Ruger Debuts 10/22 Takedown with Magpul X-22 Backpacker Stock

Ruger has further tweaked their 10/22 Takedown carbine with a new stainless model that ships standard with a factory-installed Magpul X-22 Backpacker stock.

Using the all-American gun company’s classic 10/22 rimfire semi-auto action, with its hallmark rotary magazine system, the Takedown format enables quick separation of the 16.4-inch cold hammer-forged barrel from the action for easy transport and storage.

With Magpul’s Backpacker X-22 stock, in what the accessory maker terms “Stealth Gray,” the compact carbine weighs just 4.2-pounds. The overall length, when assembled, is 35-inches.

MSRP on the Ruger 10/22 Takedown/Magpul X-22 Backpacker model is $529, a figure that should be lower at retail. Keep in mind that the standard 10/22 Takedown without a threaded barrel has a retail of $439 and the Backpacker itself a cost of $109 (when it can be found) and you can see where the price fits.

Magpul’s propaganda on the Backpacker:

And a look at the 10/22 Takedown when the base model was introduced in 2012, a concept that had been floating around as an aftermarket custom build for a long time before Ruger made it standard.

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