10/22 building a custom?

[toxtrem]

I want to build a custom from parts and would like to know where to look for parts to build it. I'd like to keep in the range of a complete 10/22 for around $600-700, any and all help would be great.

[Bullseye]

Welcome.

There might be someone here that is a fan of the 10-22 and can answer your questions. Myself, I do not specialize in these rifles. The best forum for the 10-22 is over at Rimfire Central, http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/ There's a huge following on that forum for the Ruger Rifle. I'm certain you can obtain good advice on parts and tune-up tips.

R,
Bullseye

[Passport]

+ 1 on rimfirecentral.com

I built a 10/22 custom and thoes guys were a ton of help!!!

[toyfj40]

I want to build a custom 10/22 from parts...
keep in the range of $600-700...

OK, I'll chime-in on this.
I don't know your general background of "shooting"
or customizing... and I'm not claiming to know your answers,
** but **
I'd like for you to consider another perspective... " why? "

I agree that the Ruger 10/22 is a well known and readily customizable
.22 rifle/carbine. also, RimFireCentral.com is an excellent place for advice.

You've set a budget and want to know how to spend it...
I'll suggest that you'll spend $K and have a rifle that is not original parts
and shoots .22LR... maybe a little more consistent than Out-of-the-box.
But... how much better can YOU shoot, after spending the money ?

I've said before, there are FIVE rules for firearm "accuracy", in priority:
1. Shooter
2. Shooter
3. Shooter
4. Ammo
5. Firearm
my emphasis is to say that "knowledge/experience" is more of a factor
than the 'tools'.

Do you already have a 10/22? If you're going to "customize" one, then
all you need is a receiver, as you'll be changing everything else, since it
has the S/N on it... check the PawnShops for a couple similar 10/22s
that you can get that look/feel "OK" and run $125-150 each...
Learn to break them down and see if the trigger-group and bolt will
interchange and fire the same/better as you swap your parts...
(you're Comparing, Contrasting and Learning... )
Experiment with various ammo as you do this.
Make some notes as to what you notice that works, doesn't and improves.

From RimFireCentral.com (ie. RFC) you can get a recommendation for
sending one of your Bolts to a smith for a "polish-job"...
then see how that improves in each of your rifles...
then send in one of the Trigger-Groups for a "job"...
see how it changes your shooting...
by this time, you'll have some ideas about a new barrel...
to go with your "improved" bolt and trigger...
and your best-performing ammo... but changing the barrel
will cause you to consider 'starting over' on the ammo-testing...
but you now know what to look for ...
Perhaps a new stock can be selected for your improved-rifle...
It will fit your wrist, trigger-finger, cheek better now that you
know what causes you to flintch, figgit and jerk your shots...

Consider a book: "Customize the Ruger 10/22" by James House
is one that is fairly recent and covers a lot of the customizable parts.

If you work your way thru this learning process, when you're at your range
and see someone else that is shooting better-than-you...
ask them to shoot your rifle a few times and give you their opinion...
Notice whether they are able to pick-up your rifle and shoot it better than you...
How well YOU shoot your rife may not be the best your RIFLE can shoot...

Then again, if you want a 10/22 that has a pastel-thumb-stock
and a Stainless-Fluted-Bull-Barrel and a jeweled-bolt...
You can spend your $600 pretty quick ...
I hope IT will shoot better than one from a PawnShop...
... or... just get a Stock Ruger 10/22 USST

good luck. I'm not trying to pick on you in particular...
I have several firearms that shoot better today than they did
a few months/years ago when I got them... .22LR, 9mm, .30-30
I use-ta think I had to 'break them in...'
but I learned that it was ME that the firearm had to train...
once *I* learned what/how the particular firearm responded...
then *it* was shooting better...

take care...

[bearandoldman]

Is it really necessary to do, how accurate do you want it ti be? In most cases it is not the arrow but the Indian that is the problem.
Recently purchased a couple of them myself a 10/22T and a standard carbine with a birch stock. The T model has had a trigger job and is action bedded and about an 1-1/2 of the barrel witha bug hole tuner. This gun will shoot 1/4 inch groups at 25 yards off a rest with most any good ammo lie CCI SV. The carbine is stock except for a trigger job and have been shooting near 1/4 groups at 50 feet with it off a rest with the same ammo.
In my not so humble opinion , do you want a gun tto shoot or th play with and impress your buddies? Mine are not impressive to anyone and I shoot for my own enjoyment and non on else's. A gun is jut another tool to get job done, just like hammer or a wrench, if it looks good that is a plus.s
I can consistently trace most of my poor shots back to operator or rarely a round with a different sound that makes me think it was edger a light or heavy load.

And a Big Michigan howdy to my Texan friend.

[toyfj40]

And a Big Michigan howdy

yep, it's a LOT easier to mow the grass with a mower
that has a sharp/balanced blade than it is with one
that is self-propelled and a grass-catcher... and a dull blade...