Bull barrel vs Standard barrel on 10/22

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I'd like to here from those of you who have had some experience with this.
Is there a large difference in accuracy between a standard barrel and heavy barreled 10/22 with all other variables the same. I know a trigger upgrade helps does the barrel upgrade really help considering the shortness of the barrel and the fact that .22LR is a very light round.

Thanks in advance for the info
 
I guess it depends on your use for it. Personally I have never used a bull barrel .22 but I don't see much of a need for one. Even after hundreds of rounds I find my barrel isn't all that hot and accuracy isn't noticably worse.
 
My friend has a standard weight barrel on his 10/22 and there is no noticeable difference in practical accuracy compared to my bull barreled 10/22. He may have gotten lucky and got a better than average gun?? Not sure. Its possible that there is a difference, but its not apparent on gopher sized targets inside of 100 yards. Both shoot very well. I have a standard weight barreled CZ452 bolt action 22, and it shoots under 1/2" at 50 yards 5 shot group. I also have a heavy barreled singe shot target 22 that will do better than that, sometimes half the size group, but unless you are shooting targets in competition, its of little practical advantage and the weight of the gun makes it unwieldy in the field, other than shooting prone.
 
And the quality of the tube used to make the barrel, whether Green Mountain, or Volquartzen, to name some opposite ends of the price range.

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Trev
 
i have a GM and went from pie plate groups of factory barrel to toonie sized at 75 yds. The added weight is nice. Of course you will need to change your stock to accommodate the 0.920" bbl.
 
What about aftermarket standard sized barrels and weighted muzzle style barrels? And the sights that are being used.
For offhand plinking & pest control, at short ranges, my standard barrel does everything I need. A heavy barrel could improve my shooting simply because of weight, or hurt it. Or just be a step sideways.
 
I have used both bull barrels and standard sporter barrels and keeping all the surrounding components the same ( except for the stock ) I noticed pretty large differences.

With a factory Ruger target barrel I could acheive 3/4" groups at 50 metres. Groups were 10 shots with Lapua Super Club ammo.

With a factory Ruger Stainless Sporter barrel my groups increased to 2 1/2" groups at 50 metres. Groups were also 10 shots with Lapua Super Club ammo.

Then shot my Lilja barrel and groups were 1/2" and under at 50 metres. Groups were also 10 shots with Lapua Super Club ammo.

There are noticable weight differences but for me they are still considered managable for hunting and plinking purposes. I think the thing that gets me the most is just how much money one could dump into one of these little gems. Anywho I think that may be a big deciding factor as well is how much can you afford to part with.
 
Ruger made some pretty ####ty standard weight barrels for a while.....accuracy was terrible. They may have upgraded their tooling as the newer models seem to have improved alot. With a decent barrel maker like VQ, GM etc, there should be no noticeable difference in accuracy between standard and heavy barrels.
 
bull barrels ?

In my experience, a bull barrel on a 10/22 is better for offhand shooting, since it doesn't move around as fast as I'm lining up. This simplifies hand-eye coordination and allows me to to better time firing the gun at the moment it crosses the target. For example, I can shoot offhand at 40 yds with a bull barrel about as accurately as I can at 25 yards with a sporter. Of course, this is a generalization, since I haven't back to back and measured groups. By that token, a longer barrel will also "slow down" the movement of the gun and improve accuracy.

(It would be interesting to test this theory out, and compare sporters/bull barrels, longer barrels etc for relative offhand accuracy. Unfortunately, I don't have the time and equipment to do it, since it would take a number of shooters, lots of different guns, etc. Sounds like a great experiment for a kinesiology student!)

Secondly, gopher shooting with high cap mags and a bull barrel 10/22 will not overheat the barrel, resulting in more stable accuracy.
If you do rapid fire with a 10/22 sporter barrel, you can get the barrel too hot to touch, which will shorten its life, I suppose.

I don't mind carrying the extra weight, hunt gophers with a rest or offhand, so a bull barrel is better for me for those reasons.
 
On the topic of bull barrell, Is the butler creek combo worth the coin or go with a green mountain barrel and hougue stock. Any views or opinions.
 
The standard blue 10-22 barrel is pretty good with the correct ammunition. Although it cannot compete with expensive .22 bolt rifles I got this four round group from just 25 yards on a windy day using Eley Standard.
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