A Tale of Two Ten Twenty Two’s

[Hatchdog]

Sorry, just had to have a little fun with the post title.

I recently had the trigger in one of my 10/22’s worked on by Brimestone Gunsmithing of Camas, WA and I was curious how it would compare to a factory trigger. So yesterday I shot both rifles and here are the results. I fired two sets of three shots with each rifle in side by side bullseyes.

Of note is the fact these are not identical 10/22’s so the results have to have an *. First is a factory standard 10/22 with the 18.5 barrel and a 3X scope. Second is a Sporter Deluxe with a 20” barrel and a 7X scope. I would think these two differences would make a slight difference but the difference in the triggers is huge. The Sporter is the rifle with the improved trigger. I just had an idea , next time I go to the range I’ll use the improved trigger in both rifles for comparison. Why didn’t I think of that yesterday.

As you can see the Sporter (on the left) has a much tighter group.

50 yards bagged on a bench.
Six shot groups.
40 degrees and calm.

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[North Country Gal]

Good report and nice shooting. Thanks.

I've always maintained that 10/22s are under-rated for accuracy, but that much of that come from a lousy factory trigger and the fact that the 10/22 is so popular with beginners and casual shooters. We still have a mid '80s SD and added the BX trigger to it. Even that made a big difference. Our 10/22 SD is still no bench gun, but if you're patient and willing to do the work at the bench, it can shoot some excellent groups.

[BigAl52]

Nice job Hatch. Ive had several 10/22's but no more. Last one I had was a take down and I got rid of it because it shot terrible.

[Hatchdog]

Nice job Hatch. Ive had several 10/22's but no more. Last one I had was a take down and I got rid of it because it shot terrible.

I have to admit that when I go squirrel shooting I take my Marlin 39-A. It’s crazy accurate, much more so that the 10/22’s. I bought these two because Washington State voters passed new semi-auto rifle requirements which included an $18.00 state fee to purchase one. The law was intended to go after AR-15 type rifles but the fools at the state Legislature wrote it so it included all semi-auto rifles. $18.00 on top of 8% sales tax makes a $200.00 10/22 a little bit on the expensive side. I picked these up before the law took place.

[BigAl52]

Things that make you wanna go Hummm or Grunt in one guys case.

[Headhog]

I believe most folks would only consider the 10/22 to be nothing more than a plinker. No matter how you look at it, this demonstrates the fine performance of a "plinker" .22 rifle. Great comparison.

Paul

[Rifletom]

I had a 10/22 I bought new in '75-'76, great little .22 rifle. My older son "acquired" it a few years ago along with my Ruger M77 RSI .308. He shoots the heck out that 10/22. Love some .22's.