[New Guy]

How accurate is a stock Ruger 10/22?

Just for grins, I shot a rifle match today. 22 rim fire at 75, 125, and 175 yards. Used a completely stock Ruger 10/22 with regular factory ammo and went up against a truck load of target grade and match grade rifles. Result: tied for 2nd - hit 28 out of 30 plates on a windy day. Miracles do happen.

Guess it's close to the time when I'll be upgrading to a better barrel?, stock?, trigger assembly?, and bipod?? You guys ever get the feeling that upgrades could be a major mistake, haha.

 

[cajungeo]

Thats good shooten there guy! If you are happy with your 10/22, I'd leave it as is, but I don't think tuning, or modifying, a stock ruger is a mistake if it improves the accuracy. If you can shoot 1 1/2" groups consistantly at 50 yds, with the std. barrel you are better than most. Where as a match barrel, you could be shooten .5" groups (using a bench rest). Maby you are better at reading, the wind than the others were, its a good skill to have. Try it again on a still day, and see what happens.
I must warn ya, once you start modifying, your 10/22 its hard to stop, it's addictive!!!

 

[LIKTOSHOOT]

The stock Ruger is capable of 3/8-1/2 inch groups, all day long. The shooter is the bigger problem, not the rifle......it`s design makes it hard to acomplish it, though. LTS

 

[Ivanimal]

I have an 8mm lebel that outshoots all my target rifles. But somewhere along the loine I quit goin for accuracy and started havin fun in the forest and on the range. Pretty soon I expect the accuracy bug will bite again. Good luck with your 10/22, a bull barrel is really the only advancement I like to see on one.:usa:

 

[New Guy]

Really appreciate the comments guys. Shooting at 75 yards was a walk in the park (10 for 10). At 125 it was a little harder but no big deal (9 for 10, did not pickup on a wind change). At 175 the plates looked like the ends of pins and I figured the 10/22 was completely toast but it fooled me (9 for 10). At first I was real upset with myself for a miss at 125 but the potential of what could have happened at 175 made me feel like everything worked out just fine.

One of the shooters in a playful manner made fun of me for showing up with a toally stock gun and said I'd brought a bagfull of excuses with it. By the next shoot, some upgrades will be made so I'll hopefully do a little better.

Think I may keep my original barrel in the gun cabinet just for good luck, haha.