A few Questions for the 10/22

[FJ40 CRUZR]

Hi all,

I just recently received a Ruger 10/22 for xmas and I want to do a few mods to it. So i have a couple of questions for those that have done such things.

First off thanks for any help or suggestions.

Stocks, i like the Boyds tacticool however I have a Green Mountain Sporter barrel 17" I purchased off this site, its .920 and then tapers down. So most of the stocks i find are for heavy barrels or stock, i know i have to get the heavy however what will i do on the front end of the stock?

If you own a tacticool stock, is it mainly for bench or can ya hunt with it as well? I like the look of the tacticool however i do alot of walking and need something mobile, kinda why i was looking at the Hogues as well.

Impression on thumbholes stocks? i found several lefties on Ebay etc ...

Will the GM barrel just mount right up to the stock 10/22 reciever? if not what needs to be done?

I will use this 10/22 for hunting and target so i am kinda looking for the best of both worlds.

And don't even get me started on scopes. lol i need one of those too.

Thanks again ...

[trob]

as far as using the GM sporter, I have used sporters in a stock cut for a bull barrel, and I liked the look of the sporter better than the heavy barrel. It looks really good.

If youre going to be walking around, think of a stock with a conventional shape, and I personally like wood because you can float the barrel, open the channel, and bed the stock easier. All my 10/22's have wood stocks. Thumbholes are typically heavy, but if you find one you like, get it. Its more about comfort anyways.

this picture is a sporter barrel in a stock cut for a .920 barrel.




I dont even shoot the 10/22 with a heavy barrel on it. mainly because its HEAVY, and it gets annoying. I get better accuracy out of my sporter barrels, so you I would HIGHLY recommend the GM sporter.

to mount that gm sporter in the factory stock, you need to sand from about 2-4 inches in front of the V-block to get it to fit. Other than that, it fits great.

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[FJ40 CRUZR]

as far as using the GM sporter, I have used sporters in a stock cut for a bull barrel, and I liked the look of the sporter better than the heavy barrel. It looks really good.

If youre going to be walking around, think of a stock with a conventional shape, and I personally like wood because you can float the barrel, open the channel, and bed the stock easier. All my 10/22's have wood stocks. Thumbholes are typically heavy, but if you find one you like, get it. Its more about comfort anyways.

this picture is a sporter barrel in a stock cut for a .920 barrel.




I dont even shoot the 10/22 with a heavy barrel on it. mainly because its HEAVY, and it gets annoying. I get better accuracy out of my sporter barrels, so you I would HIGHLY recommend the GM sporter.

to mount that gm sporter in the factory stock, you need to sand from about 2-4 inches in front of the V-block to get it to fit. Other than that, it fits great.

So you are saying to get the stock version stock for a sporter barrel or get the stock for a .920?

You said I would need to sand some on a stock barrel and then you posted a pic of a .22 in a .920 stock.

I am looking at the Stockys stock Yukon, and wondering which to order?

I assume they will both fit, however which will need less mods to work?

[trob]

So you are saying to get the stock version stock for a sporter barrel or get the stock for a .920?

You said I would need to sand some on a stock barrel and then you posted a pic of a .22 in a .920 stock.

I am looking at the Stockys stock Yukon, and wondering which to order?

I assume they will both fit, however which will need less mods to work?

What im saying is that some stocks are only made to hold a .920 barrel. In my case, Volquartsen only made the stock I posted a picture of in .920. So, that opens up your options to find a stock you really like. You can use either.

If you get the 920 stock, you might have to sand a tiny bit (if any), and your barrel should be able to be floated easily.

If you get a sporter stock, you will need to sand it a little where it is tight, and you will also need to sand the whole barrel channel if you want to free-float the barrel. The rifle that is 3rd from the top is my best shooting .22, and it is also my lightest. It is a factory stock, and gm 20" sporter. I call it the "Sleeper"

These rifles pictured below are all floated, bedded and all have gm barrels.


This one is a factory sporter stock, and it has a gm sporter barrel in it. I had to sand the whole barrel channel to float the barrel. no big deal.

[FJ40 CRUZR]

What im saying is that some stocks are only made to hold a .920 barrel. In my case, Volquartsen only made the stock I posted a picture of in .920. So, that opens up your options to find a stock you really like. You can use either.

If you get the 920 stock, you might have to sand a tiny bit (if any), and your barrel should be able to be floated easily.

If you get a sporter stock, you will need to sand it a little where it is tight, and you will also need to sand the whole barrel channel if you want to free-float the barrel. The rifle that is 3rd from the top is my best shooting .22, and it is also my lightest. It is a factory stock, and gm 20" sporter. I call it the "Sleeper"

These rifles pictured below are all floated, bedded and all have gm barrels.


This one is a factory sporter stock, and it has a gm sporter barrel in it. I had to sand the whole barrel channel to float the barrel. no big deal.

Thanks for the info.

[SoCal Bob]

You may want to check out RimfireCentral.com, if you haven't already done so. Some of those folks have made every change possible to a 10/22 and probably about 8 that aren't really possible, but they did em anyway.

Good luck.

[FJ40 CRUZR]

You may want to check out RimfireCentral.com, if you haven't already done so. Some of those folks have made every change possible to a 10/22 and probably about 8 that aren't really possible, but they did em anyway.

Good luck.

Yea I have been lurking over there reading, you can't post questions until you have been a member for 35 days.

[FJ40 CRUZR]

Stockys stocks seems to have decent deals.