Scrap Build...

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Bigbore

I have reconfigured my rimfires and have them all dialed in. I had a complete build in parts remaining, so I assembled a scrap build.

The receiver is my botched, then recovered 80%, OEM bolt, Kidd bull barrel, Ruger mod'ed trigger group pulling at 2.5#, Archangel stock and a Primary Arms 4 X 14 scope on Monstrom mounts. I wanted to give the Kidd bull a chance to redeem itself, I thought a completely new build might change a dynamic.

I wanted to spend a day at the range; I wasn't concerned about how well either the gun or I performed. Good thing. I had a typically good day. Ran into a forum member who is a Wednesday regular, met interesting people and saw some neat guns.

I don't recall using this receiver much. The Ruger trigger group has my 3D printed trigger blade and magazine release, both designed by me, inspired by Ruger. The trigger is a straight blade target trigger design. The magazine release wasn't dropping the magazine without pushing down on it through the ejection port, but the trigger blade performed flawlessly, it is moving in on 500 rounds of use! 0 malfunctions feeding or ejecting.

The Kidd barrel disappointed again. The group dispersion appears to be even, I don't see any clear patterns. I'll probably bore scope it and slug it at some point in the future, but at this point in time

Although these aren't as good as the sheets everyone else posts(He-he-he) they are pretty good compared to 75% of the other rimfire targets I see out at the range.

Whoops, 50 yards.

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Iowa Fox

· #2 · 4 mo ago

Good to see one come together.

Grandson is coming over to put one together out of the junk parts here sometime this month. I shouldn't say junk they are brand new take off Ruger parts. He will use a Brownells receiver.

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Lawyerman

· #3 · 4 mo ago

I just finished a scraps build myself and it was very satisfying to turn a pile of misfit/cast off parts into a pretty decent little, unique rifle.

I used a takeoff Ruger receiver (was replaced by a Brownells), a factory carbine barrel cut to 16.25" and threaded, a BX trigger group, standard Ruger bolt and a Desert Tech Trek Bullpup stock. Little gun is really fun to shoot and glad I built it.

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Bigbore

Discussion Starter · #4 · 4 mo ago (Edited)

Come on guys, pictures and targets. I ran interference for ya by posting that less than stellar target sheet.

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Lawyerman

· #5 · 4 mo ago

Pictures he says....

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Bigbore

Discussion Starter · #6 · 4 mo ago

Lawyerman said:
Pictures he says....

I'll have to research that stock to see how the trigger linkage is made. It has to be an interesting mechanism.

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Lawyerman

· #7 · 4 mo ago

Bigbore said:
I'll have to research that stock to see how the trigger linkage is made. It has to be an interesting mechanism.

It's a long bar that connects to the trigger and then a linkage where it makes a drop to the BX trigger. They use a series of "pins" in the thing to capture it to the inside of the stock- VERY LITTLE wobble- not "crisp" but not the usual sloppy bullpup trigger. With the BX, it's slightly better than a stock 10/22- so not "target grade" but not un shootable either.