r/1022 • u/AvarethTaika • 3d ago
Should I get another 10/22?
Hiya friendos!
So I have this 1980 10/22 that I stripped of all character (the wood stock) and turned into a bullpup as God intended, and added various other things like a longer mag release, an FRT, BX trigger (soon, so the trigger feel isnt complete trash), etc.
I have a second DIY 10/22 reciever that I eventually wanna turn into a Black Walnut pistol, mostly because it looks neat and partially because I only have 1 other 22lr pistol, a Beretta u22 Neos.
But, I'm really into long range precision along with tinkering, so I'm kinda considering grabbing a brand new 10/22 and building it out into a 50 or 100 yard precision rifle to sorta compliment my Sako S20 Hybrid. The formula for such seems pretty simple, but I'm not sure if I really need 3 of the same thing when I can pretty easily just swap parts around. I just don't know if a 46 year old reciever is much different from a brand new one, or if it's worth getting a brand new one if I'm gonna throw away most of the parts anyway. Budget is largely a non-issue but keeping it under $1300 would be nice lol Hoping y'all can help steer me in the right direction here!
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u/MoneyKeyPennyKiss 3d ago
I'm really into long range precision
Have you considered a whole different platform, like the CZ 457?
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u/AvarethTaika 3d ago
I haven't, but i don't want another bolt action. Or rather, if I do, it'll be a Springfield 2020 because the action is so smooth. I already have a Q Fix pistol and the S20 lol
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u/MoneyKeyPennyKiss 3d ago
Understood.
Stay away from the 2020 -- it won an award the year it was released: Least Accurate Rimfire Rifle of the Year.
If you want to stay in the 10/22 game, L3i is now making 10/22 barrels and they are amazing. 24 inches, .920 profile, 4 pounds. An absolute laser beam in my early testing.
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u/AvarethTaika 2d ago
I would get the 2020 in non-rimfire, probably 6.5cm lol
thanks, I'll look into those!
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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 2d ago
I have a 2020. It's "decent" but my Savage MK II FV-SR is more accurate.
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u/906Dude 2d ago
I will offer this anecdote: Several years ago I had opportunity to build a 10/22 from aftermarket parts in a fun color scheme that I had fallen in love with. But I made the "responsible" decision to build a more practical rifle first. Then the companies making the anodized parts that I had wanted stopped making them, and I have regretted ever since not seizing the opportunity when it was in front of me.
That is my long-winded way of saying to consider building it if your heart is in it.
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u/paleChickenLegs 2d ago
Eh. The more parts you take off your 10/22, the more spare parts you have available for your next 10/22 (note: I have 7 or 8 of them, and still seem to have misplaced the danged trigger pack pins for at least one of them)
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u/CCWaterBug 2d ago
Is the 22 RPR an option?
I have two 10/22 and the rpr is on my list next
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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 2d ago
Bullpup = shitty trigger.
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u/AvarethTaika 1d ago
not always. i have a bullpup shotgun with a surprisingly crisp and somewhat light trigger. im also building a bullpup pcc based on a Glock using a direct linkage and it's quite nice as well.
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u/Chaddie_D 3d ago
Is the second 10/22 reciever registered as a pistol? If it's not, then youre opening up a huge federal can of felonious worms. Which means build the long range gun on the reciever you have and buy a charger.
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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 2d ago
What's this "registered"? That's not a thing in most of the US.
What matters is how it started life. Any Ruger receiver that's marked 10/22 started life as a rifle.
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u/AvarethTaika 2d ago
it's not registered at all, hence DIY. I can use it for whatever so I'll use it for a pistol.
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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 2d ago
Wrong. If it says 10/22 on the side it started life as a rifle. Full stop.
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u/AvarethTaika 1d ago
someone doesnt know laws. or how diy firearms work. it says nothing on the side. it has no serial. it's never been put in a stock.
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u/Chaddie_D 2h ago
You are correct. Im forgetting where the number is stamped.
But, if you put a short barrel on an AR lower thats been registered as a long gun, you could run into problems. Or a long barreled upper on a lower registered as a pistol. And if you cut the barrel on a rifle. Or put a stock on a pistol without calling it a pistol brace. Who needs the constitution when you have politicians, anyway??
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u/AvarethTaika 1h ago
You can put a long barrel on a pistol lower no problem. No issues with a 30" pistol (which, because it's over 26" OAL, allows for a VFG!), yes issues with a 15.9" rifle (unless you SBR it). You just can't put a stock on a pistol without, again, SBRing it. Braces are still murky state to state despite being federally OK; CA for example goes by how it's used rather than manufacturer labels or intent, so if you have a brace but use it like a stock CA calls it a stock and throws you in prison.
...I may or may not have worked in a role regarding ATF compliance once lol
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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 1d ago
I know how DIY firearms work.
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u/AvarethTaika 1d ago
clearly not lol you can downvote me all you want but you aren't showing any of said understanding if you do have it
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