10/22 Tips & Tricks

[Muddy Marksman]

Hey,
Wondering if anyone has suggestions on ammo for my 10/22. I've heard that CCI standard velocity are great quality, but I find my rifle won't cycle the rounds reliably, especially in cold weather. I was thinking about trying some CCI mini mags, hoping that the FPS is the problem. CCI standard velocity only carry 1070 fps.
Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[elimsprint]

I have a few 10/22's and they all run American Eagle solid point (40gr?)with few to no problems plus I find the accuracy just about as good/better than CCI standards.

 

[DiMP]

Hey,
Wondering if anyone has suggestions on ammo for my 10/22. I've heard that CCI standard velocity are great quality, but I find my rifle won't cycle the rounds reliably, especially in cold weather. I was thinking about trying some CCI mini mags, hoping that the FPS is the problem. CCI standard velocity only carry 1070 fps.
Any tips would be appreciated.

Newer rifle? My 10/22 is almost 20 years old and it cycles anything I throw in it. Maybe yours is still in the break-in period?

 

[Muddy Marksman]

Newer rifle? My 10/22 is almost 20 years old and it cycles anything I throw in it. Maybe yours is still in the break-in period?

Yeah it's pretty new. I've only put around 200-300 rounds through it. And it was a custom build with parts from Dlask.

 

[Longstud]

Hey,
Wondering if anyone has suggestions on ammo for my 10/22. I've heard that CCI standard velocity are great quality, but I find my rifle won't cycle the rounds reliably, especially in cold weather. I was thinking about trying some CCI mini mags, hoping that the FPS is the problem. CCI standard velocity only carry 1070 fps.
Any tips would be appreciated.

The standard spring in any 10/22 isnt designed for subsonic ammo. Buy an after market spring for subsonic ammo and put in a bolt buffer. Youll have reliable function and much quieter as well as saving your receiver a beating. If your after top accuracy nothing over 1080 beyond 75 yards is gonna be your friend. If your only shooting 50 or shorter then its not a big deal!!

 

[Muddy Marksman]

The standard spring in any 10/22 isnt designed for subsonic ammo. Buy an after market spring for subsonic ammo and put in a bolt buffer. Youll have reliable function and much quieter as well as saving your receiver a beating. If your after top accuracy nothing over 1080 beyond 75 yards is gonna be your friend. If your only shooting 50 or shorter then its not a big deal!!

Alright thanks for the advice. I actually have a subsonic spring so I will try that.

 

[AikiNut]

I've modded one of my 10-22s. It was a "deluxe". Now has a .920 barrel with a loctited slide-fit bloop tube turned out of leaded steel and cold-blued. Drilled a hole in the back of the receiver so the rifle can be cleaned from the breech with a rod, not mangling the rifling at the muzzle. Now to clean the bore the barreled action comes out of the stock, trigger group comes out, and a long Dewars cleaning rod does the thing. The hole in the receiver also acts as a rod guide.. When I was in NZ I had the muzzle drilled and tapped to accept an adapter that lets one screw on a suppressor - don't really use the adapter and sold the suppressor before I came back to Canada. polished sear. modified the bolt release. (Now, of course, the 10-22 is banned in NZ along with anything that holds more than 5 rounds.)

 

[southerner45]

Here are weights of some of the various parts available

BARRELS
dlask .920 16" fluted threaded with bare threads 2.30lbs
dlask .920 12.5" threaded with bare threads 2.04lbs
green mountain .920 20" stainless fluted 2.96lbs
kidd .920 20"stainless fluted 3.14lbs
ruger factory pencil 18.5" stainless with sights 1.76lbs
tactical solutions .920 16" x-ring aluminum .92lbs
tactical solutions .920 16" x-ring aluminum threaded with bare threads .88lbs
unknown .920 10" threaded with bare threads 1.62lbs
volquartsen .920 20" stainless fluted built in brake 4.00lbs

BOLTS
dlask complete with oversized handle .44lbs
kidd scalloped complete with handle .46lbs
factory ruger with factory handle .44lbs
tactical innovations complete with handle .46lbs
volquartsen complete with handle .44lbs

RECEIVERS
dlask flat top bare .52lbs
dlask with built in 0 moa rail .62lbs
ruger with ruger rail stainless .46lbs
tactical innovations with built in rail .52lbs
volquartsen stainless with built in rail 1.26lbs

STOCKS
choate pistol grip 1.46lbs
choate pistol grip m4 telescopic 2.36lbs
choate pistol grip folder stainless 2.10lbs
fajen thumbhole 3.80lbs
hogue overmould 1.98lbs
promag archangel thumbhole 2.88lbs
ramline folding minus barrel shroud 1.60lbs
ruger wood deluxe checkered with rubber pad 1.90lbs
ruger wood deluxe checkered with plastic pad older 1.90lbs
ruger target .920 wood laminate with rubber pad 2.36lbs

TRIGGERS
kidd single stage half length mag release .42lbs
ruger factory metal stainless full length mag release .42lbs
ruger factory plastic half length mag release .28lbs
timney full length mag release .44lbs
volquartsen tg-2000 full length mag release .46lbs

MUZZLE BRAKES
dlask x-4 .24lbs
dlask x-5 .26lbs
dlask x-6 .18lbs
tactical solutions muzzle brake .06lbs
tactical solutions thread protector .02lbs


V-BLOCKS With Bolts
dlask with set screw .06lbs
Volquartsen .06lbs