Oiltowncaller
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Just picked 1 up not long ago. Is there an accuracy difference with the barrel band off? Better or worse or no effect?
Ruger 10/22 question
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Smokeless
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Been there. There will be more difference in different ammo than with just removing the band. The barrel still touches the full length of the barrel channel.
For what they are they shoot great right out of the box.
Get a heavy barrel and new stock for it if you want a little more. IME.
For what they are they shoot great right out of the box.
Get a heavy barrel and new stock for it if you want a little more. IME.
Chris_Brice
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Every 10/22 is different but accuracy gains happen often enough by removing the band that it's definitely worth some range time to try.
Oiltowncaller
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I dont plan on other barrels or stock and what not. It will just be a bunny and squirrel getter for now just didnt know how much if any the band would affect accuracy
doggin coyotes
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I've had it help on some. No change on others.
Easy to take off. Try it with and without and there will be no more wondering.
BTW, the barrel band can be sanded out enough that when it's on the rifle, it does not touch the barrel. That way it keeps the original looks, but is like not being on the rifle.
Easy to take off. Try it with and without and there will be no more wondering.
BTW, the barrel band can be sanded out enough that when it's on the rifle, it does not touch the barrel. That way it keeps the original looks, but is like not being on the rifle.
Radio
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Originally Posted By: doggin coyotes
BTW, the barrel band can be sanded out enough that when it's on the rifle, it does not touch the barrel. That way it keeps the original looks, but is like not being on the rifle.
X2. I took a Dremel tool with the sanding drum attachment and removed the pressure points in the stock, then opened the diameter of the band so it don't touch the barrel. It's pretty soft material, so work carefully
BTW, the barrel band can be sanded out enough that when it's on the rifle, it does not touch the barrel. That way it keeps the original looks, but is like not being on the rifle.
X2. I took a Dremel tool with the sanding drum attachment and removed the pressure points in the stock, then opened the diameter of the band so it don't touch the barrel. It's pretty soft material, so work carefully
Originally Posted By: SmokelessBeen there. There will be more difference in different ammo than with just removing the band. The barrel still touches the full length of the barrel channel.
For what they are they shoot great right out of the box.
Get a heavy barrel and new stock for it if you want a little more. IME.
And a Volquartsen barrel and trigger group along with that better stock, that's all they need.
For what they are they shoot great right out of the box.
Get a heavy barrel and new stock for it if you want a little more. IME.
And a Volquartsen barrel and trigger group along with that better stock, that's all they need.
DowneastWayne
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Originally Posted By: woodguruOriginally Posted By: SmokelessBeen there. There will be more difference in different ammo than with just removing the band. The barrel still touches the full length of the barrel channel.
For what they are they shoot great right out of the box.
Get a heavy barrel and new stock for it if you want a little more. IME.
And a Volquartsen barrel and trigger group along with that better stock, that's all they need.
I own 3 10/22s, the one I have accuracy issues with is due to a poor fit of the stock around the receiver. I always figured I would get a heavy barrel and new stock for that one, so I haven't tried bedding the action or anything else to improve it. It shoots well enough as is to let the kids punch paper with it.
For what they are they shoot great right out of the box.
Get a heavy barrel and new stock for it if you want a little more. IME.
And a Volquartsen barrel and trigger group along with that better stock, that's all they need.
I own 3 10/22s, the one I have accuracy issues with is due to a poor fit of the stock around the receiver. I always figured I would get a heavy barrel and new stock for that one, so I haven't tried bedding the action or anything else to improve it. It shoots well enough as is to let the kids punch paper with it.
Daniel P.
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Had a friend put a different barrel band on his 10/22 takedown so he could put a short bipod on and it messed his accuracy up pretty bad, 50 rounds of tinkering with the scope later I finally got him to take it off and it was shooting like it should. The aftermarket band fit too tight.
Originally Posted By: DowneastWayneOriginally Posted By: woodguruOriginally Posted By: SmokelessBeen there. There will be more difference in different ammo than with just removing the band. The barrel still touches the full length of the barrel channel.
For what they are they shoot great right out of the box.
Get a heavy barrel and new stock for it if you want a little more. IME.
And a Volquartsen barrel and trigger group along with that better stock, that's all they need.
I own 3 10/22s, the one I have accuracy issues with is due to a poor fit of the stock around the receiver. I always figured I would get a heavy barrel and new stock for that one, so I haven't tried bedding the action or anything else to improve it. It shoots well enough as is to let the kids punch paper with it.
I got the target version with the trick looking hammer forged barrel when they were made in about 1988 or 90 or thereabout. My brother got a Kimber and we put matching 4-14x Pentax scopes I had gotten a great deal on, the Ruger shoots rings around that fancy Kimber he paid $900 for when I paid about $450 for the Ruger.
For what they are they shoot great right out of the box.
Get a heavy barrel and new stock for it if you want a little more. IME.
And a Volquartsen barrel and trigger group along with that better stock, that's all they need.
I own 3 10/22s, the one I have accuracy issues with is due to a poor fit of the stock around the receiver. I always figured I would get a heavy barrel and new stock for that one, so I haven't tried bedding the action or anything else to improve it. It shoots well enough as is to let the kids punch paper with it.
I got the target version with the trick looking hammer forged barrel when they were made in about 1988 or 90 or thereabout. My brother got a Kimber and we put matching 4-14x Pentax scopes I had gotten a great deal on, the Ruger shoots rings around that fancy Kimber he paid $900 for when I paid about $450 for the Ruger.
DowneastWayne
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The 10/22 I use regularly is ridiculously accurate. It's the standard carbine version my dad gave to me in 1981. It's had literally thousands of rounds through it and it still shoots great. The one that's less accurate isn't really terrible, but not nearly as good as the other. I noticed the poor fit in the receiver area of the stock because I removed the barrel band to to see if it would group better and it got way worse. The only real support for the barreled action was the single point where the screw is. Someday I'll get a Boyd's stock and a 16 bull barrel for it, but for now my two boys enjoy it.
Evil_Lurker
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Quote:The only real support for the barreled action was the single point where the screw is.
Yep, those really need to be bedded tight around the trigger group and under that takedown screw, then you can free float them.
That's a bull barrel stock, but the bedding would be the same.
Yep, those really need to be bedded tight around the trigger group and under that takedown screw, then you can free float them.
That's a bull barrel stock, but the bedding would be the same.