Yes and yes it does....

Looks right and mine at least shot well straight from the factory....

Only 25 yards but pretty darn good.

 

yes, yes it is

Is a 22" barrel to long for a 10/22? Read that the LR ammo has a maximum burn at 16" to 17". That why I got an 17" GM Barrel for my Ruger. Have a 20" LVT but still haven't tried it yet. Any Ruger fellas have a barrel that is 22" & does it perform just as good as a short one? (FYI, finally tried the GM, like Vader said, Impressive! Most Impressive!)

aesthetically speaking..yes, yes it is

...and depending on what stock you put it in, a 17 may be too short

for the length of the 10/22 action, I find a 20 inch barrel is about perfect for a sporter length stock and 18 inch for the carbines and mannlichers..

the 16 and 17's look great in compacts, and the shorter, abbreviated forend stocks like Raptor's, Barracuda's, or Evo's

but, to each his/her own... it's your rifle, if you want a longer barrel...go for it

 

I like the long barrel models my self

 

I sold all my 10/22 stuff some years ago but when I was running them I had a 24" Douglas sporter that I got
right from a guy that worked there - story was they let their employees turn bbls on their lunch break at cost
and sell on the side - called lunch box specials - stocked in a ruger deluxe - boy was that a killer and it shot
like one too.
I also had a .920 GM RFC Limited addition 24" it to would shoot with any bbl I ever had but was HVY!!
Had another long one GM I think 22 or 24" sporter that was very nice.
My longer bbl's always shot better than the shorter ones
Shorter may max the fps but the longer tighten up the velocity spread.
And they look better.

 

I sold all my 10/22 stuff some years ago but when I was running them I had a 24" Douglas sporter that I got
right from a guy that worked there - story was they let their employees turn bbls on their lunch break at cost
and sell on the side - called lunch box specials - stocked in a ruger deluxe - boy was that a killer and it shot
like one too.
I also had a .920 GM RFC Limited addition 24" it to would shoot with any bbl I ever had but was HVY!!
Had another long one GM I think 22 or 24" sporter that was very nice.
My longer bbl's always shot better than the shorter ones
Shorter may max the fps but the longer tighten up the velocity spread.
And they look better.

10 shots at 50yds from a 16 inch barrel

shorter barrels can shoot groups too...and they're much handier to transport, and carry through the woods than a 6 inch longer barrel might be

 

Yeah, I like carrying the shorter barreled guns for sure.

 

My Ruger factory 10/22 ss 20"? shoots only a smidge better than the 3 std carbine barrels Ive tried. I expect the generous field chamber is the biggest issue, a CPC barrel job would likely help.
Never tried one of the Ruger hammered barrels, each one Ive looked at is too rough an exterior for my tastes. I know I could fix that but for the prices asked, no.........
Have a Shaw with a better/tighter chamber, it is a bit touchy on keeping clean (not really a big deal) for best function, still carbine length, no sight so scope only, and it doesnt shoot the magic groups.
Looks wise I like the long ss that I dropped the sight and installed a blacked 'flash hider' (lol) just for the extra length and color contrast of the Dragunov style build. I did shoot it before and after the F.H., no dif I could detect. Lucky me.

 

My Ruger factory 10/22 ss 20"? shoots only a smidge better than the 3 std carbine barrels Ive tried. I expect the generous field chamber is the biggest issue, a CPC barrel job would likely help.
Never tried one of the Ruger hammered barrels, each one Ive looked at is too rough an exterior for my tastes. I know I could fix that but for the prices asked, no.........
Have a Shaw with a better/tighter chamber, it is a bit touchy on keeping clean (not really a big deal) for best function, still carbine length, no sight so scope only, and it doesnt shoot the magic groups.
Looks wise I like the long ss that I dropped the sight and installed a blacked 'flash hider' (lol) just for the extra length and color contrast of the Dragunov style build.

I've never seen one of the 20 inch "Hammer Forged" marked Target barrel that could be described as having a rough exterior ..the 3 that I currently own (that have been made at different times over the last couple decades) are smooth and shiny with those cool looking spirals running the length of the barrel...maybe the ones you saw were made during the "Krinkle finish" days..those were dark days for Ruger for sure

 

Long?

 

Your 22 is a LR.

 

Toomany,

I really like that stock! What brand is it? Also, who makes the barrrel and how long is it?

 

28’ Green Mountain, in a Ruger Receiver, JWH Bolt , Kidd Charging Handle, VQ extended Rail, Brimstone BX Trigger, Mueller 40 x scope, Monstrum? Rings, Tony Mele Stock.

 

I like long heavy barrels, I usually shoot in prone and sitting with a sling, the weight just helps to hang on target better for me. My number 1 Appleseed rifle is a Tactical Solutions receiver, 24 inch Green Mountain barrel and a Kidd trigger. I have a Kidd Supergrade as well with a 20 inch barrel, very accurate, but just doesn't have the feel of the Tactical Solutions rifle.

 

How it shoots with bulk?

 

if your long barreled rifle only goes from your house to the car, and from the car to the shooting bench that's one thing, but you should tag along with me some day, and we'll see how much you like lugging a 24 or longer barrelled rifle up and down some mountains and through the brush in 110 degree Arizona heat..it was bad enough when I was doing it through the eastern woods back in NY state, but here it can be brutal

 

Sorry most of you have seen this picture 20 times.
GM sporter 28”
Tack driver.

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Sorry most of you have seen this picture 20 times.
GM sporter 28”
Tack driver.

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Noice

 

As far as carrying a rifle, whether heavy or light, it's been my experience, if you can't get up the hill with a heavy rifle, you probably can't with a light rifle either.

 

I can attest to the difficulty of lugging the heavy rifle vs light uphill; certainly done it enough. At 69 Ive done it a lot.
Ime, the lighter one hardly slows me down but the heavier the load sure does.... The older I get the lighter I like; for carry.
For thick woods I prefer a carbine length, more open ground the length doesnt much matter as long as it can balance well offhand if needed.
A nice, tidy single shot action, like a Win '85, can be several inches longer in barrel and be no longer than a shorter barrel bolt or semi-auto gun. Respecting the classic sgl shots as much as I do, for hunting I do prefer a repeater.

 

Does barrel length preference correlate with trouser inseam? And would that be positive or inverse?

Long is good short is good heavy is good light is good ……

Fun is Fun , and imho they are all fun.

 

Two farmers were peeing off a bridge first farmer bragged " water sure is cold" second farmer chuckled and said "deep too".😉

 

and the third farmer who had already finished peeing, smirked and said "and the bottom is rocky as well"

As far as carrying a rifle, whether heavy or light, it's been my experience, if you can't get up the hill with a heavy rifle, you probably can't with a light rifle either.

it's not the steepness of the hill, but the thickness of the brush growing on said hill...navigating through it with a longer barrel is a royal PITA

 

Yep, I know what you mean, done plenty of that too.

 

Thought this looked pretty cool!

 

[I'm definitely not qualified to speak on this subject but I have subscribed to LOTS of gun magazines over the past 50 years. Anything I say should be taken with a grain of salt. From what I have read a .22 LR will burn most of it's powder (that will burn although not all of the powder ever burns) in about 12 inches with maximum velocity achieved at around the 16 inch mark. After that the bullet is "coasting" and velocity starts to drop between 18 and 20 inches. This could be good or bad. I have also read that standard velocity (sub sonic) ammunition tends to have better accuracy than high velocity ammunition. It occurs to me that a high velocity (super sonic) round may well drop down to subsonic velocity by the time it leaves a 22"-28" barrel which could account for increased accuracy, especially when cheap bulk packed high velocity ammunition is being used.]

 

Ok thanks, thinking of a 16".

 

I've shot a lot of Aguila Super Extra and CCI SV through it over the last six years....with the Aguila, I averaged in the 240's on the Appleseed AQT targets and shot a perfect score(250) at an Appleseed on Fathers Day 2018. With the CCI SV, I constantly shoot in the mid to high 240's and even a couple of 250's in practice. Recently, I shot a 398/400 on a 50 Yard Small Bore Target with this rifle using CCI SV. Mind you, I'm shooting with a sling, in prone firing position. The Small Bore 50 Yard target has a 7/8 inch 10 ring, which means I hit that 10 ring 38 times with two 9's. Not bragging, just relating the accuracy of that barrel.

 

You neglected to mention, at least in the original post, what sort of shooting you're planning to do with your 10/22. It's been said a lot on this forum, but if you plan on shooting in a match that requires iron sights, that longer sight radius will give you a big edge, especially as the range opens. If you plan on shooting with a scope only, that doesn't apply, and it's purely a matter of what looks and feels right, at least until you try free-floating a 1" diameter steel barrel 28" long that's held in place by a couple of setscrews in that relatively light Ruger receiver. Then you might start having some mechanical troubles.

 

Im Thinking 22inch bull would be perfect.

 

in a 10/22, pretty much any length can be accurate. i am of the opinion that if you get a great lot of ammo (super tight velocity spread) the barrel likes, a shorter barrel will shoot better (at least without a tuner) because it is stiffer for a given diameter. however, the longer barrels tend to minimize velocity spreads, so if you have ammo that might not be as good of a lot, the longer barrel can help negate that. most of my stuff is closer to 16-17" in 10/22s. longest aftermarket 10/22 barrel i have is 18". longest factory barrel is the 10/22T. they all shoot great. but i have stuff between 20-26 in other rifles that shoot great as well. at the end of the day, at the bench you just have to have a batch of ammo that shoots well out of that particular barrel. so just buy the barrel you like and start lot testing.