Is a 10/22 aftermarket bull barrel worth the money?
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It is still 100% avoidable by not getting a bull barrel on a .22. Least necessary caliber for that feature.
I think a sporter barrel would "droop" in a sloppy receiver hole just the same, which is more the cause than the weight of the barrel itself.
My stock barrel is pretty accurate(shot a 237 at an Appleseed with it last weekend), but I have been considering a bull barrel as well to try and squeeze a bit more accuracy in. I was thinking fluted, sport chamber at least 16", non-threaded. I have done the VQ hammer kit, and for the price, it is a very good upgrade.
is appleseed only in the States?
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Thanks for all the info guys. For now I think im gonna stay away from the bull barrel purchase and work on the trigger. I took the gun out yesterday and it shoots decent enough groups (was getting about 1"-1.5" at 50 meters, prone with bipod)
Here are a couple examples. I didnt have much time i was more or less just zeroing the scope. Im gonna do a real test soon (5, 5 round groups using various ammo)
This was 10 rounds using Aguila ammo firing at a pretty quick rate
The round at the top was from a different group when i was zeroing the scope. This was American Eagle
Here are a couple examples. I didnt have much time i was more or less just zeroing the scope. Im gonna do a real test soon (5, 5 round groups using various ammo)
This was 10 rounds using Aguila ammo firing at a pretty quick rate
The round at the top was from a different group when i was zeroing the scope. This was American Eagle
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If the SR is the platform you really want and you KNOW you will keep it for a long time to come then it's worth putting some cash into upgrades if the gun will make you happy. Also the upgrade parts on a 10-22 can always be removed and the stock parts put back in if you should decide to sell it later on.
Personal 10-22 story time-
When I got the bug for a good shooting semi auto I started looking into the cost of a Ruger and upgrades. It was downright scary and I didn't really want a semi auto all that much anyway. A year or more goes by and I'm in Wanstalls and there's this truly ###y looking thing on the wall. Turned out it was a Tactical Solutions Xring with the thumbhole pistol grip laminate stock. A sudden onset of SOS (Shiny Object Syndrome) just about pulled me in. Back at home I was looking into the reviews and found them all positive. Also I found that there was a dark green anodized version that looked VERY slick.... good thing they didn't have THAT colour at the store or I'd have melted on the spot.
A few months go by and I'm back at Wanstalls. Got talking with Craig about the X-Ring and related it was a good thing he didn't have one of the green ones..... What's that? You DO?
It's very nice and shoots extremely well with the right ammo. I'm playing around with different sight options in terms of a red dot vs 2-7 vs 1-4 at the moment.....
The thing is though that if you want the upgrades then cost wise you might as well just buy one of the specialty rifles. Otherwise the parts you end up buying will cost you 50 to 100% more than one of the seemingly expensive boutique 10-22's. The $400 Kidd trigger group is just one example of that. There are lots of stories around here and on other forums of starting with a basic Ruger 10-22 and upgrading it until there's literally nothing from the original Ruger still on the gun. And at that point the original can be put back together again with just a couple of new screws. But along the way the upgrades cost the poor guy building the thing well up near or even over $2K. At that point paying $1100 to $1300 for a TS or full Dlask or Volquartson special doesn't seem so bad.
Personal 10-22 story time-
When I got the bug for a good shooting semi auto I started looking into the cost of a Ruger and upgrades. It was downright scary and I didn't really want a semi auto all that much anyway. A year or more goes by and I'm in Wanstalls and there's this truly ###y looking thing on the wall. Turned out it was a Tactical Solutions Xring with the thumbhole pistol grip laminate stock. A sudden onset of SOS (Shiny Object Syndrome) just about pulled me in. Back at home I was looking into the reviews and found them all positive. Also I found that there was a dark green anodized version that looked VERY slick.... good thing they didn't have THAT colour at the store or I'd have melted on the spot.
A few months go by and I'm back at Wanstalls. Got talking with Craig about the X-Ring and related it was a good thing he didn't have one of the green ones..... What's that? You DO?
It's very nice and shoots extremely well with the right ammo. I'm playing around with different sight options in terms of a red dot vs 2-7 vs 1-4 at the moment.....
The thing is though that if you want the upgrades then cost wise you might as well just buy one of the specialty rifles. Otherwise the parts you end up buying will cost you 50 to 100% more than one of the seemingly expensive boutique 10-22's. The $400 Kidd trigger group is just one example of that. There are lots of stories around here and on other forums of starting with a basic Ruger 10-22 and upgrading it until there's literally nothing from the original Ruger still on the gun. And at that point the original can be put back together again with just a couple of new screws. But along the way the upgrades cost the poor guy building the thing well up near or even over $2K. At that point paying $1100 to $1300 for a TS or full Dlask or Volquartson special doesn't seem so bad.
At this point it is, I just took on an Orange Hat at the one I went to in Michigan. We did have one "Mapleseed" in Bancroft last summer and it was really successful. There are a few of us trying to get something started on this side of the border.
