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looking at buying of the kidd classic ultra light rifle's. i am turned off buy by the ruger 10-22 issues i had in the past so i prefer to pay for quality if it will work right. if you have a kidd built rifle, do you like it? any issues?
 
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What "10/22 issues" have you had in the past?

I haven't had a complete Kidd rifle, but I built a 10/22 using one of their barrels and one of their triggers.

With reasonable quality match ammunition, it was just as accurate as my Lilja-barreled Sako Quad and several Anschutz rifles I have access to. It might lose a little ground with absolutely top-quality match ammunition - I've never tried.

The Kidd trigger compares favorably to an Anschutz match trigger.
 
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looking at buying of the kidd classic ultra light rifle's. i am turned off buy by the ruger 10-22 issues i had in the past so i prefer to pay for quality if it will work right. if you have a kidd built rifle, do you like it? any issues?


I don't have an actual Kidd built rifle, but everything on my 10/22 is Kidd except the trigger group assembly which is a Volquartsen TG2000 and the stock which is a Hogue overmoulded. And of course the scope and rings which are Nikon.

It is 100% reliable. The 16.5" fluted barrel more than lives up to their 1/2" at 50 yards 5 shot group guarantee with just about any target grade ammo.



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What "10/22 issues" have you had in the past?

I haven't had a complete Kidd rifle, but I built a 10/22 using one of their barrels and one of their triggers.

With reasonable quality match ammunition, it was just as accurate as my Lilja-barreled Sako Quad and several Anschutz rifles I have access to. It might lose a little ground with absolutely top-quality match ammunition - I've never tried.

The Kidd trigger compares favorably to an Anschutz match trigger.


i had two different rifles. the first after 2 different trips to ruger would still not feed reliably. i changed extractors and had a gunsmith look at it. tried different mags and ammo and it would jam every third round or so. i gave up on it. the second started doing the same thing after a 500 rounds. my ruger mk2 has never given me issues so i still like ruger products just not the 10-22.
 
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Interesting. The 10/22 has a pretty good reputation for reliability.

My rifle had a Tactical Solutions X-Ring receiver along with the Kidd barrel and trigger. It would run and run and run until the receiver was so crapped up you could barely pull the bolt back. A couple of blasts of brake cleaner and it'd be back in action.

I only ever used factory 10 round magazines.

I use the past tense because I sold the rifle to a friend - I wanted to swap the barrel for one with a threaded muzzle, then couldn't get the barrel out of the receiver, and decided what I really wanted to do was order a Kidd Supergrade with the threaded barrel-to-receiver interface (plus the threaded muzzle, of course). I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
 
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Check out http://www.rimfirecentral.com. Lots of good info there.
 
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I don't own a Kidd factory rifle. Having said that, my 10/22 is all Kidd minus the receiver and stock. I wouldn't hesitate to do it all again. Tony Kidd builds excellent rifles and components.
 
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I have a Kidd complete, built around their Supergrade receiver (I bought one for my son also).
I had Tony Kidd build them, including glass bedding. The only thing that is Ruger on my rifle is the magazine. It is literally my favorite rifle I own. Just as accurate as my son's Anschutz, IMO. The build and finish is amazing, no slop or burr marks. And the trigger, a 2-stage with adjustable pull, is by far the best trigger group I have, better than the Geissele ones in my ARs.



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