M14 Forum

Sweets · November 16th, 2011, 01:17 PM

Considering doing this as a winter project. I need to start with an appropriately heavy barrel I guess but the 10/22 in question is so pretty with its beautiful early 1980s wooden stock and the tooled harness leather GI style sling with brass fittings I found for it, dug it out of an old hardware store.... Anyway I guess that stock has to go, so what synthetic stock for wider barrels is most highly favoured these days? And what aftermarket trigger assemblies? And, how do people rate titanium firing pins and stuff like that? I'm still in the planning stage, so any suggestions will be gratefully received... with the limited local market available to me, I do like to shop through Brownells or similar companies....

LoB · November 16th, 2011, 01:41 PM

Hi Sweets . . I guess my first question is what kind of shooting to you want to do?

I have a bone stock 10-22 Carbine that I modified with a Volquartzen Hammer and Tech-Sights that I shot a 244/250 with at 25 yards at an Appleseed last year. I beat out several other very competent shooters shooting highly modified 10-22s.

My point is; before you re barrel and re stock that puppy . . see what she can do with a few simple and relatively cheap mods. You may be pleasantly surprised.

RGPM1A · November 16th, 2011, 01:51 PM

Ditto what LoB said. However, if you decide to proceed do a trigger job on the gun first. That will give the biggest bang for the buck. The next best thing would be good iron sights (like Williams WGRS) or a scope. Then see if the gun will do what you want to do. A far better alternative would be to get a heavy barrel Savage Mk II bolt action. You would have to spend twice as much fixing up a 10/22 as you would pay for a used Mk II to get as good groups as this stock rifle will provide with its Accutrigger adjusted to 1.5 lb and ammo it likes.

Sweets · November 16th, 2011, 02:01 PM

My early thoughts were in fact towards a heavy barreled BA Savage .22 but their tiny short little stocks as found in local gun stores don't even begin to fit me so, having decided they were only making rifles for kids, I abandoned that idea.

Dale Rader · November 16th, 2011, 02:09 PM

Volquartzen triggers and barrels are very hard to beat but they are costly. I have a Houge overmolded stock on mine with a Volquartzen carbon fiber barrel and it is light enough that I can carry it around all day without any bother. The sights or scope will be your personal preference but go with good ones!

Dale

lefty o · November 16th, 2011, 02:31 PM

honestly, there is at least a thousand different ways to spend a small fortune on a 10/22. one thing absolutely every single 10/22 ruger has ever made needs is a trigger job. you can rework the factory parts if you have the knowledge, or you can buy a complete KIDD two stage, with many options in between.

Powder Burn · November 16th, 2011, 02:37 PM

Another vote for the Volquartzen triggers and barrels; my 10/22 below
has the Volquartzen trigger which I sent to a guy on rimfire central and he got the trigger to just over 2.25 lbs. Got a carbon fiber barrel and Fajen stock; scope is a 3x14 40. One of the shooting scenarios we have done is to drill holes in a 2x4 then place golf ball tee's in the holes then put paint balls ontop of the tees; the competition was to first shoot off the paint ball then shoot the tee. Although we had alot of misses it was fun and I am sure once you get yours finished it will be a great shooter. Good luck with your project.

Powder Burn

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mercman · November 16th, 2011, 02:58 PM

The Ruger 10-22 is only superseded by the AR15 platform for the number of upgrades, bolt on parts and accuracy improvements. I have been toying with upgrading stainless, plastic stocked 10-22 that I have right now, too.

Here's a good website for some real rimfire junkies:

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

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LoB · November 17th, 2011, 03:42 AM

I installed just the Volquartsen hammer, not the entire group, and it made an incredible difference. Much smoother and lighter. Not adjustable but I don't need that. Standard carbine barrel.

With the Tech-Sights and the fore end on a sand bag I can usually put them all inside a dime at 25 meters using Remington Golden Bullets or CCI Blazer.

jens5 · November 17th, 2011, 06:18 AM

My 1967 Canadian centennial has a Volquartsen trigger and Tech sights housed in a Houge over molded. Accuracy was fine but had to adjust sights for extreme windage. Removed the barrel, re-faced and re-installed with proper torque. Under 1 inch at 50 yards now. Bone reliable as well.

RegularGolf · November 17th, 2011, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lefty o

honestly, there is at least a thousand different ways to spend a small fortune on a 10/22. one thing absolutely every single 10/22 ruger has ever made needs is a trigger job. you can rework the factory parts if you have the knowledge, or you can buy a complete KIDD two stage, with many options in between.

+1!!! A trigger job is without a doubt the best thing one can do for a 10/22.

I had Bill Springfield at www.triggerwork.net do mine. He does outstanding work, gives military discounts ($35 shipped both ways), and worked on and shipped the trigger group the same day he received it. It took a grand total of 4 days from me sending the trigger group to me getting it back. I plan on having him do all of my triggers from now on.

My LTR is now ready for some 240+ scores!

Xsail · November 17th, 2011, 11:30 AM

Trigger, proper barrel torque, and make sure no hard/off center contact from the stock on the barrels and they'll print 1 to 1.5 MOA easily. I wouldn't waste my $$ on a bull barrel, folks can shoot them better only because they are heavier. A pound and a half of lead in the forearm of the plastic stock will do the same thing......O.L.

TheTurtle · November 17th, 2011, 11:41 AM

Magnum research......Best 10/22 I've ever seen/held/shot. I love it. Super light and I can keep it under 1/2" at 50 yards.

http://www.magnumresearch.com/MagnumLite.asp

I've got a picture of one in a ambidextrous Boyd's stock on my profile here.

You would probably want something heavier for a NRA type match but this is great for hiking it out to shoot some little furries, or taking it to a Rimfire Challenge match.

And yes, get a trigger job. I've had bad experiences with Timney so I wouldn't recommend their drop-ins. If they get dirty in the least, you've got yourself an auto.

Sweets · November 17th, 2011, 01:22 PM

I guess one good way to do the upgrade is to start with the trigger, get the best I can find, and work up from there. I was sold on the heavy barrel concept mostly due to the silent but strong peer pressure where I shoot. Doing the accurizing in stages will mean it takes a lot longer than one winter (just try a lot of precision shooting when it's 40 below, and you won't), but that will make me appreciate every possible stage. I'm only so accurate myself, not much point in progressing past that point. Thanks all round, more suggestions still welcome.

EDIT: Bad start- because of my billing location, a certain large firearms accessories supplier won't ship me a V'q'sen trigger assembly. It's all part of the pain of being a Canadian- I'm now looking here and looking forward to perhaps paying 2x the US price. You Yankee boys better appreciate what you've got!

XUSNORDIE · December 1st, 2011, 08:22 AM

Rimfire Central is a great source.....once your rig is up and running you can join in on the "online competitions"...just figure out what class your rig will fall under.

With ammo prices what they are.....I expend a ton of 22LR....and with all the $$$ I put into my rig, go figure it shoots best groups at 50yd with CCI Standards!....gotta love that!
Have fun!