Bedding a 10/22. Does it work?

[terry_g]

I bought a 10/22 sporter almost twenty years ago put a 4x Weaver on the flimsy factory mount. It was very inaccurate. I tried several different types of ammo in it with little difference. I was very disappointed it sat in a cabinet unused until this spring.

I replaced the barrel with a Green Mountain 20" sporter blued barrel. installed a Wolf spring kit and adjusted the sear groove in the hammer with a fine diamond lap. I bedded the barrel for about 3" in front of the receiver using JB Weld and plastic cling wrap to keep the epoxy from sticking to the barrel.
The receiver is a very tight fit in the factory stock. I placed a small rubber pad the size of a nickel made from a motorcycle tire tube under the barrel an inch back from the fore end of the stock.

It now has around 2 1/2 pound trigger pull a third of what it was.

What a difference I can shoot 1/2" groups with CCI Velocitors at 50 Yards. I can consistently shoot 3/4" groups with the cheap 555 pack of Winchester Super X ammo.

I have since replaced the scope mount with a Weaver tactical multi slot base and the scope with a Simmons 3-9x32 22 Mag scope so my groups may improve more yet.

Terry

 

[jjohnwm]

x2! Going to get on this one... one assumes shoe polish doesn't react with silicone? Would I even need a release agent? Hmmmm perhaps RTV high temp? Thank you for the new experiment

Paste wax, buffed off very thoroughly, worked well. Normally I use silicone spray as a release agent, but I was worried that it would react with, or bond to, the silicone bedding.

 

[smelly pete]

Paste wax, buffed off very thoroughly, worked well. Normally I use silicone spray as a release agent, but I was worried that it would react with, or bond to, the silicone bedding.

Yeah, word to the wise, don't use PAM. Ever. At least never with JB Weld, or Marine-tex. Even if you think you didn't spray it thick enough the first time. Unless your plan was to give your barrelled action that distressed look in the first place

 

[Bush Hunter]

Well I got the unit bedded. Just the first 3" after the receiver and where the receiver bolt down to the stock. Went to the range and was pretty happy with the results. 1" or less groups at 50 yards with American Eagles 40g rn.
Holes touching at 25 yards. The only issue I'm still having is the first round is a flyer ever time. Any ideas? Thanks for the other advice.
B.H.

 

[2bad4u2]

Well I got the unit bedded. Just the first 3" after the receiver and where the receiver bolt down to the stock. Went to the range and was pretty happy with the results. 1" or less groups at 50 yards with American Eagles 40g rn.
Holes touching at 25 yards. The only issue I'm still having is the first round is a flyer ever time. Any ideas? Thanks for the other advice.
B.H.

Do you clean your rifle after every range session?

 

[Tachead]

A properly done up 10-22 may not be able to match boltgun accuracy but, they can sure come close. I hit a pop can with my done up SR-22 at 300 meters yesterday. And I can hit a two inch disk at 150 meters every shot on a calm day. And thats just off a harris bipod with cheap Federal Champion bulk pack. I havent tried her off bags yet. Took me some cash to get her to that level but, she's sure a shooter.

 

[Jacks_username]

Well I got the unit bedded. Just the first 3" after the receiver and where the receiver bolt down to the stock. Went to the range and was pretty happy with the results. 1" or less groups at 50 yards with American Eagles 40g rn.
Holes touching at 25 yards. The only issue I'm still having is the first round is a flyer ever time. Any ideas? Thanks for the other advice.
B.H.

On RFC, I heard something about first-round-from-the-magazine-fliers being caused by the difference in bolt position and seating pressure etc. between the bolt being released from lock back, and normal loading.

Try burning the first round out of the magazine, then swapping the magazine with a new one, and see if that fixes the problem.

 

[hellothere]

Remington 597, cheap reliable, good looking and accurate (for a semi auto at 150ish price range) is also an option that you might want to consider.