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August 7, 2020, 10:24 AM | #1 |
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Is a 16" 10/22 barrel. Legal
I feel like a teenager all over again; Gas is cheap and I'm grounded..
Anyway, have taken this opportunity to clean up some old gun-stuff. Ran across a 16" threaded barrel, for a 10/22. My question/concerns is if it's legal to mount it on a standard carbine stock or even a collapsible/folding stock? I'm sure there are a number or If's and Buts, so what say you ?? Thanks and; Be Safe !!!
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Federal law is that a “Rifle” barrel must be a MINIMUM of 16”. There are a bunch of aftermarket barrels for the 10/22 that are right at the min length.
So, barring any strange State law, you should be fine. |
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Federal law requires 16" barrel for rifle (plus a total overall length) or its an NFA item.
STATE laws can be different. NY requires an 18" barrel min for rifles (with certain exceptions). Check your State's laws, carefully.
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You might want to use a measuring tape to be sure that the actual length is ok. As I recall, the infamous Ruby Ridge fiasco started with a sting in which a barrel had been cut off 1/4 inch too short. I am not saying you could be facing a federal sting, but I am saying fractions of an inch matter in this regard.
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Factory barrel !!!
Most of us are aware f what happened at Ruby-Ridge and for 1/4 of an inch his wife and dog were killed.
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This barrel is a factory barrel. Be Safe !!!
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You also mentioned a folding stock. Be careful that the overall length of the firearm with the stock folded doesn't create a problem. I'm not going to look that up for you -- I'm on a portable computer using cell data for Internet due to a power outage at the moment.
Personally, I would stay away from a 16-inch barrel. 16 inches is legal ... but 15-7/8 inches is not legal.
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Standard barrel lengths are 20" in the 10/22 Rifle, 18 1⁄2 " in the 10/22 Carbine, and 16 1⁄8 " in the 10/22 Compact Rifle. Your barrel must be the Compact barrel?
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Never heard of as compact ???
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The Ruger 10/22 Tactical comes with a threaded 16-1/8” barrel. It is legal...pending any local restrictions.
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Are you sure it is not 16.5 inch? I personally have not seen a 10/22 barrel right at 16". Shorter, yes - for the Charger but not right at 16".
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16+, it is !!!
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This is definitely going on one of my standard carbine wooden stock. .... Be Safe !!!
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We're not talking about pistols and shotguns here. We're talking about one rifle.
...In a standard stock. Harping on other aspects of stupid definitions serves no purpose here. 16"(+) barrels are legal on rifles, at a Federal level. If Pahoo lives in a state that has other restrictions, that's up to him to research.
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Post #13 returned to a standard stock:
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Stick a dowel or cleaning rod down the barrel till it touches a closed bolt. Accurately measure that length on the dowel/rod. That is the barrel length.
I think from a functional point of view, 16" shows maximum efficiency in burning all the powder in a 22 LR shell and gets the most velocity possible. 22 rifles like CFs get more velocity from ammo than handguns. Longer barrel(much more than 16")?? probably loses some velocity. Im not a ballistitician as you can see. |
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.22 LR typically reaches peak efficiency at 12-14" for most loads.
Beyond 18", most loads start losing velocity. Blow-back semi-autos neuter performance a little bit, but not terribly.
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I don't know why they didn't go beyond 18 inches, unless that's the length that produced maximum velocity.
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