ruger 10/22 accurizing options.

[mustang_gt_350]

Just looking what everyone has done to their 10/22's. A few guys at work have been shooting a rimfire shoot on friday nights and i've been thinking about tinkering with mine to see what i can get out of it, and maybe go try to beat them.

So pics of groups,and of the gun or either, and what you have done to it, along with what you think would have been better or so on..

I don't want to drop a ton of money into it so a cheap barrel 130.00 range and maybe some home trigger tweaks?

Also i have seen stuff around the net about a barrel mounted scope mount. Thoughts?

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I bought onr of the SS ported barrels from AR-7. They are under $100 and shoot pretty good.
http://ar7.imoutdoorshosting.com/store/page80.html

 

[xfyrfiter]

Headspace the bolt, tune the trigger, go over to rimfire central and look under the read only pages in 10-22 section. More than you ever wanted to know about the little Ruger.

 

[greyling22]

buy a volquartsen hammer ($30) and install an overtravel set screw to fix your trigger if you don't want to buy the vq trigger as well. Pull off the barrel band and use something better than a bulk pack of walmart ammo and you'll be amazed at how much better it shoots. I tried bedding mine and didn't really see any improvement.

here's a quick overview of some barrels. the stock barrel is really pretty good. http://www.gun-tests.com/performance/may96barrel.html

 

[Furncliff]

Everything rimfire, especially the 10/22.

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

 

[CraigC]

IMHO, if you don't want to spend much more than a hundred bucks, you're better off having the factory barrel reworked that buying a cheap one. The result will be about the same but lighter and you won't need a special stock. If you want accuracy you need a good barrel and good barrels start at ~$200. If you do get a barrel, I would caution you against a .920" steel barrel. Be honest with yourself about your needs. If you think you'll ever want to hunt with it, I'd strongly suggest a match grade sporter or mid-weight barrel. They are just as accurate as a heavy barrel without sacrificing handling. I have no problem with a 9-10lb rifle but there's no reason for the weight of a .920" barrel on a .22LR field gun.

The barrel mounted scope mounts were all the rage for a short time but I think folks figured out that a good receiver mounted scope base works just as well without drilling holes in the barrel.

Triggers run from mild to wild ($40-$300). I'd suggest the Volquartsen target hammer at under $40. It will get the trigger under 3lbs and be imminently useful for most purposes.

Here's one I built two years ago as a "liberty training rifle". Nodak receiver and rear sight, KIDD trigger, Clark mid-weight barrel, Tech Sights front sight, R/T accurized bolt, Boyd Tacticool stock, etc..


Long range mode with a Bushnell Elite 10x.


This was my first 10/22, which started life as a stainless laminate carbine. First done up with a heavy barrel and thumbhole sporter stock, then parted out and returned to factory. Three years ago I built it into a "tactical" with a custom scope base, Tech Sights, Tapco stock, PC bolt and mag release, factory barrel, Vortex Strikefire, Magpul CTR buttstock and foregrip and most recently, a SureFire M4 weaponlight in a Daniel Defense mount.

 

[exavid]

I installed a volquartsen trigger assembly in my 10/22 which reduced the groups at 50' by nearly half. I use my old 10/22 in a beat up old Ruger stock to compete in our club's Adult Smallbore cometition twice a month. The main idea is to keep my old rifle looking like a beater when most of these guys are using high grade .22 target rifles. My slightly modified rifle with a Millet red dot sight does pretty well against the fancy rifles.

 

[lovethosesooners]

I too re-worked the trigger my self using Volquartsen parts-spent about $40 and it made a HUGE difference.

Since then, I've replaced almost everything else on it to the point that the receiver and the bolt are about all that's left of factory stuff.

I only wanted to have 1 10-22 to serve as both a bench rest gun as well as plinking and didn't want it to be too heavy nor forward balanced due to a heavy bull barrel-the Tactiocal Solution aluminum bull barrel serves both purposes VERY well-very accurate, very light and very cool looking!

 

[mustang_gt_350]

I'm in pa, so legally not allowed to hunt with a semi.. So it won't see any woods time. It will be for target use only. I'm not worred about doing some stock work, Infact i'll do just about anything to it (that my tools allow) I do have access to a lathe. But no mills.

I just wanted to try to beat them with a cheap beater if possible. I'll check out the links
thanks