My new Richards Microfit on a stock 10/22

[Indyarms]

I see most of you folks post your sweet hopped up target shooters, here..

This is MY BABY... I got it when I was 15, and customized it instantly.. it is still a VERY good shooter at over 20 years old.. Untold THOUSANDS of rounds have cycled this action, and I have *NEVER* had a problem!

I hope you enjoy the post... Let me know what ya think! :)

[iceman]

It's nice to see a 20 yr. old gun that still loved as much as the day it was bought.
Mine's the same way. Bought in 1982 and the only thing I added was a scope for
partridge hunting. Never a problem.

[AR15_Fanatic]

Originally posted by Indyarms@Dec 31 2004, 09:31 PM
I see most of you folks post your sweet hopped up target shooters, here..

This is MY BABY... I got it when I was 15, and customized it instantly.. it is still a VERY good shooter at over 20 years old.. Untold THOUSANDS of rounds have cycled this action, and I have *NEVER* had a problem!

I hope you enjoy the post... Let me know what ya think! :)
Yeah, nice gun!

[cajungeo]

My 19 year old folder looks exactly like yours except for the barrel shroud, and muzzle brake. I sold mine 4 years ago to a guy at work. I regreted it. last fall the guy I sold it to said he had to round up some cash for a rifle build, and I asked if he wanted to sell my Ramline folder back to me. He said ok. That made my day. I will not sell anymore of my guns.

[Indyarms]

Nice to see others also appreciate their OLDER guns... they have been with us through a lot of good times.. and bad, in the field... being my FIRST, and all the things I have been thru with it.. I could NEVER sell it..

It may not be a tack driving ruger 10/22 mod... but its my baby...

I recently bought a second from wally world.. and it doesnt shoot ANY better brand new, than my 20 yr old one shoots. Other than being stainless, with a checkered stock... it is no better, no worse... just more "sporting" looking.

I am thinking very soon to make a target quality ruger... means I will get to buy another one!!!! WOOWOOO!!

( of course, nothing more than a CHEAP carbine... as all I will really need is the receiver! lol)


Thanks for the positive replies!!!

[Sniper]

Welcome to the board and may I say she doesn't show her age one bit. :lol: Nice looking set-up.

:sniper:

[Metaldoc]

Just like a fine wine............

Metaldoc :usa:

[gungcho]

hey man i am 12 years old and got my first 10/22 at age 10 i have saved up alot of money and i am currently customizing my 10/22 with new trigger pull synthetic-folding stock i admire your 10/22 and hope mine has the same assault look on it. :sniper: :rapid:

[Indyarms]

Check out some websites out there... you can get all the parts I have on mine, still... the folding stocks, the barrel shrouds, muzzlebreak, extended mags... etc...

Just a little time, and investment... you can do ANYTHING your heart desires... and your mind can imagine!!!!

[gungcho]

hey man do you know any good sites,cuz i really dont know that many good ones that talk about 10/22's or even how to mod them. :sniper: :ar15: :2guns: :cannon: :rapid:

[Indyarms]

Well, as far as mods go, I think the forums, HERE will be your best bet... as far as Sites for STUFF goes.. I can post a few links that I have, with pleasure... I am sure others here that read this thread can probably help me out if Ihave missed any of the better ones...

http://www.gunaccessories.com/default.asp

http://www.copesdist.com/1022.htm <----- Great prices on high cap mags!

http://www.gunsnstuffonline.com/

http://www.rimfiresports.com/

That is SURE to get you started on your quest!

Dont forget old faithful...

http://www.ebay.com

as well as

http://www.gunbroker.com

[cajungeo]

There is a 10/22 Links sticky in the main section that has many sites.

[gungcho]

:D hey thaks guys. today i actualy bought a supressed barrel so i can shoot squirels in my back yard without letting everyone around know. my stepdad is big on guns so he saved me 30 bucks on getting exchanging barrels. next i plan to buy a nice
4x scope cuz right now i have a weak little 2x piece of junk. :ar15: :ar15: :rapid:

[cajungeo]

Just a reminder to anyone reading this post if you are going to scope the 22 rimfire, get either a rim fire scope or a scope with AO. This is because just a scope is made for centerfires. The parallelax is set for 100 yds or the leupolds are set at 160 yds. This will cause inaccuracy in a rimfire shooting at 50 yds. Most rim fire scopes the parallelax is set at 50 yds, leupolds set at 60. The AO you can adjust it yourself.

[Enforcer]

Suppresed barrel? Is that legal? Cause if it is im afraid ill have to get one.

[Indyarms]

Since it tells me I am allowed one thread per owner... I guess I have to post the pics of this here as well...

Picked it up today at Gander mountain... $404 out the door... from what I gather, these are about as rare as a frogs hair caught between a hen's teeth...

And I also read they are as good or better shooters than the race rifle?!?!?

Anything that I need to be aware of with this rifle, from you gents that also have them!?!??!

I am tempted to store it away... but damn... its MADE to be shot... and I SO wanna!! LOL

not to mention I have a huge ass 10-40X50 Tasco scope that is just sitting in its box all brand new and waiting for a rifle to sit on... its "too much scope"... :eek: ... but I dont mind.. and neither will the TNZ!! LOL

[rugmar]

Man that is pretty slick looking. If I were you, I would have to shoot it. I'll never buy a gun that I won't shoot. Just not gonna happen. Put that "huge ass" scope on it and let us see another picture or two.

Enjoy your new toy and thanks for sharing with us!

[cajungeo]

Looks awsome. I posted a link for an article on the TNZ on your thread in the 10/22 talk bd.

[marksz71]

Since it tells me I am allowed one thread per owner... I guess I have to post the pics of this here as well...

Picked it up today at Gander mountain... $404 out the door... from what I gather, these are about as rare as a frogs hair caught between a hen's teeth...

And I also read they are as good or better shooters than the race rifle?!?!?

Anything that I need to be aware of with this rifle, from you gents that also have them!?!??!

I am tempted to store it away... but damn... its MADE to be shot... and I SO wanna!! LOL

not to mention I have a huge ass 10-40X50 Tasco scope that is just sitting in its box all brand new and waiting for a rifle to sit on... its "too much scope"... :eek: ... but I dont mind.. and neither will the TNZ!! LOL

SHOOT THE RIFLE...LIKE YOU SAID...IT WAS MEANT TO BE SHOT! SHOOT IT...SHOOT IT!
It DOES shoot better than the race rifle...I have that one as well...I have compared them side by side on the same day, with same ammo...the TNZ out shoots it... Mark Shoot it...shoot the TNZ!!!!!

[Indyarms]

Ok, I got the scope on it... Its a Tasco 10-40 X 50 scope... almost too much... but hey... its just laying around... might as well use it!

I also picked up a sweet aluminum case at walmart for 30 bucks!! So its got a nice cozy new home to sleep in too!! :lol:

I am wondering... I picked up some of the CCI Green Tag ammo, and also some of the Remington ( dark green and light blue box) "target" ammo.

I expect the Green Tag will shoot well... but have any of you tried the Remington Target? and if so... how does it shoot? It is *NOT* Eley... just says "Target , 22 long rifle, standard velocity" on the box...

Enjoy the new pics, and thanks for the input, gentlemen!!

:lol:

[marksz71]

Awesome! Looks great! Go shoot it! Don't think about it...just do it! Mark :-)

[Indyarms]

Well, I have been waiting a while, for Richards Microfit to send me my stock... but I got it in, and got it finished enough to satisfy me... It is still a factory rifle, it just has a nifty stock. It will do inch groups at 50 yards, and thats good enough for me... as I dont need to shoot anything smaller than that... If I have to shoot fleas off the back of a critter, I will need to use something larger than a .22 anyways... cause we know how tough them little buggers are... hahahahah :lol:


Anyway... Heres some pics... Enjoy!!

:lol:

[xxdabroxx]

Nice rifle, that is a very pretty stock.

[Song Dawg]

Indyarms,
Very nice! I've heard it takes quite a while to get one but your pics verify it's worth the wait!
Thanks for posting!

SD

[cajungeo]

Sure is purty. What did you finish it with?

BTW since we are limited to 1 thread per member in the Gallery, I merged your threads.

[Indyarms]

Thanks for the Merge... I forgot all about the one thread - per - deal... been a while since I have logged in...

As far as what did I do to finish it... I just sanded it with an orbital sander, and by hand for the hard to get to spots... it really only took me a few hours to fit and sand it to a finished-workable state. I left it SLIGHTLY rough in the handgrip and thumbhole areas... I figured it would help with grip... and it seems to be rather nice... smooth from the oil, yet slightly textured for added "Gription"! LOL
Then I just gave it 10 coats of Formby's Tung oil. It takes a while between coats... I was going to get stupid and put on like 20... but I wanted to shoot it and didnt want to wait... besides... It looks SWEET the way it is... I doubt 10 more coats would really make ANY difference... but I can ALWAYS put them on later... thats the beauty of tung oil... you can always add to it.

:lol:

[Indyarms]

I have updated the barrel to a SHooters Ridge barrel, it now has a power custom hammer, and a quaint little 6-24 X 44 Barska optic.

With what I have into it for expenses... it SHOULD out shoot my TNZ... tomorrow if the weather holds, I will find out.

:lol:

[Big Dick Dubloon]

Looks great. I am a big fan of the fluted ss barrels, even though I don't have one...yet. Can you shoot cheap bulk ammo with the new barrel?
Dick

[Indyarms]

I shot some CCI standard velocity rounds out of it... the long orange hard plastic 100 round slide top box with the blue label stuff... thats what I used to sight it in... took 5 rounds to have it re-zeroed at 25 yards... which turned out to be so darn close at 50 I didnt mess with it, as I was shooting 10 different flavors of ammo. Eley Target, and Match, Wolf match target and match extra, S&B, even some CCI SGB's in case I want to try to knock out some squirrels out the back window sometime... LOL

WOLF Match Target shot the best... I shot a hurried, ten shot group off the bags, in probably about 15 seconds... I could put 8 of the 10 rounds UNDER a dime, the other two would be touching the RIM of the dime...

a quarter would have hid them all easily.

SO I would say it shoots DECENTLY... havent really TRIED to wring out what its capable of, but so far it looks decent.

and worked well with the BARSKA optic too!!

:lol: