Can you scratch build a 10/22 like an AR?

[Kingofthehill]

Im looking at getting a Ruger 10/22 but i plan on basically throwing out everything but the receiver and temporarly the trigger group. Stock will be custom, barrel will be aftermarket, optics will obviously not be iron sights.

Is there any way of getting the reciever and starting from there? I really don't want to buy a complete rifle and take all the parts off and chuck em'..

THanks

 

[Winston_Smith]

Check out rimfirecentral.com. Many companies are making bare receivers. Nodak spud is the first one that comes to mind.

 

[Wanta B]

If you do not mind it not being a genuine Ruger 10/22 then,yes,absolutely.As Winston_Smith said check out rimfirecentral.com or a bit of google or other searching.

 

[ckay]

Kidd Receiver and Trigger pack
RT for the rest of the build

www.coolguyguns.com
www.rimfiretechnologies.com

It'll run you the same costs as a Spikes 22 build.

 

[hatchetbearer]

Volquartsen also makes basically everything as well

 

[Dimis]

oh yea you can there are several companies making recievers novak spud volquartsen tactical solutions KIDD and a few others

theres nothing on a 10/22 that cant be purchased individualy

you can even get recievers alone on gunbroker

rimfire central is a wealth of knowledge and the people there are pretty good

you can also just get the rifle and sell the parts off to supply a little money for what you do want

 

[P.B.Walsh]

Yea, but dosen't the newer 10/22's have some plastic parts on the reciver?

 

[Sunray]

"...plan on basically throwing out everything but..." Sell the parts you don't want. There's always somebody looking for 10/22 parts.
"...any way of getting the reciever..." Not from Ruger.

 

[chevyforlife21]

if you wanna spend 800 dollars on it, and then it ends up not really even being a ruger in the first place

 

[Kingofthehill]

Thanks for all the great info!... its kept me busy for a few hours! hahahahaha..

there is even more out there than i ever dreamed of. So... wow... i don't even know where to start now.

JOe

 

[ckay]

Yea, but dosen't the newer 10/22's have some plastic parts on the reciver?

The new trigger packs are polymer and have a more rigid characteristic from the steel receivers.

If that is a problem for you, there are very nice CNC milled trigger packs.

 

[highorder]

10/22 receivers are and have always been aluminum, with the exception of the now discontinued 10/22 magnum receiver which was steel.

Trigger pacs are now plastic, but were traditionally made of aluminum.

 

[chevyforlife21]

good luck with your build keep us posted!

 

[Avenger29]

Yes, every component is available from someone other than Ruger, including the receiver and bolt. In fact, an aftermarket receiver that has the scope rail milled as part of the receiver may be preferable.

It will not be cheap, though. Not at all.

 

[[Pb]]

The receiver may well be aluminum on the new 10/22s, but it is encased in ugly plastic and would not function without the polymer parts to hold it all in place. It is not just the trigger guard that's plastic.

 

[natman]

As you have begun to discover, making a custom Ruger 10/22 is an exercise in replacing Ruger parts. This progresses until a true ultimate Ruger has no Ruger parts at all.

 

[madcratebuilder]

Do some reading at rimfirecentral, you well find you can get the same groups with modified Ruger parts or spend 2k+ on after market, bragging rights parts.

 

[CajunBass]

As you have begun to discover, making a custom Ruger 10/22 is an exercise in replacing Ruger parts. This progresses until a true ultimate Ruger has no Ruger parts at all.

You can do the same thing with a Chevy. You can replace everything Chevy made until you have a NASCAR stock car that has no Chevy parts left.

Of course, like the Ruger 10/22 you've now spent who knows how much more money than the original to get what you got. It's probably also being asked to do something it was never designed to do. It sort of looks like what you started with but that's about it.

 

[taliv]

i built one 3 yrs ago for my daughter for christmas that had no ruger parts at all. was quick and even easier than building an AR

 

[Dimis]

Pb where have you seen these plastic encased rugers?

ive never found a reciver with polymer or any form of plastic on or encasing it

 

[TonyDedo]

I bought a beat to hell, 1970s vintage 10/22 from a yard sale, stripped it down to the received and built it back up into a rather nice rifle for my girlfriend. Nothing to it!

If you want it to feel exactly like an AR, Nordic Components makes an AR22 receiver that fits over your 10/22 receiver and accepts AR components. It's a pretty pricey route to take (the receiver alone is around $200, plus you have to buy an AR stock, grip and handguard, plus the 10/22 itself), but it'll come out looking just like an AR.

 

[matai]

I have two that don't have any ruger parts in em. One with the Kid receiver and one with the Nodak, I would not buy the Nodak again and will soon replace it with a kid.

 

[[Pb]]

Pb where have you seen these plastic encased rugers?

ive never found a reciver with polymer or any form of plastic on or encasing it

The new Ruger 10/22 black synthetic model.

 

[highorder]

The receiver may well be aluminum on the new 10/22s, but it is encased in ugly plastic

It's not plastic. The receiver is aluminum, coated with a paint of sorts. That's it.

would not function without the polymer parts to hold it all in place.

I don't know what that means. The 10/22 design has not changed.

 

[[Pb]]

It's not plastic. The receiver is aluminum, coated with a paint of sorts. That's it.

Sorry,
but this is not the case on the black synthetic 10/22 that I handled, NIB.

What you see in the picture below is a 1/8" plastic case around the top of the receiver. There is aluminum underneath it, but only in vital areas. I looked at it myself, have you? It is worlds different than my 10/22 from 10 years ago.