wayupnorth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Alberta
10/22 Redemption!
Some of you may remember a couple years back i had a hell of a problem with a barrel i was trying to put onto a Ruger 10/22.
it was a TacSol X-ring barrel and i got it stuck going into the receiver and had to use a hammer to get it out.
it got so bad i had to send it to a Gunsmith to have him remove it and then found out that i had wrecked the barrel.
for years i had the barrel above my desk in my shop up on the wall so i could look at it and remember my screw up.
couple weeks ago i had enough.
$280 of gun barrel just sitting there, i had to try to fix it!
so i started mucking around with it trying to see if i could fix the damage i had done and clean up the barrel a little.
it was no use, i just didnt have the tools required to do matal work.
than, out of the mist a post appeared on CGN and a fella had done some work to his old 10/22 and the work he did sounded a lot like what i needed to have done to this barrel to get it working..... so i made contact.
our Brother CGN'r asked me to send him the offending barrel and he would have a look at it in his down time.
he received the barrel and the barrel was sent back to me the same day - he did what he could, he said.
well, im aglow with joy!
he cleaned up that cursed barrel and it looks brand new!
i put it into the brand new 10/22 that it was originally destined for and drove out to the gravel pit and........
*pause for dramatic effect!*
the gun ran flawlessly!!!!!!
i am so happy!
i had a dream of making this gun for a long time now and to finally have it done and working just makes me happier than a pig in.... well you know.
the gun is soooooooooooo light!
with everything on it its total weight is 4lbs 6oz which compared to all my other 10/22's is a feather!
im just so impressed that a Brother CGN'r would use his skill set to help another out.... for free too might i add!
im not gonna mention any names because i dont know if he wants anyone else harassing him but he knows who he is and he knows how tickled i am to get this gremlin off my back.
Some of you may remember a couple years back i had a hell of a problem with a barrel i was trying to put onto a Ruger 10/22.
it was a TacSol X-ring barrel and i got it stuck going into the receiver and had to use a hammer to get it out.
it got so bad i had to send it to a Gunsmith to have him remove it and then found out that i had wrecked the barrel.
for years i had the barrel above my desk in my shop up on the wall so i could look at it and remember my screw up.
couple weeks ago i had enough.
$280 of gun barrel just sitting there, i had to try to fix it!
so i started mucking around with it trying to see if i could fix the damage i had done and clean up the barrel a little.
it was no use, i just didnt have the tools required to do matal work.
than, out of the mist a post appeared on CGN and a fella had done some work to his old 10/22 and the work he did sounded a lot like what i needed to have done to this barrel to get it working..... so i made contact.
our Brother CGN'r asked me to send him the offending barrel and he would have a look at it in his down time.
he received the barrel and the barrel was sent back to me the same day - he did what he could, he said.
well, im aglow with joy!
he cleaned up that cursed barrel and it looks brand new!
i put it into the brand new 10/22 that it was originally destined for and drove out to the gravel pit and........
*pause for dramatic effect!*
the gun ran flawlessly!!!!!!
i am so happy!
i had a dream of making this gun for a long time now and to finally have it done and working just makes me happier than a pig in.... well you know.
the gun is soooooooooooo light!
with everything on it its total weight is 4lbs 6oz which compared to all my other 10/22's is a feather!
im just so impressed that a Brother CGN'r would use his skill set to help another out.... for free too might i add!
im not gonna mention any names because i dont know if he wants anyone else harassing him but he knows who he is and he knows how tickled i am to get this gremlin off my back.
