10 22 Parts & Misc Q's

[onequickshift]

-is there any where a comparison between Green Mountain and Tactical Solutions for bull barrel? Which would be best? Range plinking, as well suitable for rabbits and squirrels?

-I want to go with a Hogue stock, seen alot of peoples builds on here with them, like them very much

-Brings me to next question, should I get 16, 18, or 20 inch barrel? Whats the shortest barrel I can go with using a hogue stock? What is everyone else using?

-Wanted to build a nice yet budget 10/22, any decent entry level scopes I should look at that are fine for small game at 50-100 yards? any help would be appreciated!

[sholling]

I don't hang crap scopes on my rifles. You can pick up a really good quality rimfire hunting scope like this Weaver 2.5-7x28 for $140. I believe in buying a good scope once and keeping it forever rather than buying crap and replacing them as they break and ruin range trips. If you don't mind a larger scope then the new Nikon ProStaff 3-9x40 Rimfire appears to have a lot of potential.

A 22LR round reaches maximum velocity in roughly 16-17". Everything beyond that is about appearance and the balance of the rifle.

Green Mountain makes steel target barrels while TacSol uses lightweight aluminum barrels with steel barrel liners. Muzzle heavy rifles are a bit easier to settle down on target while lightweight barrels are obviously easier to carry around.

If you don't care all that much about accuracy then go with a Hogue. Hogue stocks are great for damage resistant hunting stocks but like most synthetic stocks they flex enough to put pressure on the barrel and hurt accuracy. If you're going for accuracy then go with a wood or laminated stock.

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Something like this thumbhole stock combined with an aluminum barrel would be ideal for a hunter/plinker.

Another option is to build a "SuperStock" like the one below. The idea is to build a super accurate target rifle that looks classy - yet still mild and innocent to the untrained eye. What hotrodders used to call a "sleeper".

[XDRoX]

Like already said, those TacSol barrels are lightweight while the GM barrels are very heavy. If I was going to build something to carry around and hunt with I think a lightweight TacSol barrel would be cool to have. If going with GM I'd get something short and fluted to keep the weight down.

Here are two of mine. First one has an 18" barrel and is more accurate than the one below with a 20" barrel. Both are GM fluted barrels and are very heavy.

Top one has a 40mm Simmons scope that I got on sale at walmart for $25, and the one below has a 50mm Simmons WTC that you can still get at midway for like $100. Both scopes are quality and I'd buy again. In fact I have multiples of both somewhere in the garage for future projects.