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Posted: 5/17/2011 1:03:48 AM EDT
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I have a black composite 10/22 that I want to modify and have fun with for my son. It is much lighter and better for him.
Then I have a wood stock with stainless barrel that I want to set up as a target shooter for me. Any suggestions where to start. |
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I have a black composite 10/22 that I want to modify and have fun with for my son. It is much lighter and better for him. Then I have a wood stock with stainless barrel that I want to set up as a target shooter for me. Any suggestions where to start. For the son, depending on the age, I would either do the Tech Sights if you are trying to teach him irons, or just a cheap MicroDot from Primary Arms if you are trying to keep him interested and just have fun. For yours, I would start with the trigger if it is going to be a target gun. There are plenty of threads on how to improve the factory trigger, and can be found readily on Google. you could pony up the cash for a KIDD, but I don't think it is totally neccessary. |
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if the one for your son has a trigger like some of the recent ones i've felt, i'd suggest at least upgrading the hammer to a drop-in Volquartsen, Power Custom or Rimfire Technologies hammer. this will cost about $40 and make a bit difference in the trigger, but not make it "super light". there are also some guys who will clean up the factory trigger group, or you can DIY if you have the desire, patience, and are good with that kind of thing.
+1 on Tech Sights for starting. and you should be able to mount half of the factory rail on the front of the reciever and use it to cowitness with the Tech Sights... but i haven't actually done that yet on the one i have with Tech Sights, but i'm planning on trying it. should work as long as the base is not too high or too low. ther's a hige variety of bases to choose from, so some fine tuning is possible. for a target gun, it all depends on your budget and what you like. the stocks and barrels are just pieces and parts. so you could upgrade the barrel on the rifle that currently has the stainless barrel to a .920" barrel and swap the stainless over to the other rifle. bolt upgrades may help with accuracy and reliability.. there are a few guys you can send your factory bolt in to to get it reworked/ the headspace gets cleaned up, the back of the bolt gets radiused, the firing pin is fixed so it doesn't wander around and the whole thing can be jeweled or blued. triggers are a matter of how much money you want to spend. i like the trigger blades from Volquarrtsen and Rimfire Tech withthe straight blaade and overtravel screw and new guts to give a lighter, cleaner trigger. the factory trigger retrun spring seems to add a lot of weight to the pull, and that can be cleaned up a few different ways. triggers don't do much for the cosmetics of aa rifle, and i see some that look nicely dressed up, but with no mention of anything being done to the trigger. kinda like guys who put nice paint and rims on a vehicle and never work on the suspension. it looks good sitting there, but doesn't drive any better. |
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