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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Budget .22LR Build: A Guide to Precision Rimfire: The Ruger 10/22

The Budget .22LR Build: A Guide to Precision Rimfire: The Ruger 10/22

Buttrick, Scott L.

Paperback

Series: Precision 22lr Rimfire

Sports General

ISBN13: 9798294904685
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 31 2025
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Turn a Ruger 10/22 Into a Precision Rimfire Competitor - on a Budget

The Ruger 10/22 is the most popular .22 LR semi-automatic rifle ever made. More than seven million have been sold since 1964, and no other rimfire platform comes close to matching its aftermarket support. But can a fifty-year-old carbine - the kind you might have bought at JCPenney for sixty-nine dollars - be transformed into a legitimate NRL22 competitor?

The Budget 22LR Build: A Guide to Precision Rimfire - The Ruger 10/22 is the complete, hands-on guide to building a competition-grade precision rimfire rifle from a standard 10/22 without spending a small fortune. Written by a former law enforcement officer, certified NRA firearms instructor, and amateur home gunsmith with over forty years of personal gunsmithing experience, this book takes you through every stage of the build - research, parts selection, installation, testing, tuning, and competition preparation.

This fully expanded Second Edition includes:

  • Complete build walkthrough - barrel replacement, MDT AAC Premier Gen2 chassis installation, trigger work, optics mounting, bolt and magazine upgrades, bipod setup, and receiver modification for breech-end cleaning
  • Full torque specification table - every fastener in the build with inch-pound values, thread locker guidance, and installation notes
  • MDT AAC Premier Gen2 chassis installation - complete step-by-step procedure covering parts inventory, yoke assembly, action seating, torque sequence, free-float verification, LOP and cheek riser adjustment, and final function check
  • Trigger system deep dive - fire control architecture explained from first principles; complete step-by-step trigger job procedure (polishing, hammer geometry stoning, test-reassemble-retest cycles); and a buyer's guide to drop-in replacements from Volquartsen, Kidd, and TandemKross
  • Barrel harmonics, tuners, and bore lapping - how barrel vibration affects accuracy, free-float verification, barrel tuner adjustment protocol, and a full bore lapping walkthrough
  • Ammunition selection and advanced testing - chronograph methodology, standard deviation and extreme spread interpretation, head-to-head results from Eley, SK, CCI Green Tag, Lapua, and Norma loads at 25, 50, 100, and 200 yards
  • In-depth .22LR ballistics - the heeled bullet design explained, velocity windows (subsonic, standard, hypervelocity), transonic instability, RA-4 vs. G-1 drag models, and real-world wind/temperature/altitude sensitivity data
  • Cleaning methodology - full disassembly and cleaning procedure for barrel, receiver, bolt, trigger group, and magazines; optimal fouling management for precision shooting
  • DOPE charts and ballistics apps - MOA vs. MIL explained, scope adjustment mechanics, Strelok/Chairgun/AB Quantum compared, and how to build and validate a DOPE card
  • NRL22 competition guide - match formats, course of fire, positional shooting, stage planning, time management, and the mental game
  • Comprehensive glossary - 100+ technical terms defined in context
  • Equipment reviews - candid assessments of every major component: MDT, TandemKross, Shaw Barrels, and Discovery Optics
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