Re: .17 HM2 or .22 LR?
The 17HMR, 22mag, and 17M2 do not work all that well with the 10/22.
The 17M2 ammo costs the same to make as 17HMR, the 17HMR costs more than twice as much. That is the market right now... but not for ever.
The 22 makes great groups at 50, but sucks at 100.
The 17M2 makes great groups at 100y, but does not quickly kill prairie dogs at long range.
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my review:
Chapter 1 History and Current versions of the Ruger 10/22 ...... 15 pages
Different models sold 1964 to 2005, chronology, pictures, features
Chapter 2 Design Characteristics and Concerns ......... ..17 pages
Headspace, rifling, free bore, chambers, crowns, lapping, vibration, lock time, installing a trigger kit
Chapter 3 Ammunition .... .......29 pages
General comments, Accuracy and Precision, Ammunition selection, a chart of velocities and bullet weights, testing, internal ballistics, external ballistics, concentricity, rim thickness, chart of rim thickness distribution, matching ammunition to the rifle
Chapter 4 Performance with factory rifles ............. ...20 pages
Charts of group size vs ammo type vs models tested
Chapter 5 How the 10/22 works ................. .....32 pages
The autoloading action, tools, cautions, disassembly of major components, bolt removal and disassembly, disassembly of the trigger unit [16 pages of excellent photos], removal of factory sights
Chapter 6 Some Basic Operations, Tools, and Techniques.... .. 26 pages
What to use to do what [screwdrivers, hammers, drifts, calipers] Smoothing and polishing the metal [sand paper and Dremels] Bluing Steel [cold blue an old scope] Finishing non ferrous metals, finishing wood, cleaning
Chapter 7 Stocks for the Ruger 10/22... .... 31 pages
[types of stocks, cost of stocks, modifying stocks]
Chapter 8 Barrels for the Ruger 10/22 ........ .....12 pages
Factory barrels, changing barrels, installing aftermarket barrels, Accuracy, types of aftermarket barrels, chart of barrel lengths and weights
Chapter 9 Fire control parts ........... .....12 pages
The authors and editors may be unaware that the meaning of the term "Fire Control" is "sights" and not "trigger mechanism", and that would explain why this is a chapter about trigger mechanisms for the 10/22.
Bolt stop, Replacement trigger Assemblies, Hammer and Sear, Magazine release, firing pin [good pictures on how to remove the firing pin], Extractor, High Capacity Magazines,
Chapter 10 Sights for the Ruger 10/22 ..... ...38 pages
Open sights, Fiber optic sights, Peep Sights, Zephyr Sights, Scope Characteristics, Scopes for rimfires, Scope mounts and rings, A closer look at some rimfire scopes, Red Dot sights
Chapter 11 Testing some Custom rifles... ....40 pages
Testing procedures and goals, Results of accuracy testing
Group size vs ammo with A&B barrel, Fajen Stock, Jard trigger, Weaver V-16 scope
Group size vs ammo with Butler creek barrel and stock, Hornet trigger, Leupold 2-7X scope
Group size vs ammo with Butler Creek barrel, Hogue stock, Kidd trigger, V-16 scope
Group size vs ammo with Green Mountain barrel, Cabela's stock, Jard trigger, V-16 scope
Group size vs ammo with Green Mountain barrel, Hogue stock, Kidd trigger, V-16 scope
Group size vs ammo with Jarvis barrel, Hogue stock, Volquartsen trigger, Scheels 4x12 AO scope
Group size vs ammo with Jarvis barrel, modified factory stock, Kidd trigger, V-16 scope
Group size vs ammo with Kidd barrel, Revival stock, Hornet trigger, Leupold 2x7 scope
Group size vs ammo with Lilja barrel, Hogue stock, Volquartsen trigger, Scheels scope
Group size vs ammo with Magnum Research barrel, Bell&Carlson stock, Hornet trigger, Leupold 2x7 scope
Group size vs ammo with Majestic Arms barrel, Hogue stock, V-16 scope
Group size vs ammo with Ranch Products barrel, factory stock, Hornet trigger, Leupold 2x7 scope
Group size vs ammo with Shaw barrel, modified factory stock, Kidd trigger, V16 scope
Group size vs ammo with Shilen blue barrel, Bell&C stock, Kidd trigger, Cabela's pine ridge scope
Group size vs ammo with Shlen Stainless barrel, B&C stock, Hornet trigger, Scheels scope
Group size vs ammo with Tactical Solutions barrel, McMillan Stock, Hornet trigger, Leupold 2x7 scope
Group size vs ammo with Tactial Solutions barrel, Butler Creek Stock, Hornet trigger, Leupold 2x7 scope
Group size vs ammo with Volquartsen barrel, Hogue stock, Volquartsen trigger, Scheels scope
Group size vs ammo with Whistle Pig barrel, Revival stock, Hornet trigger, Leupold 2x7 scope
Summary, Custom 17 Mach 2 rifles,
Group size vs ammo with 17M2 Majestic Arms barrel, B&C stock, factory trigger, 3x9 Sightron scope
Group size vs ammo with 17M2 Magnum Research barrel, B&C stock, Factory trigger, 3x9 sightron scope
Chapter 12 The Ruger 10/22 Magnum.................... ............15 pages
Design and cycling, Stocks for the 10/22M, Barrels for the 10/22M, Triggers, Testing the Custom 10/22 Magnum rifles
Group size vs ammo with 10/22M Green Mountain barrel, Hogue stock, trigger modified by Hornet, Sightron 3x9 scope
Group size vs ammo with 10/22M Majestic Arms barrel, Hogue stock, trigger mod by Hornet, Sightron 3x9 scope.
Testing 10/22M converted to 17HRM
Group size vs ammo for 17HMR Butler Creek barrel, Hogue stock, trigger mod by Hornet, Sightron 3x9 scope
A custom 17HRM auto loader from Clark Custom Guns
Chapter 13 Sources for the 10/22 Shopper.... ...8 pages
What does it all mean?
You want to buy this book so you will know the effect on your group size caused by different ammo, barrels, triggers, stocks, and scopes. You also want to know how to take your 10/22 apart and change out the parts.
