10/22 barrel length for Gallery

IrishTarget

I have a 10/22 target with a heavy 20 inch barrel. I am thinking of getting the barrel cut a few inches to help with the front weight of the rifle.

What length should I get it cut to?

What effect on accuracy will that have at 50 and 100 meters.

Or will buying a new barrel be a better option?


Cheers

clivej

You will be told that you can't reduce the barrel to below 22" (I think) and it must be above 12.5" as then it's classed as a handgun. This is related to reducing the length of a barrel as you can buy a rifle over the counter with 16.5" barrels.

The common rule would seem to be that a .22 rifle needs 16.5" to burn all the powder in a cartridge so anything less will not give you full velocity from a round. Not withstanding using pistol cartridges on a rifle.

If your looking to get a new barrel for your 10/22 then I would the Kidd 16.5" barrel that has a match chamber and is as accurate a barrel as you can get. No compromise the best 10/22 barrel on the market.

The legal twist is you cant reduce the length below a limit but you can replace a barrel , I think.

IrishTarget

Interesting

A lot of rules to look into. Would I have to import the barrel and how much money would I be looking at??

Scalachi

There are now several Kidd barrels here in use 12.5, 14 and 16 that I know of personally.

They cost about 350-400 Euros roughly, have a look at Rude Fat Dog's website in the UK

DB

cw67irl

You can also buy barrels in Northern Ireland over the counter if you surrender your existing barrel you dont have to get any paperwork or permits!

I have a 12.5 Inch Volquartsen Carbon Fibre Match Barrel!

Sparks

clivej wrote: »

You will be told that you can't reduce the barrel to below 22" (I think)

50cm is the legal limit.

and it must be above 12.5" as then it's classed as a handgun.

30cm barrel and 60cm overall length.

The legal twist is you cant reduce the length below a limit but you can replace a barrel , I think.

It's not so much a twist as a gray area - it's in the Act in black and white that you can't cut down a barrel for a rifle past 50cm, but if you were given a licence for one with a barrel that came from the factory below that (and presumably above 30cm barrel and 60cm overall), then noone really knows what the story is yet and won't unless there's a high court case over it (which nobody really wants).

Mr.Flibble

Wouldn't it be simpler just to add a little weight to the butt?

tommyboy26

Mr.Flibble wrote: »

Wouldn't it be simpler just to add a little weight to the butt?

i would imagine with a 20" barrel it would be fairly heavy already without adding more weight

Sparks

But you'd shift the balance point back so that it wouldn't feel so nose-heavy.

clivej

Mr.Flibble wrote: »

Wouldn't it be simpler just to add a little weight to the butt?

tommyboy26 wrote: »

i would imagine with a 20" barrel it would be fairly heavy already without adding more weight

Sparks wrote: »

But you'd shift the balance point back so that it wouldn't feel so nose-heavy.

My take on the overall weight is
Get the weight down first, then you COULD add weight if you want too.

Reducing weight can be achieved by changing the stock and chopping the barrel. You can buy Kevlar pre-stressed barrels, the barrel is still steel but has a light-weight Kevlar outer sleeve.
Remember light weight is NOT always a good thing. If there's a bit of wind blowing then that extra weight in a heavy barrel comes in handy to keep the rifle steady and on target.

The other ting to get right is the BALANCE when holding the rifle for the shot. This is where the weight and barrel length come into play. Only you can decide what works for you. And in the T&P1 practice where you have 12 shots in 2 minutes @25m that extra weight and the rifle's balance in the barrel starts to tell on your arms.

Here are a few web links to look at and DROOL over.

KIDD website
https://www.coolguyguns.com/
https://www.coolguyguns.com/Barrels_c_8.html
https://www.coolguyguns.com/Triggers_c_7.html

RudeFatDog the Kidd agent in the UK
http://www.rudefatdog.com/10_22.html


Rimfiremagic in the UK
http://www.rimfiremagic.co.uk/10_22_buildlist.html

Boyd 10/22 stocks in the USA they will export to Ireland
http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/Replacement-Stocks-for-the-Ruger-10-22-s/40.htm

IrishTarget

Cheers Lads

Alot of good info there and a few options