[crackedcornish]

you can keep it Ruger
http://shopruger.com/10_22-Threaded-Barrel-Blued/productinfo/90567/

 

[crackedcornish]

I don't think you'll find an easy option that doesn't lose the front sight, and I'm with you on wanting to keep it. There are few aftermarket barrels with sights, threaded or not. The sight is in the way of threading your barrel. It is possible to cut off the sight, drill it out, thread the barrel and slip the sight back on. The appearance would be slightly different because of the projecting threads/thread protector.

Takeoff barrels are cheap and you could use the sight from one of them. Someone might even give you the sight from a barrel they chopped off.

I would not worry about the accuracy as long as the sight is re-installed vertically but it would not be a cheap job and you would want confidence in whoever did it.

I have a threaded Feddersen sporter barrel I'm very happy with. No front sight and it's not practical to swap barrels back and forth on the same receiver, but that's one of the reasons I have more than one 10/22.

it doesn't get any easier than just getting a factory threaded barrel. either used or new, they have a front sight

just click on the link in my previous post...it will take you to the blued 18 1/2 threaded barrel

here's a link to the SS version
http://shopruger.com/10_22-Threaded-Barrel-Stainless/productinfo/90568/

 

[crackedcornish]

I'd have to agree with you although $200 and up is not everyone's definition of "easy". Except for the front sight, I did a lot better than that from Feddersen and CZ for a 10/22 and CZ 455. It would be nice to have the sight, though.

buying direct from Ruger is obviously not the way to go if you're on a budget, that's for sure...but there are alternatives. You can always look for places to get them as take offs, such as the Trading Post, GunBroker, E-Bay, etc.

my point was that they are readily available threaded and with sights