Ruger 10/22?

Question

I have a Ruger 10/22 that I havent shot in a few years and just recently I took it out and had a blast with it. I forgot how accurate and fun it was to shoot. I then decided that I may want to upgrade it a bit and so I started looking around and there are so many stock/barrel combos for it I have no clue where to start. I mean my rifle shoots very well and I am tempted to just leave it be because I dont think its going to shoot any better with a new barrel and stock. Has anyone tinkered with one of these and if so, what were the results? Any good brands of barrels to go with, or should I just leave it be? Thanks

Answer 1

The sky is the limit. I have one mostly stock with Eagle Zephyr sights and an OD/Black paint job (Brownells Aluma-Hyde II) Epoxy-paint. the second has a Butler creek heavy barrel and full size montecarlo stock. The end of the barrel is milled to 1/2"x28 TPI for a SDS-6 suppressor. When the suppressor is on a different firearm the threads are protected by an M-16A1 flash hider. To be politically correct mind you. and it also has a Guide Gear 4-16X50 Illuminated mil-dot reticule, 30mm scope mounted on a 1' Weaver base and Weaver tac 30mm mounts.  

Hey a ton of tune up parts are available at redstararms.com

Answer 2

If you're happy with it as is, let it be.

The added mass of the heavy barrel makes the gun

steadier to hold offhand, but makes for a lousy 'field carry` gun.

I built up a combo for rim-fire silhouette and it works well,

but wouldn't want to hunt with it.

You would probably be happy with a target hammer

and sear trigger kit though.

It really improves that stock trigger, and installation is

only a mildly finicky 'bolt on'.

(Find at Midwayusa.com - They have a selection)

Answer 3

Leave that gun alone because it shoots well and buy a used one cheap. Then do whatever you like to that one. I suggest a krinker conversion they look awsome and are fun to shoot. Just google Krinker to see one.

Answer 4

Hey, if it's shooting well, don't mess with it.  This is a case of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."  The 10/22 is a fun gun to play with and add stuff to but in the final analysis, you want a gun that is accurate.  Pretty doesn't mean a thing if it isn't accurate.  According to what you are saying, your gun is accurate so, if I were you, I wouldn't mess with it.  Just enjoy it the way it is.  

I can't imagine why you would want a new barrel but if you do decide to go that route, take a look at the barrels by E.R.Shaw.  There are none finer.  Go to www.ershaw.com and look at what they have.  All of their barrels are custom made and run about $150 to $200 depending on what you want.  I recently bought an E.R.Shaw barrel chambered for the .17 Mach II for my Ruger 77/22.  It is a standard profile with helical fluting.  It is a fine looking barrel but more importantly, it is a tack driver.  I changed my barrel because I wanted to change the chambering of the rifle to the .17 mach II.  I already have other rifles chamberred for .22 that are good shooting guns so I wanted to get one of the .17 calibers.  This was the cheapest and best route and, because the barrel is so easily changed, it is now a 2 caliber rifle.  All I have to do to make it a .22 again is to replace the old barrel, about a 5 to 10 miinute job.  You can do the same with your 10/22 if you want.  Because it is now chambered for the .22 long rifle cartridge, your only choice for a .17 caliber is the .17 Mach II.  The .17 HMR is too long for the 10/22 action.  If you had a 10/22 mag., it's action is long enough that you can convert it to a .17 HMR.  That's all you have to do is to change the barrel and everything else will work with the .17 cartridge.

Answer 5

I would leave it alone and purchase another rifle. Ruger makes a 10/22 that has a bull barrel already on it. So why pay for gunsmithing and all that work when a new one thats built the way you want is already available......

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/F...

Have you considered the purchasing a more powerful rifle... I have a Ruger Mini 14 and a Ruger Mini 30 and these rilfe are fun to shoot....

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/F...

Heres a Ruger Mini 14.... This is one of the finest carbines money can buy....

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/F...

A nice write up...

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger_RanchRifle...