10/22 bull barrels where to find

You really need to think about the kind of shooting you are going to do as a folding stock with heavy barrel is a mix of both ends of the spectrum.

If you are going to shoot paper at the range you want a big heavy barrel. Off a rest it will be the most accurate. With that stock and a 18inch barrel you would be near 10lbs.
With the folding stock you limit yourself to a longer barrel, and rule out better than half the aftermarket barrels. I have not seen a ultra light weight 18inch barrel readily available.

If you are going in the bush, or packing the rifle for a long period of time you will want a lighter gun. Remember a 18inch barrel feels the same as 18inches of 1in rebar. As you are limited to length most bush build 10/22s are in a fixed stock and have a short barrel. Quick and light. Many builds are 5-6lb

Finding the right barrel might be tricky, but when you do, the most important thing is choosing a chamber size that suits you.
Tight match chambers can be really picky. You will find that bulk ammo wont function well if at all. Many tight chambers wont allow unfired rounds to extract. This can cause problems with a cease fire at the range. You now have a live round chambered and cant get it out.
Many manufacturers make a "sporter" chamber now. If you want a rifle that eats anything and wants more, stay away from Bentz, and Match chambers.

I have a number of heavy barrels, and have shot them back to back. My Dlask 16.5 sporter weights a tonne but outshoots my Tac Sol 16.5 and Kidd 16.25 ultra light. Dont get caught up in the lightest 10/22 BS, they are not the best shooters and short barrels tend to be loud, however, they are damb nice to pack.
 
willisjake said:
You really need to think about the kind of shooting you are going to do as a folding stock with heavy barrel is a mix of both ends of the spectrum.

If you are going to shoot paper at the range you want a big heavy barrel. Off a rest it will be the most accurate. With that stock and a 18inch barrel you would be near 10lbs.
With the folding stock you limit yourself to a longer barrel, and rule out better than half the aftermarket barrels. I have not seen a ultra light weight 18inch barrel readily available.

If you are going in the bush, or packing the rifle for a long period of time you will want a lighter gun. Remember a 18inch barrel feels the same as 18inches of 1in rebar. As you are limited to length most bush build 10/22s are in a fixed stock and have a short barrel. Quick and light. Many builds are 5-6lb

Finding the right barrel might be tricky, but when you do, the most important thing is choosing a chamber size that suits you.
Tight match chambers can be really picky. You will find that bulk ammo wont function well if at all. Many tight chambers wont allow unfired rounds to extract. This can cause problems with a cease fire at the range. You now have a live round chambered and cant get it out.
Many manufacturers make a "sporter" chamber now. If you want a rifle that eats anything and wants more, stay away from Bentz, and Match chambers.

I have a number of heavy barrels, and have shot them back to back. My Dlask 16.5 sporter weights a tonne but outshoots my Tac Sol 16.5 and Kidd 16.25 ultra light. Dont get caught up in the lightest 10/22 BS, they are not the best shooters and short barrels tend to be loud, however, they are damb nice to pack.
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excellent perspective you are giving me. I might aswell be running the stock barrel as you said it, with a folding stock I need a long barrel unless I epoxy the stock and they are quite on the difficult end to find. I'm not buying the ''must be ultra light'' setup as any black rifle is quite heavy and still people shoot them off hand.
 
Have you done ammo testing to see how accurate it is at the present moment? You might find an ammo that it shoots well as is. Don't know until you try. Maybe have it recrowned and rechambered, that is an option as well.
 
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