First Post... Pics + Question for Surfclod?

[smelly pete]

Wow, my first post on the Intermaweb! (I know, who cares? Where's the pictures?) Here ya go


VQ hammer and extractor
Dlask 12.5 bbl
Tuffer Buffer
NcStar scope (I know, I know...but so far good glass, thick hairs)
internal polish, bolt radius mod,overtravel screw by me
stock synthetic stock with bondo and krylon

I consider this 10-22 build entirely your forum's fault Which leads to my question.

Did I channel the stock correctly for the barrel? Hoping Surfclod reads this, love your build, but I didn't see any straight profile pics of your rifle (and I find the search on this site easy to use). My 11/16 socket says my groove is true (Who knew they could talk? Let alone have an ear for music) but it sure looks like the barrel is rising out of the stock? It floats, with a rubber rest on the second rib from the front, the action seems straight, but why not ask the experts?

So off to the range. Tried Federal, Winchester HV, American Eagle and Win Wildcats. She liked the AE the best off the bench. Here's 5 10 rd. mags @ 62 yrds. from a sitting stance that works for me with the AE. Now. The reason I posted this ragged a$$ group is to remind everyone to lock-tite ALL yer scope mount screws. Not most. ALL. this was lookin pretty sweet 'til the last mag wandered off to heck in a handbasket (that "flyer" at the top was me). Other than the idiot with the lacking lock-tite this rifle outshoots me, and I dunno if it was the beautiful day we're having today or what but I had zero FTanything. She cycled like Lance Armstrong. Oh, and I see a cheek rest in my future.
Thanks for your time and the great site!

 

[surfclod]

Looks good.

When I removed material from the forestock for the heavy barrel I kinda just eyeballed it. I cut out the ribs in the forestock and have an aluminum flatbar running in there to stiffen the flimsy stock and attach the picatinny mount. The last 4-6 inches of barrel is bedded with Bondo, I Kiwi waxed the barrel (as a release agent), put in the Bondo and clamped it together. Once it hardened I have two contact points, action screw area and last 4-6 inches of barrel, so its not free floating but I am not concerned with that.

Looking at it again I notice that like your build, my barrel and stock do not run parallel, but rear of the action aligns with the stock which is more important in my mind.

Have now got a Millet DMS 1-4 scope on my rig now, pretty happy with it.

Am actually on my next 10/22 build, this one will be more like the SR-22 as I am using AR parts and plan to use open sights.

Much fun.

 

[mmatt]

Wow, nice rifle smelly pete! I like!

I have the same NcStar scope on my 10/22 and for its price, I'm very happy with it. I have the 2-7 power model. Like you said, it has rather thick cross-hairs, but other then that, it holds its zero very well (even when I take it off and put it back on), and has enough variation in the zoom to allow me to use it for close up and longer distance shots. I used it to hit a 10" gong at 300 yards so I'd say that's pretty good.

mmatt
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[smelly pete]

Wow, Thank you for the prompt and detailed response! I was actually going to build an AR 10-22 until I saw yours and unashamedly norincoed your idea I'll probably keep following your footsteps and bondo bed it, seems like I'm roughly at those contact points already... have fun with the build my credit card company loves mine! C'mon G36!

 

[smelly pete]

Hi mmat, TI mag! Sigh, one day... but yeah I got my NcStar from Hical and he let me drop my 2-7 on the floor a couple times, held zero, but the test will be how it holds up strapped to my pack while I fall off logs, into creeks, over rocks, face first into slash piles as I prep for huntin' this year. Hope it takes it, haven't popped a grouse with a tacticool(ish) 22 yet. Should make me the butt of many fine, witty jokes around camp