bought my first ruger 10/22 today - questions?

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So I took my turdy turdy to the shooting edge today to see how my attempt to remove some horrible copper deposits at the muzzle went, because it was always sending shots waaaay high and to the right, and it looks like its worked. I was grouping on paper at 50 yards...finally!

after I was done shooting, I dropped my rifle off at the counter and cruised for awhile, eventually making my way to the back rifle rack and checked out a synthetic stocked 10/22 that I almost bought. then was told they had one left with the wood stock; this was what I really wanted. so as my birthday gift to me, I bought it! normally, I feel buyers remorse pretty quick, but I feel really good about this purchase, especially since I was able to take it home with me the same day!

So...are there any simple tweaks/changes/improvements that I can make with a minimal amount of money involved? It came with a scope base and I have a bushnell elite 3-9x40 scope that I am toying with the idea of mounting, but the other 10/22 that I have shot which is owned by my brothers father in lawhas iron sites and is a hoot with gophers on their farm near oyen. plus I do have my lakefield mk.2 with open sites as well...so I could put a scope on my new gun.

is there anything to look out for with a brand new 10/22? what about breaking it in...is there such a thing for a .22lr semi-auto aside from going out and shooting a brick of boolits? this pretty girl looks like fun!! :ar15:
 
There's a sticky at the top of the rimfire threads for 10/22 modifications. The auto-bolt release is an easy mod to yourself with a dremel. Polishing the trigger plunger is pretty easy too though I never noticed a difference after it was done...
 
thanks for the replies. I looked in the sticky thread up top and the auto bolt release mod seems like an easy and logical first step. I will start there. as far as an extractor I assume this is a case extractor. is this an item that can be purchased back at the shooting edge or maybe wholesale sports here in town?
 
archerynut said:
thanks for the replies. I looked in the sticky thread up top and the auto bolt release mod seems like an easy and logical first step. I will start there. as far as an extractor I assume this is a case extractor. is this an item that can be purchased back at the shooting edge or maybe wholesale sports here in town?
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One of the major retailers should carry the extractor, or you can mail order it.

If you are mail ordering a VQ extractor, consider the hammer too, it will take your (most likely) 6# ruger trigger down to 2 1/2 or so.

A bolt buffer is a great little mod to the 10/22, lessens the clackity-clack of the action.

You can quite easily polish the internals to make it run like a sewing machine (if it doesn't already, I've seen two brand new off the shelf 10/22s run flawlessly for a day of shooting).

Just don't get the 10/22 modding bug, or your pocket book will hate you. Just ask Wham-o!
 
X2 on the bolt buffer about 5 bucks and makes the rifle easier on scopes as well as less stress on the bolt and receiver. Auto bolt release makes reloading quicker. The extractor you dont really need unless your gonna change the barrel to a bentz/match one. Stock one works fine for stock configuration. Trigger upgrades help alot too. Pretty heavy stock trigger on the 10-22. As someone else said get the Volquartsen target hammer. Its like $36 and will greatly improve the trigger weight/pull.
 
Jahred.F said:
Just don't get the 10/22 modding bug, or your pocket book will hate you. Just ask Wham-o!
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it sounds like a few men - men who thought they were strong - have fallen to the powerful draw that is modding of the original 10/22 platform.

reminds me of my dad who is a real audiophile and his relentless pursuit to recreate something although he may never get there.

I on the other hand know exactly what kind of rifle I am looking for. if I can make my gun more accurate than the 15 - 20 year old example I was shooting back in may I will be happy.

so this afternoon, I'm going to take a look at starting and finishing the auto bolt release job. removing the stock from the gun looks to be simple and quick plus youtube has several tutorial videos showing the process and how to safely finish it. with the birch stock that I have is it a common move to strip the finish off the factory stock, taking it down to bare wood and apply some linseed oil or something simple and with less lustre.
 
Not really cheap, but the best upgrade I made on it:

http: //www. rimfiresports.com/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RSC&Product_Code=VCTP-1&Category_Code=R1A
 
well I worked up the courage last night. found a very helpful video on youtube that walked the viewer through steps required to remove the trigger group, take the bolt stop out and where to make the alterations. I did not trust my self with the rotary tool, so I used my diamond files and altered the bolt stop to achieve what was pictured in sticky thread at the top. put everything back together and I breathed a large sigh of relief when the bolt snapped back forward the way it is supposed to. the buffer is probably gonna be the next bit of work. maybe a good polishing and lubrication of the trigger mechanism to as someone else said, "make it run like a sewing machine"

for this to happen, what do I need to concentrate on? I had the extractor out when I was doing the auto bolt release, is this one of those pieces to polish and work on, including obviously others as well?
 
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