10/22 Transformation

[bowhunter_1978]

Bought this rifle from a member here, just a standard 10/22, metal trigger group, had a pretty nice, older Redfield 3x-9x scope mounted on top. Bought a Volquartsen Carbon Fiber barrel and hogue stock, getting ready to buy a Leupold to mount on top and do some trigger work, should be a tree rat killin piece of equipment!!
BEFORE:

AFTER SOME MODS:

 

[indykid]

Nice!!! I did about the same on my tree-rat killer. I like the lighter weight of the Hogue overmold and the carbon barrel. Makes for one easy swinging shooter! I did the polishing of the trigger group myself. Came out really nice. Added the quick mag release and modified the bolt hold open to work like a normal one. One of my favorite .22LRs!!!

You are going to love that thing!

 

[patience0830]

Leupold

I recommend the Leupy EFR scopes. One of the 3-9 light weights would be T-T's and Beer on this rifle. AO is the way to go.

 

[kboom524]

Nice looking rifle. Good choice on the Leopold scope, mine wears a Leopold FX-1 4x28 rimfire scope. Great scope, love it. Wanted a straight 4 power scope on mine, my 77/22 wears a 3-9. Are you going to do the trigger work yourself or buy a kit? I put a Volquartsen trigger kit in mine and it did a great job. Makes a great limb-rat killer.

 

[Saiga223]

Nice job man! I have an aluminum Whistling Pig bull barrel in a Hogue stock with a trigger job and I love it. Nice setup!

 

[DRob]

Word of caution

Very nice, but be careful. Once you've "done" a 10/22 you are likely to want to do another, and another, and...................

 

[kboom524]

Very nice, but be careful. Once you've "done" a 10/22 you are likely to want to do another, and another, and...................

As soon as I finished my last one I started planning my next one.
Probably going to go with a Houge stock this time. I also have a Butler Creek folding stock I need to fill, and I still want to build one with a Blaster thumbhole stock. Looks like I need to find some more 10/22s.

 

[451_Detonics]

One thing I would suggest, for the best possible accuracy I would have one of the Volquartzen barrel mounted scope mounts installed. As the barrel is removable having the scope mounted on the barrel rather than the receiver insures the scope/barrel alignment will always stay the same.

https://www.volquartsen.com/products/160-1022-barrel-mounted-scope-mount

 

[Bert]

I'm glad that I sold you that gun . Wanted to do some of the same but never got around to it. Looks great .

 

[nrar15]

Looks great a threaded barrel would be even better. Post some more pics when you finish.

 

[Naptown]

 

[bowhunter_1978]

Well it is done, for now, decided to drop the scope money on a Volquarsten trigger so the old BSA went on it for now.

Went from this:

To this:

Mods:
16 inch Volquartsen Tension Barrle
Volquartsen TG 2000 trigger group
Tony Kidd Scalloped Bolt
Tony Kidd Charging handle, rod and spring
Hogue stock
Butler Creek sling

 

[Marc]

gotta love that hogue stock.

 

[Mordred]

Both the 10/22 and the savage mark ii's are so much fun.

 

[Colt556]

Nice looking rifle. I have a couple I'd like to fix up myself layin around here. Just curious as to what you did with the old Redfield?

 

[Buckhunter]

Looks good! Where'd you pick up the stock?

 

[bowhunter_1978]

Looks good! Where'd you pick up the stock?

Bought it from Midway, on sale for around $55 shipped to the house!

Nice looking rifle. I have a couple I'd like to fix up myself layin around here. Just curious as to what you did with the old Redfield?

I posted it for sale in the classifieds, no luck selling it so I put it on my Ruger 77/22 then sold the rifle with that scope on it.


Thanks for all the compliments! Shoot a few rounds through it today, it is pretty slick!

 

[Buckhunter]

Bought it from Midway, on sale for around $55 shipped to the house!

Can't beat that! I'm getting ready to have me one on the way

 

[turnandshoot4]

That's a great looking rifle!

 

[JRPLANE]

10/22 is the greatest common gun made , its the 350 chevt of firearms. Parts are cheap and pleantiful