Hey just picked one up. Stainless one. Looking to see what parts to upgrade first. Heard Kidd bolt buffer is a great upgrade for cheap. Really looking for a better trigger upgrade and how the bolt locks I don't like. What have you guys done?
10/22 what parts to upgrade first?
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Mine was pretty good with a buffer, power custom hammer, and a file to the bolt release. Since done more to it but that brought it down to around 4# alone. I've not found the need to upgrade my extractor or pin the firing pin but that's just me. One big improvement I found was to radius the bolt and polish the inside of the receiver, made mine feel like butter. The buffers do help a lot with the metal on metal feel.
Bolt buffer and auto bolt release mod in a 10/22 are the bare basics. Even my unmodded 10/22s at least have that to them.
Trigger you can do a homemade trigger job for cheap if desired, 1000 grit sandpaper and knowing where to polish goes a long way.
Giving your 10/22 a short bull (12''ish) barrel and a quality stock that free floats the barrel is a very good investment for accuracy, in my opinion.
Why i say short barrel, i am scared of free floating a longer barrel on 10/22 receiver, if the first inch or two of barrel aint supported.
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Trigger you can do a homemade trigger job for cheap if desired, 1000 grit sandpaper and knowing where to polish goes a long way.
Giving your 10/22 a short bull (12''ish) barrel and a quality stock that free floats the barrel is a very good investment for accuracy, in my opinion.
Why i say short barrel, i am scared of free floating a longer barrel on 10/22 receiver, if the first inch or two of barrel aint supported.
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Are you comfortable dissassembling trigger group?
Polish to a mirror (1000grit on a hard surface and do not change angles, finish off with cotton dremel tip with polishing compound) all the parts interacting with each other. ie; sear to hammer, disconector to sear, etc... all action parts that friction together be polished.
Then use this link to change engagement angle on your hammer.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forum...etus+hungwell#/topics/122386?page=1&_k=mtuns0
Match trigger for free if you're handy!
More mags and quality ammo.
Shoot it and have safe fun.
Polish almost everything internally as you go and you will appreciate the difference.
Then the .22 sickness will settle in and you will never be done modding it until it's not really a Ruger anymore... mooooo hoooo hahahaha.
Shoot it and have safe fun.
Polish almost everything internally as you go and you will appreciate the difference.
Then the .22 sickness will settle in and you will never be done modding it until it's not really a Ruger anymore... mooooo hoooo hahahaha.
I'd say hammer/sear upgrade or trigger work and auto bolt release. For the buffer, if you have a plastics retailer near you, you can buy a foot of 1/4" nylon rod and make as many as you like for about a $1/ft. Humm, might have to look into an extractor and extractor spring upgrade next time.
I got my first 10/22 Deluxe a couple weeks ago. Man, that action was gritty as heck and the trigger was heavy.
First order of business was to order a BX trigger from Brownells during Black Friday sales (stuck in customs going on 2wks now! FFS!) and worked out a fair bit cheaper than buying it locally even after shipping. Next was order lots of mags from Cabelas.ca, again during Black Friday sales with free shipping.
Over the last weekend, I did a lot of work on my 10/22. Got the factory trigger down to a crisp 2lbs. I was actually aiming for 3.5lbs as I wouldn't want to be out shooting squirrels with a 1 3/4-2lb trigger. I picked up a used factory sear/hammer from the EE and hopefully just going back to a factory sear will jump me back up to around 3.5lbs. Note to self, don't take phone calls when you're in the middle of doing stuff. Guess I didn't need to buy that BX trigger after all.
There's a good 30min video out there on Youtube that shows you how to reduce the trigger pull. It's an older video with an old guy and he explains sear angles etc.
I got my first 10/22 Deluxe a couple weeks ago. Man, that action was gritty as heck and the trigger was heavy.
First order of business was to order a BX trigger from Brownells during Black Friday sales (stuck in customs going on 2wks now! FFS!) and worked out a fair bit cheaper than buying it locally even after shipping. Next was order lots of mags from Cabelas.ca, again during Black Friday sales with free shipping.
Over the last weekend, I did a lot of work on my 10/22. Got the factory trigger down to a crisp 2lbs. I was actually aiming for 3.5lbs as I wouldn't want to be out shooting squirrels with a 1 3/4-2lb trigger. I picked up a used factory sear/hammer from the EE and hopefully just going back to a factory sear will jump me back up to around 3.5lbs. Note to self, don't take phone calls when you're in the middle of doing stuff. Guess I didn't need to buy that BX trigger after all.
There's a good 30min video out there on Youtube that shows you how to reduce the trigger pull. It's an older video with an old guy and he explains sear angles etc.
Bolt buffer and bolt release upgrade are a must I'd say. I mean I'm left with a piece of stainless steel volquartsen receiver and all rest is Kidd. Victor company USA stock. Feels like a high end piece. Not even a ruger screw is left on it. Lol it really is deadly once you start. I also tried a bone stock 10/22 carbine with just a Kidd bolt assembly and Kidd single stage trigger. Makes for a mighty nice iron sight rifle! I like the dlask receiver I have but the only down side I see to it looks wise is that receiver is so thick height wise. I like the slimmer or lower profile on other receivers
Welcome to the dark side of 10/22 modding... I told myself I would just change the barrel.... Now I bought a new stock and I'm shopping for new bolt and trigger group. Expect to dump more cash in this than in the first car for your child. It WILL get you hooked. So much possiblities that you might get a couple other 10/22s for different setup hahahaha
Basic mods are a new (non metal) bolt buffer, and to Dremel out (or buy) an auto bolt release. The poly buffer will reduce the metallic "clang" that is caused by the bolt slamming back into the factory metal buffer, and will stop the force of that metal-to-metal interaction from loosening the rail screws. The auto bolt release will allow you to drop the bolt simply by applying a little rearward pressure to the bolt handle when it is already in the locked open position. If you don't like the trigger, I'd seriously look at a VQ or KIDD drop in. Another handy (and affordable) piece is an extended mag release, as the stock one can be a little short.
I've gone basically as far as possible with the factory trigger, polishing and replacing parts, and building up the sear, but the VG2000 is still a better option. You can make a Ruger trigger break nice and clean, but you'll never reduce take-up enough for it to feel truly excellent without disrupting reset functionality...at least that has been my observation.
I've gone basically as far as possible with the factory trigger, polishing and replacing parts, and building up the sear, but the VG2000 is still a better option. You can make a Ruger trigger break nice and clean, but you'll never reduce take-up enough for it to feel truly excellent without disrupting reset functionality...at least that has been my observation.
