My friends and I go shooting every Sunday, weather permitting.

A few of us have Ruger 10/22's, and all configured the same way.

BX-Trigger

Rubber Hogue free-floating stock

Match barrel (Sporter and not bull)

Nikon Rimfire scope


This ^^^ simple upgrade will turn your 10/22 into an easy 150 yard gun, enabling you to hit clay pigeon sized (4 inch) targets at that range almost every shot.

You could could place a round into a heart sized area at that range with no problem. And a head shot? Pick which eyeball.

The standard composite stock the rifle comes with is pretty cheesy, and the Hogue stock feels MUCH better. The BX-Trigger is like night and day, when compared to the fairly horrible stock trigger. And the match barrel is the icing on the cake. The Nikon Rimfire scope can be had for $90 on sale, and is the very best value for the money. They do a great job.

My friend always comments on how these rifles aren't any fun, because you break a clay pigeon every time you squeeze the trigger... lol. At 150 yards.

Most people consider a .22 to be a 50 yard rifle. But in the above configuration (which isn't all that expensive), you can turn it into a 150 yard head shot, every time.

And since we hit 4 inch clay pigeons with most every shot at 150 yards, you could easily make head shots at 200 yards with little effort. And body shots at 250.

Even if it isn't enough power to drop someone in their tracks, it's definitely enough to make them change their course of action. And if it doesn't, squeeze off a few more... lol.