More 10/22 questions.

[double bogey]

when I first started looking into modifying my 10-22, I came across a procedure to open the band up so it didn't contact the barrel, only the wood. That would work if you must keep the band. If you free float the barrel and it still isn't accurate, put a thin piece of rubber about 2" in front of the vee block, and apply a little tension with the hold down screw. Actually most that have made very accurate 10-22's, pillar bed the action screw, bed the rear of the action, and use the rubber pad with a torque screwdriver to find the sweet spot. Also there are trigger mods, bolt mods, and barrel mods that can be done. The skys the limit. But a lot of this can be done yourself, if you are a little handy, and pretty cheap.

[Catfish]

How accurate do you want it? I bought one new and tried about everything, includeing lapping the barrel was was still unhappy with the accuracy. I put on a Buttler Creek match barrel and Fagen wood. It is now passable, but it is still not close to my old 37 Remington in accuracy. It`s a pretty good squirrel gun, but that`s about it.