Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires 10/22 upgrades…which ones and in which order

I bought my son a 10/22 for Christmas. I have one as well and thought it might be cool for us to trick our rifles out together over the next couple of years. So how would y’all go about a father/son project like that?

I’d go barrel first then trigger. Can’t go wrong using KIDD for either

1. Magpul x22 stock.
2. Barrel for better precision. I agree about kidd
3. Bolt release mod. A must have IMHO.
4. Under trigger guard mag release.
5. Extended charging handle
6. Precision bolt from JWH customs.
7. Volquartsen target hammer and trigger.

If you're going to stretch the project out over a couple years, Start with upgraded triggers. Who knows? Maybe they will shoot good with factory barrels if they aren't jerked off target by a 15lb factory trigger.

Not a father/son project, but if you want to turn a factory specs 10/22 into a shooter, send your barreled action to CPC and pay Randy around $225 for a full tune up. It is easy to pour that amount of money into a 10/22 for after-market parts and end up with a less accurate rifle than a CPC turn up would have produced.

I'n not opposed to changed out parts on 10/22s, I've done it several times myself, but I've come to believe that you get the most bang for your bucks with a CPC tune up, as Randy's work is holistic, all of the parts are hand fitted to work together, an aspect that you don't get when you swap parts from different vedors.

Connecticut Precision Chambering in Middletown, CT.

I would start with a Volquartsen target hammer kit. Drop in part that makes a decent trigger pull for not a lot of money. Not hand fit quality but much more enjoyable over stock. Then shoot the gun and see how it does. Mine always were great plinking guns which is more fun than sitting at a bench.
I have a couple of custom 10/22’s with .920 barrels and while very accurate I still enjoy the simple carbine as it was the first rifle I bought for myself. I customized it with a plastic hand guard. Lol.

The first thing I would do is try some different ammos in them to establish an accuracy baseline, I have seen some out of the box 10/22's that shoot 1-1/2" groups at 50 yds and others shoot 3/4" groups at 50 yds. Unless you establish what the rifle is capable of prior to starting mods how will you know what you have accomplished.

#1 - after establishing a baseline my first mod would be a trigger upgrade, either do your-self using something like a Power Custom kit or pay someone for an upgrade whether it be a mod to the factory trigger or a complete new one.

#2 - at that point I would evaluate whether a new barrel may be in order.

#3 - sometimes we forget what 10/22's are for - for me they are a fun 22 that is meant to put lead in the air with a reasonable expectation of accuracy. If I have one that puts 5 shots into 3/4" at 50 yds I am not going to spend a lot of time or money modding it, because that next 1/4" increase in accuracy is going to come at a very high price. I am going to spend the saved money on ammo and keep cans and rocks bouncing and keep on smiing.

drover

Kidd trigger

...what Drover said.

If someone were to do all the above mentioned upgrades. What kind of money are we talking about?

Id go Volq hammer first and see how it shoots.

Dont care for the curved buttplate standard stocks, so that would be next.

Might be a good hunting/ plinking rig with nothing more changed.

Next ( if need be ) would be barrel.

This assumes that its being scoped from the get go.

How about shoot it then after show him how each change can help with accuracy, good learning tool.

Lots of great points to ponder. Thanks everyone.

And make sure the package includes the CPC extractor. You will not regret that.

This, too.

I remember an article in one of the gun rags from a few years ago. The writer took a 10/22, which at that time was a $125 - $150 and price the top upgrades for it from a Brownells catalog and showed how it was possible to end up with a $1500 10/22. At that time you could have purchased an Anschutz sporter for around $1500 and had a guaranteed shooter. It is easy to get lost in upgrading 10/22's.

drover

Barrel work and trigger upgrade at CPC then bed action. Might not be benchrest but will be a dang fine shooter for a lot less than most throw at them.

Just bought my second BX trigger, I like the lighter pull, will be intreting to see if it makes a difference.

Your possibilities are endless, but I'd start with replacing the receiver with the Brownells receiver with the integrated picatinny rail. (About $90).

You might also consider a Shilen match barrel, Magpul stock and a Ruger BX trigger.

autobolt release

took a friends son out to shoot his new xmas 1022. H fought with that release, I went ahead and ordered him one and will install it this week.