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I can't speak for him, but what I "think" he's saying, is your in Cali, you are NOT gonna get a can/silencer if you don't have one in your hand, so what's the point of a threaded barrel, and I fully agree with him.

 

I'd rather have a 18inch my self. As far as muzzle brakes/compensators go, there are quite a few that are fitted with out the barrel being threaded. The one on my fat barrel gun in that pic is a Volquartsen, with out a threaded barrel.

 

20" is too long for a .22 IMO

 

I've got the 20", never had a problem. I dropped a 60-70lb coyote(?) at around 50yds with CCI Velocitor, it didn't take a single step. The GM's do weigh a good bit in my opinion thats why I'm looking at Tactical Solutions.

 

I've read the same, but don't know it for a fact. 18 bulls just balance better to me.

 

A .22 can drop animals much bigger than 60-70lbs. Shot placement is the key, a .22 is by no means a toy. I've "heard" of people dropping 150lb deer with a .22 and I have seen 100+lb hogs dropped with a .17. I don't advocate this and it is proably illegal almost every where, but it can be done.

 

I recently did a budget build on a 10/22. I got a ER Shaw barrel ( http://www.midwayusa.com/product/71...920-diameter-1-in-16-twist-18-stainless-steel) mine was blued though and not stainless, a hogue stock, did some slight trigger work, mounted a bipod on it. I also put a cheap 4-16x40 mil dot scope on it. The scope was only about 80$, but for the price it seems pretty decent. Even though it is not a real bench gun, its definitely more than accurate enough for what I use it for. The buying pretty much a box of every ammo you can find, and see what shoots the best through you rifle. Every gun will be different, even with the exact same build specs.The hogue stock feels awesome to.

 

The trying different ammo thing escapes most people. It's crazy how this can vary.

 

I've dispatched road-hit deer with a shot from a .22 pistol behind the ear. It kills them dead. Could easily make that shot from 50 yds on a feeding doe in a treestand, so yeah - I could see how it would happen.

No kidding. I always recommend at least trying the mid-range stuff. I get really good groups from ammo in the $5-$8 range (SK, Wolf, RWS), and I don't feel the need to buy the really expensive stuff (Eley, Lapua, Federal Match) but I still get much better groups than any of the bulk Remchester stuff.

 

for $10 I bought the Kidd auto bolt release. Slips right in and works flawlessly. I'd rather do that then take the Dremel to a part and screw it up. Plenty of pics of butchered bolt releases online...