22 with a non-magnified red-dot than I get with the Crosman and 24-power scope. It takes a lot of practice to consistently shoot well with a Springer.
The pellets are fired directly from the magazine, so removing the magazine makes it safe even when it's cocked. I'll have to see if it's possible for it to fire if a pellet did get lodged into the barrel and the magazine removed. The last few shots of CO2 can push the pellet a millimeter or two in the magazine, but I've not yet had one move forward enough to get stuck between the magazine and barrel, or had any stop in the barrel. Maybe it has a safety device that vents the gas if it drops too low to effectively fire a pellet? I have extra mags for it, but I find the pellets get loose if the mag is left loaded for several hours. You really need to load them just before shooting.
Genuine semi-autos use either a spring ratchet or vented air pressure to index the magazine for each shot, the trigger just operates the firing valve.
I have another 5000 pellets en-route to do some more testing very soon. So I'm spending time practicing with the Springer now.
ChrisPer wrote:Manual cocking on a 1077? I wish.
I got the accurizing sleeves - two of them each barrel - some extra magazines, Leapers bugbuster scopes. Tried cheapo red dots but they were not any good.
Spent a lot of effort on a jamming problem which I found in the end was caused by using flat-nosed target pellets. Turns out they don't index the cylinder magazines very closely and you need hunting pellets for reliable function.
One thing I didn't like was that unlike the Ruger 10/22 there is no ejection port to look into the chamber and clear it. However, since it is a revolver action the cylinder OUT is an effective safety mechanism.
Great fun though! I know where there are two for sale with all accessories.