Best shooting 10/22 o6it of the box. Target trigger=upgrade ASAP. Randy works some crazy magic on them and you are doing it...KIDD bolt and guide rod? I have them and they sweet.

Mine likes RWS SSHP and ELEY SSHP, with sub 1/2" @ 50m. I also added a walnut stock found on Midway. I had to remove some material to fit the barrel, but it was worth it IMO as the birch stock is, well, birch.

Good luck and you might want to stay away from RFC. People around here have weird way of spending your money

 

Good luck and you might want to stay away from RFC. People around here have weird way of spending your money

It's too late for that armtx!
I may stay away for awhile, here and there, but I always love to come back to RFC, when I need to scratch that rimfire itch!

Thanks for telling me about your LVT. It sounds great.
I do have a Kidd bolt and guide rod in one of my other 10/22s, and am very happy with them.
If the birch stock on mine is pretty, I'll leave it alone. If not, the Midway/Ruger walnut DSP stock is on my radar.

 

Congrats on your new LVT....

I own a 1235. It has a Qued bolt and Kidd trigger kit. I thought about having the barrel "accurized", but after shooting it I decided not too. It really likes CCI SV & SK Rifle Match. :bthumb:

 

Picked that model up locally. Put a Kidd bolt handle, buffer and bolt release in. Put a leupold mk ar 4-12x on a weaver base...it shot so high I couldn't zero it.
Sanded down the pressure point in the forend to get it to zero.
Found a Bell&Carlson classic stock on eBay for $25, the local Smith inletted the barrel channel for the medium contour barrel, while I waited for $35
With no other work it has hovered around moa at 100yds with Norma tac22.
One day I'll send it off to cpc...at least the trigger group.

 

I own a 1235. It has a Qued bolt and Kidd trigger kit. I thought about having the barrel "accurized", but after shooting it I decided not too. It really likes CCI SV & SK Rifle Match. :bthumb:

Thanks for the replies, fellas.
I'll definitely shoot it, to see how it does, prior to sending it off.
Also, I'm sure I read that Randy's busiest time runs into May, so the timing couldn't be better.

 

Wow, it's funny that I just noticed this thread.

Got home about two hours ago from picking up my #1234 (all stainless) at the LGS. Paid $346 and transfer fee was only $15.

From everything I've read and heard about these LVTs they must be the best value 10/22 there is. Every review says they're really accurate.

I like the varmint taper barrel more than the .920 and the birch stock saved me some money (over the walnut or laminated) because I'm going to upgrade to a Boyd's anyway.
To me it's the perfect stock 10/22.

 

Congratulations Randy.
Let me know how it shoots for you, when you get the chance.
I really considered the #1234, but the contrast of the black receiver and stainless barrel on the #1237 pushed me in that direction.
Mine ought to be in, sometime next week. I'm certainly looking forward to it.

JS

 

Hi JS!
Yes I kept changing my mind as to which finish I'd get up until I hit the "Buy" button on my order. In the end I just picked the SS and now that it's in hand I really like it. Your 1237 looks good too and the blued at $315 is an absolute steal!
I just really like the looks of the SS, the two 10/22s I own now are both all-stainless.

When these first came out in 2010 the description listed the "target" trigger and "target" barrel but it doesn't say that anymore so I'm wondering what we've got.
Well first, the trigger is much better than my other (stock) rifle. Absolutely zero creep (the other has a little) and it is definitely a little lighter pull. It's still too heavy, I'd estimate 5 pounds, but it really does feel more precise than the stock one. So trigger is not bad but still needs work.
But the barrel...I don't have any way of checking the chamber so I tried the only method I could think of: I chambered a Stinger. I don't know if it means anything but the Stinger did not eject when I opened the bolt and I had to lightly pry it loose. Then when I examine the bullet I can see marks all around it that show it was engaging the rifling, isn't that an indication of a match chamber?
Edit: And I tried a regular LR and it ejected normally, so the Stinger was tighter in the chamber.

The local GS/range gets busy enough for a waiting list over the weekend so since I'm retired I'll just wait until Monday morning to start to break it in.

 

I bought a Nikon 3-9 for my 77/22 three years ago but never got the higher rings to mount it. Looks good on the new rifle but soon I'll be buying a Mueller for it.

Oops, just tried to post a pic but it won't let me. I need to check out those hosting sites.

OK this worked: http://i349.photobucket.com/albums/q371/Randy99CL/050_zps4a5ed69i.jpg

 

Very nice rifles you have there Randy!

 

Randy99, you've got a couple nice looking rifles there! :bthumb:

 

Future plans are to send this rifle off to Randy, at CPC, and have him do a full tune-up, and, to thread the barrel to the receiver.

would be interested in seeing if Randy@CPC can actually improve the accuracy by just threading the barrel into the receiver on one of these...of course that would mean no other barrel work to have a valid test

 

Yes sir, that would be interesting to see.
Unfortunately, I only want to send it to him once!:beerchug:

 

Thanks!

I was surprised to find the International at a GS three years ago and snapped it up. It's a 50th anniversary model.
I like the full stocks and actually had a M77RSI in .308Win back in the '80s.

 

I'm really loving this rifle so far.
Took it to the range earlier this week. Broke it in with some SV Aguila and CCI then shot a couple hundred misc HV for wear-in. Spread out the shots over a couple of hours. Ran the bore snake through multiple times, as recommended.

I really wasn't going for super-accuracy and didn't have a good bench setup anyway. It was my first time at the indoor (mostly) pistol range and I was only able to rest the gun on my floppy range bag. Next time I'll be better prepared with a good rest.
Shot initial groups at 25 yds then moved it back to 30 (max at this range) and shot 5 more into the 5-shot groups already on target. Again, I was only putting about 50% effort into accuracy; mostly shooting to break the gun in.
Was surprised when I looked at the target at home. Nothing spectacular but Aguila HV was best at .488 for the 10-shot group, followed by Fed AutoMatch at .563 and Rem GB solids were as good as the Fed except for one flyer over 1" away from the group. Am Eagle was .856, CCI HV HP was .793, Fed HV HP .950.
Not actually very good but shows promise.

Had the gunsmith check the trigger after shooting and averaged right at 4 pounds, not bad for factory untouched. This may actually be the Ruger "Target" trigger, it's the best I've heard of.

Took it apart, drilled the cleaning hole in the receiver and installed Volq recoil buffer.

Going to shoot next week with a decent rest and strive for accuracy for a baseline. Going to make improvements one at a time and shoot in between.
I have a Volquartsen "Bolt Release Hammer Pack" that I bought for the other gun but never installed; should improve the trigger.
Stock is tight against barrel but will be easy to free-float. May bed the stock.
After the first of the month I'll order the Mueller 8.5-25x scope and rings.

 

I had the same trigger in my VLEH. It is noticeably lighter than the regular Ruger trigger. But it is still a Ruger trigger and definitely needs work to get the best potential out of it. If you don't mind it then shoot it for a while and see if it gets better after it breaks in. I kind of wish I had done that with mine, not that I'm complaining about the Kidd trigger that's in it now.

 

I was able to pick the #1237 up from the LGS last Friday.
Installed a TacSol 15MOA base, Vortex Viper rings, and a Nikon ProStaff 5, 4.5-18x40, with
the Fine Crosshair Dot reticle, and side focus.
Installed a Timber Creek Outdoors extended mag release, and a Christie's SS auto bolt release.
No other changes to the rifle were made, other than torqueing the action screw, and running a bore snake through the barrel a couple of times.
Oh yeah, and removed the sling swivels, to better accommodate the stock, in the rest I use!
I'll try to shoot some groups tomorrow, and post initial results.

10/22 LVT
10/22 LVT

 

^^^^ That's a good looking rifle! :t

 

Thanks! I appreciate it.
I'm certainly looking forward to getting a little trigger time behind it.

 

Great thread.....

I was about to do as the OP did and get a 1235 Sporter but now wonder if anyone can tell me that the stainless barrel on the 1237 is better ????

Thanks

 

I'm confused. I thought I was the OP?

Ease of maintenance is the main benefit, for me.

 

Yeah, yours does look good jeron!

You got a much nicer stock than mine, better wood and mine has some problems with the checkering and finish.

How is your trigger?

 

Yeah, yours does look good jeron!

You got a much nicer stock than mine, better wood and mine has some problems with the checkering and finish.

How is your trigger?

Thanks Randy.

If you look closely, mine also has issues with the checkering, the finish, and the inletting. I'm considering the walnut DSP stock that MidwayUSA has for sale.
It gets really frustrating sometimes, playing the "stock lottery!"

The trigger breaks at about 4 to 4.5lbs.
I'm used to the 1.75lb Kidd "trigger job" kit, in my other 10/22, so I'll have to see how this one does, in it's stock form.

 

jeronimo:

Sorry bout that, I said it in such a way as to generalize the request to everyone........

My Bad

 

No problem huntschool.

I had to look, to make sure, but the #1237 is the only rifle I have with a stainless barrel. All the rest are carbon steel, and either blued or Cerakoted.
Other than ease of maintenance, and good looks, I honestly don't know if the stainless is any better.

JS

 

Jeromino:

Thanks......

 

Put a couple of hours behind the #1237, before lunch today.

Set up to shoot.
Variety is good.
Preliminary results.

I fired 100 rounds of Aguila Super Extra Standard Velocity, during sight-in, and a little plinking,
to give the #1237 some break-in. Ran the boresnake through, one time.
Then, shot for groups. The groups pictured above are all 5 round groups.
I'm pretty happy with these initial results, considering this is a new rifle.
I believe it has potential!

 

The groups pictured above are all 5 round groups.
I'm pretty happy with these initial results, considering this is a new rifle.
I believe it has potential!

were you switching ammo after every 5 shot group

 

When stainless barrels first appeared (40+ years ago?) it was written that the throat (and accuracy) would last longer with hot CF cartridges like .220 Swift. Something about the steel having less carbon in the alloy. Doubt it makes any difference with .22LR though.
I've had a couple of blued guns get surface rust so when I can get stainless for $30 more I'll jump on it. I like the looks too.

And by the way, stainless means stainless. In the '70s I bought a new Ruger Old Army blackpowder revolver in stainless and the first time I fired it (with Pyrodex) I couldn't clean it until about 4 hours later. In that 4 hours it had already started to corrode to the point of pitting.

 

Jeron
How do you like that Aguila SV? I haven't tried it yet but like all the Aguila I have used and the SV is on sale for $2.39 a box. I priced out three bricks and shipping is about $18 so it's still less than $3 a box and that will be the cheapest ammo I've bought in the last decade.

I really like my LVT and dismissed the bad spots in the stock until I really looked at it closely and counted 8 different things I considered flaws. This is my 14th new Ruger and I've never had more than maybe one minor flaw.
So I took close pictures of the problem spots and emailed Ruger customer support over the weekend. They sent me an email this morning and want me to forward the pictures to them.
I've heard so many good things about Ruger support that I'm hoping they'll trade me for a better stock.
I plan to upgrade the stock on this gun later but want a good stock to use on another build.

 

Jeron
How do you like that Aguila SV? I haven't tried it yet but like all the Aguila I have used and the SV is on sale for $2.39 a box. I priced out three bricks and shipping is about $18 so it's still less than $3 a box and that will be the cheapest ammo I've bought in the last decade.

I really like my LVT and dismissed the bad spots in the stock until I really looked at it closely and counted 8 different things I considered flaws.

Aguila SV is great plinking ammo, Randy. Well worth the asking price.
I had a couple fail to eject, and a couple fail to feed, while doing the preliminary break-in on the LVT. No misfires, or failures to fire.
Shooting it from my well broken-in 10/22, I rarely have any issues with Aguila SV.

I can easily identify at least 6 flaws on my stock, mostly cosmetic. The inletting job on my stock certainly leaves a lot to be desired.
However, the barreled action does sit in the stock, which appears to be Ruger's only requirement, to pass a QC inspection.

 

Jeronimo:

I did not see where you said anything but did you hard clean and/or lap the barrel before you started shooting......

I placed my order for a 1237 like yours today. I am also getting a Bell and Carlson Heritage Style (for heavy barrel) stock in the Desert/black splatter finish. I have not decided on glass as yet but may be tipping towards Zeiss..... I (against my better judgement) am going to try the Ruger trigger.... and then if that does not work (which I know will happen) look for someone to take it down as far as they can with no creep to 1 lb or less. Or, I'll put in some custom single stage trigger at 1 lb or so...

Why did you use the 20 moa base? Just asking......

 

Congratulations on your new 1237, huntschool!

No sir, no hard cleaning or barrel lapping. I just wanted to get a quick idea of what this rifle would do "out of the box".
Unfortunately, I didn't have the time for a more thorough test.

I have sorta been searching for alternate stock options, but I really want this one to "appear" to be a "stock" 10/22. Mostly.
I've always liked the Bell & Carlson stocks, and I would like to check out some Zeiss glass sometime. They appear to be very nice scopes.

I'm pretty disappointed in the "target" trigger that these rifles are said to have in them. It is better than a basic 10/22 trigger, though.
Probably a great starting point for a Brimstone or CPC trigger job.
If you know a gunsmith that will take it down to around 1lb or less, with no creep, that would be the way to go.

I chose a 15moa base, because, this rifle will be used at mid to longer ranges, 50-150yds, for shooting varmints and targets, on my property, and at the range.
My other 10/22 is set up for close range shooting, from 0-50yds, with a Holosun HS403B red dot sight.

I hope I answered your questions huntschool.

It sounds like a really nice rifle you are putting together. Please post a picture, when yours comes together. I'd love to see it.

 

Thanks for sharing. I'll do that.... Its interesting that I was thinking about the Zeiss scope and then I went back and read your post about using a fine cross hair and dot.... man, for a 22 at 150 and in a 1/8 min dot should be killer..... thats like some of the big boy bench scopes...... I have to rethink my glass idea...... Now I am thinking fine cross hair, 1/8 min red dot..... sounds like a unicorn to me..... I have to go actually pay for the gun tomorrow. We shall see where this takes us......

I am really excited about this, I dont know why really, as I am also having a 17 Fireball built with a Lillja barrel on a Ruger #1 action.... talk about a different life style.....

Put up more pics and lets hear about your ammo..... I wanted to try Lapua stuff......


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Bruce A. Hering
Program Coordinator/Lead Instructor
Shotgun Team Coach
Southeastern Illinois College
SCTP Collegiate Coaches Chairman
NSCA Level III

 

After further examination...(checking my info) I guess I am not going to get the B&C stock as it is only made for the .920 barrel. I assume that would mean a bunch of gap on this sporter barrel even if it is a varmint weight.

Does anyone know the dimensions on the sporter barrel on these guns?????

Thanks in advance.

_____________________________________________

Single shot shooters only need one shot.

Bruce A. Hering
Program Coordinator/Lead Instructor
Shotgun Team Coach
Southeastern Illinois College
SCTP Collegiate Coaches Chairman
NSCA Level III

 

After further examination...(checking my info) I guess I am not going to get the B&C stock as it is only made for the .920 barrel. I assume that would mean a bunch of gap on this sporter barrel even if it is a varmint weight.

Does anyone know the dimensions on the sporter barrel on these guns????

I wouldn't let that stop you, huntschool.
I just received the Hogue stock, pictured below, for a .920" barrel. It's the hard nylon version, not the rubber overmolded version. I like it, a lot.
Where the barrel clears the forend, the barrel diameter is .825", and leaves about a 3/32" gap on either side. It looks fine to me, and there's ample space for the barrel to free float.

Hogue/LVT

 

Barrel diameter...

The LVT is .705 at the muzzle.