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    1. Bill Akins

      I think I'm gonna build a water-cooled 10/22.

      It's been some years since I last posted in this thread. I thought some of you might like to see my latest video on the evolution of my crankfire guns, prototypes 1, 2 and my 3rd prototype that is quickly convertible from air to truly water cooled in about a minute or less. The last few minutes...
    2. Bill Akins

      Third, final, pre production water cooled Ruger 10/22 prototype.

      Thanks Rob-cubed. Glad you liked the video. .
    3. Bill Akins

      Third, final, pre production water cooled Ruger 10/22 prototype.

      It's been a while since I last posted about my crank fire creations, so here's an update on my latest 3rd prototype that is convertible between being water cooled or air cooled in under a minute and showing it firing at the range. I used to use Webshots to upload my photos and videos to. But...
    4. Bill Akins

      Return of the Akins Accelerator - Ruger 10/22

      How typical. Some here that don't know me nor know what they are talking about were loving tearing me apart in earlier posts. But when I posted that I was personally picking up the tab for former Akins Group Inc (long dissolved) customer's to have their accelerator stocks retrofitted to the new...
    5. Bill Akins

      Third, final, pre production water cooled Ruger 10/22 prototype.

      Sorry to take so long (years Lol) to answer your question. I've been tied up in many other projects. You asked: "How many rounds of .22LR do you have to shoot, before water cooling becomes necessary?" That depends on how fast you are firing. If you aren't firing very fast, which gives the...
    6. Bill Akins

      Return of the Akins Accelerator - Ruger 10/22

      Thanks, much appreciated Keith. There sure is Keith. I asked Fostech to do that and they agreed. Just contact Judd at Fostech Outdoors and let him know you are a former Akins Accelerator (version 1) customer and that you want your stock retro-fitted for the Akins Accelerator 2 (AA2). Then send...
    7. Bill Akins

      Return of the Akins Accelerator - Ruger 10/22

      Just returned home yesterday from the Shot Show in Las Vegas. Yet to come are lots of pics and videos of the Bumpski and AA2 bumpfire stocks in operation taken at the range in Vegas. Here one video of the spring-less AA2 (Akins Accelerator version 2) bumpfire stock in operation up now (not...
    8. Bill Akins

      Return of the Akins Accelerator - Ruger 10/22

      Actually the Akins Accelerator bump fire stock for the Ruger 10/22 was marketed in the last of 2005 and in 2006, many years before the Slide Fire. I know because I invented it in 1996, received my U.S. patent for it in 2000, and marketed it. So to be correct it is the Slide Fire stock that is...
    9. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      I did a little redesign on the mount for the tripod. I think it looks better now than just the earlier bent piece of steel it was. Stronger too. What do you think? .
    10. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      Thanks 2ndMDRebel. I'll post updates.
    11. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      Thanks Tim. Could you come over and open my basement door for me? I'm trapped in here! Help! Lol. .
    12. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      I made my final decisions on which sights I am going to use for both the air cooled, and water cooled versions of my convertible dress up stock. Last night I made the rear ladder sight bracket. I realized that I could mill off the triangle on the right side, and just keep the triangle on the...
    13. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      Thank you PGTMG. Which sighting system, or sighting systems, do you prefer in my sight mockups? .
    14. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      Sights selection & mockup evaluation. Although nothing is anodized yet, the following pics give a good representation of how the convertible to air or water cooled, 3rd prototype, dress up stock will look when completed. On my first air cooled prototype dress up stock I started on about 4...
    15. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      Tripod mounted just today. I finished making the tripod mount bracket today. I mounted the gun onto the tripod for the first time today and it fits and operates perfectly. I am thinking about welding four small triangular braces on the outside of each bend on the mount bracket though, because I...
    16. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      Thanks guys. I'll keep you updated. .
    17. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      Sorry but since the Ruger 10/22 is so plentiful, inexpensive to buy, easy and cheap to get parts for with so many dealers carrying replacement parts for and so many millions of shooters having them, I am only going to be making these for the Ruger 10/22 rifle.
    18. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      I appreciate your kind offer, but as you can see we live really far apart.
    19. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      Lol, I live in the countryside in Hudson, Fl. .
    20. Bill Akins

      Latest pics of 3rd prototype water cooled/air cooled Ruger 10/22 rifle

      I live in the countryside.
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