One from the safe: My Ruger 10/22 “Field Rifle”

My custom Ruger 10/22 rifle, with Magpul stock, Vortex scope, and Acculite barrel.

Fans of Ruger’s iconic 10/22 rifle enjoy October 22nd as a holiday to celebrate their rifles. Really though, the whole month is something of a build-up for devotees. On some of the enthusiast sites I visit, this month has already seen more activity related to the Ruger 10/22. So I felt it appropriate to dig … Read more

New Volquartsen Raptor Laminated Stock

New Raptor Laminated Stock from Volquartsen

Volquartsen is always coming up with cool new stuff. Which isn’t surprising, as they have decades of experience and innovation. When they come out with something new, you can be certain of a couple of things. One, it will be functional first, without question. They design products with purpose and intent. Next, it will be … Read more

Luth MCA-22 Chassis for 10/22 Rifles Review

Custom rifle in the new Luth MCA-22 Chassis for the Ruger 10/22 and clones

While I’m at least familiar with nearly every 10/22 chassis currently available, I was pleasantly surprised by the MCA-22 from Luth-AR. Most of the chassis designs I have tried are aluminum, and modular, allowing for different grips and either stocks or braces. The MCA-22 is a one piece, all-inclusive chassis. But Luth is well known … Read more

The Ruger 22 Charger Blunderbuss

The Ruger 22 Charger Blunderbuss

My 22 Charger blunderbuss project came about honestly enough. Anyone with more than a couple of 10/22 variants that they’ve customized will totally understand. A few spare parts get you thinking about the next build. In this case, it was actually a part that I didn’t have that started it all. While working with STS … Read more

TandemKross Ultimate Trigger Kit for the 10/22 Rescues Old Trigger Housing

TandemKross Ultimate Trigger Kit for the 10/22 tucked inside an old aluminum housing

If you like happy endings, this Ultimate Trigger Kit story is for you. It all started out last year, when I was scraping together parts for a few projects. I reached out to friends, looking for a spare 10/22 trigger group. One of them provided the saddest trigger group I had ever seen. Sure, he … Read more