Re-barrel an older Ruger 10/22

[Zogman]

I have a 10/22 that I purchased in 1968. It is very great shape. Has a very nice walnut stock.
Anyway I would like to put a target barrel on it. When I looked at a couple of YouTube videos it seems somewhat easy.

Have anyone put a target barrel on a 10/22? If so what barrel? I would like one a couple inches longer (20 inch) than the original. Also blued not stainless.

THX!

 

[SDMF]

The swap is absolutely as easy as it looks.

I don’t have any real advise, not enough experience with the available options.

I guess I do have 1 small bit of advise, don’t hog out your original Walnut to fit a target bbl.

 

[Mr. Stevenson]

Why the longer bbl?

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Leave it in original condition and buy or build a target 10/22. They don’t make them like they used to. It would be a shame to destroy an early production. PM me if you want to sell it.

 

[Slappy]

Leave it in original condition and buy or build a target 10/22. They don’t make them like they used to. It would be a shame to destroy an early production. PM me if you want to sell it.

Amen.

 

[BrokenBackJack]

I agree with KW. :;:exactly

 

[Zogman]

​THX, Guys! Guess I will just buy another one.

 

[PrairieGhost]

It doesn't destroy anything Zogman, simply keep the original things to put it back together. Instead of a new gun buy a new stock. I have a Volquartsen carbon barrel on mine. It does a half inch at 50 yards with some of the standard ammo. At one time I had 30 bricks of Winchester Dynapoint. I have one brick left that I am saving.

 

[jr2280]

I put an ER Shaw bull barrel on mine Along with a Boyd’s Evolution stock. I really really like that gun and it shoots very well. Easy to do and took me about 8 minutes for both.