My wife wants to get me a ruger 10/22 for xmas. Well I dint like the short ones and want a stainless barrel. I now need to decide do I get the cheapest one at $250 otd and change the barrel and stock? I defintly want a laminated thumbhole stock and stainless barrel but its hard to find the longer stainless 10/22 and ther over $400. Where should I look for a good deal on barrels and stocks?

Midway always has sales on ruger stocks and barrels..

 

OH, let the drueling begin.. you also have to match the barrels to the stock, diameter!!

 

I should have never looked these up for you,,This could HURT..

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userSearchQuery=10%2F22+stocks

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userSearchQuery=10%2F22+barrels+

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userSearchQuery=10%2F22+trigger+

Nice site but they dont have the stock I want. I also want a 20" or 22" bull barrel stainless and maybe fluted depending on price.

Be very careful. The 10/22 is way to easy to get carried away with. Plenty of great options out there; Kidd, Volquartsen, Whistle Pig, the list just goes on and on. Go over to Rimfire Central and check out the Ultimate section for an endless supply of ideas.

 

Good Luck!

Yea Im seeing that. I already know I want a stock, barrel, and compensator. How bout this stock:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ruger-10-22-920-Target-Bull-Barrel-Fluted-20-22LR-Stainless-Elysium-Arms-/230835985652?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35bee59cf4

Never heard of them, so I can't give an opinion on it. I don't know what you are looking to do with the gun or what your price range is for the parts. I will say that you can't go wrong with anything fron Tony Kid. His barrels and triggers are second to none. Unfortunately, his prices reflect his quality. The trigger really is incredible. I wish he made AR triggers.

 

http://www.coolguyguns.com/

Midway. Brownells. Numrich. Great places to look for parts.

Green Mountian Barrels are good as well. You will likely find 20" max, the longer barrels are few and far between. I looked for something longer myself and was told that a semi auto 22 is best with an 18-20" barrel and that a longer barrel doesn't improve accuracy. I'm no expert, just what a gunsmith told me. Modifying a 10/22 can become an addiction. Have fun.

Check out Boyd's Stocks for thumbhole stocks.

Head over to the rimfirecentral forums, they'll get you your fill of 10/22 info with separate forums for stocks, barrels, action, etc. A 20" barrel is going to be pretty end heavy, especially in a bull barrel, but if your planning on another stock you can compensate.

 

For barrels, green mountain and ER Shaw make decent pieces at reasonable prices. Volquartsen, Kidd, tacsol, etc for the high end. Shooters discounts usually has decent inventory and prices. http://www.brimstonegunsmithing.com/ruger-1022-parts/ as does gun kings http://gunkings.com/

 

Que for bolt work.

https://sites.google.com/site/quesplace/

 

Brimstone Gunsmithing for trigger jobs, he'll upgrade the trigger components and set it up with whatever pull weight you like

http://www.brimstonegunsmithing.com/ruger-1022-parts/

 

 

 

buy the cheapest ruger 10/22 you can find, your pretty much just buying it for the receiver ( and trigger group if you are keeping it ) and tossing everything else ( if you want to do a build like your talking about )

 

Like said above, you can get carried away, but you get exactly what you want.

 

PERSONALLY, i wouldnt REPLACE the entire trigger group with a kidd, or volquartsen group. Go ahead and spend the 30-50 dollars on upgraded hammer / spings / guts for the trigger group. I did this with mine and the trigger is down to about 2 lbs. If you are looking for a crazy light trigger your only option may be to spend the money, but to me - 2lbs is just fine.

 

Barrels, again - skies the limit - I spent about 100 bucks on a green mountian barrel - while it shoots fine, it's on the heavy side - I initally used it as a bench gun @ 100 yards, but lately I've used it in Steel challenge and the weight is definately a hinderence.

See thats why I come here to learn and Ive learned a TON!!! Ive been racking my brain trying to find a 1022 with a 20" stainless barrel only to want to change it out anyway to one of these fluted bull barrels which will make it some much easier! So anyway, my wife is going to dicks this week to pick me up the rifle for xmas cause its on sale for $199!!! So here comes the mods.

Ok, so is the kidd barrel worth the extra $ over the GM one? Would I honestly notice the difference for recreational use?

Recreational use? Probably not. The GM will serve you well for all but serious bullseye competitions.

Go to rimfirecentral.com, which is the headquarters of the 10-22 enthusiasts. They are a special breed.

 

I agree with those who say to buy an inexpensive rifle and then modify it as you wish. Personally I think the extreme modifications are, well, extreme, but you can do practically anything, and in any color.

 

I did several basic mods and enjoy the rifle. The only thing I regret was choosing a 20" .920 barrel. It is all right but quite heavy, and the extra length adds nothing but weight.