10/22 barrel bedding or no?

[hutchster]

i was reading the sticky on the 10/22, in regards to the bedding portion, it states that due to the barrel block design, a 10/22 would be better off with a bed job.
so does that mean accuracy would suffer when utilizing say an rb precision evolution stock due to the free float?
or is it negligible?
also, anybody that has one of the aforementioned stocks, how are they for comfort on the forend, not to short are they?partcularily if your using bc 25rounders?
any reply's would be appreciated
thanks

 

[aulrich]

I am just getting into this game as well but as I understand it, only the sporter type benifit from a pressure point at the end of the stock (and at that it seems only sometimes). Heavy barrel mostly do better free floated, its just not like it was a bolt centerfire where you have clearance right to the action, the back of the barrel needs to be supported. 1 to stop stressing the thin aluminum action 2 to keep the relative position between the two consistan so you don't loose zero when you pull and reinstall the barreled action.

 

[Steeleco]

Check out even more tips at www.rimfirecentral.com I bedded my 10-22 and it helped to improve accuracy a little. I don't think they were desigened to be free floated, like a centerfire rilfe.

 

[prosper]

My buddy floated his 10/22. It made his accuracy worse. If I had a heavy-barrel 10/22, I might try bedding the first few inches of the barrel, and floating the rest. For sporter-weights - bed the entire thing, and keep the barrel band on

 

[hutchster]

yeah, i've got a 20"x.920 bc steel barrel, not fluted so its a little heavy.
i really like the rb precison evo stock with the adjusted 1r15 stock though
how about the krinker, is it free floated?

 

[Kodiak Outpost]

I have a 20" fluted bull barrel. I bedded the receiver and the barrel up to the balance point of the barrel and receiver together. I don't know if the balance point is important in the scheme of things, but I did it anyway. It's basically bedded for the first 2-3" of the barrel and the rest is free floated. I think it's good to have at least some bedding on the barrel just to support the weight so its not pulling on the receiver.
I haven't shot it yet. Project in progress but hopefully done soon.
dh

 

[Goose25]

Personally I believe a bedding job on a 10/22 is overrated. Volquartsen builds and sells some very expensive and equally accurate rifles. It is my understanding that they don't glass bed any of them, but install the VQ bedding kit. This thing is fast, easy, cheap, and darn near fool proof. I recommend trying it first.