10/22 accuracy

Tenntrapper

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I just recently picked up a new, wood stocked, 10/22. After getting it home, I noticed a little slop in the receiver to stock fit. I did a very, very mild skim bed at rear of receiver. It seems to have tightened things up...no movement.
Ive owned 10/22s in the past, and my daughter shoots one now, but ive never given much thought to their accuracy... beyond hitting a squirrel.
So my question is, what should I expect from this rifle, at say..30 yards? Remember, this is a bone stock 10/22...no mods. Just looking for some good honest numbers, so I dont start chasing something that isnt possible.
Basically, is the skim job enough, or do I need to consider a more complete bedding job?

Thanks for the assistance.

I have not shot the rifle yet, so nothing to compare to.
 

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My old bone stock 10/22 would shoot 1" groups and under all day long at 50yd with a scope. Just had to figure out which ammo it liked. I sold it and built a bull barrel gun from the ground up on a billet receiver. It shoots a little bit better. 😉
 

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Not to derail my own thread, but how does the build shoot?
3/4" any day of the week. Best I've ever shot with it was a 1/2" at 50, but I shot several groups about that size on that range trip. I can hit chipmunks around the house with it pretty consistently at about 20-25yd.
 

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Bone stock with a 4X scope I can pick out gumballs out of a tree at 50 yards and take them out every time, long as I do my part.
This gun is 20+ years old though.

The only new ones I have bought recently have never been shot.

My shooter of the bunch is a 10/22 Target with a trigger job.
I can shoot off the bench at 50 yards and cover a 10 shot group up with a dime.

It is also 20+ years old too though. :D
 

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I just done some testing. This is by no means a definitive answer to my question, but it shows me where i am...I guess.
I shot one five shot group of 4 different brands. The results actually shocked me. I tried..Federal auto match, SK standard plus, Norma tac22, and Eley tenex. Distance was 30 yards, from a rest.
The tac22 was the worst, at 1+" ctc. SK standard plus was .8+. Now here is the shocker...the Tenex was .599", and the auto match was .513".
Actually, im glad it prefers the auto match over the tenex... 😂 My daughter's 10/22 loves the tac22, but it was the worst in my gun. Guess you just never know.
Just for comparison...my CZ with tenex is at about .1" at same distance.
 

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Mine is a year old and I can shoot 3/4" 5 shot groups at 30 with it. Probably would do better with someone else behind the trigger. Ammo can be a factor. I have some old Winchester and some Russian stuff that is great. CCI is not as good. Didn't think ammo would matter much in 22 but it does seem to make a difference.
 

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