Highly Accurate Ruger 10/22 Barrel

[LCpl Kutches]

Hello Calguns,

I am looking for a highly accurate Ruger 10/22 Barrel.
Must be 20" Inches or longer if possible. High accuracy barrel.
My preference is not a fluted barrel, just a smooth long appearance.
Can you offer me advise on the barrel or which barrel to buy?

My goal is a Synthetic Green Stock, two pound trigger, 20" Barrel, good scope, increasing my trigger time before investing in a higher caliber rifle.

Total budget is to try and stay within $1200.00 for this Ruger

[LCpl Kutches]

Just curious, why 20" or longer ?
I'm pretty sure .22LR has reached its peak volocity by 18" or less

On the Ruger website they have Ruger 10/22's with 20" barrels.
I recently shot a Ruger 10/22 with a 20" Inch Barrel and it was amazingly accurate even at 100 yards it was dead on, minus some movement from the wind.

I was so impressed with this rifle instead of me building a AR-10, I will build a Ruger 10/22.

[Paperchasin]

https://www.kiddinnovativedesign.com/

[Merc1138]

On the Ruger website they have Ruger 10/22's with 20" barrels.
I recently shot a Ruger 10/22 with a 20" Inch Barrel and it was amazingly accurate even at 100 yards it was dead on, minus some movement from the wind.

I was so impressed with this rifle instead of me building a AR-10, I will build a Ruger 10/22.

Ok, but you can be accurate with a 16" or 18" barrel as well. Being 20" long has nothing to do with it.

[LCpl Kutches]

Ok, but you can be accurate with a 16" or 18" barrel as well. Being 20" long has nothing to do with it.

Yes, I can be accurate with a 14.5" Inch Barrel, But I am also more accurate with a 20" Barrel.

Call it personal preference, but I always preferred a 20" Inch or longer barrels for accuracy.

One my Recon Marines, who also trained as a Scout Sniper advised me towards a Ruger 10/22 with a 20" barrel to improve my skills.

I want to practice picking off an egg at 150 yards+ with a ruger 10/22. Everything transfers, trigger time, breathing, wind reading, etc..

[Sabby]

ditto on any 18'' barrel being that of just as accurate as any 20'' barrel

https://www.volquartsen.com/tags/5-barrels

[Stockton]

Call Shilen or Kidd. Make excellent 20"

[XDRoX]

150 yards will be a challenge . But doable.

I have many 10/22's. I will say that my most accurate one has an 18" barrel.
My 2nd most accurate one has a 20" barrel. Both rifles will make one ragged hole at 50 yards if I do my part. Most the time they just remind me how much I suck

Both my barrels are made by Green Mountain and are fluted. A non fluted 20" barrel is very heavy just in case you didn't think about that yet.

But anyway, GM are highly regarded and a great deal.

Good luck.

[003]

http://www.ct-precision.com/

Click this link.

[atascadero]

Check out Kidd. 20" barrels can increase accuracy by the adding barrel weight. Semi's got a lot of action movement. More weight can help dampen that a bit. Just my 2 cents.

[Merc1138]

Yes, I can be accurate with a 14.5" Inch Barrel, But I am also more accurate with a 20" Barrel.

Call it personal preference, but I always preferred a 20" Inch or longer barrels for accuracy.

One my Recon Marines, who also trained as a Scout Sniper advised me towards a Ruger 10/22 with a 20" barrel to improve my skills.

I want to practice picking off an egg at 150 yards+ with a ruger 10/22. Everything transfers, trigger time, breathing, wind reading, etc..

Ok, and I'm guessing he meant one of the actual Ruger made 10/22 target models. That's fine, but the reality is that the barrel length is pretty meaningless unless you need the extended length for a longer sight radius(if you're using iirons), or a bloop tube to get the right radius even longer. But a 20" barrel will do absolutely nothing for you just because it's 20" long.

It's in your head. Get a good barrel and it won't matter how long it is.

I suggest looking at the monthly rimfire match here, and of course the various forum sections on rimfirecentral.com and you'll see all sorts of great groupings with hundreds of combinations of components that have more to do with the actual bore and chamber of the barrel, than barrel length itself. Then of course finding some decent ammo that you've tested your rifle with.

[LCpl Kutches]

If a 20" Barrel is pointless, then why is match grade ammo tested in a 26" .22LR Barrel? Just wondering.

[Merc1138]

If a 20" Barrel is pointless, then why is match grade ammo tested in a 26" .22LR Barrel? Just wondering.

Not all match grade ammo is tested in a 26" barrel. Where are you getting this from? Although it would be nice if such a universal standard existed for what "match grade" means on packaging, unfortunately such a thing does not exist.

Also as I said, if you're using irons you may want a longer barrel(or use a bloop tube) so you can mount the sights further apart for a longer sight radius. In that situation you aren't benefiting from the bullet being in the barrel longer, simply being able to mount the front sight further forward.

edit: Before I forget, there is indeed a second use for a bloop tube, more specifically a tuner. It does extend the length(clamps on to the end of the barrel, doesn't extend the bore) and usually allows you to switch out weights on the end or adjust where the weights are on the end to get more uniform vibrations in the barrel. Personally a little too fiddly for my taste, but I'm not going to scoff at the people who use them and shoot their crazy .1" groups at 50 meters.

[TKM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5Z7ipUGd0

http://www.1022rifle.com/information

[Fishslayer]

Just curious, why 20" or longer ?
I'm pretty sure .22LR has reached its peak volocity by 18" or less

^^^ This...

Do some research. There is a lot written on the optimum length for a .22 barrel.

Bought my wife a 10/22 Compact with 16.5" and the thing is astonishing out of the box.

Now, if you're talking iron sights that might be another kettle o' fish.