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Posted: 12/3/2014 2:28:06 PM EDT
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I'm new to the 10/22 world. I dropped in Timney Trigger and am curious what other performance enhancing things I should do. I've heard I should drop in a bolt buffer. Does anyone use these and if so, does it make a big difference?
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I'm new to the 10/22 world. I dropped in Timney Trigger and am curious what other performance enhancing things I should do. I've heard I should drop in a bolt buffer. Does anyone use these and if so, does it make a big difference? Thanks ahead of time. A synthetic bolt buffer takes out the large CLACK when the bolt stops at the rear. Worth the few bucks, IMHO. Polishing up the bolt is free or cheap, makes it look nice, and might give you a slight reliability increase. Other stuff, like the bolt release and magazine release depend upon your preference, they may be worth the cost to you, they may not. If you are intrepid, the factory bolt release can be improved with a dremel or even a hand file to give you the same benefit as an aftermarket unit. While my bolt is radiused, I would only radius the bolt if you had a particular reliability issue that would be solved by doing so, and would not be solved via other means. Some 10/22s simply won't cycle the slide with enough velocity for proper ejection, if that applies to you and other caused are ruled out, then a radius can help alleviate it. But unless yours had that problem, I wouldn't worry about it. There are other mods that can help with various common problems, but unless you're having trouble... Again, just shoot it and enjoy it. |
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The bolt buffer will not improve your rifle's accuracy or reliability in any way. But it does make it quieter, and I like that, so all my 10/22s have bolt buffers. If you get one, the Kidd is the best one available, and one of the least expensive.
"Performance enhancing" depends on how you want to use the rifle. Optimizing it for benchrest, F-Class, 3-position, silhouette or squirrel hunting will be different. You already have a trigger, so I'd recommend shooting a lot, as a "shakedown cruise," while you are thinking about what you want to do with it. Beware: 10/22s are like potato chips - you can't have just one. I have three more on my to-build list, each for a different purpose. |
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No tunnel vision. The PFI scope has about 1" more of eye relief than the Weaver so it can be mounted a bit further forward (I prefer the side focus on the Weaver). Both rifles are very comfortable although I haven't shot the 10/22 yet. I can already tell that the Timney trigger is going to be a night and day difference over the factory. The RAR will make 10 shot group half the size of a dime at 25 with CCI Standard Velocity through my suppressor. If the 10/22 comes anywhere near that I'll be very impressed.
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Nice pic. The 50th may be the most comfortable Ruger 10/22 stock I've ever tried. The 10/22's scope is mounted a bit farther back than the RAR's. Do you have any issues with tunnel vision in your view through the scope? |
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