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

Originally Posted by quentin

I can also elaborate on what upgrades did not work well:
Replacing the factory sporter barrel with a Gun City carbon tension barrel - no accuracy improvement, and ended up with ejection problems. The supplied suppressor was rubbish.
Hogue stock. The barrel channel was not straight, so the barrel would touch the stock. How much depended on whether I was using the bipod, or shooting off hand. Too flimsy to be useful.

Now that's interesting. I was considering that modification but when looking at the photos on TM the barrels seemed to be made from a three-piece arrangement. It looked like there was a sleeve (I assume steel?) inside a fluted aluminium extrusion over which they screwed on a carbon tube. Is this correct?

I couldn't work out how this was going to be better/faster/lighter/quieter etc?

As for the Hogue Stock, I bought a 10/22 with this fitted from new and I really like it. No issues with the barrel channel and I use a bipod on it all the time without problems. Maybe yours was made on a Friday mate?