10/22 coming together

steveh326 · Apr 13, 2016

was able to pick up my receiver from my ffl at lunchtime today. got the basic rifle assembled. Waiting on the scope, should be here saturday. I had planned on sending the stock to Sonoran Gunstocks in AZ for some additional work (Kidd rear tang, etc), but I think I will shoot a few rounds thru it first as-is to scratch my itch, then send it off to George in a week or 2.

So far I am really liking it. Feels good and points well. the Kidd trigger set at 2.5 lbs feels amazing.

Sorry, I won't have any pics until prolly next week.

antco · Apr 13, 2016

Kidd makes some mighty fine single stage triggers. Can't go wrong with his stuff. Sounds like a great .22 you have there.

steveh326 · Apr 14, 2016

antco said:
Kidd makes some mighty fine single stage triggers. Can't go wrong with his stuff. Sounds like a great .22 you have there.

very impressed with Kidd parts... the bolt in this one makes the stock Ruger bolt in my takedown look crude by comparison. I see an upgrade for the TD bolt in it's future...

I need a bipod for this thing but not sure I have any budget left for a decent one. I may look at Walmart, or I also have a gift cert for DSG, will probably head there and see if they have anything.

ducrider45 · Apr 14, 2016

I look forward to seeing it.

steveh326 · Apr 18, 2016

OK, had to work out of town fri/sat/sun but found a few mins early in the morning to mount the scope so it looks like a rifle.

I know this is kind of a 'standard' formula for a 10/22, but the biggest difference is this one is mine and I don't have to drool over pics of someone else's...lol. Still needs some work but you will get the basic idea... Yukon extreme stock in gray/black, everything else is from Kidd (2.5# trigger, 18" fluted stainless bull barrel, etc) except for the Leupold 4-12 AO scope.

Still some work to do. My plan is to shoot a few rounds thru it in the next day or 2 to make sure everything functions OK, then pull it back apart and send the stock off for some additional work (milling for the Kidd rear tang, bedding, etc.).

I like the look, hopefully it will end up shooting OK. It's a heavy sucker tho, maybe I should have gone for a lightweight barrel instead of the stainless one, we'll see... I ain't getting any younger.

j_h_smith · Apr 18, 2016

Very nice. Glad you were able to put it together. Now get out there and shoot it!!!

Congrats!

shootin the breeze · Apr 18, 2016

Nice looking rifle. Not to threadjack but what to people think about tactical innovations stuff. I've heard raves about their barrels but not about their receivers, bolts, etc. I've been thinking about their AR-15 style 10/22 receiver. Thoughts.

(So, I threadjacked

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ducrider45 · Apr 18, 2016

Great looking rifle! I'm working on a very similar build as well. The major difference is that I plan on using a Tactical Solutions X-ring receiver.

LargemouthAss · Apr 18, 2016

That looks awesome!

steveh326 · Apr 18, 2016

ducrider45 said:
Great looking rifle! I'm working on a very similar build as well. The major difference is that I plan on using a Tactical Solutions X-ring receiver.

I know there is nothing original here... but I have nothing else like it so it's original to me... good luck with yours !

shootin the breeze said:
Nice looking rifle. Not to threadjack but what to people think about tactical innovations stuff. I've heard raves about their barrels but not about their receivers, bolts, etc. I've been thinking about their AR-15 style 10/22 receiver. Thoughts.

hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will answer... the Kidd stuff is great but all I am comparing to is stock Ruger in my takedown. My uncle put together a tactical 10/22 using an Archangel stock and he loves it and says it is extremely accurate.

steveh326 · Apr 21, 2016

OK finally got to shoot it a little today. to say that I am happy is an understatement. Took some diff 22 ammo with me today, out of 150 rounds or so had one failure to feed... I am going to blame that on the ammo not the rifle. groupings were pretty good for just throwing it together with no other work. Love this scope. Took it back apart and sending the stock to AZ for some bedding work and milling for the Kidd rear tang. Hopefully have it back in a couple weeks.

it shot everything pretty well but the best group seemed to come from some Norma Tac 22 I had. I wanted to try some Eley match, I thought I had some laying around here but either imagined it or used it up. I didn't spend a whole lot of time working on groupings cause my time was severely limited and I knew it was coming back apart anyway.

j_h_smith · Apr 21, 2016

Congrats!

dreadpirate · Apr 21, 2016

AWESOME!!

Yoshi · Apr 22, 2016

Nice! I am also building a 10/22 and will be using Kidd components.

Why did you go with the 18" over the 20" barrel? Just curious as I am leaning towards the 20.

steveh326 · Apr 22, 2016

Yoshi said:
Nice! I am also building a 10/22 and will be using Kidd components.

Went did you do with the 18" over the 20" barrel? Just curious as I am leaning towards the 20.

I went with 18" because I found a used Kidd fluted stainless barrel on ebay and saved about $100 over new... Kidd says 20" is most accurate... I really feel with my (lack of) abilities I will never reach a threshold where I will see a difference... previous owner was selling it after a few rounds due to it being too heavy for him... I can attest to that but for paper punching it doesn't really matter to me.

Stephen M · Apr 22, 2016

I'm new to 10/22s...is that an extended mag release lever that curves around the trigger guard?

antco · Apr 23, 2016

Stephen M said:
I'm new to 10/22s...is that an extended mag release lever that curves around the trigger guard?

Yes.

Links-
http://www.coolguyguns.com/KIDD-Magazine-Release-Levers-Interchangeable-System_p_35.html
http://www.coolguyguns.com/KIDD-Int...ease-Levers-for-KIDD-Trigger-Guards_p_43.html

Hicap · Apr 23, 2016

Yoshi said:
Nice! I am also building a 10/22 and will be using Kidd components.

Went did you do with the 18" over the 20" barrel? Just curious as I am leaning towards the 20.

I have a Kidd 16" and 20", my friend has the 18". We both agree that the 20" is slightly more accurate.

steveh326 · Apr 23, 2016

I need to start shopping for a bipod for this thing. Is a Harris worth the extra coin over a cheapo? I guess the swivel option is worth having also, just in case... cheapest I've found the S-BRM is about $97 shipped on ebay.

Yoshi · Apr 25, 2016

steveh326 said:
I need to start shopping for a bipod for this thing. Is a Harris worth the extra coin over a cheapo? I guess the swivel option is worth having also, just in case... cheapest I've found the S-BRM is about $97 shipped on ebay.

Definitely worth it.

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