Gato Montés
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I was very fortunate to pull the trigger on the purchase of my Takedown when I did. It was after Sandy Hook, but I wasn't really motivated by that; just happened across what I felt was a good deal in a market where they were relatively hard to find. Of course now all flavors of 10/22's are OOS pretty much everywhere, not just the more popular models.
I've had a plane jane 10/22 before and one of my biggest complaints was the sights. I prefer open sights (for whatever reason) and I always wanted to give those Tech Sights a go and my Lord, they are worth every penny! Just like everyone else here, I highly recommend them.
The other reason I wanted to start this thread is to put a shout out to Jim of JP Grips and Machine who did the threading work on my rifle. I had him cut the barrel down to 16" from 18", retain the front sight and use a special cut for the threads to facilitate the use of the O ring for the Silencerco Sparrow. I found the price reasonable, $135 for all that plus recrown, thread protector and return shipping, and best of all it took only ten days door to door. Compare that to some other well known places like Tornado Tech where the wait last I heard was a YEAR, yeah, quick turnaround indeed. As for the threading itself I've never had a barrel threaded before, but the quality at least to me appears top notch.
Beyond all that I also put in the usual; buffer, auto bolt release and a Volq extractor. I'm glad the newer 10/22's come with the extended mag release, as it's one less part that I have to change. Contemplated trigger work, but I can handle this trigger just fine even with its mushiness.
Should have my suppressor April/May. I anticipate many a squirrel meeting it's end with the use of this rig.
I've had a plane jane 10/22 before and one of my biggest complaints was the sights. I prefer open sights (for whatever reason) and I always wanted to give those Tech Sights a go and my Lord, they are worth every penny! Just like everyone else here, I highly recommend them.
The other reason I wanted to start this thread is to put a shout out to Jim of JP Grips and Machine who did the threading work on my rifle. I had him cut the barrel down to 16" from 18", retain the front sight and use a special cut for the threads to facilitate the use of the O ring for the Silencerco Sparrow. I found the price reasonable, $135 for all that plus recrown, thread protector and return shipping, and best of all it took only ten days door to door. Compare that to some other well known places like Tornado Tech where the wait last I heard was a YEAR, yeah, quick turnaround indeed. As for the threading itself I've never had a barrel threaded before, but the quality at least to me appears top notch.
Beyond all that I also put in the usual; buffer, auto bolt release and a Volq extractor. I'm glad the newer 10/22's come with the extended mag release, as it's one less part that I have to change. Contemplated trigger work, but I can handle this trigger just fine even with its mushiness.
Should have my suppressor April/May. I anticipate many a squirrel meeting it's end with the use of this rig.