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| Ruger 10/22 Lightweight Stock Constuction |
| Well I'm not a gunsmith, but I got it built. Found a nice walnut original Ruger stock at the gunshow today for $15. The pictures show the construction process. Note my RotoZip in one if the pix. A great tool! |
| The first shot is of the original synthetic stock, the rifle in the walnut before cutting and the wire stock in it's original form. It changes through the process... |
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| Stock marked for cutting and the wire with the Ruger buttplate for reference. |
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| After the cut, note the brass thing. It is half of a Stanley no-mortise hinge drilled out to 3/16" for the wire. |
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| Bottom view showing both mounts screwed on. You can see the screws sticking into the area where the receiver goes, the Rotozip fixed these also. |
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| Test fit. |
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| The stock and the RotoZip with right angle drive and cut-off wheel. |
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| Now the wire has been reconfigured and the front mounts are in place. This does not collapse. You can pull hard and remove it and it is very stable. The aluminum things are cable crimp-ons from. They hold the wire in place nicely. I had to do lots of bending to get the proper drop at the butt and fit into and around the stock. Once all this was done, it works fine. |
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| Nearly complete now, only rounding the butt and sanding left. |
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| Top View |
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| Bottom View |
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| Rifle in the stock and the wire stowed for packing. |
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| Primed with Rustoleum red primer and first coat of Rustoleum textured black. This is neat paint made for outdoor furniture. Isn't glossy, has a good grip/texture and doesn't grab dirt like flat paint. Now to wait for it to dry good, one more coat and then try it out. |
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| And, by the way, this is 28 1/4" overall without the wire. (but, the wire is no longer removable, it is epoxied in now) |
| The stock is a 48" piece of 3/16" steel wire from the stock bin at Home Depot. I just drilled out the hinge pin hole to 3/16" to match. The rear mounts tend to push the rods out away from the stock in front and I just squeeze them together to push them into the front mounts. The spring tension holds it in place. I have to put the muzzle on something solid and push hard to get it in, getting it out is an effort also. I think this will work fine. It also looks like there is space inside the stock, under the barrel for about 50 rounds of ammo, got to make a sealed pack for that. |
| Here it is assembled |
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| Broken down for packing |
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| Stowed in its Vanguard Photography Tripod case |
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| There is plenty of room in the case for ammo and accessories too. For those concerned about legality, the gun is now back in its Wally World original stock and the new stock is stored for future reference. This was only an exercise in "does the old design and execute mind and body still work?". Something for a Saturday afternoon. The wire stock has been permanently attached to the mounts with epoxy. It is only removable by taking out all the screws from the wood part of the stock. |