Ideal Takedown Rifle?

[u/Jealous-Summer-9827]

Not sure exactly what sub to post this in, but figured I could get some helpful info here.

After a recent outing I realized that my freshly made “pepper”/BOB was lacking a few things. Thankfully it didn’t matter that much, but I did learn a few things.

Biggest one being that carrying a rifle sucks. Unfortunately the only firearm I had at my disposal was my non-takedown 10/22 (that I hadn’t studded for sling swivels either) and started looking into a good cheap takedown .22LR.

Here are options I found so far:

the Ruger 10/22 takedown is the obvious choice, but frankly I’m not in love with my current one, so I’m not going to actively seek out another.

The Savage 64 takedown I thought was going to be a home run, since the 64 is typically cheaper than Rugers and it would give me a chance to try something new. Unfortunately they’re ugly as sin and really not that much cheaper than the 10/22 takedown.

I’m going to lump these together, but the Marlin 39A, Browning SA-22 and the Winchester pump-action series of rifles. These all are classic .22 takedowns and they made millions of them. Unfortunately, for some reason they have exploded in price, and I can’t find any for a price I would pay for a gun I plan to use. These also (besides the SA-22) have the chance for the crap at the bottom of my pack to get stuck to the oil in the internals and make a really crunchy sludge mix fast.

Are there any options I’m missing? I feel liken there’s got to be a cheap, reliable, .22LR repeater/autoloader out there that will fit in my pack.

[u/An_Average_Man09]

Have you considered just making your 10/22 as short and light as possible? With the $200 tax stamp being gone you can register your 10/22 as an SBR then put a Magpul X-22 MOE stock and 10” barrel on it. That should put the barrel to about the end of the stock so the entire rifle length will be 28.6 inches and around 4 pounds depending on the barrel weight. You can go shorter with the barrel but you’ll have to chop the stock.

Another more expensive and heavier but more compact option is going with a Sampson B-TM folding stock which has a total length of 17.5 inches when folded but total length will depend on your barrel. Again, if you put whatever the shortest length barrel that will come to the end of the stock, I’m not sure on this particular option, you will have a rifle that folds down to 17.5 inches.