Complete my 10/22

[CharlesT]

Ok, so I am building a custom 10/22 and I have a Barrel and stock in mind. But nothing else.

The stock I am getting is the Fajen Legacy Series.

The barrel I plan on getting is the Green Mountain 20x920


Any ideas for the rest of the rifle?

I'd like to keep it reasonable.




OR should I just buy this...
http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/default.aspx?item=MLR22TB

 

[madcratebuilder]

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/index.php

 

[CraigC]

Good advice!

Big difference between your .920" steel Green Mountain barrel and that MRI. The MRI is a flyweight at 3.8lbs. With the Fajen stock and GM barrel, your build will weigh 8lbs.

What exactly are you trying to accomplish with this rifle? Be specific, hunting, benchrest, casual target use, long range shooting, etc.

 

[CharlesT]

Benchrest, casual target use, and of course plinking, lots and lots of plinking.

 

[Jubjub]

Volquartsen or Power Custom hammer, or stone the factory hammer as per the instructions you'll find on rimfire central. Either will give you a 2-3 pound pull, though with some creep and overtravel. There are lots more things you can do to the trigger, but the hammer is 90% of the improvement.

Volquartsen extractor. Every Ruger .22 that I own has one of these. Very important for reliability. You will probably have at least occasional stovepipe jams with the factory extractor.

Modify the bolt stop. 30 seconds with a Dremel, or two minutes with a file. You remove the little point inside the heart shaped hole, and releasing the bolt is no longer a two handed fumble.

Extended magazine release. Most of them are bigger than I like, so I buy the cheap plastic one that Midway sells and shorten it.

That's the basic stuff, and what most of mine have. If you haven't already bought the barrel, I'd recommend an 18" over the 20". Better balance for offhand shooting, and a bit less to lug around if you find yourself hunting with it.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=145851
Add that and you're set.

Ok, maybe one of these as well:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=662086

 

[CharlesT]

I'm wondering what receiver and trigger group to use?

It seems to be very expensive.

 

[HD Fboy]

Kidd Single Stage Trigger. (Don't get the 2 stage, it will ruin every gun you have)

Kidd makes a great receiver as well, but a standard Ruger can do the job.

 

[Magoo]

Kidd everything . Pick a stock you like (I've got a B&C Anschutz Tony bedded for his receiver that I might sell). Tony is doing full builds again...

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

I'm wondering what receiver and trigger group to use?

It seems to be very expensive.

You don't need an aftermarket receiver and drop in trigger group unless you are building it from scratch because, like you noticed, the high-zoot aftermarket ones are very expensive. Even if you don't have the rifle yet, I'd get a used one or an on-sale one (usually around $200), and re-use the receiver. Sell the rest of the parts that you are replacing.
A good hammer/springs like vorquartsen or power custom will give it a nice crisp trigger (for $30-$40) and the factory receiver is just fine.

 

[CraigC]

They're not all expensive. The Nodak/Spud NDS-22 is only $130 and is head and shoulders above a factory Ruger receiver. If you're replacing everything but the receiver, it's really the best way to go. Accurized bolts are under a hundred bucks.

I would also recommend the Power Custom auto bolt release. It is longer and serrated and much easier to manipulate than the factory or Volquartsen units. Their magazine release is also a good one.

 

[CharlesT]

See, I posted it here because you guys are soooo much more helpful.

On rimfire central there have been no responses.


I like that Nodak spud one...

 

[CharlesT]

I am going to get that NoDak. That looks NICE.

 

[CharlesT]

OK
I think I got it.

For now
Stock Rifle - $200
GM .920 - $170
VCL 10/22 Target Hammer - $34






Then later
NoDak Spud NDS-22 receiver - $130
KID single stage trigger - $235
Hogue OM stock - $100
KID CNC bolt - $125

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

Good choice, you'll have a fun tack-driver!

You forgot the stock in the "for now" section though. You can hog out the factory stock to accept a .920" barrel if you want to but I'd just get a hogue OM stock from the get-go since you won't be reusing the factory barrel band or anything like that, unless you like working with wood. I picked up my hogue for around $70 if I remember right.

Mine wears a 16" green mountain fluted/threaded .920 barrel
Hogue Overmold .920 stock
Bell & Carlson extended mag release
Volquartsen target hammer/spring/bolt release

I don't feel the need to take it any further, unless I get the urge to make it look purdier. It puts them all in the same hole at the ranges I shoot at and sounds like a pellet gun It's the one I start new shooters on and they love it as well.

 

[CharlesT]

Ya, I did forget.