Thoughts on my 100 yard grouping with Ruger 10/22

[dak0ta]

Mine is the way it came from the factory, does it need to be tweaked?

 

[greyling22]

Of course it needs to be tweaked! I can't guarantee it will shoot bette though. I do love tweaking a rifle. You can buy a volquartsen hammer that will mostly fix your trigger pull, ($30ish) and I do suggest again you try without the barrel band and see if your groups tighten up. Then try different ammo's. That should get you where you want to be. The rest is cosmetic.

 

[dak0ta]

Sorry I was referring to the V-block torque setting. If it's the same torque from the factory, should I leave as is or tighten more?

 

[newbie4help]

One thing I definitely want to invest in is a new stock. The factory stock is just too small for me to comfortably shoulder it and look down the scope.

Most of the good stocks I have seen require a bull barrel. The combos run into couple hundreds of dollars, anyone have any suggestions on one?

Before that, I have seen some $15 rubberized buttpads designed to add some length to the stock to make it more comfortable for adult shooters.

 

[Shoobee]

This was with a BSA 3-9 * 40mm .22 scope, from 100 yards at outdoor range. I was using the full 9 magnification. I have horrible visual acuity so using the stock iron sights from that distance is out of the question for me. Everything but the scope is stock on the ruger, except the first 25 rounds were from a butler creek banana magazine - the rest were from the two stock ruger magazines, for a total of 45 rounds. I had the rifle set on sand bags I bought from Walmart.

I just bought this scope yesterday, and this was my first time taking it out. Also my first time shooting this far with my .22.

There was a wind coming from right to left while I was shooting - I was aiming about 6 inches directly to the right of the bullseye, and what you see is the result. To give a sense of scale, my hand without fingers spread can cover about 95% of those holes. The few outliers are from when I was trying to get elevation/windage correct.

Any tips on making these groups tighter at this distance with that rifle and scope? Thanks!
At 50 yards, the bullseye area was a ragged hole about the size of an orange, and the wind seemed much less of a factor.

Your MOA looks like +2 for 90% of your shots, which is not bad. It means 90% of the time you can hit a rabbit at 100 yds.

For this rifle, rabbits at a range of 25 to 50 yards would be more likely, and also squirrels.

So that is pretty good accuracy. However I would sight-in for 35 yards instead.

Remember that with a scope you are going to have a parallax issue, and on small game this could be a critical factor.

I am thinking about the Ruger 10/22 myself, the Sporter, with iron sights set up for 35 yards.

http://www.ruger.com/products/1022/index.html

 

[chrome_austex]

1) Rule out parallax by keeping your eye centered in the scope for every shot. Parallax is a significant source of error for newbie scope shooters.

2) Experiment with ammo. Chances are you can kind something that works better.

3) Pick a 'prevailent' wind state, and only shoot when the wind is the same. It doesn't have to be calm, just the same for every shot.

4) practice, practice, practice ! (and attend an Appleseed for personalized instruction and tips)

 

[Red Cent]

DakOta, let it be until you take the action out of the stock.

Ahh the ubiquitous 10-22.

#1. Buy an adjustable sear and hammer combo. Buying the "special" hammer will not take out the grit and creep.

#2. Float and pad the barrel.

#3. Pillar bed the action screw.

#4. Have the action head spaced corrected. Or buy a new barrel. About the same price.

#5. Pin the firing pin.

#6. Pin the rear of the receiver.

#6. Find the ammo that for which that sucker lusts. Mine loves CCI Mini Mag standard velocity.