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I'm wanting to purchase a 10/22 for my first rifle but want to put a Revolution or Boyd's Evolution stock onto it.
First off, what's the best way to get one of these stocks as most retailer seem to have a problem with shipping to Canada? Also is it possible to just purchase a receiver? Or do I have to get a whole rifle and disassemble ?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
you can order the stocks straight from boyds as long as they are under $100 before shipping. Also you can buy an aftermarket receiver like a dlask etc but it is much cheaper to just buy a new gun. It gets quite expensive if you buy an aftermarket receiver b/c you still need a bolt, trigger assembly etc. It's pretty economical to buy a donor gun then sell left-over parts as you upgrade them.
 
I'm in agreement with Savage. That's exactly what I did.

Bought the cheapest 10/22 I could find and bought the stock direct from Boyds. Shipping was in the $45 range if I remember.
 
savagelh said:
you can order the stocks straight from boyds as long as they are under $100 before shipping. Also you can buy an aftermarket receiver like a dlask etc but it is much cheaper to just buy a new gun. It gets quite expensive if you buy an aftermarket receiver b/c you still need a bolt, trigger assembly etc. It's pretty economical to buy a donor gun then sell left-over parts as you upgrade them.
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Thanks for the advice, it's great to see how willing to help people on this forum are. I hope it's a reflection of the gun community in general!
 
There are much better semis available; browse about for something with inherent accuracy rather than something that is over-hyped and over-priced.

10/22s used to be excellent, now the company sells them with cheap barrels and the worst triggers because they know people want to swap those parts out. If you have the inclination to burn an extra $300 or so making it be able to shoot straight, power to you, but if not keep looking for a better rifle.

Boyd's has a stock for most any of the semi-autos, regardless. Even tube-mag semis have a fit.
 
762Russian said:
There are much better semis available; browse about for something with inherent accuracy rather than something that is over-hyped and over-priced.

10/22s used to be excellent, now the company sells them with cheap barrels and the worst triggers because they know people want to swap those parts out. If you have the inclination to burn an extra $300 or so making it be able to shoot straight, power to you, but if not keep looking for a better rifle.

Boyd's has a stock for most any of the semi-autos, regardless. Even tube-mag semis have a fit.
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terrible advice to someone specifically looking for a 10/22. Do you work at wholesale sports?
 
If a 10/22 is what you want, go for it. If you want a second opinion about what rifle TO buy, look around this forum a while, you'll read lots of pros/cons about all the models out there. I'm personally NOT a fan of them, but around CGN, that puts me in the minority! :)

I think the other posts here speak to the trap lots of 10/22 owners find themselves in~modify/improve the gun far beyond what you'd ever get back if you wanted to sell it. Some people like customizing, and/or trying to squeeze every possible ounce of accuracy out of a gun. Some think it makes no sense to spend a pile on a 10/22 only to achieve accuracy comparable to a Savage bolt action (that costs 1/2 as much)...others love the process. Certainly plenty of evidence around here that supports that. If you have your heart set on one, then go for it!
 
762Russian said:
There are much better semis available; browse about for something with inherent accuracy rather than something that is over-hyped and over-priced.

10/22s used to be excellent, now the company sells them with cheap barrels and the worst triggers because they know people want to swap those parts out. If you have the inclination to burn an extra $300 or so making it be able to shoot straight, power to you, but if not keep looking for a better rifle.
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Yea the 10/22 has a staple gun trigger but, I get just as good groups with my 10/22 out to 50meters then anything else i've fired.

The onlything I've done to my 10/22 was replace the extractor with a magnum edge extractor. Now the gun eats a whole 500 round brick of cheap Blazers in one day with out a single jam. That cost me $12.
 
if you want a 10 22 and dont want to modify everything on it but want a competent firearm grab a 10/22 vleh tactical. it was my first ruger purchase and im amazed at the accuracy after having other .22's including a vtr 597.

drop the word "tactical" off the vleh and replace it with the word "practical" and thats exactly what you get. ruger 10/22 with a hogue overmold stock, heavy bull barrel with target crown, 10/22target trigger assembly, maybe not as good as some after market but far superior to the standard trigger, an oversized mag release and damn even comes mounted factory with a harris bipod. wanstalls sells them for $470. ive never built a 10/22 but im sure what i paid is great for what i got out of the box. this has become one of my favorite rifles.
 
savagelh said:
terrible advice to someone specifically looking for a 10/22. Do you work at wholesale sports?
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A person looking for their very first rifle might not have all of the information, only reading the hype and reviews of folks who have done work to their rifles.

Would you really buy something without looking into the potential problems it has?
 
762Russian said:
A person looking for their very first rifle might not have all of the information, only reading the hype and reviews of folks who have done work to their rifles.

Would you really buy something without looking into the potential problems it has?
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i completely agree with you. I just assume that someone asking where to buy aftermarket parts for a specific rifle has already done thier research and made up their mind. It seems that no matter what one wants there is a line up of people telling them to not want it. But I agree it is good to hear other options.
 
I just want to chime in here and say that although the newer 10/22 are not perfect, they are a fun gun to take apart and tinker with...

I took last winter to work out some of the issues on mine and had a great rifle this year. If you shoot it enough, the trigger which I found rough at first just smoothed right out.

To the OP, I understand the changes you're looking to make and they really are quite good, but take some time to enjoy the rifle before the mods. Get it working the way you want to and then start changing out things one piece at a time. It's a great rifle to have fun with, and really easy to take apart and tinker with!
 
Unfortunate that I have the tinkers bug, that's whats drawn me to the 10/22. I like the fact that there is a ton of aftermarket stuff to mod/improve the rifle.
 
NiceShot said:
Unfortunate that I have the tinkers bug, that's whats drawn me to the 10/22. I like the fact that there is a ton of aftermarket stuff to mod/improve the rifle.
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Nothing "unfortunate" about that! If you like modding etc., you'll have a blast with your 10/22. There's no end of what you can do to 'em!
 
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