Baldheaded
Ultimate Member
I have been considering replacing the stock tapered barrel in my ruger 10/22. I have replaced everything accept the barrel. I really thought I was going to go to a bull barrel but the way my gun sits right now is pretty awesome. I am sure the upgrade to a bull barrel would really improve the accuracy at distance but I am not really looking for a bench/target gun. I already use my CZ 457 Varmint for that. I have 2 bull barrels for the CZ in 22lr and 17hmr. Great gun but that is a different story. I was on Ruger firearms online the other day and noticed they make a tapered barrel 18" and threaded with attached fixed sites in blued or stainless. The barrel is also cold hammer forged. Cost is $139 blued and $159 stainless. My thought is this could be a nice little upgrade to the stock 16" stock barrel that I can suppress if I want. The stock is a Hogue Overmolded which I just recently ordered because I wanted something a little different than the wood stock. Does any one own a 10/22 with this upgraded barrel? If so, I would love to hear about it. Pluses and minuses if any. Also I would like to hear anyones thoughts about if this is something I should even consider. I know there are a lot of you that are going to just say go with a bull and I get it. My long term plan is to just get a complete gun from either Volquartzen or Kidd. Just not ready to put the trigger on a 22lr that expensive yet. My current Ruger 10/22 already has over $300 in Kidd upgrades and they were worth ever penny.