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Hey guys I'm a little confused about these, a complete ruger 10/22 is like $250 why try to build your self?
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Some people only want a receiver to build a custom gun. They also like to buy them by mail and not go through the ten day wait. They can also build them into a pistol, if they want.Frank
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I woulk like to try finishing an 80% lower if I had a mill and the skill!!! Yep just for the I did it myself thing. I met a guy years ago who built a 50 cal BMG bolt rifle from scratch except for the barrel . He was a machinist[sp] also he did the heat treating .California's politicians and unionized government employees are a crime gang that makes the Mexican drug cartels look like a Girl Scout Troop in comparison.Comment
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For 80% builds I don't think they save any money where anodizing w/ shipping back and forth costs the same as a finished receiver after dealer fees. However 80% quality is way above that of the Ruger painted-aluminum receiver where mine has cast marks showing through the paint. It would be more appropriate to compare these 80% builds to a custom 10/22 receiver at the $250 level itself without any other parts.Comment
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100% "because i can"Boy the way Glen Miller played, songs that made the hit parade, guys like us we had it made, those were the days, and you know where you were then, girls were girls and men were men, mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again, didn't need no welfare states everybody pulled his weight, gee our old Lasalle ran great, those were the days!
who wants a fishtank?Comment
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I get to put my name on it and anodize it red to match the custom stock I have waiting.
Other 100% custom 10/22 receivers with rails run about $400.00.Comment
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$250 is a high price to pay when you think about the cost of just the receiver and all the custom build parts.
Yes if you want a basic 10/22 it doesn't make sense to buy you own unless you just want to "do it"
but if you are going full custom it's a place to start and puts saved money in your pocket for better parts.Comment
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California legal Chargers.
Making stuff is fun, especially guns.
No Dros or registration.
Custom engravings look cool.
Because I can.Comment
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also you get a receiver with a built in rail system on some. Besides most people buy the gun then replace every part on it except the receiver so you do save some money. I plan on buying one from tactical machining.sigpicComment
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This is all the reason I need..... We might call them 10/22's but Ruger does not make the above rifle, I did...
And to be honest with Long gun registration around the corner, I will only choose to own free guns that I have made myself..... Screw Em!"Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt."
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Charger style pistol is another good reasonComment
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i see, thank you all for the great answersComment
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