Can I order a 10/22 barrel from rimfiresports?

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Thanks elimsprint for the kind words, I am glad you are happy with that barrel, it is a keeper. I would like to be able to do barrels in numbers but there are a few factors that are keeping me from doing just that. My biggest enemy is time. I have an automotive shop (transmissions to be exact) that I am part owner of that keeps me very busy. I also have 2 sons, 11 and 9 years old, in winter you'll find me at the rink, in the summer, it might be almost anywhere. One more time consuming part is testing. I started this on the side as an escape from the rigors of work. It is something different and allows me to forget about my world for a while. I bought my own lathe so that I can do this work at home instead of using the one at my shop(again time with family). One other factor that comes into play here is the availability of barrels. Maybe there are more around than I know of, but it seems rather hard to find them. I do have several on the way, and in time, I would like to just sell them on a core return basis. Dr. Lector, you are right in the fact that some may just never shoot well. I have one of my own that I shortened and have yet to get it to shoot well, the latest test will be with a bughole-type tuner. One thing I have not mentioned that I do sell, is the takedown screw. With custom stocks and other mods, sometimes it is necessary to get a different length takedown screw. I have raw ones that measure 1" long and are a 5/32 hex head. I can modify them and leave them long so that you may cut them to the length you need. If you own a 96/22, there are no aftermarket screws available, just the stock one, but I can make you one. Screws I charge 6 dollars each. It has so far been very rewarding and I hope to continue for many years to come. Later, Mark.
 
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Thanks to both of you for responding.
That's great news.

I have all respect for the superior way of thinking
of automotive machinists, either transmission or engine re-builders.
These are people who don't work only after one drawing,
they have to see the whole picture
and compensate for wear or machining,
while staying within the original alignment of the OEM product.

I am seriously thinking of having this done
to one of the barrels I have.
The guy I have it from says it's a pretty good shooter
for a factory barrel, but I want to see
how much these mods would push the accuracy.
 
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I was out today testing factory barrels and came up with an interesting conclusion. In my own testing, it would appear that the factory barrel needs to have some support at the outer end. The stock I am using is a factory carbine walnut that I cut the nub off of and replaced with a piece of black walnut. While working on said stock I free floated the barrel. It has not shot the same since all the stock work, that is, until today. I made mention earlier of using a bughole type tuner. All this type of tuner does is put upward pressure on the barrel near the front of the stock. I tested 3 barrels today, including the shortened one I could not get to shoot earlier. They all shoot much better with some upward pressure on the end, it doesn't seem to take too much, but in this case, a little goes a long way. One liked Remington Game Loads, another AE22's and my shortened one seems to shoot Xperts well. It has always been said that some guns shoot better with the barrel band and some better without. But as far as I know, they all have some tension for the barrel at the outer end. Maybe we are doing ourselves a disfavor by free floating in certain cases. If anyone is interested in seeing the tuner I made, I could take some pics and post them. I made my own tuner, but here is a link to another:http://www.webspawner.com/users/bugholetuners/. Later.
 
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If anyone is interested in seeing the tuner I made, I could take some pics and post them. I made my own tuner, but here is a link to another:http://www.webspawner.com/users/bugholetuners/. Later.
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Yes, please post pics.

Bugholes are a simple and smart solution
to modifying the barrel's vibration mode.
They do work, and not only on 10/22,
but on other guns as well,
and not necessarily .22 caliber.
 
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