Is this pitting on the barrel a problem?

TripleDeuce660

TripleDeuce660

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Picked up an older 10/22 target laminate used. It seems to have been fired very little as there is not a ding or scratch on it. However, I do not think it was ever cleaned. I thought it was just dirty, but once I got it home and cleaned it I found that there is some pitting around the chamber. Is this going to be a problem? Is there something I can do about it?

Not too big a deal. I really just wanted the action to build an ultimate for my wife, but we will shoot it as is till I save up for parts.

The barrel says Midway, I was expecting it to say Ruger? Does anyone know if the target model has the same sloppy chamber as the carbine?

 
Originally Posted By: pyscodogSounds like its not a factory Ruger barrel to me. I've never seen a factory Ruger that didn't say Ruger on it.

That could be but I could not find any barrel maker called Midway. Also, I would expect a serial number to be stamped on it, but there is not one on the barrel. i saw no evidence it had been out of the stock. All the pins etc were perfect. It had a bushnell sportview on it that was broken and the rings were rusted, tossed em both in the trash. Who would have that scope on a gun with an aftermarket barrel?

Got it all cleaned up today. Crown looks ok to my eye and a qtip. There was a little surface rust on the last 6 inches of the barrel, probably from touching it and not cleaning it off after. Let it sit overnight with Wipe Out. No bore scope, but it looks good.

Shame no one took care of it. The girl I got it from said her dad gave it to her about 15 years ago. I bet that was the last time it saw a drop of oil.

Trigger is way better than the carbine I had years ago. It is still stiff at 6 lbs, but there is very little take up and creep.

Hopefully its a decent shooter. Barrel needs floated as it touches the entire length of the stock.


Planning on a Kidd trigger, 28" GM sporter contour, boyds rimfire hunter, and a Athlon neos 4-12 22 BDC to get started. Probably upgrade the scope later when I have the money. I love how quite long barrel 22lr are. Hopefully the wife picks a stock color that is not pink so i can carry it rabbit hunting lol.
 
I was just saying all the factory Ruger HB's have Ruger all over them. That, IMO, is diffidently an after market barrel. Doesn't mean it may not be a good shooter. I'd grab some ammo and head to the range and try it out. If you decide it needs swapped out, check out Green Mountain barrels. Mine was a tack driver with good ammo.
 
Originally Posted By: pyscodogI was just saying all the factory Ruger HB's have Ruger all over them. That, IMO, is diffidently an after market barrel. Doesn't mean it may not be a good shooter. I'd grab some ammo and head to the range and try it out. If you decide it needs swapped out, check out Green Mountain barrels. Mine was a tack driver with good ammo.

Just ordered scope. Its on backorder and won't ship for 7-10 days so it will be a while till I get to the range I guess.
 
That barrel may surprise you. Like any other firearm and especially rimfires (which are, for all practical purposes are non-reloadable)you need to find the ammo that it likes. Shoot as many different brands as you can. I like any cci brand. The standard velocity seems to be a favorite of many (myself included) My 10-22 sports a 22" tapered barrel I bought from Midway 1n 1994. I do believe its a Adams & Bennet barrel. I did have my trigger reworked by Brimestone and after 25 years of shooting it the rifle still easily shoots 3/4" groups at 50 yds. (3x9 power scope) A target scope with higher magnification would probably shrink the group size more.
 
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Is that rust pitting? Or is it damage from crud being pounded between the chamber face and bolt over and over X thousands of rounds? I'd guess the latter.
 
Originally Posted By: DiRTY DOGIs that rust pitting? Or is it damage from crud being pounded between the chamber face and bolt over and over X thousands of rounds? I'd guess the latter.

Never considered that. I didn't see any rust there so it could be.
 
Originally Posted By: 7887mm08That barrel may surprise you. Like any other firearm and especially rimfires (which are, for all practical purposes are non-reloadable)you need to find the ammo that it likes. Shoot as many different brands as you can. I like any cci brand. The standard velocity seems to be a favorite of many (myself included) My 10-22 sports a 22" tapered barrel I bought from Midway 1n 1994. I do believe its a Adams & Bennet barrel. I did have my trigger reworked by Brimestone and after 25 years of shooting it the rifle still easily shoots 3/4" groups at 50 yds. (3x9 power scope) A target scope with higher magnification would probably shrink the group size more.

I hope it does much better than that. Any gun that won't average .5 @ 50 over ten 5 shoot groups either gets modified till it does or sent down the road. I ordered some CCI standard velocity and Aquila subsonic just to get a baseline. To get the accuracy I am after will probably require match ammo, but I see people with ultimate 10/22's posting crazy groups with CCI SV, like .2s @ 50 and not just one miracle group.
 
Well like I said - a high magnification scope would shrink the groups. I am hunting with this gun so it sports a 3x9 scope. Then my age and the fact my vision stinks doesn't help either.
Good luck there are lots of parts available to make it shoot
 
Several years ago I ask about making a BR rifle from a 10/22 and the responses were, well...., like I was crazy. LOL, when you look now, they are all over the place. So, the 10/22 is very capable of BR accuracy, but it comes with a pretty stiff price tag, but thats the norm for accuracy.
 
Originally Posted By: MGYSGTWith rim-fire it's all about the ammo.

a quality barrel helps, but i figured this needed to be stressed a wee bit more.

if the tube is good, some experimenting should find what ammo it likes - and hopefully for you it wont be one of the super expensive ones to get the accuracy you're hoping for !
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good luck, and keep us in the loop as you start your testing!
 
Originally Posted By: MGYSGTWith rim-fire it's all about the ammo.


Totally agree! I have a Savage with a heavy barrel and I have a BUNCH of different 22 ammo. From cheap to some pretty good stuff and most shot decent. One day I tried some CCI Mini-Mags and cha-ching, my little Savage came to life. Ragged hole groups at 50 yards was pretty dang easy. Of course it won't do it "all day long" but its pretty regular. Plenty good for me.
 
I had until just recently the same barrel, but in stainless from Midway. At the time I was left with the impression they were Green Mountain barrels. Mine had a Bentz match chamber which was a bit tight for most of the lead profile bullets. The usual jacketed/plated from the major brands shot very well. I think it had 70-80,000+ rounds thru it over 15 years of gophers and PD's.
 
Originally Posted By: TripleDeuce660Originally Posted By: DiRTY DOGIs that rust pitting? Or is it damage from crud being pounded between the chamber face and bolt over and over X thousands of rounds? I'd guess the latter.

Never considered that. I didn't see any rust there so it could be.

I have a 22lr pistol that saw about 30,000 rounds of cheap bulk ammo when I was in college. It shows similar wear on the breech face from the bolt pounding dirty rimfire crud against it.
 
^^^^^ Likewise. Have a factory 10/22 barrel on the shelf with that pitting, from that. And the Midway barrel currently on the rifle has that pitting too, from that. Not sure how many tens of thousands of rounds total that receiver has on it, but it's quite a few. Girl I was with at the time gave it to me for my 17th birthday. I know I put 7K rounds through it in a month once and that was definitely more than normal, but not THAT much more, at that particular time in my life. Jack rabbits were thick that summer.

- DAA
 
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