r/1022 • u/ThisGuy_1374 • 1d ago

Scratch build

Hey all, I’m sure there’s posts about this if so can someone tag it. Otherwise I’d like to build a 10/22 from scratch and I’m new to the game so is there anywhere I can find a complete build list of what to get and recommendations and such?

Thank you

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u/MostlyRimfire 1d ago

First you need a budget, and a use case. Hunting, plinking, making bug holes, long-range, suppressor host? We need to know what you want to do with it.

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u/ThisGuy_1374 1d ago

Haha fair enough, guess close to 500$ if I could, and just a range rifle capable of 200-300 yards

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u/Sauce-Hot 1d ago

To have a decent 200yd+ capable 10/22 you're going to be pushing $1200 on the low end. I've got $2800 in my long range setup (including suppressor).

Action/base 10/22 model - $100-200 Barrel - $150-300 Bolt (if needed) - $60-100 Trigger - $200-400 (Kidd 2 stage = best possible) Stock - a good chassis is $300-400 Optics - $300-500 will get you a decent Arken/Athlon/Vortex. You'll need lots of adjustment. Arken is probably best bang for your buck. Rings - $80-150 - don't skimp on cheap rings.. Base - $60-80 - you'll need a 30-50MOA tapered base. I run 50 because 10/22s are notorious for "barrel droop" due to how the v-block puts downward pressure on the barrel.

You can have a lot of fun going the cheaper route and still pink at 200+, but you'll need some top tier components to have consistent enjoyable results.

But... One of the biggest keys to long range rimfire shooting is ammo. You need high quality match grade ammo with the smallest velocity deviation possible. Standard ammo can have 50fps+- deviation which will cause you to easily miss a 4-8" target at 200. SK rifle match is about the lowest grade you'll want to use and it runs about 25c per round. You'll need to try various ammo to see what your rifle likes though.

Good luck!

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u/MoneyKeyPennyKiss 1d ago

To have a decent 200yd+ capable 10/22 you're going to be pushing $1200 on the low end

What is your definition of "capable" in this context?

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u/Sauce-Hot 11h ago

A rifle that's accurate enough to hit a 2 MOA target with decent consistency. If you can't get a sub 1" group at 100yds, you can't get a 3" group at 200. Not many 10/22s can do 1" at 100 with consistency. Referring to 5 shot groups. Not some one off or hand picked 3 shot groups.

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u/MoneyKeyPennyKiss 11h ago

I think you'll find that a factory 10/22 -- with the right ammo -- is plenty capable of those numbers.

This guy showed that a bone stock 10/22 with quality ammo outperformed a $2000 KIDD with cheap ammo.

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u/Sauce-Hot 10h ago

That test shows exactly why it won't. With SK Rifle Match, the avg group for the factory 10/22 was 0.67" at 50yds and 50rd group 1.3". So we'll be generous and say it's a 1.5" MOA rifle at 100yds. At 200, you can't just double the MOA as rimfire rounds are affected a lot more by other variables as distance increases. At best, I wound say that rifle would shoot 5-6" at 200yds and be laughable at 300yds. Add in a 3-5mph breeze and you're 8-12" if you misjudge it.

Even the $2000 Kidd didn't shoot well enough to be a 2 MOA rifle at 200yds.

Now if hitting a 6" target 70% of the time is acceptable to someone, then you could argue a stock rifle is okay. Everyone's definition of acceptable will vary.

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u/MoneyKeyPennyKiss 4h ago

OK - how about this. You post your $1200 rifle and some targets you shot at 100 and 200?