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I've decided my next money pit/time sink should be a highly accurate .22 rifle. For no reason other than the joy of doing so ;-) I have a budget of $400-500 or so, which doesn't include the scope.
I have a Ruger 10/22 (carbine) that has not been modified since it I bought it 6-7 years ago.
So option 1 would be to take the 10/22, get a trigger job, get a new heavy barrel, change the stock, and do a few other odds and ends. That's probably $500. I'm sure I could get a very accurate rifle out of that.
Second option would be to start anew with a bolt-action of some sort. Don't know if that's possible in that budget range.
Third option would be to do something my Savage Mark II. It has AccuTrigger and is quite nice, but it is something more than .5" groups. Not much more, but I think as far as it's going to go in its factory config. The trigger could stand a little lightening. I don't know if there are aftermarket barrels. I have the synthetic stock, so I'd need to probably get a wooden one and glass bed it if I wanted to go that round.
Opinions?
I have a Ruger 10/22 (carbine) that has not been modified since it I bought it 6-7 years ago.
So option 1 would be to take the 10/22, get a trigger job, get a new heavy barrel, change the stock, and do a few other odds and ends. That's probably $500. I'm sure I could get a very accurate rifle out of that.
Second option would be to start anew with a bolt-action of some sort. Don't know if that's possible in that budget range.
Third option would be to do something my Savage Mark II. It has AccuTrigger and is quite nice, but it is something more than .5" groups. Not much more, but I think as far as it's going to go in its factory config. The trigger could stand a little lightening. I don't know if there are aftermarket barrels. I have the synthetic stock, so I'd need to probably get a wooden one and glass bed it if I wanted to go that round.
Opinions?