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People are going to price things how they want. Market will bear what is fair but as I have said before I will not support a local shop that is charging $200+ more or even more so one that feels the need to insult customers. Their choice in how they handled it but they definitely cost themselves some sales in this tough economy. Another thing is they charge a 20%-30% restocking on anything that is returned. Dolomite

So I emailed a local shop in Seymour about the price they had something listed for. It was more than competitors so I aksed if there was anything included that wasn't listed in the ad to make up the difference in pricing. Some places do include additional items and because it was on online ad I was unsure if it did include anything other than the firearm. This was their response: This shop's response has made sure I will not do any business with them, and I was seriously considering it. It will also ensure I will tell everyone I know who to avoid them. They seem to be a all in one shop that does HCP classes as well as sell firearms. PM me if you want their name so you can avoid these smart asses. Dolomite

I was in Walmart the other day as a young kid was vigourously racking the slide on several shotguns. He told the clerk, who was also young, that you want the loudest racking shotgun you can buy. He said you won't have to shoot an intruder, just rack the slide and they will run away. Same kid was checking out some of the new "tactical" rifles at Walmart as well. When he pushed the magazine release and the magazine dropped free he became alarmed. He said the magazines shouldn't drop free like that and that you should have to pull them out of the gun. Dolomite

It would be people like this who would become the first victims if/when the economy collapsed. They think they will be able to protect themselves with demanding words and a call to 911. Most people, especially those on the left side, are disillusioned and have no clue about how brutal life can actually be. To them a brutal life will be when they are without their Ipods, cell phones or double mocha machiatos. If cell phones across the nation quit working for 24 hours people would panic like we have never seen before. It is when the goverment is unable to protect the sheep any longer that we are going to fall into brutal times. That is when the wolves are going to prey on the sheep. When this happens I will no longer act as the sheep dog and protect the sheep especially when it was their choice that made them sheep. Dolomite

+1 Nothing good can come out of letting an officer search your property. They might get evidence against you that you may not be aware is there. Or the officer might construe an everyday object is being used for something else. Example: My sister was making a plaque for my parents. It was going to have her child's first spoon on it. Another relative had borrowed her car. An officer asked to search my sister's vehicle. The relative gave them permission and when the officer searched he found the, yet to be attached to the plaque, baby spoon. At that point the relative was placed in handcuffs and told he was under arrest for possesion of drug paraphernalia. In the end they let the relative go but not after sitting in handcuffs for an hour while they destroyed the car. Even if they don't find anything your car will be in some for of disarray afetrwards. Dolomite

+1 Nodak sights will only work with Nodak receivers. Tech sights are cheap enough that equipping a 10/22 shouldn't be an issue if you want quality iron sights. If you plan on using a scope dump the factory scope rail and get a T-09 base from Weaver. They are about $6 and are worlds better than the factory mounts. The factory mounts tend to have a twist in them or are not square. I have solved accuracy issues with several guns by swapping in the T-09 base. And make sure you Blue Loctite the receiver mounting screws and do not overtighten as they are easy to strip on a 10/22. Accuracy wise in stock configuration it should shoot 4"-5" at 100 yards with ammo it likes. Some guns shoot better but they are extremely rare. I have a full on custom that does 1" on occassion at 100 yards. As far as "bulk" ammo goes Federal Automatch is a decent round. Also, most CCI offerings are gonig to do well but they are a bit pricey. In the true "bulk" ammo Winchesters seem to be the most consistent stuff at the moment. This seems to change every year or two though. If you want to squeeze the most out of it you need to shoot only subsonics because as the bullet passes from supersonic to subsonic accuracy goes south. Forget about any of the hyper velocity stuff like Stingers because I have never had them group under 8" at 100 yards, never. Remingtom seems to be the most inconsistent rimfire ammo out there. When accuracy testing allow 25 rounds between brands for the barrel to settle down. Once you find ammo your gun likes DO NOT clean it until accuracy starts to fall off. I have had guns go thousands of rounds before accuracy starts to degrade. I would not even consider cleaning anything under 1,000 rounds. Also, there is no break in for rimfires. I would run a bore snake down the bore to get any debris from manufacturing out of there. Most guns are shot at the factory so this probably isn;t needed but I alsways do it before the first shot is fired. There are several things you can do to help accuracy. Here are some free or virtually free things you can do. First is free float the barrel. I will take a piece of cork or some other material and place it under the area that the stock screw screws into. This raises the fron of the receiver very slightly and free floats the barrels without sanding out the barrel channel. The trigger return plunger should be rounded more to reduce friction in the trigger but this requires a total disassembly of the trigger to do. But while you are at it you can do some slective polishing to make the trigger feel better. Rimfirecentral has some information on how to do this. It is easy but you must take your time. Then as far as stuff to do that costs money. If you want to keep the factory barrel you can have the chamber set back. It generally costs about $50 without a new crown. This gets the bullet closer to the rfling and all the ones I have done have seen a major improvement. Or you could swap in a match barrel, they can be had for under $100 shipped. Next would be to swap in various trigger components. This can cost anywhere from $20 on up depending on how far you want to go. You can have the bolt headspaced to reduce the amount of slop the factory bolt has. Most factory guns I have checked have the headspace set at .0450" or more. Setting the headspace rquires squaring up the face and setting the new space at .0425" (rimfires rounds have a rim thickness of .0420"). This reduces the amount of flyers and makes the gun more consistent. The places that do it mnormally charge around $60 for this service but it also include chamferring the rear of the bolt for reliability. For reliability here are some things I would recommend doing or not doing. Replace the factory extractor with a Volquartsen Exact Edge one. I do this with every 10/22 before the first shot is fired. I would radius the rear of the bolt even if you don't have the headspace corrected. Remove the paint that is on the inside of the receiver if you start having cycling issues. If you do swap trigger components keep the factory hammer spring. Use only factory Ruger branded magazines whether it be 10 rounders or the new 25 rounders. The only exception would be the Tactical Innovations magazines because they can be adjusted to your receiver. And finally, grab a .243 caliber bore brush and chuck it into a drill. Put some Flitz or other metal polish on it and insert it into the chamber with the drill spinning. This polishes the chamber slightly and helps with reliability. Only do it for about 1 minute, just enough to get a nice smooth finish. I shoot betewen 500 and 1,000 rounds a week with my rimfires if I do not leave my house. If I leave my house and go to a public range that number will generally double for a given week. This is how I know what current bulk ammo is most consistent in all of my guns. I have also built a lot of 10/22's over the years and have tried sipping the snake oil that was the magical cure for all 10/22's. Sometimes it works sometimes it was nothing more than a waste of my time and money. If you have any questions feel free to ask or you could go to RimfireCentral.com for all things 10/22 as well as rimfires in general. Dolomite

I don't think it is meant to be a everyday use gun. It is for those times when you need to gather food in an austere environment. Almost like those people who carry a slingshot, as a just in case measure of safety. And with the lightweight packing it for those occasions would be easier on you. Dolomite

Not sure of the silver content but without it the rounds do not work on Were-anything. Good looking pistol. I like the looks of it as well. Dolomite

The clerk was asking people if they were citizens. Not like it makes a difference but I wonder if anyone was turned away because of it. Anyone here legally can purchase a firearm, citizen or not. Dolomite

And the Walmart at east town will be selling pistols after the first of the year. Went to Academy and wasn't impressed. Gander and BassPro has prices that are comparable as well as cheaper. I walked out after a clerk tried to tell a customer a Remington 770 was like a 700 except the 770 comes with a scope. AR prices are cheaper elsewhere. Scopes were reasonable on the cheaper ones. Dolomite

Happens around here as well. I watched a dealer buy every brick of bulk Federal .22 for $14.97 at Walmart when people were waiting for it. I asked about getting s brick or two. He said sure, $30 a brick. He also mentioned his store at the same time. This was a few years ago but if anyone wants to know the store PM me. I have even seen Walmart tags still on firearms at shows with a $100 mark up. Dolomite

I'll he there will you? Going to see if I can find anything I can't live without. Need to stop by sometime, I have a new toy. Dolomite

Just curious what ID the resizing die is? I can make my own but need the ID. I am going to be loading all brass hulls. I will be loading them with slugs like a conventional bullet with the head exposed. I am going to be using 2 1/2" hulls with a custom bullet. Thanks Dolomite

At least 20 years. Dolomite

I was speaking to a LE that had some ehnaced accuracy buckshot loads. He said the could make headsots at 10 yards easily with all pellets hitting within a few inches of each other. And that was throguh a smooth bore gun. Dolomite

Not sommuch a haggle but yes I have spoke to them about pricing. After I did the price on the Bushmaster dropped $50 overnight after telling them it was cheaper elsewhere. And Walmart isn't the cheapest on everything. I was at the show this weekend and found Sig 522's for $439. You would be surprised what the managers can do if you ask for them. BTW, Walmart is going to start selling pistols after the first of the year. Dolomite

The Sig 522 in the KNoxville Walmart is $479, big difference in pricing. Dolomite

If it is flinging brass all over the place it can be either the extractor or recoil spring or a combination of both. Remove the slide. Push in on the firing pin. Slide the firing pin stop out of place. Remove the firing pin and spring. After that try to remove the extractor. If your extractor just falls out or has little tension holding it in place then it needs adjustment. Or you could check tension using a casing without disassembling the slide. Plenty of info on the internet on how to do it. How far away is the brass going? Do you ever get stovepipes? Do you ever get any failure to feeds? Or did you figure it out? Dolomite

I didn't even think 55 grains would fit in the cylinder. Although the likelihood of a kaboom is minimal with black powder you are pushing the limits. I used to shoot rifle with 50 grains. Dolomite

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So special in fact that you participated in the olympics just for you. Dolomite

+1 A rimfire is more likely to be damaged from cleaning than from overuse. With a rimfire there is no need to clean the barrel unless accuracy falls off. And that is with all kinds of ammunition. And whan that happens a bore snake would work great. I have had surplus, training rimfires that probably had millions of rounds through them. Those bores looked as good as any I have looked down. And with rimfires they tend to settle down and shoot better once they are fouled. I have one gun that requires 25-50 rounds to be fired before it shoots well. And when you change ammo you need to shoot at least 25 rounds before comparing shot groups. If you are looking for the best possible accuracy you need to test different types of ammo. Every gun is different and every gun has its own likes and dislikes. You will gain more by using the ammo your gun likes than by doing any sort of imaginary break in with a rimfire. With a 10/22 just go out and shoot it. Mine has at least 10,000 rounds through it since the last cleaning. It still shoots as good as it did 9,000 rounds ago. Dolomite

The amount of overt criminal activity under this administration is amazing. Everything he and his goons have been a party to has a questionable, even dirty, feel about it. And because they do it so freely means they know, without a doubt, they will be protected. This tells me there is a conspiracy involving a lot more people that we can probably even imagine. But because so many are probably involved the likelihood of an impeachment is very low. And with things coming to light I bet there is a Enron style shredding party going on as we speak at Solenya Dolomite

I know what it takes to take a factory trigger and turn it into something that will compete with most high end setups. And do it without swapping in a new hammer, sear, disconnect or trigger. Stoning the hammer can help some but to get a truly nice trigger is takes a combination of all parts working in unison. Even though I use factory parts I replace every spring in the trigger group. I shim every single pin for side movement. I modify, change the angles and polish nearly eary part that comes in contact with another part. And this literally takes me hours if everything goes as planned. I have literally ruined a few dozen hammers, sears and disconnects trying to find out what works and what doesn't. With the 10/22 one hit with the file too many and you can ruin a part. With that being said if you can find a smith who will do a trigger using factory parts that is as cheap as the cost of replacement parts I would be amazed. Because of the abundance of aftermarket parts most smiths just replace the parts like you would but charge you labor. As OhShoot said you can make for a really nice trigger for under $100 as long as you don't mind doing the work yourself. The 10/22 trigger isn't complicated but it can seem so when all the parts fall out. And with any modification you need to test fire the gun. I have a range at home so I would literally hit a part a few times with a file the reassemble the trigger and go shoot. Dolomite ETA: And if I had to do a trigger today I would just buy a kit and put them in myself. I honestly don't see the savings if you do your own trigger using factory parts. Even at minimum wage I would have never broke even.