Finally finished, Ruger 10/22

[Jekemi]

Finally finished Sporterizing my Ruger 10/22. It has a new Boyd’s laminated thumbhole stock, a new trigger group, new Green Mountain bull barrel, Simmons 3 X 9 X 40 scope, and a 25 shot banana magazine. The receiver has been pillar bedded using a brass fitting machined to fit in the stock and a stainless steel lock-down screw. I also glass bedded the receiver and first 3 inches of the barrel using Brownell’s Acraglass Gel so the mount is rock solid and the barrel is free floating. In addition I used a second hold-down screw attaching the rear of the receiver to the stock just above the trigger mechanism. This makes the mounting very solid. Then I used Lemon Pledge furniture polish to give the stock a nice shine. Finally I used a red-laser bore sighting tool at 30 yards to zero in the scope. The laser shined on the neighbor’s garage door and I adjusted the scope elevation and windage so that the cross hairs were exactly on the red dot. This morning I took the receiver out and replaced the steel receiver pin with a nylon recoil buffer. That makes it much smoother.  I should be able to put five shots in the size of a quarter at 100 yards, or so I hope.

[CP]

Better hide that.  25 round mag, thumb hole stock, obviously an evil assault weapon.

[Huntboy]

Sweet, looking gun.

[huntandjeep]

Nice I almost went with that stock for my build . But went with the Anchutz's thumbhole instead.

[Blacklab]

great lookin shooter

[huntnphool]

awesome, thats what I want to build.

[huntandjeep]

awesome, thats what I want to build.

   Just dont get carried away. The $ adds up fast. Ask me how I know 

[Jekemi]

Here's what I have into it:
Boyd's laminated thumbhole Stock - $90
Green Mountain bull barrel - $129
New trigger group - $70
Arthur Brown lift V-Block - $19
Nylon bolt recoil reducer - $0.50
Brownell's Acraglass Gel bedding compound - $25
brass air fitting (modified to make a great pillar bedding - $3.00
stainless steel lock-down screw - $1.00
Simmons Pro Hunter 3X9X40 - $69.00
Scope rings - $13

left to buy:
oversized bolt - $29
bipod - $34
lever action magazine release - $35

Right around $500 not including the original Ruger 10/22. My son originally purchased the 10/22 about 10 years ago and I "inherited" it. You can spend much more. Fluted stainless steel barrels will set you back $200 bucks. A new fancy trigger set is around $200. A new receiver from Kidd is $200. Nicer stocks can be as much as $300. But for as little as $500 you can get yourself a great sporterized Ruger 10/22 that shoots great and looks really nice. I probably have 40 hours of work in it. Keep in mind this was the first attempt at anything like this. I fumbled through most of it, watching YouTube video's. The glass bedding was the hardest part, I screwed it up pretty bad the first time and had to redo it. Hope this helps.

[Jekemi]

My next project: The AK 47 is much maligned as an accurate rifle. I don't believe that is the case. There are many YouTube video's and web sites that tell you how to make it more accurate. I have an old AK 47 which is in really good shape. I just ordered a new collapsible stock and butt pad for around $100. I also ordered an aluminum front rail and hand guard for $90. New rubber grip was $20. New front adjustable handle was $25. A trigger rebuild kit was $35. A Harris clone bipod that mounts on the front rail was $34. I also bought a AKARS rear sight rail with picatinny rail for $120. I just got a Simmons Pro Hunter 3X9X50 scope. There are many small modifications I will make to get it to shoot more accurately. The AK was given to me so I have about $460 in it. But it will be a nice shooting and really good looking AK. While perhaps not as accurate as the AR 15 it is probably the most reliable Assault Rifle ever built.

[halfpipe88]

Beautiful gun!  Is that a homemade gun cleaning stand?  How does it work?  I'd like to see more pictures of that...looking at making one myself.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Nice Job...looks real good ! 

[swanny]

That is real pretty loooking. NIce job!

[quadrafire]

What trigger group did you go with?

[huntandjeep]

If you really want to make it a tack driver you should look into getting the bolt radiused, headspace work and the firing pin pinned. It helped ALOT on mine. Here's a pic of mine

[lokidog]

I love the stock, but that magazine is kind of phallic.