10/22 confusion

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powderific

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Hello,

I get to put some money into customizing my 10/22 as a Christmas present and i have a pricerange of about $150 to $250 dollars. Keeping that in mind, what do you think are some of the best improvements for the money?

They had a 10/22 with a custom trigger job, hogue overmolded stock, a magnum light barrel at my local gun shop, and I really liked it. I'm pretty sure i want a hogue stock now, but i think that the Magnum research barrel would be too expensive. Does anyone know if the butler creek target featherweight barrel is any good?

I was also thinking about maybe trading in my current 10/22 for one that they had at the gun shop. I would either trade it in for the one mentioned above, although it would still probably be too expensive :p They also had one that the clerk said was all custom and that i would be better off buying it and putting the stuff on my current 10/22 than purchasing all the stuff separetly. (I thought it was a silly idea) But I thought maybe a trade in for that one would be a good idea, but i don't know if i trust it to actually be accurate. It looked as though it has seen some use, although it did not look abused, and the trigger was definately to my liking

Also, i would like to put a trigger kit in it, i was looking in brownells, and i liked the competition trigger kit from power custom. Does anyone know if it's any good? How does it compare to a volquartsen trigger kit?

And finally, if there are any other suggestions you may have, feel free.

Sorry for my rather long-winded post, but I've been told that if i do not decide soon, i will get nothing! :eek:
Thanks in advance!

-Jon
 
Trigger group first, IMO. I sent my 10/22 trigger group to Volquartsen about 5 years ago, and got it back with his hammer & sear, & extended mag release, in a week for about $75. Made all the difference in the world.

Subsequently put on a basic black plastic stock from Midway with a straight profile rubber pad (what a relief to get rid of the archaic curve of the factory stock!). Threw on a 4x scope that was lying around, and I've got a great plinker.

--Paul
 
I would go with a barrel/stock combo first. You can polish and grind on the trigger stuff if you know what you are doing and improve the pull a little bit for free. I would also put some money into some hicap mags. You can never have too many of those. Ahh, also, a Harris bipod. And a pin on muzzle brake/flash suppressor. Oh, don't forget a Leupold Rimfire scope.

OOPS, wait, you said only like $200 or so. LOL I just have no idea what you should do first. The best thing you can do is save about $1000 and send your rifle to www.volquartsen.com and let them really give it a make over. It is something you would never regret.

Here's a picture of my peashooter:
 

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THis is your lucky day: I researched this issue and spent exactly $225 last Saturday at the "Gun" show doing what you want.

1. Get the Volq target hammer, or whatever they call it, I paid $30.

2. I paid $60 for a hogue overmold. I've seen them as cheap as $52, but I would have paid shipping.

3. I paid $65 for a 20" bull barrel, can't recall the name, but I'll check. My research showed that unless you're competing in bench rest, barrels are essentially equal.

4. I think I paid $30 for a Volq scope base.

5. $20 for Millett high rings.

6. $10 each for 2 new factory mags.

I already had a great scope off another rig. I'm putting it together this Sat.

Like I said, got them at the show and paiud no shipping or tax.
 
I was in the same position you were in a few years ago. I asked a lot of question on how and what to up grade on my 10/22 . First it was recommended to up grade the trigger. On the advice of several people I purchased the power custom trigger kit (the titanium one) but it was not cheap (it also required some fitting to make the safety work their on instruction that came with it to explain what to do). I don’t remember what I paid for it. Next I replaced the barrel. I wanted a true up grade for the stock one and purchased a Clark Custom Stainless Steal Fluted one. (Not cheap about $240 alone) Last I replaced the stock and scope. I had a gunsmith friend make me a stock for the rifle. The stock was made to fit me (I am quite lanky)and for a scope a purchased a Leupold Vary-x 2 3x9x40. Of all of the upgrades the Barrel and trigger did the most for accuracy if this is what you are after. I could have purchased a barreled action or a ready made custom cheaper but every time I hold that rifle I have a feeling of pride for have assembled it my self. Almost forgot a bolt buffer (mine came with the trigger kit) very nice to add takes some to the vibration out of it when you shoot it.

Good luck
 
Then there is always the Turtle Rifle :rolleyes:
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First off, I thank you all for your advice.

Now, I think that I will end up getting a the HP action kit from Volquartsen from ontargetguns, and a Hogue overmolded rubber stock and Green Mountain barrel from cabelas. I'll probably steal a Leupold Vari X II 3x9 from my .243 (i almost never use it anyway)

Ledbetter: how would one go about bedding the stock and floating the barrel? I saw a bedding system from Volquartsen at on target guns, would that be good? Also, i thought that when you float the barrel, it doesn't touch the stock, while bedding puts a support under the barrel :confused:
I guess that doesn't really matter anyway, since i won't have enough money to do anything else after the stock, bbl, and trigger kit :p

Thanks again!!!
 
Do the Volq trigger/bolt hold-back/extended mag release first of all - fairly cheap & does most of the pricey accurizing - without the big price tag. Amazing what a decent trigger will do for a 10/22.

Get a box each of several flavors .22 ammo, sand bag the rifle to see what shoots best at expected range - 25 or 50 yds works good enough & see what your roifle likes best. A decent scope will make this last "task" more productive (you can always remount your .243 scope).

You may find that a stock 10/22 will clean up real nice with just a few, fairly inexpensive additions & can leave a few bucks left over for that scope or other toys.
 
HankL, how do you like that Bell Carlson thumbhole stock?? I was thinking of adding one of those myself.
 
Bedding is cheap.

I did mine with $6 worth of Marine Tex boat hull repair material from Boating World.

See Picher's tips and tricks at the rimfirecentral.com site for full details.

Simplified, you want to free float the barrel except for a couple of inches where it joins the action and a pressure pad at the tip of the forend that you will add and adjust to supply just the right amount of pressure to give the smallest groups with your ammo of choice.

Do this by running a sandpaper covered dowel through the barrel channel until a dollar bill or business card can be freely passed between stock and barrel with the action screw tightened.

The Volquartsen kit includes two pressure pads made of dense foam in different thicknesses to provide differing amounts of pressure. It also includes an aluminum washer that provides a pillar of support in the stock under and around the action screw to keep the receiver steady.

I have bedded two 10/22s and gotten excellent results by:
1. Free floating the barrel as above.
2. Shaving off some wood under the action screw.
3. Following Picher's Tips on rimfirecentral, I set the stock in a vise and
4. Blocked off all areas where I didn't want epoxy bedding material with modeling clay.
5. Coated the receiver, the clay and the outside of the stock with Mold Release Agent or PAM cooking spray so the bedding wouldn't stick where I didn't want it to.
6. Put a plastic straw coated with release agent in the action screw hole to keep it clear.
7. Used Marine Tex to coat and fill the stock 2" behind and 2" in front of the action screw. Add a stainless steel washer of the appropriate size (.75"?)under the area where the action screw enters the receiver (the straw gores throught the middle of the washer.
8. Set the barrelled action in the stock, wipe off the epoxy that squeezes out and tighten the action screw to about 98% of the torque you'll tighten it to to shoot.
9. Wipe of ALL the epoxy you can see, especially in the barrel channel area.

To see my results with a Factory Target Model 10/22T, go here:

http://photos.yahoo.com/mr_ldbttr

Click on the "TFL" album and then on the Quarter2 image to see a group of ten shots at 100 yards.

Do what Picher says, he is the guru.

Regards.
 
I would second the trigger upgrades. Also, look around at www.sportables.com

They have links to Titan barrels that have a great guarantee. They have the volk stuff and some of the power custom (I think). I want to get a barrel with an intergrated suppressor for my next project - anybody know of good links for those?

ERRainman
 
Kobra, The stock fits me very well and is very light in weight to help offset the pounds that I have added to the little rifle. The skin on the stock is pretty thin and a ding becomes a surface crack or a puncture wound. :( The targets don't seem to mind. :)
 
Thanks for the info, ledbetter. I went back to my local gun shop to take another look at a 10/22 they had that I liked, turns out they had their gunsmith do the trigger work and whatnot. The trigger is great, but it looks like the gun has been used a bit, so im not sure if it would be a good purchase. The stock is bedded, and the barrel says "gun parts, [can't remember city] NY" I think that this might be a better purchase because it already has everything i wanted, as well as a scope base and rings. (it also would end up being more affordable if i trade in my current 10/22 at the same time)

In any case, thanks for all the help!

-Jon
 
Any chance you can actually shoot that gun shop 10/22, powderific?

If it's a shooter & you don't really care about a few scuffs, may be just the ticket. Especially if on a bit of a budget, that should spare up the bucks for a nice scope or ???
 
Labgrade,

Actually, i might be able to, the gun shop has an indoor range which they'll let you fire .22 rifles in. I don't mind a few nicks, and saving a few dollars would definately be a plus. (if i customized the one i have now, i wouldn't be able to afford a scope for a while :eek: ) I'm going to go to the gunshop again tomorrow to talk to them about it a bit more.
 
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I traded in my 10/22 yesterday for an almost-new 10/22 with hogue overmolded stock, magnum lite barrel, and nice trigger. It's also go the auto bolt release and leupold mounts. Needless to say, im very excited :D :D
 
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