Just ordered a Brownell's railed receiver. The one without a rail was backordered. They said they were expecting those April 1st! Didn't happen so I thought I better get one while they at least had the railed version. Tech support guaranteed me that it was 0 moa. That was about all the info he had, no specific measurements on any thing else and who makes it is the BIG secret. I guess we will see. Anybody got one yet or any additional info?
My railed receiver was shipped to my FFL today. I also ordered a barreled, railed receiver but of course it will garner another $10.00 FFL fee when it ships.
I picked mine up today. The receiver has the ar15 style finish on it. The machining of the receiver is nice and smooth throughout. I dropped in an oem ruger bolt inside with a kidd handle and rod, that combo dropped right in with no problem. I then tried the same kidd handle and rod with a jwh bolt it will take alittle fitting to get it to drop in because of the tight tolerances no big deal. I tried both bolts in the receiver without the rod and they both slide nicely back and forth with little effort. I cant wait to put it all together just waiting to decide what barrel to install.
Wish I would have noticed this before I emailed brownells. The receivers are totally different. Look at the mill marks on jradz3829 reciever compared to mine
I was not aware of Brownells offering a 10/22 receiver. Looking forward to learning more as my experience is limited to Ruger, Tactical Solutions, and Volquartsen receivers. My current preference is the Volquartsen receiver due to the integral rail, so I am intrigued by the Brownells receiver with that feature.
Got my receiver today. It looks great, finish looks great. Tried a ruger barrel and it slid in easy. Had a little movement to it after it was in but not bad. Tried a KIDD and didn't get it all the way in by hand. Very tight . I will get some measurements later. So far so good!
Installed bolt with rod,spring and charging handle. There is a small fitment issue to get the bolt in with the complete unit. It wasn't a big deal and it finally went with no problem. I used a ruger bolt until I decide on a bolt. I am very glad to report that even with a ruger bolt and rod and spring, it is very smooth. No need to smooth out anything, the inside of the receiver is as smooth as it can be.
You may want to consider a Federsen Bull Barrel since the marking are on the
underside (as least on mine they are) so it makes for a cleaner looking rifle
I’m thinking of buying one now as well. I got a bx trigger for under $50 on sale and I don’t have a 10/22 to put it in. I’m trying to decide between the brownells and the kidd receiver.
I'm thinking of buying one now as well. I got a bx trigger for under $50 on sale and I don't have a 10/22 to put it in. I'm trying to decide between the brownells and the kidd receiver.
I got an email notice from them they are on sale so I looked at them. Not a bad price. Next time I go over there I might get on if they still have them in stock. I still remember the great deal Dr G got us on the Tactical Machining receivers out of Florida.
I have not had any problems so far either. That sale price is nice. I hope that they are not testing the market and jack the price up later. Maybe the one that mpolk got was a fluke. I usually get that one.
Just today I bought two of the Pic Railed models. Those were not on sale unfortunately, regular price of $89 but I thought that was fair. Only wish the pic rails were angled-20 MOA or so. BUT, for the money, good enough.
I have seen a few Ruger receivers over the years with stripped scope mount threads- the Pic Rail solves that problem permanently. I will use these on a couple of "sporter" rifles I have and sell off the original receivers at the local gunshow- I bet I get $75 or so out of them, which means I have less than $20 in the upgrade- well worth it.
Bought the railed version. I expected it to be a type II anodizing, which it isn't. Not a deal breaker though. Put a green mountain barrel in it, it needed some whacks with the mallet to seat the last 1/4 inch. The barrel inlet is tight, but had no isses aside from that.
I'll put up a picture once I mount the scope, but minus scope and rings I'm into it $370 with all new parts.
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Updated review 7/11/18
I bought one of these thinking it would be a nice bargain. The cleaning hole is nice as is the integration of the rail, however these features don't outweigh the downsides...
Upon transfer, the first thing I noticed was the finish of the receiver. Not smooth matte black type II anodizing as advertised, nope. What you get is a rough, a very rough, nearly phosphate like grey finish. In attempting to oil it, the rag breaks down and covers the rough finish in a covering of fibers and leaves me frustrated.
Installed parts went together smoothly, aside from the last 1/4" of the barrel that had to be whacked repeatedly with a mallet to seat fully.
Beware that the supplied Vblock and bolts may cause damage to the barrel depending on manufacturer. With a new green mtn sporter profile barrel, the bolt heads scratched and marred the barrel as they screwed in. The bolt heads have vertical grooves, unlike the smooth Ruger OEM bolts. These grooves scratch and mar the barrel as you tighten them down.
Overall I think the BRN22 receiver has promise, but it's poorly executed at the current time. I would NOT recommend this receiver. Buyer beware.
So far the receiver is working great. My new gm sporter barrel was a tight fit. Test fired it yesterday so far so good. The receiver is alittle bigger than a factory one I had to sand the stock to make it fit.
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