My "funnest" plinker...

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Marko Kloos

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...is my dear Ruger 10/22. I tricked it out like a miniature tactical rifle for the fun of it, and it now has a Butler Creek bull barrel, Hogue overmolded stock, a Trashco Pronghorn 3-9x40 variable scope on Leupold base and rings, Butler Creek flip-up scope covers, and a Harris bipod.

I have to chuckle every time I pick it up; it's kind of like the ultimate Daisy Red Ryder. What else is this much fun to shoot, and can be shot all day for $8?

Anybody else want to share their favorite squirrel zapper?

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$180 for the rifle, $80 in the scope, $14 for flip-up lens covers, $50 for the Leupold base and rings, $130-ish for the Hogue stock and Butler Creek barrel as a package, and $60 for the Harris bipod. Figure $500-ish for the whole package, added piece by piece over the course of a few months whenever I had some spare change jingling in my pocket. The last piece was the bipod, which was a birthday gift...the icing on the cake for that little rifle.
 
My father's failing health made him decide to give me his gun collection. Among his WW II souveneirs are a Schutzen rifle and a Walther semi-auto, both .22.

The Schutzen is a falling-block single-shot, with a 30" octagon barrel. Single set trigger and a tang-mounted peep sight. All manner of curlicued metal for the butt and lever. From the benchrest, you can shoot all day into one ragged hole. The weight and balance make it easy to shoot offhand, as well.

The Walther is also very accurate. One interesting feature is that you can lock the bolt and make it a single shot. It's definitely "full size", with a fairly heavy 24-1/2" barrel.

Lendsringer, if you divide your $500 by the number of years you'll be shooting that .22, you built up a pretty inexpensive critter.

:), Art
 
I've played with it some, and it is a tackdriver.

I just get a giggle out of the juxtaposition of a Tasco scope on a Leupold base... ;)
 
Gotta love those .22s. My brother and I took only my .22 to the range the other day with the intent of zeroing in the rifle. After shooting holes in paper for too long (the range only allows paper targets) we opted for shooting rocks past the 100 yd line. Now that was fun!

Nothing like pulverizing thumbsized pebbles to let you know your plinker is hitting what you want it to.
 
My quite unmodified, plain jane, stock 10/22. I traded a set of encyclopedias for it in 1975. It was used then so I don't know how old it is. I have no idea how many rounds have been through this gem.

My all-time, best-ever gun deal.

H
 
Here's my favorite plinker, an M-4 look-alike in 22LR. Made from a Jager AP-74, CAR accessories, with flat-top receiver, and red-dot 44mm BSA sight. Works slick and looks even better !!

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Tight groups !! :D
 
My plinker is like yours Lendringser.

I built a custom 10/22 also. I think I put about $900 into it because I couldn't buy a AR-15 in the PRK. It is a great shooting gun and takes ground squirrels like you wouldn't believe.

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Ruger 10/22 $157.00 - $50 for selling barrel and stock. $107

Volquartsen Custom THM 16.5" barrel $190

Volquartsen Custom Trigger Guard 2000 $175

Volquartsen barrel mounted scope mount $25

Millet rings $30

Hogue Overmold stock $60

Burris Compact 4-12x32mm scope with target knobs $309

Total = $896

Yes I am crazy. Yes that gun is fun to shoot. Yes it is very accurate. Yes when I miss it is my fault and not the gun's. Yes I hate the PRK for not letting me spend all of that money on a Bushmaster instead.
 
My 10-22 is stock original 1970 model... but it IS an "international" with the manliccher stock...

my MOST FUN plinker is still the old Springfield single-shot bolt-cocker Dad gave me when I was 7...
 
My definition of shooting fun...

Is to shoot accurately, not often. ;)
For this reason, one of my favorite shooters is a single shot Winchester Model 55. Good practice piece for offhand shooting with it's good factory sights and a pouch of loose ammo, I can shoot quite well on my hind legs...one shot at a time:)
After a few sessions with this old self ejector, I notice my offhand groups with other rifles of various calibers have improved.
 
My favorite plinker--AR-15 9mm--a little more recoil than a 22 but a lot more punch--downside is that with flattop,aimpoint,comp.iron sights and 6 ot 7 mags--i've probably got over 3 grand in it....Dick
 
My post-ban 922R compliant US parts-loaded Uzi 9mm. Nothing that ugly should be that much fun. I have about $800 in it (I built it with all NEW parts....nothing used).
 
Another vote for the 10/22. Modifying very slowly. Started completely stock. Just mounted a scope on it when 100 yard shots were not happening the way I had wanted. Next...trigger job, then barrel. :D These things are oodles o' fun! :cool:
 
My FrankenRuger

I think the only thing original is the bolt, receiver, and trigger housing. Everything else is Volquartsen, Power Custom, Fajen, or kitchen table/machine shop kitbashed. Gotta love the Brownell's catalogue! But it has no problem putting 10 rounds into less than 1/2" at 50 yards, even PMC ScoreMaster (if you can find it these days).

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My favorite bash around 22 plinker is a Norinco TU-22 (?) which is a Mauser 98k lookalike.

Hey El Rojo - what's the scoop on that monument that's behind you? Wherezitat and wuzzup witit?
 
Want to hear something funny....here in California, Ewok's and Lefty's 10-22 are banned just because they contain parts that "identify" assault weapons. You show up at a range with one of those babies and you would have the cops all over the place. You would spend thousands in legal defense fees just trying to prove it was a .22 rifle tricked out. You gotta love this place.

Bob
 
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