New Ruger 10/22 Take Down

[SpaceWrangler]

I saw this new model on Lightfighter a couple weeks ago, and knew I'd have to jump on it.

http://www.ruger.com/products/1022Taked ... s.html?r=y

I ordered it early last week and picked it up Wednesday morning after work.  I took it apart to see how the barrel lock works, and then spent a couple hours at the range slaying rows of steel plates.  Other than the quick-change barrel, it’s the 10/22 we’re all familiar with, and it ran like a Swiss watch. The trigger groups are plastic now, by the way. I don't know how long Ruger has been doing that. The last 10/22 I bought new was in '97.

I didn’t like the forend and barrel band, so I removed it and reshaped the forend to eliminate the flat spot the barrel band sits in...

Next, I cut the 18 1/2 barrel down to 16 1/4 inches and threaded it on my lathe 1/2” - 28 tpi for silencers.  I’m using a red-dot sight exclusively with this gun, so I’ll never miss the front sight.

Factory...



And mine...

Cheapo TruGlo sight. But it holds a zero a 50 yards, so I'm happy. I spent most of the day today reshaping the Ruger forend to match the Butler Creek folding stock.  Both stocks are black plastic and can be shaped fairly easily using a belt sander held in a vise.  Then lots of finish sanding by hand, and a light mist of rattle-can flat black on both to match the colors.

Here's the beauty of my rig...

Damned near fits in a shoebox.

I think I’ll register the receiver so I can get a spare barrel and cut it down to 6 inches, threading it as well.

[300newb]

Very nice mod. I love the 10/22 and will get one of those in a little while.

[L1A1Rocker]

After seeing this post, I found myself inspired.

Very cool! What's the widget under the trigger guard? Looks like something to do with the mag release but I've not seen anything like it before.

[eracer]

Certifiable,

I'm not sure I could justify spending $200 to make a .22LR an SBR. (Or do your photos make that barrel look a lot shorter than it actually is?

[Klem]

What is the minimum barrel length needed to stabilize and burn all the powder in a typical .22LR subsonic?

[eracer]

Certifiable,

I'm not sure I could justify spending $200 to make a .22LR an SBR. (Or do your photos make that barrel look a lot shorter than it actually is?

Understandable.
For myself, I felt it a waste of time for only 2inches.
Different strokes, ya know

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