Thread: accurate rifles

Originally Posted by mudgripz

"accuracy - the funniest one was a guy with a 1022 that shot a 2 inch group at 40 yards and thought it was really good"

That's pretty normal for a ruger ......

I used to have a Ruger 10/22 that would struggle to hit a 3 foot square from 50 yards, but my cheap norinco would hit a 1/2 inch circle on the same day. Still have the norinco / scrapped the Ruger.

Originally Posted by timattalon

I used to have a Ruger 10/22 that would struggle to hit a 3 foot square from 50 yards, but my cheap norinco would hit a 1/2 inch circle on the same day. Still have the norinco / scrapped the Ruger.

That's weird. I watched my missus shoot a myna bird at 30 mtrs in the head 2 mornings ago.. With sub sonic of course... 10/22 Ruger that's not been sighted in or cleaned for yonks ..
Must have got a good one ??

Originally Posted by Happy

That's weird. I watched my missus shoot a myna bird at 30 mtrs in the head 2 mornings ago.. With sub sonic of course... 10/22 Ruger that's not been sighted in or cleaned for yonks ..
Must have got a good one ??

My mate must have a good one too, I got a tidy 2 inch group at 100m. I thought that was ok considering it was a ruger

I've got a pretty accurate 1022, though mine cost me $700 used. Target barrel, target trigger, laminated stock etc. It was shocking at ejecting spent cases, so I fitted a hardened ejector claw that I got from Brownells. It is an absolute shitter with most ammo, and a darling with the right ammo. For instance it hates Winchester ammo (stove pipes, misfires every second round, spill shells everywhere when trying to clear misfired rounds, etc), but loves Winchester lasers. It works a treat with Remington Subs.

I use it with a night scope for rabbit killin', though I still have to dry fire it into the ground when I've finished shooting, (removed mag etc), and occasionally it goes-off, which really gets my goat. Probably need to clean the chamber more often for try different ammo.

I have never properly tested it's accuracy, but I've been folding rabbits at 80m in the dark, so it can't be that bad.

Originally Posted by timattalon

I used to have a Ruger 10/22 that would struggle to hit a 3 foot square from 50 yards, but my cheap norinco would hit a 1/2 inch circle on the same day. Still have the norinco / scrapped the Ruger.

Apart from a small number of 10/22's that came through with chatter marks in the bore near the muzzle about 6-7 years ago, most normal standard 10/22's can be made to shoot 1/2" groups at 50 metres without much hassle. I used to do a 10/22 tune-up package for $70 ( thread the muzzle, crisp 2.5lb trigger job, tune for subs, buffer pin, and barrel refit) and that produced the 1/2" groups every time. As they come out of the box they are hampered by a lousy trigger pull and poor barrel fitting (although the fit has improved a bit in the last 3 years). Once the barrel fit problem is cured then the receiver and the barrel become one solid unit. With a poor barrel fit and the scope mounted on the receiver, good accuracy is impossible to obtain.

Originally Posted by gundoc

Apart from a small number of 10/22's that came through with chatter marks in the bore near the muzzle about 6-7 years ago, most normal standard 10/22's can be made to shoot 1/2" groups at 50 metres without much hassle. I used to do a 10/22 tune-up package for $70 ( thread the muzzle, crisp 2.5lb trigger job, tune for subs, buffer pin, and barrel refit) and that produced the 1/2" groups every time. As they come out of the box they are hampered by a lousy trigger pull and poor barrel fitting (although the fit has improved a bit in the last 3 years). Once the barrel fit problem is cured then the receiver and the barrel become one solid unit. With a poor barrel fit and the scope mounted on the receiver, good accuracy is impossible to obtain.

That sounds semi easy and awesome


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