Customizing the Ruger 10/22

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I have a $150 dollars in my pocket waiting to be spent and i figured i might as well start customizing my Ruger 10/22

What would be the best upgrades for $150

i was thinking of build a "pack rifle"...which would include a butler creek folding stock...and a red dot scope.....but i figured i better get some other opinions.......


So basically im asking if you had a $150 to customize a 10/22 how would you spend it?


Its a stock 10/22 stainless steel model with factory everything. :)

Thanks,

Ryan Nowell
 
Well, I would look at a new bull-barrel, some bolt work, and a bolt buffer. For a stock that's all completely personal preference, for me it would be a Boyd's Blaster.
 
+1 to 41magsnub. An extended mag release is almost mandatory on a 10/22.

The only other suggestions I'd make is an extended bolt handle.
 
Did that a few years back with sale/closeout goods from Midway. I do not remember exact dollar figure but I got a 24" stainless sporter barrel, and a walnut Fajan sporter stock, shadowline cheekpiece, ebony forend cap, checkered Neider style buttplate and inletted sling swivels( the kind held in place by two screws, classic look) It seems as though those twp items were just over $100, then there were the custom action and trigger parts that ran the price up, It is one of the best looking 10-22's in this part of the country though.

Got another with similar action/trigger work and a butler creek folding stock that makes for a nice handy rifle. It still has factory barrel.
 
on mine i went through the Volquartsen and Power Custom parts replacement, new hammer, trigger shims, extended bolt handle, trigger with overtravel adjustment, and the synthetic buffer pin.
with your limited budget i would put the $ into getting rid of that crappy trigger pull and one day down the road go for the new stock and barrel.
i redid two 10/22's with the exact same parts and they are pretty much new guns compared to what their stock performance was. never looked back...
 
i was thinking of build a "pack rifle"...which would include a butler creek folding stock...and a red dot scope.....but i figured i better get some other opinions.......
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Sounds like a nice idea.

If ya want irons, Techsights is the way to go, too.
 
25 bucks on the christie and christie kit that includes the bolt release, extended mag release, and oversized cocking handle is a good deal. I spent 70 on tech-sight peeps. I do not think red dot is the best type scope for the type of range and targets usually a 10/22 gets used for. If you are hunting bunnies it would be of benefit.

I am tempted by the tapco t6 stock mainly because it is adjustable to suit both my kids and me.

30 bucks for the butler creek speed loader is well spent too.
 
Keep it simple. Mags, a bolt buffer and some ammo.

Once you start researching triggers, barrels and high-speed, low-drag unobtanium stuff you can kiss your money good bye! :D
 
I'd sell the gun, pool the money with the $150, and buy something else.

That's what I did, in fact. If I figured $150 would have made the 10/22 into something I actually liked, I might have customized it, but in my judgment, I would have wasted my money.

Or follow Squidward's advice. Maybe if you buy $150 worth of mags, you'll get a few that work.:)
 
Can someone define bolt buffer for my ignorant self? I'm gettin ready to un-mothball my 10/22 and go to work on it.

Thanks,

RFB
 
Can someone define bolt buffer
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At the rear of the receiver there is a 1/4" diameter pin that limits the bolts travel. A bolt buffer, (or recoil buffer) simply replaces that metal pin with a plastic pin strong enough to survive the recoil but soft enough to soften the blow. Some look a little like a section of a glue gun stick.

You can use a piece of plastic 1/4-20 bolt cut to length
 
it will do away with the 'clack' when your bolt slaps back after firing, makes it a quieter 'thud'. plus it will dampen the felt recoil. its a cheap modification and well worth it in my opinion. some people will complain that they break after awhile, but that goes with almost any rifle part. ive shot about 2 or so boxes (550 rounds p/box) through one of my 10/22's with the new buffer pin installed and its still working like a charm.
 
Extended mag release, auto bolt release, buffer, and tech-sights. Between these and a sling, I took my first rifle class (via an Appleseed) and was extremely happy with its performance.
 
I'd say a volquartsen hammer package & springs to get rid of the awful factory trigger pull. An auto bolt release, bolt buffer, and extended mag release for comfort. A couple butler creek "hot lips" 25rd mags for shooting more than 10 at a time.

Shoot it for a while like that.
If you want a folding stock go for it. My dad had the BC folder on his and it worked fine (not the greatest cheek weld but it felt solid). I went with a hogue.
If you are packing it around you probably want a sporter profile barrel (although at this point you are probably at your $150 limit). Green Mountain makes nice ones that are inexpensive but they may be backlogged right now.
 
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