Re: Hello, Ruger 10/22 Stock&Barrel question.
Friggit, I have shot TacSol, Volquartsen and KIDD side by side and there is no comparison. KIDD all the way. VQ and KIDD are comparable, but when you add price in the mix, KIDD blows them ALL away. Superior fit and finish, superior customer service, perfect products. I might also suggest, with the purchase of a new barrel, getting the extractor and buffer from KIDD. Adds roughly $20 total. Well worth the cost of admission. Zero failures to extract. Zero problems to eject (mine had some of those failures before my build).
Check out my build here, forget the title, but I just updated it yesterday. Project Jane: Accuracy Quest, I believe. Would link it, but am on my phone right now. Really love my Droid 3.
I used a Boyds Tacticool stock, and my rifle dropped right in for dang near perfect fit. I wanted my barrel floated, but that may be coming out for further testing and accuracy gains. Hard to improve on this though.
I am not going to burn you at the cross for choosing other than KIDD, but you might do it yourself if you buy something else THEN shoot a KIDD. I got a few local guys to short sale their TacSol and VQ barrels and order KIDD. Just sayin.
On your short list of upgrades, may also throw in a good picattiny rail for optics. I know the 3/8 rimfire was the cats a$$ years ago, but get a good optics mount. Don't let accuracy suffer from poor optics or optics mount. That's just me.
I do hope we have been of service to you. In any case, make sure to post up your build so we can see what others do with their LEGO rifles!
Wally