JS> Well, I finally ordered a heavy barrel for my 10/22 from Midway.  I'm
 JS> sitting here looking at it, wondering how to get the most out of it.
 JS> I've already decided that I'm going to use the current stock, and shave
 JS> out the barrel groove to fit the .920" barrel, and refinish the stock
 JS> while I'm at it.
I believe that's what I'd do also.
 JS> I've got a few questions that I'd like some input on though, the first 
f
 JS> which is how to go about mounting the barrel in the 'new' stock.  When I
 JS> get the stock cut out to the right diameter, idealy the barrel should
 JS> just lay in the stock.  Is this acceptable for purposes of accuracy and
 JS> barrel to action integrity?  It seems to me one would want more barrel
 JS> support to keep it from torquing on the action to barrel joint.
Torque the action down and let the barrel just lay in the barrel channel. Any 
barrel is going to vibrate some, even a .22 barrel.  If it vibrates the same 
way with each shot, it's going to be accurate.  You can always adjust bullet 
strike with your sight settings.
 JS> What I was thinking of doing is locking the barrel down to the stock 
ith
 JS> several set screws.  I know this might sound rather crude, but aside 
rom
 JS> how it sounds (heck, ruger merely used a fancy hose clamp to steady the
 JS> factory barrel) is this a sound method in regards to maimtaining
 JS> accuracy?  I'm not worried about barrel whip seeing as this is only a
 JS> .22lr, but would this possibly affect accuracy by transferring stresses
 JS> from the stock to the barrel, and thus changing the angles ever so
 JS> slightly?  Does this mean I'd be better off floating the heavy barrel, 
r
 JS> just giving it a single point to rest on?
DON'T.  Any variation in how tight each of the screws might be is going to 
affect how the gun shoots.  Better to just nicely open up the barrel channel 
and let the barrel do what it wants.
 JS> I appreciate any input, whether heresay or firsthand experience!  
anks!
Well, you asked me so. . . :-)
Regards.  Cloyce.
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