Ruger 10-22 upgrades

[jazman]

Why not keep the 45+ year 10/22 OEM and buy a new $200 10/22 and mess with that?

Agree, this.

[oddball]

To the OP; I would not mess with your old 10/22. The do not make 'em like they used to. Buy another stock new 10/22 and go to town on it.

The thing about the 10/22, is why buy a rifle you have to upgrade to make it shootable?

I'm looking at another semi-auto 22. I'm also looking at alternatives to Ruger...

When I wanted a precision .22LR semi auto, I went straight to Kidd Innovations and purchased a Supergrade complete. I knew if I bought a stock 10/22 and started to mod it, there would be nothing Ruger left on it in a year. The only item that is Ruger on my Kidd are the magazines.

[Garand1911]

A plinker and squirrel gun ?
Get a new hammer, and grind off the hook on the bolt release -- DONE !!

cheap and easy, no need to lug a bull barrel.


Unless you really want to make it a tiny group target gun.

[Merc1138]

The thing about the 10/22, is why buy a rifle you have to upgrade to make it shootable?

I'm looking at another semi-auto 22. I'm also looking at alternatives to Ruger...

You don't have to spend money on upgrades to make it "shootable". You'll probably need to spend money to make it shoot how you want. Does a 10/22 out of the box shoot how you want? If yes, then don't spend any money on it.

I did the same thing oddball did for a build(except I went with a tac sol receiver), and that particular gun has zero ruger parts other than the magazine. I also did another build where I replaced everything but the receiver and bolt, that rifle shoots great too(that one actually came before the tac sol build). Why did I do that? Because there weren't any semiauto .22lr rifles available from the factory that performed like I wanted.

Now you don't have to spend $400+ on a tac sol or kidd receiver(buying a 10/22 and throwing everything but the bolt and receiver away would cost less, plus you could potentially sell the take-off parts). The Nodak, Tactical Innovations, and Tactical Machining receivers and bolts cost less, but you're still going to be out probably the same money or more anyway(compared to just buying a 10/22 to strip).

[Bobby Ricigliano]

The thing about the 10/22, is why buy a rifle you have to upgrade to make it shootable?

Is this based on your personal experience, or just what you read on the interwebs? I have never owned, shot, or handled a 10/22 that was not "shootable."

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Why not keep the 45+ year 10/22 OEM and buy a new $200 10/22 and mess with that?

You beat me to it. Turning a vintage 10/22 into a timmy tactical star wars mall ninja gun is a terrible idea. Leave that old plinker alone and buy a new one to tinker with.

Here is my 40+ year old 10/22. There is no way in hell I would bubba it:

[sholling]

If it's just a plinker then I would not change the barrel. Aftermarket barrels being geared toward improved accuracy with match type ammo few of them will chamber hyper velocity ammunition like Stingers. You'd be better off putting your money into the trigger, into a high comb stock for use with a scope, and a good rimfire scope like any of those below.

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