ruger 10/22 accuracy ?

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I have had a ruger 10/22 carbine for a year now and the best accuracy I can get is a 4 inch spread at 50 yds. I have tried 7 different types of ammo. Today I tried Eley target (expensive) and it was the best at 4 inches. The spread with normal ammo is 5 or 6 inches.
The rifle has a synthetic stock and is the all camo version. It has a 4x traditions scope. Everything seems tight and the rifle cycles flawlessly.
I am about to try a different scope but am wondering am I expecting to much? I have never had a problem like this with 10/22s I've owned before but I have never owned the carbine model.

thanks!
 
I don't know much about the accuracy of the carbine, but you can't hit what you can't see, so better optics definetly wouldn't hurt. Try to stick with standard velocity or target ammo only, it seems to always be more accurate on the 10/22's I have shot. Let's see what happens if you make some changes, and good luck!:D
 
I have had my 10/22 for 10 years. It started out as a carbine and was always good with iron sights. I added a butler creek heavy barrel (.920) and target stock with a bushnell 3-9 x 32 scope, and I can put rounds into a 1" group at 50 meters. Outside of 50 m it opens up but I think that has more to do with the ballistics of the .22lr than the gun. I use federal classics jhps mostly, but have shot winchester and remington ammo as well. It will eat all of it without complaint. The federals are just the best for the money I have found, I get the 550 rnd bulk packs at walmart.

Other than that you might be pulling the trigger instead of squeezing it. Just thinking out loud.
 
I suggest you remove the barrel band.

Also, check if the stock is bearing against the barrel. Normally, I sand away all material that is touching it, and add a pressure point under the barrel at the forend tip.

The final thing you can do is vary the bolt torque on the front screw that holds the stock to the barrel.

If none of that makes a difference in accuracy, you may have to look at swapping barrels.
 
swift81 said:
Try to stick with standard velocity or target ammo only, it seems to always be more accurate on the 10/22's I have shot.
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Mine has always been minute of gopher with high/hyper velocity ammo. It seems to do well with American Eagle copper plated HP's and CCI Mini-mags. It was less accurate with Federal Bulk packs from CT. And Winchester Super-X Power Points. But still acceptable.

LarryG said:
I suggest you remove the barrel band.
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I tried this to and it actually got worse groups. YMMV.
 
4" groups at 50yds?! Could do better with a slingshot! You got some serious issues there. A 10/22 with with el-cheapo ammo shouldn't have any problems grouping into 1"-1 1/2" at 50yds. If you have another scope kicking around try it, maybe the one currently mounted is pooched. If nothing improves sell it, its not worth the ammo you put through it.
 
were asuming your shooting from a bench.my 10 22 is not a tack driver it does 1-1.5" at 50 meters 5 shots .I would try some of the things menstioned above.i found mine to shoot better with just enough tennsion on the barrel band to hold it in place .
 
Stock is minute of pie plate for me, maybe a little less. Its certainly nothing to write home about.

I figure, its good enough for rabbit and plinking, that's all I need out of it.
 
No intention of offending 10/22 fans, but 10/22s are not particularly known for their accuracy out of box.

That title among .22 semi-Auto rifles go to Marlin 60.

Still, 4 inch groups at 50....doesn't sound right.
 
sounds to me like you have a rem 597...

my girlfriends stock 10/22 carbine with an old leupold rimfire scope on it gets 1-2"groups withthe cheapest ammo i can find
 
Way to many variables here to say that 4" is beyond bad barrel IMO. Like rembolt said , assuming they are shooting from a bench, are they? Has the breech on that particular one been cleaned?.......yes cleaned even though its a .22:redface:. Has this particular shooter shot 1" groups at 50 meters with any other .22 and 4x magnification? Are they flinching or pulling due to heavy trigger pull? Are they seasoning the barrel to a particular ammo or just shooting what they found under the seat cushion that day?:confused: etc.etc.etc..... I know this person said they used Eley target ammo which is good in some cases but I used it the other day in my 10/22 target model and it shot an average of around 1" at 50 meters, I switched to Eley Club ammo and my groups were an average of 5/8" at 50 meters so expensive does not mean accurate.
 
Home3 said:
No intention of offending 10/22 fans, but 10/22s are not particularly known for their accuracy out of box.
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I will. Try this type of ammo, I garantee it will group better at 50 yards.
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Seriously I've had 3 of them and none were known for super accurate shot placement. I still have one in the safe I won't sell, but it's because I bought it for the Wife to use. Their not bad, and my last 2 shot better then my first, but if you want super accuracy, you need to spend some money either making your 10/22 shoot with mods or buy another rifle.
 
Thanks everyone for your advice. The next thing I am going to try is a new scope.
To answer some questions. Yes I was shooting off a bench and a good rest. I am not the only one who has tried getting this rifle to group so I don't think it is the shooter. Lastly yes this rifle has been cleaned after every trip to the range but I have never seasoned it into any type of ammunition. I probably have only 400 rds thru this 10/22 and it has always been this inaccurate. I have just been trying to see what type of ammunition "it liked" as this was the advice I had been given from friends etc. I do not expect perfection as this is a semi but I can shoot better with my 35yr old Cooey with iron sights.
 
Take this with a grain of salt, but I have heard some rimfires are more accurate when dirty. Something to do with the barrel having a nice layer of fouling to make it more consistant. I have never found this to be an issue with mine. I think its just as acurate dirty as when clean. YMMV
 
I know a guy that has a bone stock 10/22 and some times it shoots very accurately, shot after shot at 50 to 100 yards, then other times it seems to lose it. I think he's still contemplating the culprit. We're thinking its either the optics or something to do with the stock and barrel band. But when it was working well, it would shoot around 2"-3" at 100 yards.
 
I don't think that when they are dirty they are just as accurate, seeing as I try and create total repeatability with mine. It is hard to do that with .22LR though because it unfortunately deposits alot junk inside the breech and on the face of the bolt, thus possibly messing with headspace and chambering. Just my 2 cents:p
 
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