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I've got the regular 10/22 DSP (Deluxe Sporter) and I've been thinking pretty hard about those barrels. It might be the next purchase. I tend to keep things pretty "stock" but they just need a little help sometimes. Mine is certainly no target gun as-is. Even my "worst" bolt-action rifle is a good bit better, though no great shakes, either. Both guns handle nicely enough, though. That's important, too, you carry one a lot more than you shoot one.

I have the std contour SS Fluted 22" Shoots 1/2" @ 50 yds and looks very good on my Deluxe Sporter. You'll be happy with it Shoots better than my .920 barrel!

And it handles and carries a lot better. Put a Weaver 2 X 7 rim fire scope and a Kidd trigger on mine and it a dream boat. Like it a whole lot better than the bull barrel models for field use. It is also a very classy looking rifle.

If there is a better looking 10/22 on the planet, I haven't seen it.

It would also look great with a small, straight tube scope such as a 2-1/2, 1-4, or similar. But there is really too much drop in Ruger factory stocks for scope use (unless one of the plastic stocks with replaceable butt stock modules.)

If I wanted to keep it iron sights and get the most from them, I'd put the tallest Lyman 17A on it with inserts from Lee Shaver Gunsmithing. In fact, this post caused me to source a 22" barrel for my iron sight 10/22 (that uses a Lyman 17A) in order to get more sight radius. I changed the barrel last night, so I haven't shot it yet. But the 22" barrel increases the sight radius 15% over the 18-1/2 barrel.

Again, gorgeous 10/22!

In glad this thread came back around...

Thanks GunDoc7

[quote=GunDoc7]If there is a better looking 10/22 on the planet, I haven't seen it.

It would also look great with a small, straight tube scope such as a 2-1/2, 1-4, or similar. But there is really too much drop in Ruger factory stocks for scope use (unless one of the plastic stocks with replaceable butt stock modules.)

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Unless you have a really thin or tiny face, the factory 10/22 sporter comb is plenty high for scope use IF you mount yhe scope low enough.


With a straight tubed 2.5, 3x etc scope there is NO impedimemt to getting that scope mounted low.

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Not to argue, as reasonable people can disagree. Except for AR15 rifles and similar, I've yet to find a rifle that works equally well, for me, for irons and a scope. But that's just me. My test is I mount the rifle with my eyes closed. If I'm not looking through the scope when I open my eyes, it is not optimal.

What I never could figure out is the 10/22 Target, which had no sights at all, seemed to have about the same drop as the standard.