Muleskinner
Ultimate Member
Back in February I purchased the Ruger SR integrally silence Barrel for my Ruger 10/22 take down. I got my stamps in October and finally have had an opportunity to go out and put it through its paces. When I took it to the range the first thing I noticed was that the groups that it was shooting at 25 yards with Gemtech subsonic ammo were slightly tighter then with the standard Barrel that came with the rifle. Standard velocity CCI rounds ten shot group we're just a little larger than a quarter with the silenced Barrel I could easily cover Ten rounds with a quarter.
The rifle itself makes very little noise when fired. I did replace the steel Bolt stop pin with a nylon one other than that the bolt and Trigger group are Factory stock. With the subsonic ammunition the rifle is no louder than a paintball gun with the standard velocity CCI it's just tad bit more noisy but still stays quiet.
Like the standard takedown Barrel you cannot rest the barrel stock when shooting or the accuracy suffers. When shooting it it's best to hold the rifle with your off hand under the mag well..
after all the Bambi whacking is over I'm going to take it down to the farm and try to harvest some tree rats with it. I bought it specifically for killing squirrels around my tree stand. Unfortunately I did not get an opportunity to do that prior to the firearm season. It's going to have to wait until after the first of the year
So I don't have a lot of experience with silencers and I know there are silencer specifically built for 22 rifles with threaded barrels and they are probably far less expensive. This barrel was over $600 but it appears it will do the job that I purchased it for.
The rifle itself makes very little noise when fired. I did replace the steel Bolt stop pin with a nylon one other than that the bolt and Trigger group are Factory stock. With the subsonic ammunition the rifle is no louder than a paintball gun with the standard velocity CCI it's just tad bit more noisy but still stays quiet.
Like the standard takedown Barrel you cannot rest the barrel stock when shooting or the accuracy suffers. When shooting it it's best to hold the rifle with your off hand under the mag well..
after all the Bambi whacking is over I'm going to take it down to the farm and try to harvest some tree rats with it. I bought it specifically for killing squirrels around my tree stand. Unfortunately I did not get an opportunity to do that prior to the firearm season. It's going to have to wait until after the first of the year
So I don't have a lot of experience with silencers and I know there are silencer specifically built for 22 rifles with threaded barrels and they are probably far less expensive. This barrel was over $600 but it appears it will do the job that I purchased it for.
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