got my first 10/22, what next?

[Alan]

just grabbed my first 10/22 and wow, now i get why they're so popular! shoots pretty sweet right outta the box, but man, the customizing options are endless. not looking to go crazy right away, but i wanna add some personal touches over time. what upgrades or little mods have you all done that really changed the game for you? like, what's the best place to start?

 

[montanabill]

A lot depends what you want to do with it... I have one with a cheaper scope on it and shoot on a 100 yards at the local range.. going to play on the longer distances when I get a spotting scope set up.
I keep another one with a red dot for chicken protection...we have had skunks in the hen house and a few shots from the 10/22 takes care of them..
The 10/22 is great for training or showing newbies the basics...

A friend has one with a heavy barrel, improved trigger and decent scope.....very accurate...

Stock a ton of ammo and a 10/22 could feed you on small game if times get tough....

 

[Steve1]

Hello Alan:

I too am a Ruger 10-22 fan... I picked up a "vintage" carbine, and it shot well... but not great.
As a tinkerer... I looked at what to do next... better ammo, the usual springs / trigger stuff. It helped a bit, but....
I have a basement machine shop so gauged the barrel headspace and chambering, my original barrel was sloppy...
I took off 10 thou from the breech, which helped a bit, but not enough. Chamber was big...

So, I ordered a Ruger match barrel from Midway, and a Magpul Stock.... when rebuilt, my 1990?... ish 10-22 does less than about 0.3" at 50 yards and 1"-ish at 100. That's with Aquila STD VEL ammo... keep it below 1080fps... I have an old and $25 6-25X scope, cracked optics, ugly, but works, and I can literally kill flies at 50 yards.. that's with $6 a box for 50! The Ruger barrel has a tight chamber, and the stock is a much better form factor for me, I'm 6-3 and need the LOP. A really fun rifle, kind of sad that only the receiver is standard!

Cheers!

Steve1

 

[Quark]

just grabbed my first 10/22 and wow, now i get why they're so popular! shoots pretty sweet right outta the box, but man, the customizing options are endless. not looking to go crazy right away, but i wanna add some personal touches over time. what upgrades or little mods have you all done that really changed the game for you? like, what's the best place to start?

Okay this is what I did. Boyd laminated stock, Kidd trigger group, Walther 20" match barrel. About a $1,000. Leupold 3-9 power I think 22lr match scope but this scope is no longer available. Another $400-$500 for the scope. So altogether about $1500. 1/2" to 3/4" groups out to 100 yards.

Oh and a Harris bench bi-pod, about another $100 or so.