My new Kid build

[mortman]

Hey guys, I have made some pretty serious headway with my Ruger 10/22 rebuild. In case you haven't followed the plot my wife list a fire under my butt after years of procrastination and got me a Kid 2 stage trigger as a Christmas gift this past Christmas. Since Christmas I have ordered a Boyds Tacticool stock, Kid barrel, Kid Bolt buffer, Kid charging handle, Kid guide rod, and Kid recoil spring set (comes with 3 springs...who knew?). I am not <span style="font-style: italic">quite</span> but I am ready to take it to the range...so here are the pre-shoot pictures:

Here is what I started with earlier this evening. Bone stock Ruger 10/22:

Here are the parts that I added:

Pic of the small bits and pieces:

Here it is after assembly:

Close up of action and trigger group:

Threaded end of the barrel...COME ON NEW MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL WRITE THAT LETTER TO THE BATFE AND WRITE IT SOON PLEASE!!:

I am very excited to get this thing out and wring it out a bit. Special thanks goes out the the Hide members who gave sound advice along the way.

 

[crumpmd]

Re: My new Kid build

Looks great, range report after you test it out please.

 

[muchacho]

Re: My new Kid build

That looks awesome and I'm beginning to think I need to do something like this to my 10/22. I bet it'll shoot great!

 

[cw8541]

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Looks like a beauty. We are opening a 1000 yard UKD range in Michigan soon, also we will have a 200 yard UKD trainer range for us Small Bore Snipers. Hope to see you there.

www.MarksmanshipTrainingCenter.com

 

[wksinatl]

Re: My new Kid build

Nice build. I love Tony's kit.

Keith

 

[mortman]

Re: My new Kid build

Heading to the range in about an hour. I will report later.

 

[mortman]

Re: My new Kid build

So far, so good. Suitslinger and I put about 200 rounds downrange and I will say that the 10/22 no longer likes Velocitors, bullets were all over the place and most were tumbling while going through the target at 50 yards. Didn't have any Wolf ammo today but I did shoot some other assorted ammo. Groups were nice and tight as I expected but it took a little while to get the scope walked in (mostly because I cheaped out on scope rings...easily remedied by the gunsmith at the range). I didn't take any pics of the targets this time (I will next time) but 50 yard 5 shot groups were easily covered by a dime. It is a VERY nice shooter.