Ruger 10/22

[The Mad Duck 0]

This gun started its life as a Ruger 10/22 with a synthetic grey stock and an 18in pencil barrel.

I added a

Kidd Scalloped Bolt

Kidd Charging Assembly and bolt handle

Kidd Heavy Rifle 20 inch Bull Barrel

Kidd Auto Bolt Release

Kidd Extended Magazine Release

Ruger BX-25 trigger group (2.5 lb break)

Magpul X-22 hunter stock

Athalon Scope

On order

CST Titan Receiver

Kidd VBlock

Kidd Threaded Receiver Pins

 

Once my order comes in, I will have a whole new gun and can reassemble the original,then.....Start another build project. Right now, this gun shoots 1/4 inch groups at 100 yards

 

 

 

 

 

[dogfacedoc 0]

Definitely on my list of guns to build. That's a good looking plinker!

[Steeldrifter 0]

I've always liked the 10/22 almost bought one many many years ago, now I wish I had of because the price now is 3 times what it was back when I was looking at them. Great looking gun Ken.

[The Mad Duck 0]

Ok after my 10/22 shooting 3 inches low with the new Kidd Receiver and no elevation adjustment left on the scope, I pulled the gun apart and shimmed the barrel on the V-Block. Inside of 15 rounds and a few slight adjustments.

I was getting groups like this. Shooting 10 round groups @50 yards

Also, the original 10/22 is back together and shooting sub one inch groups at 50 yards.

 

 

[skeet3t 0]

On 2/18/2022 at 2:11 PM, Steeldrifter said:

I've always liked the 10/22 almost bought one many many years ago, now I wish I had of because the price now is 3 times what it was back when I was looking at them. Great looking gun Ken.

1971, my 10/22 cost $55 with a scope. Got $5 off due to a cent in the stock. A friend in high school (1962-1965) showed me an article in a gun magazine that the naval academy bought 10/22s and converted them for the rifle team. Fixed right, the will drive tacks at 50m.

[The Mad Duck 0]

I'm happy with the groups this gun  is shooting, but what tickled me was the reassembled 10/22 that I started with, is shooting nice groups as well. It never shot quite that tight a group when I first got it

[WJG 0]

I was in the grade 8 rifle club.  On Wednesdays we would take our .22 rifles and a box of ammo to school on the bus and store them in our locker until last period for a drive to the local indoor range with a weird geography teacher/club leader.  Mostly Browning and Winchester bolt actions as I remember.  They do it differently today. 

[skeet3t 0]

I was on the high school rifle team in Brooklyn, NY. We had Remington 513T and Winchester 52 models. Our school was built by the WPA, had a scaled down Olympic swimming pool and a 50 foot 6 station smallbore range. At the end of the year, we would pull down all the spent lead from the backstops. Teacher would cash it at the scrap yard and throw a big pizza party. Often wonder what happened to those rifles.

[Sandan 0]

On 3/7/2022 at 11:14 AM, skeet3t said:

I was on the high school rifle team in Brooklyn, NY. We had Remington 513T and Winchester 52 models. Our school was built by the WPA, had a scaled down Olympic swimming pool and a 50 foot 6 station smallbore range. At the end of the year, we would pull down all the spent lead from the backstops. Teacher would cash it at the scrap yard and throw a big pizza party. Often wonder what happened to those rifles.

What school was that?  I'm an old Brooklyn boy from way back. 

[skeet3t 0]

7 hours ago, Sandan said:

What school was that?  I'm an old Brooklyn boy from way back. 

Grover Cleveland HS, Ridgewood, NY. Not far from Maspeth, Queens. I lived in Elmhurst.

[Sandan 0]

17 hours ago, skeet3t said:

Grover Cleveland HS, Ridgewood, NY. Not far from Maspeth, Queens. I lived in Elmhurst.

Aha. I lived in Flatbush. 

[skeet3t 0]

5 hours ago, Sandan said:

Aha. I lived in Flatbush. 

Ah, yes. Lot of the old WWII movies had a guy from Flatbush. William Bendix (youngsters will need to Google him) had a blackjack. "That's not army issue." Replied, "That's Flatbush issue!"

[Sandan 0]

Just now, skeet3t said:

Ah, yes. Lot of the old WWII movies had a guy from Flatbush. William Bendix (youngsters will need to Google him) had a blackjack. "That's not army issue." Replied, "That's Flatbush issue!"

Great quote. 

[skeet3t 0]

On 3/23/2022 at 12:51 PM, Sandan said:

Aha. I lived in Flatbush. 

Adding: I finished a book. "1776," that dealt with the early days of the American Revolution. Lots of it was in Eastern Pennsylvania, New York City and Western Long Island. I got a laugh about a description of Flatbush: a small Dutch settlement.