My newest build, a suppressed falling block 22

[Dolomite_supafly]

So I bought this gun here on TGO sometime last year with the intention of suppressing it. Problem was the factory barrel had the front sight too close to the muzzle and the front sight was dovetailed in so there was no way I could have moved the front sight back.

 

But rather than give up I bought a Green Mountain barrel blank and made my own barrel. It is 416 stainless, button rifled, stress relieved and air gauged and this thing is amazingly accurate. Part of the accuracy is because I chambered it using a Lilja spec chamber reamer. It is also threaded 1/2-28 at the muzzle and that is my 22 silencer I made 4-5 years ago screwed onto the end of the barrel. The barrel is 18" long making it lightweight and handy. With the suppressor it is extremely quiet with subsonic ammunition. It sounds like I am dry firing it. And I still have the factory 22" barrel if I ever decide to go back to the factory setup but honestly I see no reason to.

 

The sights are from a Contender. The rear is easily adjusted while the front is fixed but I can replace the blade if I so choose. I might add a tang sight at sometime in the future so I can make some really long range shots.

 

If I ever start hunting again the squirrels better watch out. And when the granddaughter gets old enough it will likely get a coat of pink paint.

 

Excuse the dirty gun. I am not a fan of cleaning and this thing is so much fun I have been shooting the crap out of it since it was done.

 

 

 

[hipower]

That is a good looking piece of work...again. lol

 

Have you ever done anything that didn't turn out right?

[raildog]

Well you never fail to impress me Dolomite_supafly

[nightrunner]

That is just flat out cool.

[Caster]

***tink***

What was that?
I dunno, I didn't hear nothin.

[Clod Stomper]

That was my first rifle. No, not that exact one, but same model. I won't be suppressing mine, but it sure is fun to shoot. It will be my little boy's someday.

Nice job on that one. Your granddaughter will love it.

[Dolomite_supafly]

And the best part is I don't mind using it. I might refinish the stocks at some point and give the whole gun a coat of paint or I might not.

[Fourtyfive]

Cool .....if you have a license to make suppressors do you have to pay $200 each time you make one ? Edited March 16, 2015 by Fourtyfive

[JohnC]

This is too cool! :up:

Is that a home built suppressor?

[Oh Shoot]

Cool .....if you have a license to make suppressors do you have to pay $200 each time you make one ?

 

If you have a manufacturing FFL and SOT, no.

 

- OS

Edited March 16, 2015 by Oh Shoot

[KahrMan]

Dang, that is just plain ole cool!  :up:

[graycrait]

Way cool! An elegant sufficiency.