What kind of stocks do you guys recommend for the 10/22. I have the standard silver stainless one and am thinking of either getting the Dragunov or the Ruger SS folding stock. Which is better, the folding or the dragunov style stocks? And there are two Dragunov stocks I've seen and want your feedbacks on which of the two brands is better. The ATI Drag. or the Choate Drag. stocks? The Choate seems to cost more but the ATI looks great from the pic but is cheaper. By the way, which high cap banana mags would you guys recommend for this 10/22. The Eagle, Condor w/ its steel lips, or the Ram Line? Thanks.
Ruger 10/22 Dragunov/folding Stocks
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First, you will be committing felony by attaching a folding stock to a rifle. Since you are in Calif. I don't think that you can even use a stock with a pistol grip. What stocks I use would probably not be what you are looking for, but I like Bell and Carlson or McMillan. Not familiar with the Dragunov style. I like Butler Creek mags, either steel or plastic lips, both work.
Non-folders only, pistol grip okay.
Rimfire rifles are not affected by the stupid California assault weapon law. Choate makes a nice sturdy pistol grip stock which I have on my stainless 10/22.
I think I got it at cheaperthan dirt.com for $60 or $70. They are widely available.
By the way, try this site for 10/22 info:
http://www.rimfirecentral.com
Regards.
Rimfire rifles are not affected by the stupid California assault weapon law. Choate makes a nice sturdy pistol grip stock which I have on my stainless 10/22.
I think I got it at cheaperthan dirt.com for $60 or $70. They are widely available.
By the way, try this site for 10/22 info:
http://www.rimfirecentral.com
Regards.
Thank you for the responses. I don't care about this California law anymore. I'm sure my 10/22 is already illegal with some of the other stuff I have done to it so may as well go all out. And it's not like I would rob a bank with a 10/22, lol.
Ledbetter:
I checked out that site but could not really see anything regarding the infos I need. No one there seemed to have or any idea about the Dragunov style stocks. Your point is right about the folding stocks and stuff though. I am leaning more toward getting the Dragunov stock since everyone seems to have the same type of stock for their 10/22. Hogue also makes an excellent rubberized overmolded stock for the 10/22 but it still looks the same as the factory ones. I want the 10/22 to look like an assault rifle but want tomake sure I get not only a good looking stock, but a good quality and performance one. Looks I know can be deceiving. And regarding the mags. Can you help me out on which is good? I had the 30 round Eagle banana mag but sold it cause it shows cracks along the feeder after one use. I saw a few on eBay and auctionarms.com up for sale. One is Ramline and one by Condor but don't know which is good or better. I like Butler Creeks since I have their 10 rounder hot and steel lips, but I want a longer 25-30 rounder. Some have complains about them but I don't know much about the 10/22. What do you recommend for stock and magazine? Know where I can get one of these? Sorry for all the quetsions, but again, I am new with 10/22's and you seem to know alot about them. Thanks.
Ledbetter:
I checked out that site but could not really see anything regarding the infos I need. No one there seemed to have or any idea about the Dragunov style stocks. Your point is right about the folding stocks and stuff though. I am leaning more toward getting the Dragunov stock since everyone seems to have the same type of stock for their 10/22. Hogue also makes an excellent rubberized overmolded stock for the 10/22 but it still looks the same as the factory ones. I want the 10/22 to look like an assault rifle but want tomake sure I get not only a good looking stock, but a good quality and performance one. Looks I know can be deceiving. And regarding the mags. Can you help me out on which is good? I had the 30 round Eagle banana mag but sold it cause it shows cracks along the feeder after one use. I saw a few on eBay and auctionarms.com up for sale. One is Ramline and one by Condor but don't know which is good or better. I like Butler Creeks since I have their 10 rounder hot and steel lips, but I want a longer 25-30 rounder. Some have complains about them but I don't know much about the 10/22. What do you recommend for stock and magazine? Know where I can get one of these? Sorry for all the quetsions, but again, I am new with 10/22's and you seem to know alot about them. Thanks.
Here's a tip
Even if you don't care about the law, this is a public forum. I don't know anything about 25 round mags for the 10/22, I've never even seen one. I'm pretty sure you won't find any for sale in California.
The Choate stock is my preference. I bedded the action in mine with a steel washer and Marine Tex. The rimfirecentral site has excellent instructions on how to bed the action.
Regards.
Even if you don't care about the law, this is a public forum. I don't know anything about 25 round mags for the 10/22, I've never even seen one. I'm pretty sure you won't find any for sale in California.
The Choate stock is my preference. I bedded the action in mine with a steel washer and Marine Tex. The rimfirecentral site has excellent instructions on how to bed the action.
Regards.
Thanks Ledbetter! I went ahead and got a Dragunov fiber-force stock made by ATI. You're right about your comment about the law and my uhh "pre-banned" statements on a public forum. Don't want the ATF busting down my door cause of my 10/22 assault rifle, lol.
As for the other high cap mags and other 10/22 accessories, you can always find them anywhere online. There are numerous auctions or sites that sell them including eBay. But of course the answer is NO for the Republik of California selling such items to the public.
As for the other high cap mags and other 10/22 accessories, you can always find them anywhere online. There are numerous auctions or sites that sell them including eBay. But of course the answer is NO for the Republik of California selling such items to the public.yankytrash
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When I was teenager and went on those "shoot it if it's breathing" hunting excurtions, I carried my 10/22 and a pile of Ramlines. They went through some abuse and never gave me a minute's hassle.
They lasted about 15-17 years, I know, because I just sold them a couple months ago.
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Criminy, has it been 15-17 years already? Ain't I supposed to be a retired millionare pimp in southern Florida by now?!! )
They lasted about 15-17 years, I know, because I just sold them a couple months ago.
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Criminy, has it been 15-17 years already? Ain't I supposed to be a retired millionare pimp in southern Florida by now?!! )Edward429451
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The mags to be used in order of best first, are:
1 Ruger Factory
2 Eagle hi-caps (Ruger's first cause no plastic to wear out)
3 Butler Creek
4 Ramline (Careful loading these, they will split at the seam if you
(load one round too many!)
Or so my experiance has went.........
1 Ruger Factory
2 Eagle hi-caps (Ruger's first cause no plastic to wear out)
3 Butler Creek
4 Ramline (Careful loading these, they will split at the seam if you
(load one round too many!)
Or so my experiance has went.........
Is your Ruger factory stock broken? The Ruger 10/22 is a pretty accurate rimfire rifle. I personally wouldn't want to take any risk in changing the accuracy of the rifle by changing the stock just for looks. I don't think the squirrels care how cool my .22 rifle looks. If it is a comfort issue, or you think it might make it MORE accurate, go for it. But if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
My factory stock is not broken, just replacing it for looks but if this new dragunov stock does affect its accuracy which I am hoping and thinking it wont, I will change it back to factory stock before going out to shoot. This dragunov is just mainly to enjoy and have fun with, and not really meant for pin point shooting at any targets.
Stock stiffness
Most of these lightweight synthetic stocks are made of soft material that lacks stiffness. Also, repeated recoil will erode the soft plastic where it contacts the plastic, and contribute to stock looseness over time.
The solution is to bed the action into the stock with hard material like epoxy steel, Bisonite or Marine-Tex, which is used to repair boat hulls.
Your 10/22 action rests on one screw in a plastic pillar. I recommend that you cut off the top of the plastic pillar and relace it with a stainless steel washer embedded in epoxy. That will allow you to the screw to remain at a constant torque much better than soft plastic. Also, the front sling swivel or stud will work itself loose unless you also epoxy it in place or otherwise reinforce it.
I decided to also bed the 3"section of the barrel just in front of the action screw, for added stiffness and contact area. This also allows the remainder of the barrel to be free-floated. That is, all the stock material that touched it has been removed. These measures contribute to increased accuracy.
Good luck
Ledbetter
Most of these lightweight synthetic stocks are made of soft material that lacks stiffness. Also, repeated recoil will erode the soft plastic where it contacts the plastic, and contribute to stock looseness over time.
The solution is to bed the action into the stock with hard material like epoxy steel, Bisonite or Marine-Tex, which is used to repair boat hulls.
Your 10/22 action rests on one screw in a plastic pillar. I recommend that you cut off the top of the plastic pillar and relace it with a stainless steel washer embedded in epoxy. That will allow you to the screw to remain at a constant torque much better than soft plastic. Also, the front sling swivel or stud will work itself loose unless you also epoxy it in place or otherwise reinforce it.
I decided to also bed the 3"section of the barrel just in front of the action screw, for added stiffness and contact area. This also allows the remainder of the barrel to be free-floated. That is, all the stock material that touched it has been removed. These measures contribute to increased accuracy.
Good luck
Ledbetter