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would like some opinions/input on better standard { non .920 } barrels

have the stock ,but maybe there are more accurate ones ?

i already have a .920 build , trying to do something a little different .
wanna stick with the standard size barrel

thanks

Green Mountain Sporter contour barrels -Blue or Stainless.

Take a look at Green Mountain

What size groups at what distance are you getting with your Factory setup?

About any aftermarket barrel will be more accurate than the factory Ruger barrel, unless you got lucky with a tight grouping Ruger. The factory barrel is designed to function with all 22LR ammunition. The aftermarket barrels typically have a tighter chamber. You can send your factory barrel to CPC and have it rechambered and crowned to shoot better with a close to stock look.

I like the Beyer barrel for its light weight, accuracy, threaded muzzle. You pay for what you get.

My stock 10/22 with an aftermarket trigger is an honest 1/2 at 50 yards with surprisingly CCI stingers.

Green mountain is your best bet.

thats what im aiming for ,, light weight

i havent had a chance to shoot my ruger yet ,,

Put one together with an 18" Fedderson that is real close to factory. Had to do some slight sanding on a factory wooden stock. It shoots Eley and RWS subsonic hp's real well , only ones I've tried so far. The Fedderson is .635 on the end.

I was under the impression the GM sporters need a little bit of inletting near the receiver.
Dunno what happens when CPC sets back and rechambers a standard 10/22 bbl (as far as bbl to stock gap).

Rimfire Sports is out of the blued 20" GM sporters.

I too am wanting a light hunter 10/22, w a fingergroove stock.

Shaw doesn't get a lot of play in the 10/22 aftermarket. I have one of their bulls and am happy with it.

https://www.shawcustombarrels.com/shop/category/ruger%C2%AE-1022%C2%AE/14

ok guys

looked through all the suggestions listed above

and im pretty sure im gonna get the GM 16.5 fluted sporter barrel
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GM sporters do require the barrel channel to be opened up just forward of the receiver.

CPC doesn't set the barrel back very far, 0.187" to 0.250" according to their site, so there shouldn't be any need to do any inletting. Randy will do the absolute minimal set back if he knows that the barrel is going back into a mannlicher-style stock, so that the barrel will still extend beyond the stock's end cap.

I've had CPC do their full tune-up on three 10/22s, twice with GM sporter barrels and a mannlicher with the factory barrel. I think that a CPC full tune-up is a better value for most people than just swapping out after-market parts. Randy's full tune-up is a holistic approach, in that he reworks the rifle so that all of the parts fit and work together in harmony.

www.ct-precision.com

I have a 20" GM fluted sporter, it seems to balance a bit better than the factory tubes, without adding much weight at all. It cut my groups sizes in half, but they weren't all that good to start with.

I had a 20" Shilen barrel, sporter contour that was a tack drive. I gave it to my dad. Great shooter.

My Shilen 22" long stainless steel sporter barrel is very accurate and shoots any ammo I've tried in it.

I also have a 20" Shilen. Great barrels!

you guys went with the 20 + in barrels
im trying to stick with the 16 inchers ,, i know the longer the barrel the more accurate ,and more velocity , but i wanna build something light weight

You might give the factory barrel a fair chance before moving on. With the right lot of CCI MiniMag HPs, you could be surprised. The first group at 4 o'clock was fired rather carelessly to sight-in with the new rings. Then, with the scope adjusted, a concentrated effort produced the second group. The likes of that centered five-shot 50 yard group shown here do not happen every time, but often enough to make that barrel a keeper.