So, My wife and I bought matching 10/22's in September from Dick's and I did all the work to replace a few things in them (listed below) to turn them into LTR's. My wife's rifle never seemed to shoot very well (3-4 inch groups), while mine was doing pretty darn good at keeping 1inch groups at 15yards, so she stopped using it.
Here's the parts that were replaced before a single shot was ever fired:
After letting it sit in the safe for 8months without anyone to love it, I decided just after the July4th weekend to do something with it and started by buying a new barrel and stock and use a scope & bipod that was laying around to see what could be done to improve the crappy shooter.
New Items:
So, here's what it looks like now:
and here are the groups its getting at 50 yards (w/ CCI MiniMag):
The fliers are all me.
I have a shopping list of things to get next, but suggestions on improvements are more than welcome.
MyList:
Here's the parts that were replaced before a single shot was ever fired:
- Volquartsen Bolt Release and Target Hammer
- Bell and Carlson Extended Magazine Release
- Tech-Sights for Ruger 10/22
After letting it sit in the safe for 8months without anyone to love it, I decided just after the July4th weekend to do something with it and started by buying a new barrel and stock and use a scope & bipod that was laying around to see what could be done to improve the crappy shooter.
New Items:
- Adams & Bennett 18" Bull Barrel
- Fajen Legacy Series Adjustable Stock
- Harris Bi-Pod
- NCStar 4-16x40 Small Cross
So, here's what it looks like now:
and here are the groups its getting at 50 yards (w/ CCI MiniMag):
I have a shopping list of things to get next, but suggestions on improvements are more than welcome.
MyList:
- Volquartsen Exact Edge Extractor
- Power Custom Competition Extended Bolt Handle and Recoil Spring Assembly
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