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10-22 I would like to buy one
txlawdog
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I would like to buy a 10-22, but I don't know anything about them. I would like to have one that is pretty accurate.
Should I get one with a heavy barrel?
Should I do it myself?
Is it that easy?
Or should I get one that has a factory heavy barrel?
Is the regular barrell accurate enough for plinking and squirrel hunting?
Should I get one with a heavy barrel?
Should I do it myself?
Is it that easy?
Or should I get one that has a factory heavy barrel?
Is the regular barrell accurate enough for plinking and squirrel hunting?
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(little machine gun shooting at the range tomorrow about 1900, if you're so inclined)
I would like to buy a 10-22, but I don't know anything about them. I would like to have one that is pretty accurate.
Should I get one with a heavy barrel?
Should I do it myself?
Is it that easy?
Or should I get one that has a factory heavy barrel?
Is the regular barrell accurate enough for plinking and squirrel hunting?
Buy the action, and build. The options are mind boggling! My 10/22 was stripped & gutted before it was even fired.[:D] However I was on a build mission.
yes, kinda...[:D]
(little machine gun shooting at the range tomorrow about 1900, if you're so inclined)
On I-20?? Is Jim coming out?
www.zimmermanarms.com
is just one. i think nodak spud has some too.
Figure out what you want to do with it, then we can go from there.
However, there's a lot you can do with one.
quote:Originally posted by proapp
yes, kinda...[:D]
(little machine gun shooting at the range tomorrow about 1900, if you're so inclined)
si,senor. come see my old school maxim suppresor. about 10 or 12 of us so far...
On I-20?? Is Jim coming out?
But if you want light and accurate, take your action and mate it to a Carbon fiber barrel and a carbon fiber stock.. for a good trigger get a Kidd or Volquartsen trigger unit.. You can also get a custom complete bolt..
You can make your own extended magazine release.
If the carbon fiber barrels are still as good as the ones I have had, there shouldnt be a safe squirrel with 100 yards.
Great for teachin the youngins on semis too!
THEN throw 400.00 in improvements at it.
Buy one, build it, and you will be glad you did.[:D]
I bought it at wally world a few years ago for about 225 and put 1200 in to it. It was a k10/22 I think. Its a 10/17 now...[;)]
Its one hell of a tack driver.
Though the heavy barrel makes the 10/22 a much sturdier target-stand.
-Heavy Barrel? It depends on the heavy barrel.
-Yes it's easy to do it yourself.
-Yes.
-Factory heavy barrel? I have no idea if they are good.
-Each rifle has the potential to be accurate or not.
Thanks to all for the replies!! I think I might build one!
So I'm kind a wondering how much coin are you gonna drop on your build? Also are you going to go with aluminum reciever or stainless ones?
The overwhelming theme is to take the basic 10/22 and add a bunch of aftermarket parts...which is just stating the truth.
I like Ruger, they manufacture a LOT of OTB really nice, accurate, reliable guns, the 10/22 just aint one of 'em, Ruger should be ashamed of putting their name on the 10/22 as it sits NIB.
Some of the most widely sold aftermarket parts for the 10/22 are, barrels, stocks and trigger groups...for a good reason.
Then you have one of my favorite pet peeves about the 10/22, the magazine catch/release. The factory release is accessable to you only if you have little tiny monkey fingers, but then, there is an aftermarket release available too, it's only money.
Once you buy the 10/22, you basically tear it apart, buy some quality aftermarket parts for it so you will have a nice, reliable, accurate .22.
Of course you can now easily have $700 PLUS in a Ruger 10/22...then you have a nice reliable, accurate, 10/22.
There are a LOT of REALLY nice .22's that will hold their own or outgun an accurized 10/22 you can buy for $700 PLUS...[;)]
Buy a 920 barrel from green mountain or midway (adams & bennet). Hog the barrel channel out yourself, bed the action and first few inches of barrel yourself, ditch the barrel band, perhaps cut back the stock to get rid of the barrel band knob, etc.
I did this (and got a KIDD lever style mag release - but you can make one of them too with a long handle spoon or similar), total cost to me was $300 (base gun @ $100, super light weight tac sol barrel at $150, kidd mag release at $35, beer, sand paper, stain) and I now have a 5lb loaded ultra light carbine that can keep CCI blazer in about 1/2" at 50 yards.
here is mine and I got plans for the next two.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=282032
That site is pretty amazing with all the information.
As it was said it is not hard to get carried away with these guns. My last cheep build ended up running me over $800 by the time I was done and that did not include the price of a stock since I just modified the original . That does include $100 for glass though.
The stock 10/22 is a reasonably accurate semi auto .22 for a decent price. I know they have doubled in price but the first gun I bought when turned 18 was a 10/22. It cost me $99 on sale in 1993.
Many of the arguments made here can be the same made for the AR. Look how many accessories are out there. Comparing a stock 10/22 to a built gun is like comparing a stock AR to a $3000 custom gun. Neither is bad, they are just different.
I would say buy a basic one and see how it shoots for you. This guy has no problems shooting one of the new stock 10/22's under a penny group at 50 yards, http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=351086
As it was said it is not hard to get carried away with these guns. My last cheep build ended up running me over $800 by the time I was done and that did not include the price of a stock since I just modified the original . That does include $100 for glass though.
The stock 10/22 is a reasonably accurate semi auto .22 for a decent price. I know they have doubled in price but the first gun I bought when turned 18 was a 10/22. It cost me $99 on sale in 1993.
Many of the arguments made here can be the same made for the AR. Look how many accessories are out there. Comparing a stock 10/22 to a built gun is like comparing a stock AR to a $3000 custom gun. Neither is bad, they are just different.
I was just looking at that thread, I do think that is the way I will go then add later if I need to.
I do know that I want to buy a barrel that is supressed.
Well an integral barrel is $500-$700 alone depending on who builds it. Then you have you $200 transfer tax too. Then that silencer is only good for that ONE gun. So $700+ for a silencer that is only good for one gun is the reason I dont own one.
Here are some of my others,
quote:Originally posted by txlawdog
I do know that I want to buy a barrel that is supressed.
Well an integral barrel is $500-$700 alone depending on who builds it. Then you have you $200 transfer tax too. Then that silencer is only good for that ONE gun. So $700+ for a silencer that is only good for one gun is the reason I dont own one.
I'm sorry, I meant to say that I wanted to get a threaded barrel, I agree with your logic.
If you want accuracy on a budget, Savage Mk 2 BV, for the price of a stock 10-22.
Just for fun the 10-22.
Or p-away lots of dollars jazzing the Ruger, get the accuracy of a Savage maybe, knowing that the Winchester will not lose value and the Savage is fine as-is.
The only thing I did for my 10-22 was buy a deluxe walnut stock somebody took off a new one, probably to put some plastic bling on theirs. I like Walnut better myself.
You very well may be a Superstock guy if tinkering is your thing.