Thread: Ruger 10/22 - Tricks, tips and modifications

Originally Posted by timattalon

The whole point is the 10/22 is designed and built to be a practical inexpensive carbine. It is not designed or spec'd to be a target rifle. Thus if someone wants a target grade rifle then this is not really what they are looking at.
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What tends to happen, and I have seen it happen quite a few times, is that ruger 10/22 often is the first gun for new licence holders. Either because their friends told them "10/22 is cool" or salesman recommended it. Either way, many start their shooting journey with a 10/22. They did not expect a competition class shooter but they also did not expect below par accuracy. Soon they found accuracy to be wanting, they start looking around for ways to improve. In fact, within this sub-forum you can see people asking about trigger, group, mods, etc. Isn't it ironic that more marlins are sold yet fewer marlinians are asking these questions?

Originally Posted by timattalon

I have not handled a MagRes or a Kidd version so cannot say they are (or are not) that good, but those that I know who have one seem very happy with them and certainly seem to get good accuracy.

If you live in Auckland, you can go to waitakere sporting rifle club in swanson. at the least 3 to 4 shooters shoot Kidd. Including the NZ retailer Darin. I am sure they will be happy to demonstrate Kidd's accuracy to you. For enthusiast class target shooters in indoor 25 metre range, Kidd's performance is good as Anschutz's - ever so slight lesser accuracy but more shooter consistency.

MagRes is harder to come across. Guncity and Serious Shooters sold a few of them several years back, I have seen no other ones on the market. About one appear on trademe every 18 month or so (and usually not cheap). A friend of mine owns one. Overall quality is very close to Kidd, but the trigger is standard design and medium weight.