Book Title: "Customize the Ruger® 10/22®"

Customize the Ruger® 10/22®

Comprehensive Do-It-Yourself Guide to Upgrading America's Favorite .22

By James E. House & Kathleen A. House

"The accuracy delivered by the Kidd barrel is simply outstanding. For the seven types of ammunition tested, the overall average is only 0.52 inch, and that includes a large number of groups that were in the 0.3-0.4 inch range. When the 0.74-inch average for CCI Green Tag is deleted, the overall average drops to only 0.49 inch. There is no doubt that even this value does not represent the true potential of this fine barrel. The scope, although an excellent one, is only a 7X model, and no attempt was made to alter bedding, screw tension, etc. When used on a highly tuned rifle, we believe that the Kidd barrel would easily deliver groups in the 0.2-0.3 inch range. A custom 10/22® configured using the components described is a precision shooting device." pg 257-259.

Ruger® 10/22® with a Kidd Stainless 0.092" Barrel, Revival Industries Yukon Stock, Hornet Trigger, and Leupold 2-7X Rimfire Scope.

Type of Ammunition	Smallest	Largest	Average
CCI Green Tag	0.53	1.00	0.74
Eley Match	0.32	0.77	0.53
Federal Ultra Match	0.23	0.88	0.54
Lapua Super Club	0.30	0.60	0.41
Remington/Eley Target Rifle	0.37	0.57	0.51
SK Jagd Standard Plus	0.37	0.56	0.46
Winchester T22	0.49	0.60	0.56
Wolf Match Target	0.28	0.58	0.40
		overall average	0.52

Chart from page 258

Summary of Accuracy Testing of Customized Rifles

					Group Size, In.
Barrel	Trigger	Stock	Scope	Best 3*	Best 1 *
Adams & Bennett Blue 0.92"	Jard	Fajen T.H.	Weaver V-16	0.51	0.51
Butler Creek Blue Fluted 0.92"	Kidd	Hogue OM	Waver V-16	0.57	0.47
Butler Creek Blue 0.92"	Hornet	Butler Cr. Comp.	Leupold RF	0.61	0.55
Green Mountain Aero 0.92"	Kidd	Hogue OM	Weaver V-16	0.68	0.67
Green Mountain Blue 0.92"	Jard	Cabela's T.H.	Weaver V-16	0.48	0.47
Jarvis Blue Std Wt.	Kidd	Mod. Factory	Weaver V-16	0.46	0.34
Jarvis S.S. Std Wt.	Volq.	Hogue OM	Scheels Pr. RF	0.48	0.43
Kidd S.S. 0.92"	Hornet	Rev. Ind. Yukon	Leupold RF	0.42	0.40
Lilja S.S. Std. Wt.	Volq.	Hogue OM	Scheels Pr. RF	0.51	0.48
Magnum Research Carbon 0.92"	Hornet	B & C Anschutz	Leupold RF	0.64	0.59
Majestic Arms Aluma-Lite 0.92"	Factory	Hogue OM	Weaver V-16	0.54	0.49
Majestic Arms Aluma-Lite 0.92"	Jard	B & C Odyssey	Weaver V-16	0.51	0.49
Ranch Products S.S. Muz. Wt.	Hornet	Factory Carbine	Leupold RF	0.58	0.52
Shaw S.S. Fluted Std. Wt.	Kidd	Mod. Factory	Weaver V-16	0.62	0.56
Shilen Blue 0.92"	Jard	B & C Odyssey	Cabela's RF	0.52	0.48
Shilen S.S. 0.92"	Volq.	B & C Anschutz	Scheels Pr. RF	0.45	0.43
Tactical Solutions Camo 0.92"	Hornet	McMillan	Leupold RF	0.69	0.59
Tactical Solutions Green 0.92"	Hornet	Butler Cr. Comp.	Leupold RF	0.79	0.70
Volquartsen S.S. Muz. Wt.	Volq.	Hogue OM	Scheels Pr. RF	0.54	0.52
Whistle Pig Fluted 0.92"	Hornet	Rev. Ind. Yukon	Leupold RF	0.60	0.57
Factory Carbine	Factory	Factory	BSA Air Rifle	0.87	0.78
Factory Rifle	Factory	Factory	Simmons RF	0.73	0.68
Factory Compact	Factory	Factory	Cabela's RF	0.82	0.81
Factory Lipsey's	Factory	Factory	Scheels Pr. RF	0.98	0.87
Factory Target	Factory	Factory	Cabela's Outfitters	0.56	0.45

*Average Size of five 5-shot groups with the three best performing types of ammunition.

**Average size of five 5-shot groups with the best performing type of ammunition.

Abbreviations: S.S.=Stainless Steel: Muz. Wt.=Muzzle Weighted; OM=OverMolded; T.H.=Thumbhole; RF=Rimfire; Pr.=Premier; B&C=Bell & Carlson; Comp.=Composite; Mod.=Modified.

Scopes used were the BSA3-12x AO Air Rifle; Cabela's 3-9X Rimfire; Cabela's Outfitter 6-20X AO; Leupold 2-7X Rimfire; Scheels Premier 4-12X Rimfire: Simmons 22 Mag 3-9X AO; and Weaver V-16 4-16X AO.

Chart from page 277

"The best performing ammunition was most often SK Jagd Standard Plus, Eley Match, Remington/Eley Target, Lapua Super Club, Wolf Match Target, or Federal Ultra Match" pg.276

Book Title: "Customize the Ruger® 10/22®"

1/15/2007