10/22 Take Down Barrel

Ya, unfortunately, you're going to pay a premium and your choices are much more limited for the Takedown 10/22 as it is a newer model and the attachment mechanism is more complex. I would be wary of this guns ability to hold zero with a receiver mounted scope as well to the degree you are wanting.....the Takedown is really meant to be a fun, compact plinker rather than a bench-sniper, note how the iron sights are actually mounted ON the barrel. Some of the aftermarket barrels have a rail on them....but once again, extra $$$ and flex might be an issue. Several of these have devices to snug them against the receiver, but at even higher cost, complexity, and you lose the quick- release feature.

You may want to start over with a regular 10/22- vastly more and cheaper options out there to turn this gun into what you are looking for. Either way, good luck!

I agree with NIGHTLORD. The two piece design does not lend itself well to match grade accuracy. It is more of minute of rabbit and pop cans.

I have recently been looking at the 10/22 takedown stock made by Magpul. I think it is a real upgrade for backpacking and storage in small space.

Yeah, Magpul it - take advantage of what it is, you'll probably get frustrated trying to turn it into what it's not.

I Plasti-Dip coated a twenty two for my daughter. She wanted dark blue with sparkles. A joy to me, they make that! A light spray of pearl down one side for the Milky way and a silver Sharpie pen to put stars and a galaxy on it. We take it camping. She named it "Starry"

It feels just like Houge over-molding. It is fairly durable, but shows scratches, and is very inexpensive. The best part is if the finish is showing wear, or one becomes bored with the color, it will peel right off! Leaving a perfectly clean surface. I made a wax Remington 'seal' from the coating on mine. I decided black was better.

I want to make this clear right off; I don’t think any 10/22 TD will consistently shoot a dime at 100 yards. Secondly, beyond mechanical accuracy and limitations inherent to the design, you’ll really need to be up on reading wind at that distance.

Now, as the owner of a TD (ok it’s my son’s) if I were looking to maximize potential and I might add with minimal risk, this is what I would try: https://www.1022rifle.com/product/ruger-takedown-16-25/. Feddersen offers a money back satisfaction guarantee and they are fantastic shooters. If that barrel doesn’t get you in the ballpark then refer to my above disclaimer.

Finally I’ll offer that I fully agree with the previous posters that the Take Down is better suited as-is or with a Magpul stock, perhaps topped with a mini red dot sight. My son stuck with a 2-7 x Nikon that fits the bag and I made him try out the irons and RDS first.

Ok, one last thing, thank your husband and tell him that you need a true 100 yard contender so he’s ordering you this when it’s back in stock https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog...cts_id/3328/CZ-USA+455+VAR+EVO+17HMR+PINK+LAM

Green mountain may be able to make one for you if you give them a call. The owner is really receptive and had done some custom ar15 barrels on a group but I did. Worth a shot if you don't find any options as they do make 10/22 barrels. Probably won't be cheap

I have to say... if your factory barrel is that accurate... you might be "A" Super lucky to have gotten such an accurate barrel, and "B" hard pressed to get a more accurate barrel.... especially if you were shooting MiniMags.

https://www.tacticalsol.com/xring-takedown-barrels/x-ring-takedown-bull-barrels

https://volquartsen.com/products/1198-lightweight-barrels-for-ruger-10-22-takedown

Skylerbone said:

My son stuck with a 2-7 x Nikon that fits the bag and I made him try out the irons and RDS first.

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Which one?

Kittie said:

Went plinking today with the hubby. Was the first time I got to shoot more than about 75 yards with the take down he got me.. We shot the lids from our drinks at 135 yards at an uphill slope. He was using his standard 10/22 and I was using my 10/22 take down.. I shot the one on the left getting the head shot on the lizard, he shot the other one. =D We were using CCI mini mags.

That shot was with the standard pencil barrel that comes on it. I am sure I could do better with a match barrel on there.

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wow congrats on that TD rifle excellent shots there! I just bought two new marlin model 70pss the little papoose and I just love these little TD rifles they are sweet! I have one scoped the other iron sights only so I have been having fun shooting these cute little 22's

Sorry, first I didn’t clarify; the scope is mounted with Warne QR rings and is stowed in the backpack, not on the receiver. Secondly, it is a fixed 4x Nikon, couldn’t tell you what model. I bought these on clearance a few years back from Gander, one 4x and two 2-7x, all in camo, and all sharing the same overall dimensions.

The 2-7 ended up on his T/C Impact.


The fixed and variable side by side.


The other 2-7 resides on my old Knight Wolverine.


Back to the thread; OP if you meant to headshoot the lizard then how would a target barrel do better? If you can hit that 10 out of 10 times at that distance then I’d say first never sell or modify that rifle and second buy a true target rifle and compete.

Hitting a dime every now and then at 100 yards is one thing. Shooting dime sized groups consistently is another.

A quarter is slightly less than an inch in diameter. Shooting 100 yard groups consistently that can be covered by a quarter with a factory barrelled 10/22 sure is some good shooting.

A stock CZ455 will shoot dime sized groups, all day long, at 100 yards, with good ammo.

Kittie said:

They are more accurate than people like to give them credit for when locked up properly.

My last one I did take down, but I kept a nice solid lock up on it and never removed the optic. I just had to verify and/or make small adjustments.

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I agree with both of these statements. They jibe with my own experience regarding a proper, snug lock up and leaving the scope (in my case, a UTG 3-9x32mm BugBuster) in place.

igolfat8 said:

A stock CZ455 will shoot dime sized groups, all day long, at 100 yards, with good ammo.

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I love CZ's, own several, have had several more, have shot against or with many others, but dime sized groups at 100 all day long is an exaggeration. A dime is .7" in diameter....Sure, it might happen every now and then, but consistently? No way.

ColtPythonElite said:

I love CZ's, own several, have had several more, have shot against or with many others, but dime sized groups at 100 all day long is an exaggeration. A dime is .7" in diameter....Sure, it might happen every now and then, but consistently? No way.

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Thank you for pointing out one of several exaggerations I’ve read lately.