Nice! 👍

 

Nice lumber!
Dave

 

Wow!😮 If that’s a factory Ruger stock it’s the nicest one I’ve ever seen.👍. Most factory Ruger 10/22 stocks I have seen look like they were made out of a 2x6” from Home Depot.

 

That was my thought as well. I have seen so many plain Jane fence post looking ones that a new in box one looking that good just had to come home with me. Especially since this is the first 10/22 magnum I have ever had as well.
Really glad to have found it. Made my weekend for sure.

 

That’s awesome. I’ve never seen a 10/22 magnum before. What species of lumber is the stock?

 

That is a good question that I am not quite sure of the answer. I may have to post it in the woodworking section of the forum and ask the opinion of folks there.
I think most 10/22 carbine stocks are birch. I am not sure if birch can have figure like that or not.

 

They made some carbine style stocks out of walnut. Im betting that one was made for someone special.
Cause its Tiger eye Maple.

 

Yessir , I have a couple of early walnut 10/22's.
I was leaning towards maple but wasn't sure.

 

Dear Slappy's , I say this in a very nice way" I hate you". Slap ,you did good. I would say finding a
10/22 magnum is a tuffy. Then this nice stock on top, home run. Buck

 

Dear Slappy's , I say this in a very nice way" I hate you". Slap ,you did good. I would say finding a
10/22 magnum is a tuffy. Then this nice stock on top, home run. Buck

Thank you Buck!
I only see the magnums a couple times a year at the gun shows , but couldn't believe the figure on this thing. Made my day for sure!

 

Tiger striped! Excellent and beautiful. Congrats!

 

Regards Slappys 22:
Curly or "tiger" maple, lower sections of the butt stock are approaching a figure described as "flame" grain.
This characteristic is produced when growth is prevented from proceeding in a straight line by a stress factor. Lateral growth as a transverse wave then occurs.

From memory (scratch head), for a year or two sometime following 1990 maple was less expensive than either birch or walnut and is sometimes seen in Ruger stocks. Refinished one for my 10/22:

Yours is very nice as is.

 

Regards Slappys 22:
Curly or "tiger" maple, lower sections of the butt stock are approaching a figure described as "flame" grain.
This characteristic is produced when growth is prevented from proceeding in a straight line by a stress factor. Lateral growth as a transverse wave then occurs.

From memory (scratch head), for a year or two sometime following 1990 maple was less expensive than either birch or walnut and is sometimes seen in Ruger stocks. Refinished one for my 10/22:

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Yours is very nice as is.

The refinish you did on that stock turned out fantastic! Love the addition of the end cap.
This one is a 50th anniversary(1999) according to the box so would confirm your thoughts on the occasional maple use.

 

That is like hitting the Powerball jackpot. Nib 10/22 Mag and that beautiful stock! I’m jealous, now the million dollar question. Are you going to shoot it?

 

I have decided to leave it be for the time being. I really thought at first I would order a Volquartsen extractor right off the bat and scooe it and run it. But new in box is making me question the thought at the moment. There is a package in the box with Ruger rings for the rifle. Not sure if those were original to the package or someone ordered them and never got around to using it. The rings package is still sealed.

 

Talk about luck! You better go buy a lottery ticket before it runs out ...

 

Quite a catch, congratulations

 

Tiger striped! Excellent and beautiful. Congrats!

Talk about luck! You better go buy a lottery ticket before it runs out ...

Quite a catch, congratulations

Thanks guys! Sometimes the shows turn up a lucky find. Not very often anymore unfortunately , so it makes them feel even better when ya do.

 

Beautiful gun. If you don't mind sharing, how much did you have to give for it?

 

Let's first just say it wasn't cheap for sure.
I likely paid up for it but really didn't mind on this one at all. 1350 was the price it was finally haggle down to.

 

What a beauty!

 

I think this 10/22 is Walnut. I have a CZ in Walnut with the same pattern. Some buyers have a Maple crush right now but it is easy to be fooled. I can best fooled very easily. It does look exactly like some Walnut I have and Walnut would have been likely from Ruger.

 

I am still on the fence on what this one is. I have only ever worked with walnut and maple. The walnut I have worked with always has a lot of pores to fill and this wood seems to have a lot less pores than walnut. The maple I have worked with has very little pores to fill once ready for finish. This particular stock has me guessing for sure.

 

Wow! Just Wow!

 

Very cool find. It reminds me of my Winchester model 74..

 

My word! That's literally breathtaking (I realize that I just sat there staring at it without breathing for almost a minute).

Wow.

 

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Well , it likely is not the best looking one ever , but by far the best looking one I have ever ran across.
I was at the local gun show and saw this beautiful 10/22 magnum with a fantastic looking stock. It appears to be as new in the box. I am sure it is the best looking factory 10/22 magnum I have ever seen. I don't run across these very often at all but I don't remember any of the ones I have seen in the past having a nicely figured stock.
Being a certified lumber junkie and the fact that the magnum rarely shows up at all , I felt like I needed to attempt to make a deal to possibly add it to the collection.
A deal was made and it is now the newest member of my 10/22 family.
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Well , it likely is not the best looking one ever , but by far the best looking one I have ever ran across.
I was at the local gun show and saw this beautiful 10/22 magnum with a fantastic looking stock. It appears to be as new in the box. I am sure it is the best looking factory 10/22 magnum I have ever seen. I don't run across these very often at all but I don't remember any of the ones I have seen in the past having a nicely figured stock.
Being a certified lumber junkie and the fact that the magnum rarely shows up at all , I felt like I needed to attempt to make a deal to possibly add it to the collection.
A deal was made and it is now the newest member of my 10/22 family.
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W O W !!!

 

This is a great find. I'll call the wood, "Tiger Stripe" Maple. The hands of a first class wood worker might turn this good looker into a real beauty. That takes time and experience and might cost as much a new rifle or more. But have you shot the gun? I ask because some gun makers have trouble with the .22 Mag in semi-autos. I'll leave you with this thought. Beautiful guns are like beautiful women, neither is meant to be kept in a closet.

Bobguz

 

I haven't shot this one and may not use it since I have other 22 magnums. I will leave the stock and finish as is on this one since it may be new in box. I do love to build stocks and refinish wore stocks but this one is going to be left as is. There were extraction issues with these 10/22 magnums but I think most folks were able to remedy the issues with a Volquartsen extractor.

 

You guys hit the beautiful stock lottery for sure!

 

I don't know what my Henry's wood is, but it looks tiger, especially once I sanded off the polyurethane[ I didn't like that plastic piano look]
and oiled it with a Minwax oil chestnut tan.
Used the same tan on my Zatoichi Sword[I made this movie prop from Oak- perhaps not the best for the sword furnishing]

 

I agree with you--so may guns I have now or had in the past have potentially beautiful wood hidden under factory "dark walnut" stain. The stain is usually so dark and strong that it hides all figure. I would love to see more rimfire rifles come out with light woods and/or light finishes. Your work here has revealed the inner beauty of this wood. The oiled/waxed finish is preferable to the factory polyurethane in looks, tho the polyurethane is more durable if one does not devote time to care for the wood.

 

That’s a pretty one all right.

 

What a beauty!

Wow! Just Wow!

My word! That's literally breathtaking (I realize that I just sat there staring at it without breathing for almost a minute).

Wow.

W O W !!!

You guys hit the beautiful stock lottery for sure!

That’s a pretty one all right.

Thanks Folks!
It was one of those times where I knew if I left the show without it I would for sure regret it.

 

That’s very nice. Bet when they put that together someone was smiling

 

I bet your correct. After looking at plank wood all day they had to be impressed to see that one.