Les Jones

after a few range trips, you’ll find the extended mag release a must. Also, the improved bolt buffer makes it more more pleasant. People swear by the better extractor but my factory one works so i’ve not swapped them out and won’t until it’s a problem.

http://www.gunlocators.com/Ruger_1022.html

My Walmart 10/22 came with an extended mag release so I never had to mess with mine.

As for the auto bolt release, it takes about 2 minutes with a file to turn the factory release into an auto. I’ve done this mod to a few 10/22’s and it works great.

.22 cal boresnake. Turns cleaning the barrel from a tense, tedious chore into a 30 second job.

Slingwise, I’ve actually had good luck with the cheap Butler Creek leather 1907 slings, despite the poor reviews at Midway. The leather is stiff and cardboard like, but that’s somewhat ideal in a shooting sling. If your 10/22 has studs and not built in loops, get a set of 1 1/4″ loops and a matching sling. I find it much more comfortable than a 1″ version.

At the moment, though, I’m partial to the green canvas USGI web sling as a shooting sling. It’s cheaper, less fiddly to adjust and is a better carrying sling. All you need to do to convert it to a shooting sling is unclip the sling from the rear swivel loop. “Sproinging” out the rear clip with a screwdriver makes this easier.

Check your Ruger’s stock to see if applying side pressure to the front sling loop causes the stock to contact the barrel. This can happen with synthetic stocks and throw your groups around. If you’ve installed an aftermarket barrel and stock combo this probably isn’t an issue.

Ammunition, I prefer Winchester T-22 as cheap, accurate, and generally more consistent than Remington, but any standard velocity lead ammo should be fine.

Zero your sights before going and do not let anyone mess with them.

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Get an allen wrench to fit the fasteners that hold the barrel in place. Every now and again they can work loose, and your point of aim will start to wander.

Thanks for the advice, all.

I think I’ve found an appropriate sling at Midway here. I’m a cheap bastard so I’m trying to cut down on the number of shipping fees I have to pay.

I’ll probably pick up the buffer for eight bucks.

Here’s what I did to mine:

Volquartsen trigger group including auto bolt release.
Adams & Bennett target barrel.
Fajen laminated thumbhole stock.
Extended bolt handle.
Extended magazine release.
Recoil buffer (clear)
Titanium extractor.
Rock Mount bipod (Harris clone) and stud.
Bushnell 3-9 scope.
Additional factory 10 rnd mag and Butler Creek 25 rnd mag.

There may be others, but that’s all I can think of at the moment. It’ll shoot better than I can, but I can put consistently hit quarter at 100 yards if I do my part.

I use only Federal Gold Medal Premium .22lr. 40gn round nose coated lead. 1,050 FPS and have really good luck with that. Correct lubrication is critical, too much or two little and I get stovepipes. I get good results with a very light coating of Tetra white lithium grease on the top and sides of the bolt. It hates the bulk Federal blue box ammo for some reason. I get a buckshot pattern with it.

Here’s a picture of it if you’re interested.

Here in Israel, we can’t own more then one gun.
But if I could, I would do this to a Ruger 10/22.

DoubleTapper
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I’m in the same boat, I just picked up a 10/22 for an October Appleseed. I’ll likely mirror your additions. The sights are a must, and it comes with an extended magazine release. If the trigger turns out to be terrible I’ll probably get an aftermarket one, but if it’s not too bad, I’ll just use it as a training aid.

+1 on the GI web sling. I bought two at a gun show for cheap, and they work great as a basic loop sling. I haven’t seen the sling mounts, but aftermarket ones are recommended for sling usage. I’ll see how the GI web sling fits the factory mounts.

Interested to see how you build it.

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