When i purchased my 10/22 last summer, I had all intentions of modifying it. Since the Army decided to give me some money for jumping out of planes, it seemed like a good time to get on it.
The start:
Standard 10/22 carbine, around 1000 rounds through it since I bought it new last summer. I love this carbine, however I found a few flaws in it. The iron sights are junk in my opinion, the awkward bolt release didn't turn my wheel, and i wasn't a fan of the barrel band stock. After modifying the bolt release, first up was a new KIDD charging handle, guide rod and return spring, and a set of kit receiver pins and a tuffer buffer.
Installation of the charging handle and associated parts was strait forward, however getting the handle in place on the guide rod can be a pain, and getting the charging handle pulled all the way to the rear in order to drop the bolt in place takes patience. The video on the KIDD site helped getting the idea.
Charging handle installed.
Night and day difference in the factory assembly and the KIDD one. Cycling the action is much smoother. I used the standard weight spring included with the assembly.
The KIDD receiver pin set required counter sinking the existing receiver pin holes. This can be done with a drill and a 1/4 inch counter sink, I did mine using a set of vice grips with the counter sink set in the jaws. This took around 45 minutes of counter sinking and checking the fit. The amount of material that needs to be removed isn't much. The video on the KIDD site gives you a good idea of how much countersinking is required. Bad picture, but it gives you an idea of how deep I counter sunk.
I noticed an improvement in the fit of the trigger group in the receiver after installing the pins. Any slop is gone, and there is no worry about loosing the pins while disassembling. The hex head screws hold the pins in place until removed. Both the pin set and the charging handle came from Fabsports. Next to go in was a VQ firing pin and extractors. I had comparison pictures, but they turned out like junk so I wont throw them up. Those along with a Power Customs match hammer and adjustable sear kit that Im waiting on were ordered from Brownells.
Next came a big pile of parts from Dlask.
16.5 inch .920 bull barrel, Levand compensator, extended mag release, adjustable v block, .375 inch picatinny rail, a hex head hold down bolt and Houge stock
A few shots comparing the barrel to the factory one, and the factory and Dlask v block
Barrel instal was strait forward, remove the v block, twist off the barrel, instal new barrel and instal new v block. I used some loctite and torqued the v block bolts down, good to go.
Assembled receiver with new parts
Factory rail vs Dlask unit:
The only issues I ran into were the safety button rotated and wouldnt engage, so I had to look up what was going on with that. The Tuffer Buffer was having a hard time sliding into place, but once a stopped trying to hammer it in and used pressure it worked its way in. The start of the threads on the compensator needed a slight cleaning up to get them to start on the barrel, no big deal. After I pick up a scope from LeBarrons this afternoon I will post a finished picture of the rifle. When I get back to Nova Scotia on leave next week, I plan on carrying out a test with as many brands of .22 ammo as I can get my greasy mitts on and do a solid write up on what ammo works best with this part combo.
The start:
Standard 10/22 carbine, around 1000 rounds through it since I bought it new last summer. I love this carbine, however I found a few flaws in it. The iron sights are junk in my opinion, the awkward bolt release didn't turn my wheel, and i wasn't a fan of the barrel band stock. After modifying the bolt release, first up was a new KIDD charging handle, guide rod and return spring, and a set of kit receiver pins and a tuffer buffer.
Installation of the charging handle and associated parts was strait forward, however getting the handle in place on the guide rod can be a pain, and getting the charging handle pulled all the way to the rear in order to drop the bolt in place takes patience. The video on the KIDD site helped getting the idea.
Charging handle installed.
Night and day difference in the factory assembly and the KIDD one. Cycling the action is much smoother. I used the standard weight spring included with the assembly.
The KIDD receiver pin set required counter sinking the existing receiver pin holes. This can be done with a drill and a 1/4 inch counter sink, I did mine using a set of vice grips with the counter sink set in the jaws. This took around 45 minutes of counter sinking and checking the fit. The amount of material that needs to be removed isn't much. The video on the KIDD site gives you a good idea of how much countersinking is required. Bad picture, but it gives you an idea of how deep I counter sunk.
I noticed an improvement in the fit of the trigger group in the receiver after installing the pins. Any slop is gone, and there is no worry about loosing the pins while disassembling. The hex head screws hold the pins in place until removed. Both the pin set and the charging handle came from Fabsports. Next to go in was a VQ firing pin and extractors. I had comparison pictures, but they turned out like junk so I wont throw them up. Those along with a Power Customs match hammer and adjustable sear kit that Im waiting on were ordered from Brownells.
Next came a big pile of parts from Dlask.
16.5 inch .920 bull barrel, Levand compensator, extended mag release, adjustable v block, .375 inch picatinny rail, a hex head hold down bolt and Houge stock
A few shots comparing the barrel to the factory one, and the factory and Dlask v block
Barrel instal was strait forward, remove the v block, twist off the barrel, instal new barrel and instal new v block. I used some loctite and torqued the v block bolts down, good to go.
Assembled receiver with new parts
Factory rail vs Dlask unit:
The only issues I ran into were the safety button rotated and wouldnt engage, so I had to look up what was going on with that. The Tuffer Buffer was having a hard time sliding into place, but once a stopped trying to hammer it in and used pressure it worked its way in. The start of the threads on the compensator needed a slight cleaning up to get them to start on the barrel, no big deal. After I pick up a scope from LeBarrons this afternoon I will post a finished picture of the rifle. When I get back to Nova Scotia on leave next week, I plan on carrying out a test with as many brands of .22 ammo as I can get my greasy mitts on and do a solid write up on what ammo works best with this part combo.
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