What else should I do to my 10/22?

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ert

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My 10/22 currently has the following:

Stock blued 18.5" barrel
Birch stock
Leupold low rings
Vortex Diamondback 3-9x40mm bdc scope
Bolt has been worked over by Q... head spaced, pinned firing pin, VQ extractor, blued
Trigger group has: VQ trigger, VQ hammer, VQ spring set, autobolt release, polished internals, sear has set screw mod done

I am very happy with the trigger and with the reliability/feeding of it. However I still want to gain a bit if accuracy.

I mainly use it for gophers so I don't want to add a big heavy bull barrel. I like the weight and balance of the stock barrel. Would a light aluminum bull barrel really help that much?

I also like the birch stock... its light and cheap to replace so I will likely be glass bedding it and keeping it. Should I stick with the barrel band if I bed it or ditch it?

Thanks in advance
 
I agree that a long heavy bull barrel is no advantage.

But consider a short (12" or thereabouts) bull barrel. It is more compact and actually balances better in the opinion of most who've handled such. The shorter barrel will be stiffer and more likely to have a more precise chamber and lapped internal finish, that will lend to better accuracy.

I have done a couple and am totally sold on short barrels on the 10/22.
 
You mean a steel 12" or an aluminum 12"? Or would they both return similar results?

Oh and I forgot to mention the tuffer buffer, TI cocking handle assembly, radius'd bolt, and extended mag release (my 10/22 was the old push button era). (Though those mods are more for functionality than accuracy obviously)
 
I mean a steel barrel.

Had a 12.5" from Dlask, and was really happy with it. Currently have a NEA 9" barrel on my kickabout 10/22.

A buddy of mine spent big dollars on a lightweight barrel, I dont recall if it was aluminium or carbon-fibre. Was rather disappointed.

Not had any other experience with non-traditional materials.
 
surfclod said:
I mean a steel barrel.

Had a 12.5" from Dlask, and was really happy with it. Currently have a NEA 9" barrel on my kickabout 10/22.

A buddy of mine spent big dollars on a lightweight barrel, I dont recall if it was aluminium or carbon-fibre. Was rather disappointed.

Not had any other experience with non-traditional materials.
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I just emailed dlask and asked what they recommend. They said they will be doing a run of 16.5" sr22 barrels in about 2 weeks.

I'm thinking that it will fit the bill perfectly.
 
Just shoot it.. i got all the bells and stuff on mine around 1200 worth of stuff and i feel like im driving a pimped up honda civic with a 2ft spoiler on the trunk..find a different caliber like a 223 or 204 if you just feel like spending money. My shooting buddies say that i shoot like a girl when i bring that thing out..haha
 
Hah! I'm so done with centerfires for hitting paper... reason being: 1000rnd of surplus 5.56 = $320 when it's on sale and that's for crappy ammo! 1000rnds of .22 = $100. That leaves $220 extra for tweaking and goodies (which to me, is as much fun as shooting is!). You really can't beat the value of a .22 for fun per $. Thats why I don't mind spending a bit more on the rifle and the toys for it.
 
308 is def. not cheap, even the surplus 1000rnds are $400, match reloads are way more. 22LR has the value per trigger squeeze, can get boring pretty quick.
 
ert said:
Hah! I'm so done with centerfires for hitting paper... reason being: 1000rnd of surplus 5.56 = $320 when it's on sale and that's for crappy ammo! 1000rnds of .22 = $100. That leaves $220 extra for tweaking and goodies (which to me, is as much fun as shooting is!). You really can't beat the value of a .22 for fun per $. Thats why I don't mind spending a bit more on the rifle and the toys for it.
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Well, for the money you have managed to sink into it, you could have bought a really good rifle to start with, and have even more fun.

Stop playing consumer, and start shooting the thing.
 
ert said:
Hah! I'm so done with centerfires for hitting paper... reason being: 1000rnd of surplus 5.56 = $320 when it's on sale and that's for crappy ammo! 1000rnds of .22 = $100. That leaves $220 extra for tweaking and goodies (which to me, is as much fun as shooting is!). You really can't beat the value of a .22 for fun per $. Thats why I don't mind spending a bit more on the rifle and the toys for it.
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I think you're paying too much for .22LR at $100 for a thousand, unless you're buying a decent grade of ammo.
 
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