Ruger 10/22 Target rifle.

[stchman]

Hello all.

I went out to do some accurate target shooting with my 10/22 and found that 3" groups with it at 50 yards are the norm.

I am considering getting a 10/22 target in stainless with the 20" bull barrel.

Does anyone have any experience with this rifle? Is it a tack driver?

Thanks.

 

[Franklin7X57]

can't help you on the Target,but with the right ammo and a little work on the chamber, yours will shoot. Mine went from about 2" at 50 yds to under a dime with some trigger and chamber work. Rimfire Central is a great site for 22's.

 

[wingman]

What type ammo do you use,scope or open sights? Aquila Match rifle, Wolf match ammo,both excellent. my bet is your using Walmart stuff, I've had 4 10/22's all would shoot less then an inch at 50 yards with good ammo.
Add a bull barrel/trigger work/good ammo then you have accuracy.

 

[vellocet]

stchman,do you mean a plain old 10/22? I just bought one a few day ago at Dick's(good place) and been wondering if I should scope it or my old mossberg tube-fed bolt.

 

[PowerG]

Try some different ammo, preferably several kinds.

 

[TonyAngel]

It can be made to shoot pretty well, but will take some work. Trigger work, stock bedding and bolt work to start. I have a 10/22 that is all Kidd except the receiver. I also have blood, sweat and tears in the build. It will shoot dime sized groups often enough to be impressive to most, but it isn't consistent enough to be competitive in anything like a rimfire benchrest type of match.

It depends on what you want. If you're interested, I'm thinking about selling my rifle and will be making a decision soon. I have my eye on a 40X build and will be seeing how that's going to pan out in the next couple of days.

 

[stchman]

It is the 10/22 carbine with the front barrel band. I have a middle of the road 4-16 x40 scope. I am just starting to get used to my Savage .22 Magnum that gets dime sized groups at 50 yards.

I am shooting Remington Golden Bullet and Winchester 333 .22LR ammo.

What is a some good accurate .22LR ammo. I've heard that CCI Stinger is good.

I removed the front barrel band and inserted a 1/16th" spacer between the receiver and the stock thus helping to free float the barrel. I am going to give that a try at the range to see what kind of results I get.

 

[travisd]

Stingers or any other hyper velocity round will damage semi autos. Although every gun likes different ammo cci mini mags or blazers seem to be pretty good in most guns from what ive heard all i shoot is federal bulk which usually seems to be the best out of all the bulk ammo and remington is usually the worst.

 

[451 Detonics]

Federal Auto Match shoots well in all of my 10/22s. The Wolf match does well too but is dirtier. I am on my 4th 10/22 build, this one will have just a single Ruger part in it...lol. Will also be the most expensive 10/22 I have put together.

A few trigger parts will do wonders in your 10/22 and make it feel like a different gun. The Powers kit is very easy to install and makes a world of difference.

http://shop.gunsfishing.com/Power-Custom-Rug-1022-Competition-Trigger-Kit-P17098.aspx

 

[FlyinBryan]

my 1022 was a little better than that when all stock. maybe 1.5" @50yds.

mine is an older model 10/22, probably an early 80's era rifle, although i cant be sure. i bought it used in a pawn shop around 85-86.

when i decided to make a bench rifle out of it about 2-3 years ago i bought a stainless gm barrel for about $100 and it shoot pretty nice little 1/4-1/2 inch 5 shot groups now. (ended up buting 2 more gm barrels for my bro and son)

now we go to the range and sometimes just take blank paper, and spray hummingbird food on it and hunt the flys that land on the paper.

sometimes we lick gummy bears and stick them to the paper and do the same. we find that bees like the gummy bears alot more than flies. i guess they are attracted to the bright colors.

its a lot of fun.

 

[451 Detonics]

Wolf is dirtier than Federal Automatch??? Not the Wolf I've been shooting. Federal has been very dirty lately IMO.

Have bought any in about a year and a half...still working on the 10 cases I bought back then...I don't shoot as much 22 as I use to so 32500 rounds has lasted me a while.

 

[CraigC]

All the Wolf .22LR ammo I've used has been very, very clean. Relatively speaking.

 

[erict]

I have a full blown target 1022 with the only stock part being the receiver. It is EXTREMELY picky about ammo. I've shot 11 different types of ammo through it this week and I'll still try more when I shoot it again. It ranges wildly from touching groups all the way out to 2" groups with bad flyers. Mine seems to shoot Remington Subsonic the best as of now though.

I'd try as many different types of ammo as possible first and then go from there, then maybe some work on the trigger next.

 

[BADUNAME37]

For .22 rimfire, I buy all kinds of different ammo, then try every one to see what the gun "likes."

Once I am pulling a nice group, I stock up on that particular ammo. I have a 60 year-old .22 rimfire rifle that I completely refurbished. With Dynamit Nobel 40g High Velocity HP's, I am pulling a 5/8" group off a flimsy back porch table to a target 50 yards out!

The only drawback is, that ammo is over $7 for a box of 50! The nice thing is, I only need one shot.

 

[Txhillbilly]

That's the funny thing about most rimfires,they don't like to shoot some types of ammo.
I have around a dozen 22lr's,and each one is different when it comes to ammo. I probably have 20+ types of rimfire ammo,and each gun will shoot some,and others are just not worth trying to shoot in a particular gun.

My 10/22 Target shoots Remington Golden bullets great,but my old Marlin 60 is a jam-o-matic with them.

 

[RatDrall]

This is a basic problem, and very common.

Your Ruger came with a loose "sporting" chamber. It's looser so that more rounds will feed properly. You can have the chamber recut, and cut your groups down dramatically. Or you can buy an aftermarket barrel with a "bentz" or other tighter chamber. Green Mountain makes great barrels, many for less than $100 (including a fluted .920" x 16" model with a bentz chamber).

The wrong ammunition is only part of the problem.

As far as the ammo goes, I've found most "standard velocity" amunition to be the most accurate, no matter what barrel with what chamber I've shot it from.

Edited to add:

I am considering getting a 10/22 target in stainless with the 20" bull barrel.

First off, 20" barrel just adds more weight. Most rimfire rounds, especially the way more accurate std. velocity, stop gaining speed after 16" or so of barrel.

Second, I'm pretty sure the factory heavy barrels come with the same crappy chamber, which would explain why they aren't that much more accurate than the skinny barreled guns.

The "target" models do come with nice trigger parts already installed, and a nice wooden stock that will accomodate the heavier barrels. I would buy the Target model, then sell the barrel on a site like this one. Then replace it with a quality aftermarket barrel. The install couldn't be simpler, it's just two screws that hold the barrel on. Just make sure to drop in a $8 extractor, to aid extraction from the tighter chamber....

 

[madcratebuilder]

can't help you on the Target,but with the right ammo and a little work on the chamber, yours will shoot. Mine went from about 2" at 50 yds to under a dime with some trigger and chamber work. Rimfire Central is a great site for 22's.

^^^

This.

The Ruger 10/22 barrel with a modified Bentz chamber can shoot as well as the aftermarket bull barrels. Control of the headspace, firing pin and trigger can be done with a little effort. Check out the "Super Stock" section at rimfirecentral. You well find SS rifles out shooting the 1.5k aftermarket clones.

 

[CraigC]

Yep and it bears repeating. Ruger does not produce crappy barrels, they just cut loose chambers. Let's be realistic, on a $200 plinker, accuracy takes a backseat to reliability.

 

[ms6852]

The beauty of the 10/22 is that it is a very modular rifle. All modifications can be done by you. Starting with a power custom trigger group for about 80 buck can get the trigger pull to below 3lbs. You can change the barrel to a bull barrel for under $200 from whistle pig, green mountain, or tactial solutions.

Visit this website you will find all your answers here.

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/index.php

 

[bgr2014]

Ruger 10-22 Problem

First thing you need to do is check the barrel fit to the action. Take the 2 screws out of the barrel wedge and see if you can move the barrel. If so it will have to be tightened up. It needs to be tight for good accuracy, I generally knurl the barrel and press it into the action. If you don't have the means to do this you can go to your local smith and he can do it for you. Until the barrel fits right you are wasting money on trying other things. If you don't want the services of a smith you can use a product like Lock-tite and this will help. I've seen this on many of the 10-22's and got good results by tightening the barrel. The scope mounted on the reciever with a barrel that can move won't lead to good accuracy.

 

[TonyAngel]

I'll agree that a good fit between the barrel and receiver is important, but I don't know that I agree with having the barrel knurled. Knurling is nothing more than a patterned deformation of the metal though the use of the application of a lot of pressure. How can that be good for accuracy?

If you have a loose fit, I'd suggest just bedding the barrel into the receiver.

 

[CraigC]

Yes but knurling raises the surface ever so slightly to as to create a tighter fit.

 

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My vote is to try different ammo with what you got and see how good you can get.... this is after refining your basic rifle skills...

CCI Green Tag, Federal Champion Brand (and Wally World Fed bulk pack is actually the same as the Fed Champions)

 

[bgr2014]

Ruger 10/22 ccuracy

Your right Tony in saying that knurling upsets the metal, it causes it to raise above the original dia. of the fit and therefore will fit tighter in the reciever, I then take a light truing cut on the knurled surface and install barrel by tapping it in.

 

[451 Detonics]

Without threading the barrel to the receiver I think the next best is mounting the scope to the barrel rather than to the receiver. Volquartzen makes a mount for doing this. I use the set up on my target 10/22 and it is one of the most accurate 10/22s I have seen. Also is one of the heaviest as well.