80% 10/22 reciever

[Savage308]

I was recently having a serious itch for a new rifle build, and with ammo prices constantly rising I was thinking of a new .22lr. I took my wife shooting which led to her wanting a .22. I gave her my already built rifle instead of building another, as this let me build a new one for myself. I did a lot of homework and decided to buy an 80% finished reciever and "build my own". The thought of stamping my own mark and serial # on a rife really got me going! the only catch is you have to do all of the work youself. The one i purchased requires the two cross pins for the trigger group and the bolt stop to be drilled, the v-block and stock takedown holes drilled and tapped, and the barrel hole drilled. Everything went all easy peasy until I realized what comes into play when one makes a hole in a reciever for a barrel to fit into! This Definately requires more precision equipment than I currently own. A couple of friends and I are in the process of starting a gunsmith/machine business but we don't have a mill or a lathe yet. I really hope I can find a mill to use for the barrel hole so I don't have to wait for our machines to show up because it's going to be a couple of months before this happens as they are on backorder! I'll post pics of the build as soon as I can remember to bring the camera in from the truck.

 

[Honeybee]

Just wait till you get to rifle out the barrel, that takes some time and elbo grease.

Have fun with the reciever, you can set up a fixture to hold your drill in line with the reciever if all else fails.

by the way, you don't have to fix your name and serial # on it unless you are making it under an FFL license or making it an NFA item.

 

[JxxxOxxxE]

Where'd you purchase the receiver? I've got a mill and lathe....

 

[Seadog]

Yeah. Where did you get the 80% 10/22 reciever? Ive been wanting to buy one for a while to build a charger pistol!!!!

 

[JxxxOxxxE]

ok, found some here:

http://ruger1022receiver.3dcartstores.com/RAZOR-Receiver-Blanks_c_7.html

they also sell a jig to help locate all the holes to be drilled. Doesnt seem like a very hard process at all...

 

[Seadog]

There used to be this fellow that ran a shop called the tannery shop that sold 10/22 80%s. He doesnt do it any more but the were quiet a bit cheeper. I know a sight that I can get a hole 10/22 riflr for like 170. 121ish for a blank realy too high. I still want one but not for that price.

 

[Super Dave]

I have a full sized milling machine and lathe, if you are needing to make some chips.

 

[Savage308]

Sorry, I haven't had time to be online in a few days. I bought the one from select fire with the jig. Both the receiver and the jig are very well made. The one thing I was definitely not impressed with was the muzzle crown on the barrel I bought, but that's an easy enough fix.

 

[donner49]

Yeah. Where did you get the 80% 10/22 reciever? Ive been wanting to buy one for a while to build a charger pistol!!!!

i paid 60 dollars for mine http://cbarms.com/80-lower-receiver/clr005.html

 

[Old Fart]

I posted a link recently that had CAD/CAM files for the 10-22. Make one from scratch and modify how you want.