Craftsman 441
CGN Regular
- Location
- Wainwright
Here is my newly finished 22LR upper. I went for a 10.5" CAR-15 sorta look, since I had already bought the upper on the EE. All of the parts came from other Gun Nutz on the EE and Arms East.
I took my Ceiner kit and manufactured a new bolt end from 416 SS. It just attaches on the Ceiner bolt assembly and slides out just like a regular AR bolt carrier.
The barrel was pretty easy to do. I bought a stainless 10/22 barrel from Epps as scrap and turned a profile out of it. I got a 22LR Bentz chamber finishing reamer from Brownells, and just reamed her by hand with lots of lube. I had to make a barrel extension because the barrel was 0.995 at it's largest diameter. I pressed it on and pinned it in place with a hardened drill rod pin. The last step was pinning the FSB in place after painting the end of the barrel with Tremclad BBQ enamel.
I'm really proud of how this project turned-out. She runs quite smoothly with Remington HV, AE and Federal Champion bulk ammo, though I haven't gauged it's accuracy yet. Today I was more concerned with reliability testing (read: dumping full capacity mags). All I need now are some Black Dog mags.
Man, I love having access to a machine shop.
I took my Ceiner kit and manufactured a new bolt end from 416 SS. It just attaches on the Ceiner bolt assembly and slides out just like a regular AR bolt carrier.
The barrel was pretty easy to do. I bought a stainless 10/22 barrel from Epps as scrap and turned a profile out of it. I got a 22LR Bentz chamber finishing reamer from Brownells, and just reamed her by hand with lots of lube. I had to make a barrel extension because the barrel was 0.995 at it's largest diameter. I pressed it on and pinned it in place with a hardened drill rod pin. The last step was pinning the FSB in place after painting the end of the barrel with Tremclad BBQ enamel.
I'm really proud of how this project turned-out. She runs quite smoothly with Remington HV, AE and Federal Champion bulk ammo, though I haven't gauged it's accuracy yet. Today I was more concerned with reliability testing (read: dumping full capacity mags). All I need now are some Black Dog mags.
Man, I love having access to a machine shop.
Last edited:
