DIY 10/22 mods

[coverme2]

For the pat two days Ive gone to the range and sent close to a thousand rounds down range. These past two days showed me a few things about my 10/22 carbine:

1) The rifle is pretty accurate out to 50ish yards with 36gr copper washed ammo. I have TruGlo front/rear sights on it with the rear cranked all the way down. Tennis balls were 6 o'clock holds at various distances on the ground out to 50 yards. The "bead" on the TruGlo just about obscures the tennis balls at 50 yards.


2) The stock trigger sucks....big time. By round #300ish on each day, it seemed to take more "effort" to press the trigger without sending flyers too far from what I was aiming at.

3) My late-50s eyesight are straining with the irons. After about 30 minutes of aiming with irons, it gets progressively more difficult for my poa to match my poi (compensated holds and all).

4) The stock sucks for me. I feel scrunched up and strained if I even try to maintain a proper cheekweld....which caused my poi to not match my poa. But...if I pulled the buttplate away from my shoulder and rested the upper corner of the buttplate against my cheekbone, my poi more closely matches my poa. I have a long reach, thus need a longer LOP.

So....I need to mod my 10/22 to fit me. What could an enthusiast who is reasonably mechanically-inclined do on his/her own to successfully mod a 10/22? I know there are great after market parts out there that I can buy. I'm thinking about changing out to a target barrel, improve the fire-control group, and replace the stock. And mount a decent scope for strain-free focus and accuracy out to 100yards. I really have no need to shoot .22LR past 100yards...that's what my AR is for.

I'm not new to firearms, but I'm newish to shooting the 10/22 and a total newbie as far as modding it. And I'm having a great time plinking paper and tennis balls. I'd like the rifle to effortlessly kill golf balls after the mods...assuming that I do my part before sending the round. Your input and guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

[el tardo]

kidd website
the kidd trigger is the best mod you can do to your gun.
basicly buy all the parts kidd offers and your GTG

[Biigg50]

^^^^^ agree completely! ImageUploadedByTapatalk1368754576.171843.jpg
Here is my 12yr old daughter actually "killing golf balls" at 100yrds.

[coverme2]

Is the trigger group DIY drop-in or does it need pro-gunsmitthing? Is the barrel just a DIY swap or does it need a smith's expertise for accuracy? Looking at YouTube it seems fairly straight-forward, but surely there must be some secret voodoo soy-sauce that the vids don't show for a competent mod. Or am I looking for problems that aren't there?

[Biigg50]

Nothing to it! The 10/22 is the easiest gun made for customizing. However beware it is highly addictive and can get very expensive!
It is however one of my favorite guns to shoot and can be very accurate!

[mike.h]

try 'you tube 10/22 trigger job'. Also both midway and brownell's have a ton of 10/22 accessories...

[coverme2]

Cool...I think I'll start collecting parts and continue reviewing YouTube.

[Don the savage]

The 10/22 id as user mod friendly as any gun ever. The barrell is slip in. The whole trigger group can be modded by part replacement after removing a few pins.
I personally have just made a few mods on mine
Extended mag release
Extended bolt stop/release (greatest mod ever)
Extended bolt handle
New stock ( ATI adjustable with pistol grip) tacti cool but i prefer pistol grips
Cheap bsa reddot sight.
I can pepper the 100 yard steel at angeles with it.

[wolfy]

buy and sell to fund marlin mod 60. if not then you can look on youtube for trigger jobs. Mine came out great, also look up the diy mod that holds the bolt open on the last shot.

[superbing]

^^^^^ agree completely! [ATTACH]233432[/ATTACH]
Here is my 12yr old daughter actually "killing golf balls" at 100yrds.

that's is one big arse scope for 100 yard

[rm1911]

Maybe the older triggers are better than newer ones. My 10/22 is over 20 years old. All I have is a hogue stock and tech sights. The sights are amazing. If you like irons like I do get them. They're awesome. The overmolded hogue stock is great too. Perfect size. I also put an extended mag release on. Other than that I think it's perfect as is.

You can go crazy for sure. I'll probably get the volq custom hammer upgrade. About $40 and supposed to give a crisp 3lb pull. I'll find out this summer or after next paycheck

If eyesight is a problem I'm guessing a scope would help. As for accuracy before a new barrel and all that until you can outshoot the stock barrel it's not really helpful. I'd recommend the stock and better sight system or optics. Rest of money spend on ammo.

[sholling]

I've built a half dozen 10/22s and in my experience there is no mod that you cannot DIY on a 10/22, although a couple are worth farming out.

• The trigger is probably the best place to start. The factory 4.5-6lb trigger is not conducive to great shooting. Options range from a DIY trigger job, to a $40 2.5lb Volquartsen Hammer Kit (trigger job in a box) to a $300 Kidd two-stage match trigger. The "best" choice is the one that fits your needs and budget but for most people an $80 2-2.5lb trigger job from Brimstone Gunsmithing or Clark Custom is good compromise between price and trigger perfection. In fact a trigger job and the right stock may get you what you want with no further mods and money, but read on if you want to see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
• The Barrel is the key to accuracy and choices range from factory profile (aka "sporter) barrels (<$100) to excellent but inexpensive Green Mountain heavy steel bull (aka .920) barrels ($100-180), to lightweight steel lined aluminum .920 barrels ($180-400), to heavy steel match barrels ($220-$$$$) from Kidd or Volquartsen and others. Most people will never shoot better than a Green Mountain barrel allows but a very few do. It just depends whether the use is casual bench shooting, carry around hunter, or serious match rifle. But none of these will chamber hyper velocity cartridges like Stingers.
• To get the most out of those barrels you'll need to shoot match ammo ($5-20/box of 50) and not just any match ammo, but the brand and model of ammo that you've learned through trial and error works best in your rifle.
• The stock needs to fit the type of shooting and the barrel and needs to be ridged enough not to flex and put pressure on the barrel. I have three examples below. The top is my "sleeper", a super accurate rifle that looks almost stock. It's good for rabbit hunting or making the guy in the next lane feel foolish for laughing at the old guy rifle . The second with the light aluminum barrel and thumbhole stock is easy to carry and my dedicated rabbit assassin - note where it balances. The third is an all out heavy barrel benchrest rifle. I'm a huge fan of solid walnut but really the best material from a rigidity and weather resistance point of view is wood laminate. I buy my Revolution stocks from Shooters Discount but Boyds has cheaper laminated stocks. Plan to do a bit of DIY bedding work to get the most accuracy out of your rifle and to support the weight of a heavy steel .920 barrel.
• Don't cheap out on optics. Weaver and Leupold make great little 2.5-7x28 rimfire hunting/plinking scopes, Nikon's Prostaff 3-9x40 rimfire is larger and a small step down in quality but is a nice rabbit hunting scope. For pure benchrest shooting I like a Weaver V24 6-24x42.

[coverme2]

You guys are the best! Advice and pics to get the juices flowin'....that's what in talkin' about. I'm not sure how old the receiver/barrel is...I bought the rifle used, but the trigger guard is polymer. It already has a Ruger extended mag release and a bolt hold/release mod that was added, but not by me. Except for the 1000+ rounds that I personally shot through it and the probable few that was shot by the prior owner, I'll call the gun fairly "new".

I think I should start with the Volq hammer kit and look for a stock that has a longer lop....hopefully a stock that'll allow me to hog out if/when I swap later to a bull barrel...especially if the ergos and lop work for me. I like that sleeper look, too, Scholling. It'd be great to find a stock-looking wood stock with a longer lop....maybe even dump some match ammo in a plinking bulk ammo box and watch folks go WTF?????? at the range . Might even have to make a used Leupold look like a scope that costs/functions way less than it does

This is gonna "cheap" FUN compared to my AR project.

When I find that perfect-fit wood stock for me, will bedding my standard barrel in it make any significant difference with its accuracy?

[Tbrad10]

This website is the best one for the 10/22 you will find a wealth of information. http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/

[defcon]

if youre willing to do some really out of the box mods, ive made some of my centerfire dream rifles using gutted airsoft stocks

like a M14 EBR with a 10/22 inside. full metal