When I took my Ruger 1022 to the range for the first time last week, I immediately noticed that I needed a better stock. My Ruger is a bone-stock carbine model, I paid roughly $250 foe it at Academy Sporters. On the bench, it wasn't quite right. The comb of the stock was fine for iron sights, but too low for a good cheek weld with a scope. I kept searching for the reticle, which is no good. I was fidgeting behind the rifle, which told me that length-of-pull wasn't right. I knew that I was going to restock the rifle.
Way back in 2008, I dropped my Savage from a deer stand and broke the stock. While casting about for a new stock, I came upon Boyds Stocks and bought one, a plain-Jane walnut stock. When it came in, I was pleasantly surprised. Very little fitting to install the Savage 110 action, and I glass-bedded the recoil lug, along with free-floating the barrel channel. That rifle is still my favorite, responsible for lots of venison and range time.
Back to the Ruger 1022. I looked at the Magpul and the Victor stocks for that action, but they didn't have the features I was looking for. Then, I remembered grandson Lucas. He shoots competition rimfire and runs a 1022 with a Boyds thumbhole stock. His has adjustable length-of-pull, along with an adjustable comb. And, he has the whole red, white, and blue color motif going on.
Lucas' stock is cool, but I wanted something a bit more subdued. So, I went to the Boyd's website to see what they offered. I settled on the AT-One stock in a brown-on-brown laminate. They took my money, and it will come in the door at just a bit below $300 after taxes and shipping. It has the features I wanted, with both adjustable length-of-pull and adjustable comb. I opted for the carbine barrel channel.
From what I've seen and heard, this should be an easy drop-in. I still believe that the rifle could benefit from a better trigger, but we'll have to wait until my checkbook recovers. Right now, with base rifle, scope, rings and this stock, I'm ~$800 into this project.
7 comments:
Ruger platform versatilty. Israelis bought the 1022 with 25-round magazines. For kneecapping. To each his own.
This Volquartsen hammer was a major improvement on my 1022 trigger pull. Drop in. Product #: 163143 Manufacturer #: VC10TH
Midway has them, about $45.
I hope that it works well for you - I have had mixed results with Boyd: the 10-22 stock I got from them was a drop in fit - no mods necessary at all.
The stock I got from them for my Ruger American wasn't even close - I went back and forth with them for several weeks and they eventually (grudgingly) agreed to take it back. From my attempts to fit the barreled action into that stock, I got the impression that the stock was for an entirely different rifle, but they claimed to have measured it when they got it back and said it was for the Ruger American. Still on the lookout for a replacement stock for the Ruger American.
That is some high grade plinking going on ! I hope the gun shoots to your expectations.
My only Ruger 10/22 is bone stock from Ruger factory. Walnut Sporter bought in 1981 (high school graduation gift) Old school Weaver rings (low I think) it worked fine first and last time I shot it.
Boyd's is a bit pricy, but most of the time is an excellent fit!
I replaced my Ruger 10/22 synthetic stock with Hogue, no complaints.
I was at the range the other day and rang steel at 100 yards with a Ruger American in 22. It was agular ammo which it seems to shoot well. Not sure a stock would be needed for it but who knows what will happen.
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