10/22 buy or build

[Staticsouls]

I purchased a 10/22 this same time last year, and in an attempt to get my soon to ge wife to experience firearms in a positive way, i ended up rebuilding it just for her to enjoy. While i could always swap part and stocks, i have veen itchin to just get a second rifle. My big question is build vs buy. I have checked out the Razor 80%, and consider myself skilled enough to make it properly, but has anyone had serious experience with both, and if so what would you choose now?

[davefromca]

Buy for sure. I looked into this for a bit, it will be much more expensive. My friend actually made a funny statement about some of our friends who built some firearms. "What makes them think they can build a better gun then the manufacturers?"

[Wook]

For the price of all of the parts, Buy one complete, unless you know you want to do a complete custom build, without using any stock parts.

[BigStiCK]

Both.
Buy a base model & build it into whatever you want. Unless you're going for something high-end, then I'd just buy direct from VQ or somebody similar.

I'm currently working on my second 10/22 build. Have fun with it.

[jakejake527]

If it's going to be for pure benchrest you might as well buy a bolt action

Lots of guys spend way too much money on a 10/22 to turn them into benchrest/impractical guns

[Bastard]

buy.
from what could gather most people who are building off the 80% are not doing so because it is necessarily better, cheaper or because they want to build something. they are doing it to have something that is not registered.

just keep checking the FS section and you should be able to find a nice used one for a decent price. have actually seen them go, rather quickly, for as little as $200

[Rosebud22]

Depends on how you look at it. I started out with a barebones 10/22, changed out the barrel, trigger job and new stock that I finished and shaped myself. Also bedded the action. I consider all of the above part of the sport/hobby. Anybody can go buy high end XYZ rifle and learn how to pull a trigger. The difference is when I send it, and hit the target, I get to say " I build that" It give me a great degree of satisfaction the XYZ guy will never have.

[Paperchasin]

Buy a quality receiver, DROS it. Then build it up from there.

[hunterb]

Buy it and buy a trigger spring kit/auto bolt release kit from Volquartsen ~$35.

Buy a decent scope and rings ~$50

Cheekrest ~$25

The rest on ammo and range fees. WHen you shoot enough to want something more accurate, get a CZ 452 or 455 bolt-action.

Don't spend more than $500 total on a 10/22. IMHO, that's just silly unless you're HEAVILY into competitive rimfire shooting.

[YZINGERR]

buy. It will be more expensive to build unless you want a completely custom piece!

[tanakasan]

buy. It will be more expensive to build unless you want a completely custom piece!

^^This!

I did both a 22LR and 22WMR Razor 80%'s. Definitely not the cheaper route to a firearm, but more for the challenge and satisfaction of the build.

Depends on your ultimate goal. G/L!

Robert

[gatesbox]

Kidd receivers on sale right now for $152..... No doubt it is worth another $20 bucks..... I say this as someone who has completed a razor receiver... Just buy it and have fun hunting for parts.....

[Paperchasin]

Kidd receivers on sale right now for $152..... No doubt it is worth another $20 bucks..... I say this as someone who has completed a razor receiver... Just buy it and have fun hunting for parts.....

Don't forget to factor in sales tax, DROS, and transfer fees. For ~$235, most people would rather buy a basic 10/22. But I am with you on this...that is why I said to buy a completed receiver and then build it up the way you want to.

[jakejake527]

Theres stripped ruger receivers for $90 on gunbroker

[wirenut6]

Buy a bare bones one. Start upgrading parts slowly. Get it to the point where you can consistently get tight groups in any position and benchrest. Then build the custom that you want. Which is what I'm doing. Or just shoot it as is. It's your money, not mine.