Which receiver and bolt for a 10/22?

[Khromo]

Over the last few months I've accumulated most of the parts for a 10/22 pattern rifle in .22 LR. I would be using this proposed rifle for informal target shooting from 50 to 100 yards. I like to tinker, so I'm piecing it together myself.

So far I have an 18" Shaw 0.920" OD spiral fluted stainless (unthreaded) barrel, a Volquartsen 2000 trigger assembly, a Bell & Carlson Anschutz style stock, and a few other small parts, including a Volquartsen bolt tune up kit. I'm looking for a receiver and a bolt to finish it up.

I'm somewhere between cheap and extravagant. I cobbled together another 10/22 with a 20" Green Mountain 0.920 OD fluted stainless barrel, a Timney trigger assembly, and a B & C target/varmint style stock, and I'm pretty happy with the accuracy and performance of that rifle. I used a Ruger stainless carbine for the stock and bolt. It cost about $1,100 by the time I bought some spare mags, and it shoots five shot groups measuring about 0.7" at 50 yards and about 1.4" at one hundred yards, indoors, with good ammo.

I'm trying to figure out what to do about the receiver and bolt for this next rifle. The Volquartsen receiver is pretty pricey and I've kind of ruled it out. The KIDD receiver and bolt would run about $400, and I'm thinking about that one.

Would the KIDD receiver and bolt pay any dividends in accuracy over just waiting for the next Turner's sale on stainless 10/22's? The last one I bought polished up pretty nicely. A few hours in the shop and the bearing surfaces of the bolt and the inside of the receiver got slick and smooth, but there are a lot of KIDD fans out there, and I am wondering what the real world advantage might be to using that receiver and bolt.

I read up on Rimfire Central, but it was hard to get any opinions specific to the accuracy level expected from different options. A lot of folks raved about the "build quality" and "fitment" of the KIDD products, but I am concerned with the accuracy expected from a rifle with a KIDD receiver and bolt versus a polished up Ruger receiver and bolt.

What should I do? What should I do?

[BrianRodela]

I figure I will just cut and paste from another thread to save time. For the precision part of a 10-22, a barrel, some bolt work and ammo go a long way. For accuracy, some trigger work does wonders. The bolt and trigger work can be done by an experienced smith or drop in parts make a big difference for a value minded shooter. I did my buddy's 10-22 with a $50 Simmons scope, Kidd barrel and SK ammo and for a little more than $550 bucks were making 10 shot groups at 50 yards that could be covered with a nickel. That's tough to beat.
My setup still uses the stock receiver and bolt that I reworked. My original trigger group had been upgrades with Hornet parts and I won plenty of matches with it. I recently put in a Kidd 2 stage trigger and it is very nice but to be honest, the groups haven't changed. I can still cover them with a dime at 50 yards with SK ammo. I think the biggest game changers is the barrel and ammo. They provide the precision. You could work the bolt and trigger yourself to save money and the outcome will be the same, a damn fine shooter.

[Gem1950]

Clean up the Ruger receiver. Have a stock bolt redone by Que or some such service. Get a good charging handle/spring/rod. Get a good trigger group (Kidd) if you have the funds or a rebuilt one. And of course a bolt buffer.

Then you get a shooter

[kenl]

^^ What he said.

IMHO,find a used 10/22, the uglier the better, and build on that. The base to one of my favorite 10/22s was found in a pawn shop with a bent barrel and a scratched up stock, but the receiver group was in great condition. Over-payed $80 for it.

[shadow65]

^^ What he said.

IMHO,find a used 10/22, the uglier the better, and build on that. The base to one of my favorite 10/22s was found in a pawn shop with a bent barrel and a scratched up stock, but the receiver group was in great condition. Over-payed $80 for it.

Same here. I always check the pawn shops for a beat up 10/22.

Dave N

[wpod]

Clean up the Ruger receiver. Have a stock bolt redone by Que or some such service. Get a good charging handle/spring/rod. Get a good trigger group (Kidd) if you have the funds or a rebuilt one. And of course a bolt buffer.

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[Khromo]

Thanks for the replies, gentlemen!

The general consensus seems to be that the Ruger receiver will perform as well or nearly as well as the boutique receivers. After a few hours of polishing, that is! Fortunately, I love tedious tasks like rubbing stuff up, so that's probably the path I should follow.

Maybe I'll buy another 10/22, and use the receiver for my Informal Target Shooting Project, then buy a couple of those 80% receivers and a jig to use up all the Ruger barrels, trigger groups, and stocks that are starting to pile up in the garage.

[ChamberCheck]

I still have the stock Ruger receiver on my rifle. While some polishing inside may help with smoothness and cycling, the bolt is probably more important. I sent my original parts to Randy at Connecticut Precision Chambering, and I've got no complaints whatsoever. Que, as others have mentioned, is also known to do great work. Take a look at the CPC site to see what exactly is done on a bolt...it's not simply polishing.

I got my stuff back from CPC, and without really tweaking the rifle, I was shooting 1/2" groups at 50 yards from a bench. In addition to the stock receiver and bolt, I still have a (reworked) stock trigger group as well. FWIW, I "splurged" and bought a Kidd lightweight barrel and am using a Ruger laminated target stock.

I could probably spend more money, but reworking alot of the original parts ended up saving me a fair amount of funds in the long run. I'm with the others and would recommend the same.

Dave

[AR22]

When I read your Post Title. First thing I thought was use a Ruger 10-22 Receiver and Bolt. Thought I was crazy there for a minute

[Spyder]

Where did you find a 100 yard indoor range?

[Khromo]

Where did you find a 100 yard indoor range?

We've got a 100, well, actually about a 95 yard, indoor range down here in San Diego called Project 2000, or P2K. Good benches, good staff, plenty of room during the week. I've been told it used to be an honest 100 yards, but they shortened it to make more retail space (which they pretty much don't use).

It's a great place to do your load development. Gets a little noisy when the guy with the .300 Stupid with a muzzle brake sets up next to you, but it never rains in there, you never get sunburned, no wind...

[Khromo]

I still have the stock Ruger receiver on my rifle. While some polishing inside may help with smoothness and cycling, the bolt is probably more important. I sent my original parts to Randy at Connecticut Precision Chambering, and I've got no complaints whatsoever...
Dave

Thanks, Dave. I think I might check out CPC!