Ruger 10/22 Bull Barrel

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Ruger 10/22 Target 20" Bull Barrel:

Been thinking about getting one of these.... You never see them for sale on the EE used. Makes me think that they are so good once someone has one they don't want to part with it.... Thoughts?

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They are 'not bad' in the accuracy department, but for the cost, you're better off getting the basic and buying whatever aftermarket barrel/stock combo you want.

It's more fun, and more 'custom' to your needs than going with the mediocre Target 10/22.
 
Musky Hunter said:
get a Carbine and then buy an aftermarket barrel and stock.
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Okay.... can you expand on that? Is the after-market stuff better than the way the target model comes? Pros... Cons....???

I actually already have two standard Ruger 10/22's.... both set-up in Butler Creek synthetic stocks with Bushnell scopes. One for me & one for my son to plink with when we go to the range or out in the bush.

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The target barrel is about par with a middle of the road aftermarket. The internals on the Target model may be a BIT better than stock basic ones, but again, buy some Volquartsen internals and it will be WAAAAY better than the Target model.

I always viewed the Target model as a bit of a ripoff, and designed for people who don't have the mechanical aptitude to alter a stock 10/22. And the amount of skill needed is VERY low. It's a simple setup, and there is really nothing that would ever require a gunsmith.
 
^ Whay? Then you're spending MORE than the factory K10/22T, with a useless take-off barrel and stock that no one wants and you won't be able to sell
 
I just bought one of the blued 10/22T's on tuesday......I'll let you know how it shoots out of the box this weekend. I have a wide variety of ammo to run through it.
 
my factory stainless would get 6 inch groups at 50 now i got a blued butler creek heavy barrel and it got 3/4 inch groups at 50. i did not change anything else. plus it looks way better ya i say get one.
 
I have a stainless heavy barrel that has had 50 rounds of Eley match through it and of that , 30 rounds were 6 - 5 shot groups . .300" to .600" @ 50 yards . Lot's of folks need an excuse to purchase an aftermarket barrel and often imaginary accuracy , or the lack thereof justifies the purchase . My last one was a blued heavy barrel and that one would put almost any ammo into one inch @ 50 . Maybe i'm the only lucky guy on the planet that got two good ones , back to back . I have a stainless , fluted , compensated Volquartsen barrel on the way because the rest this rifle is Volquartsen and i'm expecting one hole accuaracy , but in reality i bought the name . You can purchase accuracy , to a point . If i recall , we paid around 350 bucks for my son's Vloquartsen carbon fiber barrel and the 350 bought half an inch . For about 80 bucks you can get a target hammer and sear and i'd start with that before swapping out major components . On the other hand , if you're like me , max the Visa card and go for it .
 
Butler Creek are the sh*ts . Volquartsens are very good but much more expensive .
 
WCTHEMI said:
Don't mean to hi-jack, but anyone have any experience with the carbon fiber bull barrells? I really like the look of them, but how do they stand up?
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I have had Volq. and the Mountain eagle carbon fibre barrels and would highly recommend both, but I prefer the VQ stuff... but in saying that the mountain eagle is LIGHTER in weight then the vq by several oz's.
 
My SS target barrel personally shot terribly (1.5-2"@50). Of the different barrels I've ever owned (factory, factory target, gm, Volq, BC, titan) none have ever shot as well as a 20"SS fluted GM I once had. I never knew how well it shot until I sold it. They are keepers.
 
Well the 10/22T shoots pretty good at 50m for the first trip to the range. Didn't have any match ammo, just bulk stuff. It didn't shoot any of the jacketed stuff very well except the Yellow Jacket hyper velocity stuff, grouped that under an inch. The other plated stuff was 2-3 inchs. It did like all the lead rounds I put through it, especially the Blazers and Wildcats, easily grouping 3 rounds into .5 to .75 with a few groups even tighter. I could keep 10 round in an inch rapid fire as well. I put over 400 rounds through it and the only thing it stovepiped with was the T22 standard velocity stuff. Had 3 pipes in that one box I put through. Not one malf with all the other rounds and I didn't clean anything while shooting.
I'm fairly impressed with the reliability and accuracy if this unit.
 
I Have One

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Although I don't usually do benchrest, after about 500 rounds, I shot 5 rounds into what ever the center of a toonie is. Maybe an inch, at 50 yards.
I seem to be able to take gophers at will, out to around 100 yards. If I do my part, that is.
I can only speak for my rifle of course. Although I prefer a better trigger.
Mind you I have a single shot Cooey that's almost 40 years old, and it's great for gophers out to 50 yards and it's had countless rounds through it.
I would hazard a guess that there are few people you can surpass the ability of a well made gun.
Mind you liability concerns probably make it almost impossible to get a good trigger from the factory.
 
Hitzy your better off not doing any real accuracy testing til you have at least a brick though and with my experience this year with my T I would say it better ant 2 or 3.

I did 2 trials one early another after the better part of 2 bricks, Some things I noticed were, the difference between ammo it liked and did not like was even more noticable. Some of the ammo it did not like the first trial it liked the second, but it was limited to target type ammo most noticably CCI green tag. I guess after the action wore in some it was able to cycle the lower energy ammo more consistently.
 
Even though a lot of people knock the 10/22s, they are a pretty good little gun. Put some money into them and they are a really good gun. I doubt I will ever sell mine after building it. Too much fun on gophers and pretty accurate on paper.
 
I have a green mountain 16 inch stainless fluted. If you going to shoot offhand a lot I suggest a longer barrel just for weight to ease up the jitters. Cutting down on coffee helps too. They are sensitive to ammo though as they may not feed all the way. CCI Zappers and Federal Gold medal have given me problems. Zappers are REALLY snug at times. Blazers, CCI standard and velocitors, X-perts, Dynapoints, aguila, work well. Havent tried much match ammo as its not readily available here.

Clarke makes a medium weight barrel as well that is quite good (not from experience...yet).
 
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If you mean CCI Stingers, you shouldn't be using them with a Green Mountain barrel.
 
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