My First 10/22 Range Report

Remove the backing from both sides. It works very well! I handle the side that touches the barrel a bit to make it "less sticky" so take down is easier, but it is easily removed and replaced. A roll goes a looooong way.
 
Nine said:
Here's a BC "plastic" barrel tip. Grab some double sized mounting tape at walmart (looks weather stripping, about 1/2 wide, 10ft roll or something. Cut a small piece that will fit into the front lip of the barrel channel. It stops vibration, especially in synthetic stocks. Here's a crappy pic.
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Just a question...I don't have a BC barrel, as my free floated factory barrel on my 10/22RR shoots very well, but...why would you want the barrel to ride on the stock? Everything I've read seems to contraindicate this, and most manufacturers now are free-floating their barrel to improve accuracy. \

In fact, when my Savage MKII was new, it shot like crap. After speaking with someone on the range that has had one for years, he recommend that I check to make sure the barrel was free floating and not touching the stock anywhere. Sure enough, I found that the barrel channel was off and just touching on the left side. A little light sanding, and the barrel was able to free float...vastly improving the performance of my rifle.

The reading that I've done said that barrels will "vibrate" or resonate when fired, and that they should be allowed to do so. You should experiment with different brands and loads (or handloads) of ammo to find the one that matches the natural resonance of your rifle's barrel to maximize accuracy.

I've just started shooting in January, so I'm no expert (yet)...so I was just wondering what the rationale is for having the barrel touch the stock so maybe I can learn something new. BTW, I don't have any problems shooting 1 MOA at 50 yards with my stock 10/22RR, so I think I'm keeping my factory barrel. :)
 
prosper said:
I've learned one thing about the 10/22 - all the factory ruger parts are s**t. I found the gun to be very nearly useless as it was out of the box....

Before I performed these modifications, my gun would consistently jam or fail to eject as frequently as every shot with some types of ammo.

Overall, I'm NOT AT ALL impressed by the 10/22. In my books, a gun shouldn't need much tuning to perform decently out of the box, whereas my 10/22 needed some fairly major open-heart surgery to perform at all.
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They must ship a different version of the 10/22 to us here in southern Ontario. Every 10/22 that I have seen (including my carbine version) will eat almost any kind of ammo like snack-mix. I've hunted hares up north in -25C temps with flawless performance. Like any semi-auto, a periodic action strip-down & cleaning goes a long way.

Ninepointer
 
All my 10/22RR needed was a Volquartsen precision extractor. The rest of it was more than up to the task. Now it will eat up and spit out any ammo without jamming. And feeding with two BC Steel Lips 25 round magazines, it eats a lot of ammo. :)
 
Allstone said:
Just a question...
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The tape stops plastic to plastic contact. It is foam so it allows for some movement, not clamping the barrel to the stock. Because there is only one screw holding the action to the stock, there can be some minor flex, especially noticeable with the poly barrel and synthetic stock. I could cuff the butt stock and hear vibration in the area I placed the tape. Problem solved and it definitely isn't hurting in the accuracy department. :D
 
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Those are prohibited.

It's easy; bullpup rifles are legal, bullpup conversion kits are not.


Bullpup rifles built and designed to function only as a bullpup, basically the only way it works. Another rifle, say the 10/22 or mini 14, altered to a bullpup configuration, makes the baby jesus cry. Makes sense, no? :rolleyes:

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10-22 carbine

Nine said:
The tape stops plastic to plastic contact. It is foam so it allows for some movement, not clamping the barrel to the stock. Because there is only one screw holding the action to the stock, there can be some minor flex, especially noticeable with the poly barrel and synthetic stock. I could cuff the butt stock and hear vibration in the area I placed the tape. Problem solved and it definitely isn't hurting in the accuracy department. :D
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Hmmm...what about a 10-22 carbine that has a band around the stock and barrel ?
 
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