Not sure if this the right place to be posting this but here it goes... I bought a 10/22 Ruger 3 weeks ago and decided to modify it a little bit by putting HI-Viz sights on it so I took it to a local gunsmith who asurred me that he had put these sights on many a times and that it would be no problem. I also told him that I had adjusted the windage on a previous 10/22 and had a ##### of a time moving the sight. So I go in to pick up the rifle and he tells me that it all went okay but that he scratched it. I look and he more than scratched it. There were two indentations where he missed with the bracc punch near the rear sight. So seeing how this was going to be a rifle I was going to have for a long time and it was going to recieve plenty of scratches over the years I let it go. Before settling up I noticed the windage was really off to one side so I asked him he could adjust it so that it was center. We went in the back of his work area and he pulls out a drawer and proceeds to work off of there with a punch and hammer. He ends up scratching/dinging the other side. I'm not impressed at this point and we proceed to the front where he tells me not to worry about paying because of the "scratches". I get home and proceed to put on my see-thru sights and notice that the rear sight is off kilter (not level with the bases of my see-thru sights). I'm thinking how the F**K can the sights be so crooked. Not knowing a whole lot about rifles this being my first one I figured out that he had banged on it so hard that he he had rotated the barrel. So between watching tutorials on taking down the rifle, taking the barrel off and taking the trigger assembly apart and putting it all back together; I figure I wasted the better part of the day. The pin and trigger fell out of the trigger assembly in case you're wondering why I was messing around with that. Boy was I pissed at this point. Then I noticed that the front sight was also out and there were indentations/dings along the base on both sides from a tool he was using. He failed to put it all the way in because he had mashed/pressed up some metal on the other side of the notch/base so that the dove tail insert would not go in all the way. I ended up having to take it out and file it down so that it would fit properly. So after all this the sights work now but there is bare metal exposed where there used to be blueing and its going to rust over time. Does anybody know where I can get an inexpensive replacement barrel with the original sights on it?
Replacement Barrel 10/22
- Thread starter Myles26
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300Spartans
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Canada of course
With that much damage done, I think it might have been proper to tell him your dissatisfaction and to replace the barrel at his expense. That sounds like poor service on his part.
Try the EE, get a barrel and if you can't install the sights yourself, advertise here and get an experienced gunsmith to do it for you.
Try the EE, get a barrel and if you can't install the sights yourself, advertise here and get an experienced gunsmith to do it for you.
elimsprint
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Kelowna, BC
Where in Canada are you? There should be some CGN'er near you with 10/22 experience that can give you an honest idea as to what to do. If you are near Kelowna, BC I will gladly give you a hand getting your gun working. You can buy cold bluing to cover up the bare metal, it's quite easy to do.
Kim
Kim
Oh, I did state my dissatisfaction with the guy who worked on the gun and also with the owner. The owner has agreed to replace the barrel. He was going to swap one out from a rifle on his shelf and discount it but didn't have one in stock. I live in a small community up North and told him I was heading to Winnipeg and that I might be able to find one cheaply from somebody who mods 10/22's so the hunt is on. Would rather get the barrel sooner then later. Am looking for a barrel with factory sights that is brand new or with a few thousand rounds put through it. I know a lot of guys who buy these rifles just for the action so hopefully I can find one before Grouse hunting is over.
I just put up an ad in the EE and had several replies over night. Wound up getting a brand new stainless sporter barrel for $50. Id give you my old one but Im keeping all the original parts and its in rough shape. Tell the dirtbag who wrecked your barrel what you want, when you want it and who to send the parts to.
