10/22 with 8" Dlask barrel and camo factory stock
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Thanks. To open up the barrel channel I used 60 grit sandpaper wrapped around wooden dowels (second picture). 7/8" was the biggest dowel I used to get the room I wanted around the barrel but I started with 5/8" and then 3/4" because it made it easier to keep the alignment right than it would have been if you were to just start with the 7/8". I left the stock at full length while I sanded it out and then chopped it to length after I could get the barrel in place to select the length I wanted. You could potentially save some sanding time by chopping it to length first but I think doing it in this order also helped keep the sandpaper aligned.
Nice work! An 8 inch barrel is not going to show much loss in velocity using most ammo. It would have a bit more muzzle flash from escaping gas as a .22 usually needs 14-16" to expand fully, and typically this could affect accuracy slightly, but your compensator takes care of that nicely. It likely helps make it more accurate by channeling the excess gasses away from the bullet. This is one instance I'd say a muzzle brake on a .22 is serving a valid purpose.
Again nice looking gun and great job on the stock.
Again nice looking gun and great job on the stock.
Thanks, I really appreciate it.
I took some better pictures of the stock for anybody that's considering doing some of their own camo. (Do it! It's fun.) I'm no expert but here's what I learned.
For the look I was going for I found the smaller the leaf, the better it worked. I tried a maple leaf to begin with but since the stock is pretty small I moved to items that were also smaller. I ended up with cedar, ivy leaves and ferns. The order it did it (darker to lighter) gives you a look that's sort of like soft light in the distance and the silhouette of the greenery that's between the observer and that light. The shapes with sharper lines seem to appear closer and the shapes with softer lines seem to look further away. You get that by moving the leaves from directly against the stock to a max of about 1/2" away. Any further than that and you can't really tell they were there.
Keep in mind that the only place you will see your base colours are where you block the lighter paint with your leaves. If you want to see a lot of those darker colours in your end product you will need to keep increasing the amount of leaves that block the lighter colours from hitting the stock. Some guys on Youtube achieve this by just leaving the first layer of leaves on and adding more with every colour. I was happier to pull things off after every coat to see how it was progressing.
Don't forget about the top and bottom. I would even consider doing those first because if you do them after you get the sides just right you run the risk of overspray ruining your work.
With a 10.5 inch barrel nope gets a flame on the end... 16 is the recommended length for most types of 22 lr ammo if you want to use all the powder now some are longer ie older 22lr rifles and they make allot less noise when you shoot it as well.
Is that stock still 26 total length? I know mine has the tommy gun stock on it and it makes it 33 inchs.
With that barrel I was getting .5 moa at 100 yards all day long with the right ammo.
The stock no but the rifle with the flash hider off is 26-1/4". The barrel extends past the end of the stock a bit.
hamilton0729
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- Northern Ontario (not in Hamilton)
I like almost makes me want another 10-22..... Almost.
Thanks. I was expecting to have to put on a clear coat but Krylon doesn't recommend one for this paint. I'll post up an update on how it's holding up after a while.
http://www.krylon.com/products/camouflage-paint-made-with-fusion-for-plastic-technology/
We'll I know a 10-15% loss would suck on a rifle, having said that, I think that thing would be really fun to shoot. Makes me wish I had the funds right now to build one!!!!
On a side note, I have been noticing lots of short weapons lately, when was the rule change from barrel length to over all length? Any worries of it changing back? I would really like to have the CZ coach gun, but cut down.
The rules are different when it comes to cutting barrels. I don't know them off hand so I won't guess at them. Since this barrel is manufactured to this length, not cut down, and the rifle is still over the minimum length I know it's not restricted/prohibited.
For rimfire rifles it is strictly over all length. If a barrel was manufactured at 5 inches you can use it as long as its 26" or longer OA, shotguns are the same, centre fire are (I believe) enforced by barrel length.
However you cannot take your factory 22" barrel and cut it any less than 18". Must be manufactured that way if its any shorter.
However you cannot take your factory 22" barrel and cut it any less than 18". Must be manufactured that way if its any shorter.
WestIslandRifle
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- QUEBEKISTAN, Canada
Sweet little plonked you got there and I really like how the stock turned out what kind of paint did you use ?
Dang I was getting the saw ready haha.
So Dlask is a complete manufacturer of guns? Makes it different than a gunsmith then?
As far as I know, they have a manufacturing license, as they can produce and sell receivers (their website lists both 10/22 and AR receivers). Because of that, they should be able to make you any sort of barrel you want... I've had a chance to speak to Joe once when I went to pick up a picatinny rail blank, and he seems genuinely involved in his product and interested in firearms, so I'm sure if you contacted him you could get what you need for your build. I was asking him about stepped barrels for my build, and his reaction seemed to be that he could do pretty much anything I wanted, and his prices seemed pretty reasonable. Like TargetGuy said, you can have a 5" barrel if you really want, as long as it's 26" OAL.
Aye... Well that's the beauty of rimfire versatility. If its equal velocity your after pick a round that shoots 10-15% faster than standard and you're back to square one. That said, in a gun like this I'd be tempted to try pistol ammo with its faster burning powder. That or Standard velocity.
