[cournot]

If you were designing or buying a 10/22 rifle for a budget of 650 at the most, what would you get? To be used mostly on the bench by a non-competition shooter at 50 yards.

Something like a stock Target Lite? Or build from a basic gun and add nicer stock and trigger?

 

[Collo Rosso]

Bergara BXR. I bought the carbon fiber barrel model for steel challenge, $599 plus tax. You can't build one for that. Weighs 4 1/2 pounds, carbon fiber wrapped barrel, excellent 3lb. trigger, extended mag release, nice stock, extremely accurate. Looking for a 22lr rifle for other rimfire games, I ordered the steel barrel model for myself for Christmas. The carbon one wears a dot, this one will get a scope.

 

[cournot]

Interesting. I see a couple available now. Couldn't find any under 600 a week ago.

However the carbon fiber ones are over $700. Some good used custom Rugers for that price.

 

[Pete Perfection]

Stock. With ruger bx trigger.

 

[Bow Commander]

Complete receiver: https://sapoutfitters.com/product/ruger-1022-complete-receiver-black/ $195
Barrel: https://volquartsen.com/inventory_configurations/5408?clearance=1 $175
Stock: Revolution Yukon - 10/22 .920 Bull - Buckskin Brown at Grizzly.com $120
Trigger kit: 10/22® Trigger Job Kit aftermarket upgrades by KIDD $127
Scope rail: https://www.amazon.com/Ruger-Picati...icatinny-Mount-Scopes-Optics/dp/B00ME813MA/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B00ME813MA&th=1 $10

Total: $627 and will shoot lights out. Mount your scope and you're set.

 

[ADAflanger]

What I did:

ER Shaw .920 bull barrel
Magpul stock
Kidd trigger
Nikon fixed 4x scope

It's my non-competition* benchrest gun. Price the parts and see how you do. This thing will shoot way better than I can, with CCI standard velocity 40 grain ammo. Tried some Eley match and did very little better.

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* Used to compete years ago; eyes are too old now.

 

[hardluk1]

What I did:

ER Shaw .920 bull barrel
Magpul stock
Kidd trigger
Nikon fixed 4x scope

It's my non-competition* benchrest gun. Price the parts and see how you do. This thing will shoot way better than I can, with CCI standard velocity 40 grain ammo. Tried some Eley match and did very little better.

Change that 4 power scope to a 6-24 and you will SEE the difference in ammo quality as yards increases to 100 yards or 150 yards .

 

[Collo Rosso]

Interesting. I see a couple available now. Couldn't find any under 600 a week ago.

However the carbon fiber ones are over $700. Some good used custom Rugers for that price.

I just ordered the steel barrel model (BXR001) for $499, free shipping. PM me if you want the info. They said they had a bunch in stock.

 

[dgchunk]

Here’s my 10/22. I replaced the stock with a Hogue Overmold, polished all the trigger parts and added a Volquartsen drop in hammer kit. It can make the 4” steel targets go “plink” from 150’ so I’m happy with it.

 

[cournot]

Totally left field, but my range companions yesterday said I shouldn't get a semi again. Given my preference for bench shooting and no desire for steel challenge or competition, they told me to get a bolt action CZ Varmint. Now I'm really confused.

 

[ADAflanger]

Hogue stocks are awful. Hecho en Mejico, doubtless for a few dollars, and sold to ususpecting American shooters. When I built out my bench rifle, I got one. The instructions said I had to file it to make it fit the rifle. I filed like a madman, and the fit was still poor. I swear: file as I would, the fit was so tight, the stock squoze the aluminum receiver such that the bolt wouldn't travel freely. Midway wouldn't take it back because it had been modded. I mailed it back to Hogue; no refund.

Never again. The Magpul is eight times the stock.

 

[DrewBone]

Totally left field, but my range companions yesterday said I shouldn't get a semi again. Given my preference for bench shooting and no desire for steel challenge or competition, they told me to get a bolt action CZ Varmint. Now I'm really confused.

Don't get confused, just relax, take your time, and do your due diligence!

You can't go wrong with a CZ bolt rifle, and there are many to choose from.

Below is my CZ Model 457 "Pro Varmint Suppressor Ready" rifle in .22LR., which is also available in .17HMR and .22WMR. If I recall I paid somewhere around the low 5's or so for it, another $449 for the Bushnell 6-24x50 FFP Match Pro scope, a little over a hundred for a set of Warne "Mountain Tech" rings, and $45 for a DIP 0 moa picatinny rail mount:

Just throwin' it out there

 

[cournot]

Don't get confused, just relax, take your time, and do your due diligence!

You can't go wrong with a CZ bolt rifle, and there are many to choose from.

Below is my CZ Model 457 "Pro Varmint Suppressor Ready" rifle in .22LR., which is also available in .17HMR and .22WMR. If I recall I paid somewhere around the low 5's or so for it, another $449 for the Bushnell 6-24x50 FFP Match Pro scope, a little over a hundred for a set of Warne "Mountain Tech" rings, and $45 for a DIP 0 moa picatinny rail mount:

Just throwin' it out there

What's the difference vs the At One?

 

[cournot]

Also, how are the vintage BRNO/CZ bolts in comparison? They seem to have nice classic wood.

 

[dgchunk]

Hogue stocks are awful. Hecho en Mejico, doubtless for a few dollars, and sold to ususpecting American shooters. When I built out my bench rifle, I got one. The instructions said I had to file it to make it fit the rifle. I filed like a madman, and the fit was still poor. I swear: file as I would, the fit was so tight, the stock squoze the aluminum receiver such that the bolt wouldn't travel freely. Midway wouldn't take it back because it had been modded. I mailed it back to Hogue; no refund.

Never again. The Magpul is eight times the stock.

Bummer. Mine fit, no filing required

 

[Cap’n Flamingo]

Totally left field, but my range companions yesterday said I shouldn't get a semi again. Given my preference for bench shooting and no desire for steel challenge or competition, they told me to get a bolt action CZ Varmint. Now I'm really confused.

I have a CZ 452 Varmint. If you’re looking for an accurate rimfire.22, look no further. With CCI Subsonic ammo, its essentially a one hole shooter at 30 yds. Amazing.

 

[cournot]

Thanks for all the comments. In the end I bit the bullet and ordered a CZ 457 Thumbhole at a fair price. At least I'll have both a .22 plinker and a more "serious" bolt action for the range.

 

[DrewBone]

What's the difference vs the At One?

Also, how are the vintage BRNO/CZ bolts in comparison? They seem to have nice classic wood.

They're basically the same rifle with 16.5" barrel, except that the CZ At-One model utilizes a Boyd's laminated and stained brown "At-One" stock that's adjustable for length of pull and height of comb. The Pro Varmint Suppressor Ready rifle uses Boyd's "Pro Varmint" laminated stock that's painted black.

About the BRNO's...I own a Model 3 bolt action rifle built in 1956 that's a great example of BRNO quality with its 27.5" heavy barrel and target stock:

 

[Bill Keith]

Just buy a used 10/22 Carbine at a pawn shop, a decent .920 barrel (lots of choices on-line) and a Volquartsen Exact Edge extractor (from MidwayUSA).You'll need an overmolded stock (Ramline or Hogue). Put an inexpensive but good Simmons 1022 Rimfire 3-9X scope (Amazon or MidwayUSA) on it and you have a good rifle. The stock Ruger receiver works well and if it has been shot much the trigger will have settled in nicely. A new carbon barrel will do a LOT for accuracy. That Simmons scope is good quality for 50 yards, I've got one and it works quite well and holds a zero even while knocking around hunting afield

For a new shooter, I'd actually recommend a stock, used Ruger 10/22. It's a good place to start and a scope can be added easily enough with conventional scope rings and a mount, or a scope rail mount. A Red Dot scope can also be mounted. Mods can be done at a pace that time and money allows. Just shoot the rifle a lot, spend the money on ammo and have fun. Stock 10/22s are way good enough to shoot squirrels at 50 yards and punch paper.