The Original Poster here. Thanks for the great advice. Per your collective advice, I'm taking it step-wise. I took it apart, cleaned it out.
Full disclosure, I'm a newbie to rifles, until now it has been just shotguns & revolvers. I thought that I'd start with the Ruger10/22LR first. And I've gotta admit that reassembling the 10/22 at the point of the bolt handle recoil spring & bolt reassembly was more challenging for me than the you tube videos suggested. Live & learn.
I'm going to hit the range tomorrow with CCI, I'll let you know how it goes.
Full disclosure, I'm a newbie to rifles, until now it has been just shotguns & revolvers. I thought that I'd start with the Ruger10/22LR first. And I've gotta admit that reassembling the 10/22 at the point of the bolt handle recoil spring & bolt reassembly was more challenging for me than the you tube videos suggested. Live & learn.
I'm going to hit the range tomorrow with CCI, I'll let you know how it goes.