$100 or less . Its obviously a barn gun. And you are going to need to completely refinish the receiver, and replace the iron / steel components. The bolt might be ok, the trigger will need to be rebuilt and the barrel replaced Might as well spend the $100 on a new receiver From S&P

 

Wow that one had a rough life. Is it dull stainless or is the bluing worn off? Looks like Gator Troy's Choot'em gun.

 

It is dull stainless

 

What's your planned usage once the project gun is built Ron?

 

I really don’t know. I just thought it might be fun to try to build something. Some kind of a synthetic stock, a bull barrel, not sure what else.

 

Ah, sounds like fun Ron but I'm with Toomany22's. Since you're not going to use the barrel or stock skip that one and and buy good quality new receiver and trigger.

Frank

 

i wonder if cpc would work on that one, it would make an amazing sleeper

 

I like the patina. I'd pay 100 bucks for it

 

SOLD.. to Kfxguy

 

If a 10/22 shoots, it'll bring $150 here.

Is it worth buying for your project? Depends on the price.

 

For $100 or less it would be a steal.

Disassemble it and clean the crap out of it. If you are unsure of how to disassemble and clean it properly, their are numerous U-Tube videos that will walk you threw it. Use #000 steel wool and Marvelous Mystery Oil to polish up all the stainless parts. If the receiver is aluminum you can remove the old finish with fine wet sandpaper and put a rattle can finish in the color of your choice on it.
Sand what's left of all the old finish off of the stock with medium and fine sanding sponges. Then rub on several coats of Howard's Restore-A-Finish. Lube it up and put it back together.
Now go buy yourself a $75-$100 Red Dot or 4X scope and a couple of extra magazines and you are good to go for short money. I'd shoot it like this for a while and take my time thinking about what modifications I'll want to make.

The 10/22s can take enormous amounts of abuse and neglect and will clean up and run like new.

 

Its beautiful. If it shoots reasonably well I would negotiate as low as possible with a $100 limit. I am assuming that you are buying it from an individual and not a dealer. The advantage to that over just starting a build with a cool new receiver is that no FFL/paperwork is involved.

 

I'd see if it shoots. Then buy it cheap and if it shoots OK then use it as a truck gun and then buy an aftermarket receiver and build a new gun...

 

if the sellers price is what you think it should be, it looks like a good base for a project gun to me...SS guns are a bit easier to bring back, than blued guns

I think I would agree with the $100-$150 price, that other members have said earlier...that is if you plan on refinishing as much of the rifle as possible..if your plan is replacing a bunch of it anyway, I'd think about offerering a lower amount..


info from Ruger:Serial Number Lookup
256-99534

Model #	01116
Product Line	10/22
Caliber	22 LR
In Production	No
Shipped In	2005

 

I'm with KFX... I like the patina.
This would be a great gun to send to CPC and get turned into a tack driver...
especially if you have friends who would be shills for you in a match scenario.

Get people to bet against you based on the "barn rifle" looks of the weapon
and then win the match. *grins. ...and the bets...

At your club you could only do this once. And maybe you wouldn't defraud your
club members if you like them, or if you like being a member. What I proposed
above DOES constitute fraud after all. So it was meant as a joke.

I enjoy refinishing wood things... and I've done a number of gunstocks.
But I've also bought new gunstocks to replace plastic ones... like this laminated one
from Stocky's

I'm a "one 1022" guy, and I'm so happy with the above rifle that I'm not tempted by any others
except the recent anniversary model with the blonde maple stock is pretty tempting.
But I didn't buy one.

So I'm not much help. The rifle you posted is pretty far gone, appearance wise.
Even though I like the patina, I'd only think about spending a hundred on it
and then not do it. *laughs

I like the one I have, and don't need any others. If that's an answer, it's free.

 

I would find a used walnut stock for it and call it good.

 

I would give 150 any day for it.But I also have enough parts to make it like new

 

It's got character, that's for sure. If the price was right, I'd grab it. Not sure what I'd do with it right now, but you can never have too many .22s, right?

 

but you can never have too many .22s, right?

Man i'd love to get that advice the next time i crack open a fortune cookie, and show it to my wife.I'm sure i'd get a eye roll from her.

 

Among my several AKs probably the one closest to my heart 😎🤦🏼‍♂️ is the one I nicknamed “Battlefield Pickup” - it takes me back (there’s also East meets West, Somali Pirate (underfolder of course😂🤦🏼‍♂️) and some others😎) and this rifle reminds me of it👍👍

At $100 it’s a no-brainer, at $150 it’s… still a no-brainer, but in my case I’d be buying a receiver, silver (only have 1 now), beat up for sure, but without the indignities😎 associated with subjecting yourself to a CBC, etc., bolt (in need of “tuning” if for a precision build), and the fairly sought-after metal housing trigger group - that could require “manual“ tuning, Kidd kits are hit and miss in those.
I wouldn’t pay over $150 for it - only because for me it would be a donor rifle.

 

I am not sure this is the right place to ask this…

I have the opportunity to purchase an older 10/22 that I may attempt to use to build a project rifle with. This would be my first.
I am going to attach some pics. The trigger group is metal as well as the barrel band. The gun is far from being in great condition!! The stock is pretty beat up. I think it was manufactured around 2005.
What do you all think? Is it worth buying for a project? What might it be worth? I think I can shoot it to verify that it functions correctly.
Any input is appreciated!!

Thanks, Ron

Where I am from, functional Ruger 10/22 rifles don't usually bring under $300. I see the same being true online once taxes, shipping and fees are figured in. From the photos, I cannot tell if that silver trigger assembly is plastic or metal. At least online, having a metal trigger assembly alone, often raises the value to a degree.

There are some beautiful wooden take-off stocks on eBay. I believe several of them come from 75th Edition guns. If me, I would get one of those. They usually run $100 to $150.

I have never refinished a rifle with a mixture of stainless steel, unfinished aluminum and stainless steel finished aluminum like many of the 10/22 rifles have. But there are probably threads on this forum on how to refinish the various surfaces. If me, I'd add a threaded barrel if I could afford to get one, or have mine threads. The reason is so I can run a suppressor. But that's just me.

This looks like a fun project. And I believe this is a rifle worthy of being refinished. Once finished, you will have probably spent more than if you just bought one like it in good shape with no work required. But maybe when finished, you will be like me, with enough spare parts leftover to build a second and/or third gun.

 

prices in the world of firearms really depends on condition and rarity...the gun shown by the OP is in very poor condition, and 10/22's aren't exactly rare

while it will cost much in time and energy, the cost of materials are not high to refinish a gun that consists of aluminum/ss/hardwood..a little sandpaper and truoil for the wood, a bit of scotchbrite and Brownells Alumahyde II for the metal components will get the job done

and these are just some FYI tidbits..the earlier guns have less plastic parts on them and more alloy parts. on SS guns the alloy parts can be refinished to like new condition fairly easily with something like the scotchbrite pads, or if you want a mirror finish, flitz metal polish...on blued guns these parts would need to be repainted black
the aluminum is not bare, it's clear coated...
the trigger assembly is alloy, plastic wasn't used for the trigger guard, and barrel band for many years after this rifle was made..and gray plastic trigger guards are kind of rare

 

$150 would be a good price.

 

I giggle when I see abuse referred to as “patina”. No officer, my girlfriend doesn’t have a black eye, she has patina. I guess I could drag one of my new Super Grades behind my car to get it to look like that - strange perspective!

 

But it shoots pretty good. 😊

 

i only ever see used 10/22s priced $50-100 more than brand new. although i dont remember seeing any in this condition.

 

As already stated, this 10/22 came home with me for a price much lower than I thought it would!! I have invested in a Magpul MOE X-22 in ODG. I have cleaned the gun pretty well. A friend wants to refinish the stock. The trigger group seems to be in pretty good condition. There are a few dings on the trigger guard, but not bad enough to fix right now. With instructions shown on Ytube, I removed some material from the bolt release and made it an automatic bolt release that seems to be be working well.
Now I am left with the barrel and receiver. At some point, I may add a bull barrel, but would like to make the original barrel look better. The receiver does need some care. There are a couple spots that have a little oxidation under the clear coat(?) so I think I will try to refinish the receiver.
I would greatly appreciate any input/advice on how to refinish the barrel and the reciever. I am pretty cheap, so doing this as cheaply as possible is a plus, but I do want to do a good job.
I am attaching a pic of my two 10/22’s including the one I am talking about here

Thanks a lot for any input!!

Ron

 

assuming you have no tools, materials, or experience in metal refinishing..I think I'd say to go to your local speed shop, and tell the guys behind the counter what you're trying to do, so they can steer you towards the correct alloy wheel refinishing kits..and use that to refinish the receiver

for the SS barrel, a scotchbrite pad being used in a shoeshine motion is you friend

 

Thank you crackedcornish. Should I do anything to stop the oxidation in the meantime until I can refinish the receiver?

thanks, Ron

 

you can spray a bit of WD-40 on it to drive any moisture away..spray it on, and around the affected area, and let it soak a bit, so it has a chance to get under the existing finish