10/22 Devotees, Read This!

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Gentlemen,

I recently started a thread and another member graciously started a poll, regarding what we feel to be the greatest aftermarket 10/22 barrel not yet made.

I would love the quiet combination of a 24 or 26 sporter (stainless) and standard velocity ammo for my 10/22's. I have a small farm with wooded creek and the quiet offered by such a shooter may help up my squirrel quotient.

This longer barrel would be a a throwback to rimfires of long ago, where 24 to 27 inch barrels were the norm and more were taken afield instead of merely punching paper.

Feel free to read the thread

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127135

and

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127552

vote in the poll.

Sincerely,

Swamper
 
ive wanted a really long barrel for my ruger 10/22 forever now. longest ive ever seen was 22 inch stainless. 26 or 27 would be awesome! im kinda poor tho so if someone made a nice long barrel i probably couldnt afford it. i wonder if there is another barrel we could make into a 10/22 barrel? like start with a barrel blank and make one?
 
I didn't state so when I voted yesterday but I went with all 3 lengths (and no flutes). Always prefered longer length barrels.
 
I own a couple of rebuilt 10/22s and I tend to use short bull barrels on them becaus they balance pretty well and are very accurate. I also like short and handy in a semiauto.

I also have a couple of bolt action 22lrs which do have 26" barrels, they are an anschutz target rifle and a CZ 452. IMHO the longer barrels really only have two things going for them. 1. match shooters will tell you that the longer barrel makes muzzle velocity more consistent when shooting match (subsonic) ammo.
2. Long barrels improve the sight radius for Iron sights, and when they are heavy they stabilize the sight picture for match shooting.

I dont really see an advantage to a 26" barrel in 22lr. for any hunting or field carry, where you want accuracy, but dont want a heavy bulky rifle to carry through the woods all day.

Other wise????????????
 
Does a long barrell in a .22LR really help? I read somewhere that optimum barrel length for that cartridge was actually in the verboten sub-16" range.
 
I read somewhere that optimum barrel length for that cartridge was actually in the verboten sub-16" range.
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Anschütz must have missed that detail long ago as they keep on making 690mm barrels with good results.
 
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I read somewhere that optimum barrel length for that cartridge was actually in the verboten sub-16" range.

The 16" length is optimum only for max velocity. All other aspects open for debate.
 
Gentlemen,

Thank you all for your input. If you haven't yet voted, be sure to do so as this helps Mr. Sanborn determine the business value of such a special production run. Also, if you aren't a member of Rimfire Central, do join as there are a host of good fellow shooters haunting the site.

Swamper
 
Longest barreled .22lr I have is my Romanian trainer with 23.5" bbl. A 10/22 with a long barrel would be quite nice, I think.
 
I glanced at the thread you posted on the other board. I personally have no interest in a long barreled .22, but instead have a question about a short barrel. Does this guy, "Mr. Sanborn" do custom barrel work ? I would like a heavy profile, 10/22 barrel, in stainless, with a length of about 12 inches. It is no big deal to buy a longer one and have it cut down and recrowned but I don't know of any gunsmiths to do it, certainly none locally.
 
The .22 LR is at max velocity around 16" from what I understand. The new Anshcutz target rifles all have minimum length barrels, and for shooters who use irons, there are false muzzles (bloob tubes) that extend the sight radius. Long barrels are more accurate because of sight radius.
 
I would like a heavy profile, 10/22 barrel, in stainless, with a length of about 12 inches. It is no big deal to buy a longer one and have it cut down and recrowned but I don't know of any gunsmiths to do it, certainly none locally.

Well , if you are planning to install it for use on a 10/22 rifle it is illegal and will get you in a lot of trouble if the law finds you with a rifle modified with a barrel under 16".
 
YodaVader, he has tax stamps for many things including IIRC suppressors and SBRs; 444 complies with the 1934 national firearms act. He's within the law.
 
Did not realize this - sorry if I offended 444. Still might have a lot of difficulty trying to convince a smith to cut a rifle barrel below 16". Especially on a rifle where barrels swap so easily.
 
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The new Anshcutz target rifles all have minimum length barrels, and for shooters who use irons, there are false muzzles (bloob tubes) that extend the sight radius. Long barrels are more accurate because of sight radius.
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Link???????

I didnt see any 16" barreled anschutz in my 2006 Anschutz catalog. They do make the exemplar pistol though.
 
The longer barrels are also nice for reducing muzzle noise from .22lr,especially with subsonic ammunition. I can tell quite a difference in volume between my 10/22 with 16" GM barrel and my stock Marlin 925 w/ 22" barrel.
 
The new Anshcutz target rifles all have minimum length barrels, and for shooters who use irons, there are false muzzles (bloob tubes) that extend the sight radius. Long barrels are more accurate because of sight radius.
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(Minimum being 16", I gather.)

HAWHAWHAW.

As requested by another poster, link please. Shortest barrel I've ever seen on an Anschütz is 540mm and I don't see anything under that in the near future.

Maybe you have an inside source in Ulm?
 
With the .22LR cartridge, it is amazing how much the report can be reduced by having a long barrel. One of my shooting buddies has one of those US Property Mossberg M12 with a 28" barrel, that is very close to the sound of a suppressed pistol. I have a US Property Remington 541X with a 27" barrel that is very similar.
As was mentioned, I am not afraid to get myself a tax stamp to have a barrel less than 16". It is perfectly legal and I enjoy exercising my rights as an American. My latest passion is to put together a tiny Ruger 10/22. I envision a 12" barrel and a side folding stock. The whole thing should only be about 20" overall length or less. If I use one of those aftermarket receivers with a built in scope rail, I could use a quick release scope mount like the LaRue desigened for the AR15/M16. Of course the muzzle would be threaded for a muzzle can. So, you could throw this thing in a backpack or a daypack. It would be small and light. You take it out, unfold the stock and have a pretty damn handly little rifle.
 
444,

I am not aware whether Mr. Sanborn would be willing to make such a short barrel but given the exceptional demeanor he has exhibited, I am sure he would, at the least, be willing to consider your request. One never knows until one asks.

Like you, I have first hand experience how quiet the .22LR is when fired from a long barrel. Thus, it was my hope that most could appreciate it for its hunting potential and a concensus would be born. It has been interesting to read some of the responses on the other site, clearly indicating fewer people spend time afield. I still think that a 27" or 28" barrel would be exceptional in that regard.

Sincerely,

Swamper
 
Swamper

I must be out of the loop here because I don't know who Mr Sanborn is. Does he or his company have a website so I can look at one of his barrels?

I agree on the 28" length. Those who want him to build 24" barrels instead can always get one from WhistlePig and let us have what we want. http://www.wpgbc.com/specs.htm
 
a 26" 10/22barrel would be SOOOOO nice. Poor mans suppressor. I've fired 22 LR out of my 26" Sagave 12. (Used a chamber adapter.) There is literaly no noise other than the firing pin droping.
 
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