I've long thought I'd someday put a 1022 together but the big holdup was the receiver , I really wanted a threaded barrel/receiver and a rear lug for two point mounting. they do make a rear lug that attaches to the rear of some aftermarket receivers but it's just a little tab that attaches to the back ,not what I would call really solid. So one day while hanging out at the local gun store I saw a 1022 on the used gun rack for 98.00. I latched onto it and I had my donor gun. This was an early gun that had the two guide rails for the bolt, walnut stock and metal not plastic furniture.
There is several things I wanted to do different than what ruger did . First was the rear lug .Then get rid of the trigger pins. Threading the barrel hole to get rid of the wedge, and fix the bolt release. Of course that all required a new stock too.
I made a rear lug that attaches to the back of the receiver with 4 6-32 screws and glued with JB weld and filed to match the receiver contour
The trigger pins were replaced with 10-32 socket head screws which required threaded bushings to be put in the left side of the receiver and access holes in the right side of the stock. Now the trigger group and bolt can be removed without taking the action out of the stock. This also pulls the receiver sides together reducing bolt clearance. The trigger is shimmed with a piece of shim stock so it can't be too tight.
There is several "how tos " to fix the manual bolt release to an auto bolt release but it still requires a little fiddling with the darn thing So instead of it pivoting on a slot I welded up the slot and now it's just a hole . I also welded on some more length and put a little knurled knob on it, now it works perfect.
I electro etched the caliber on the barrel . The machine was easy to make and works really well . It's just a pain getting stencils.
Well here is the completed gun . I've got about 1000 hours in it. The stock is made from 9 pieces of poplar 1x2 lots of sanding and black satin paint. The trigger housing is factory ruger I bought at a gun show 25 years ago with Volquartsen hammer and sear. Barrel is a green mountain blank turned, threaded, and with a bentz chamber. I made the tuner and it wears a BSA 36 power scope I bought from the classifides on this sight
And that's my not so quite 98.00 dollar 1022
There is several things I wanted to do different than what ruger did . First was the rear lug .Then get rid of the trigger pins. Threading the barrel hole to get rid of the wedge, and fix the bolt release. Of course that all required a new stock too.
I made a rear lug that attaches to the back of the receiver with 4 6-32 screws and glued with JB weld and filed to match the receiver contour
The trigger pins were replaced with 10-32 socket head screws which required threaded bushings to be put in the left side of the receiver and access holes in the right side of the stock. Now the trigger group and bolt can be removed without taking the action out of the stock. This also pulls the receiver sides together reducing bolt clearance. The trigger is shimmed with a piece of shim stock so it can't be too tight.
There is several "how tos " to fix the manual bolt release to an auto bolt release but it still requires a little fiddling with the darn thing So instead of it pivoting on a slot I welded up the slot and now it's just a hole . I also welded on some more length and put a little knurled knob on it, now it works perfect.
I electro etched the caliber on the barrel . The machine was easy to make and works really well . It's just a pain getting stencils.
Well here is the completed gun . I've got about 1000 hours in it. The stock is made from 9 pieces of poplar 1x2 lots of sanding and black satin paint. The trigger housing is factory ruger I bought at a gun show 25 years ago with Volquartsen hammer and sear. Barrel is a green mountain blank turned, threaded, and with a bentz chamber. I made the tuner and it wears a BSA 36 power scope I bought from the classifides on this sight
And that's my not so quite 98.00 dollar 1022
