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The 10/22 my Dad & Mom got for me when I was about 14 has been through a few changes during its life, as have many. After years of shooting sometimes a brick a week, it eventually got a new stock and a bull barrel. At that point it had, conservatively, 25,000+ rounds through it. Since then I've only put a couple of thousand rounds through it at most. About 4 or 5 years ago I put in all new springs, extractor, firing pin, bolt release, etc. Still wasn't really shooting it much, I had the 17hmr by then for squirrels and such, so I wasn't getting much use out of the 10/22. BTW, I turned 50 this summer, so it's been around a while!
Recently I was asked if I was going to participate in the turkey shoot we have in my area each year. I've never been able to do it before due to deployments and other things, but this year I'll be here. Open sights only for this event which prompted me to do something I've been considering for a while.
M1 Carbine conversion for the 10/22!
I bought the parts from Brownells, and was happy to see that the stock arrived with the forward sling point on the barrel band rather than the stock. This was apparently updated a few years ago, but the photo on the Brownells site has not been changed. The sling & oiler, Tech Sights, and Magazine doubler were purchased at the same time, for a total of about $180 including shipping.
I still had the original, rather beat-up barrel so putting it all together didn't take long, and I think it looks great. My Dad, a WWII Veteran, carried an M1 Carbine for most of the war so I'm not an impartial judge on this.
An informal backyard season had the first rounds landing about 1 to 1 1/2" low and right. This was easily corrected with the tech sights as they replicate the function of M-16/M-4 sights perfectly. A .223 round was used to make sight adjustments as the design intends. Shooting from a sitting position at about 30 yards, somewhat supported by a fence rail and the sling, proved satisfactory. Minus the shooter-induced flyers I got most rounds into a quarter sized group, even managing to blow out the center of the target after several groups. Definitely acceptable for the intended purpose!
I have the feeling that this will transform my old 10/22 from neglected to favored toy. My wife even called it "Lovely"...
Recently I was asked if I was going to participate in the turkey shoot we have in my area each year. I've never been able to do it before due to deployments and other things, but this year I'll be here. Open sights only for this event which prompted me to do something I've been considering for a while.
M1 Carbine conversion for the 10/22!
I bought the parts from Brownells, and was happy to see that the stock arrived with the forward sling point on the barrel band rather than the stock. This was apparently updated a few years ago, but the photo on the Brownells site has not been changed. The sling & oiler, Tech Sights, and Magazine doubler were purchased at the same time, for a total of about $180 including shipping.
I still had the original, rather beat-up barrel so putting it all together didn't take long, and I think it looks great. My Dad, a WWII Veteran, carried an M1 Carbine for most of the war so I'm not an impartial judge on this.
An informal backyard season had the first rounds landing about 1 to 1 1/2" low and right. This was easily corrected with the tech sights as they replicate the function of M-16/M-4 sights perfectly. A .223 round was used to make sight adjustments as the design intends. Shooting from a sitting position at about 30 yards, somewhat supported by a fence rail and the sling, proved satisfactory. Minus the shooter-induced flyers I got most rounds into a quarter sized group, even managing to blow out the center of the target after several groups. Definitely acceptable for the intended purpose!
I have the feeling that this will transform my old 10/22 from neglected to favored toy. My wife even called it "Lovely"...
). I used a Merlot stain/dye with a light coat of satin Tung oil to finish.
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