[kalgunner]

Originally Posted by paul

Where can a fella just buy receivers at for the 10/22, I don't want any more extra stocks, barrels, etc. Seems to be a waste of money. A receiver, is about all that's left after converting one, well, converting one like they show in the magazines that make you droll and want to have a 10/22 .22rifle which really isn't much of a 10/22 after all when your done with it. Oh well, we want what we want. A tricked out one costs an easy $500 extra. Worth it in my book, but, then again, these firearms are the only "bad" habit I have.

NoDak Spud NDS-22 receivers

[tonydewar]

you can get a reciever at midway for about 500$ to a ffl after the trigger and barrel the most important thing is a proper head spaced bolt imo

[rifleman55]

Congrats on the new Ruger.

I bought one about 6 months ago, played with it until it shot in the .3" range, 5 shots @ 50 yds (I got a freek barrel, it really shoots, especially after have it re crowned), and now I'm buying other things, they are not cheap guns as they first appear. A trigger job is manditory.

When your ready for a good Bolt gun, look at the Savage. I got one of those also, had my gunsmith do one of his special accuracy jobs on it and it shot
.3" better than stock. On a good shooting day, it will shoot in the .1" range.

Both are great guns.
I have the best of both worlds, a semi auto that's pretty darn accurate and a bolt gun that is fantastic when punching paper or long range precision accuracy is needed.

Enjoy that 10-22, I'm sure you will. They are additive.

John K

[DocWard]

OK, I am going to show my lack of "new math" skills here. How does one get .3 or .1 of an inch? I have always seen inches broken down into fractions. Quarters, Eighths, Sixteenths, etc... For example, .5" is really 1/2". Did I miss a memo or something?

Oh, and yeah, I need to pick up a 10/22 one day soon. I have a Browning pump .22LR and a Winchester 9422M in .22WMR, but need the 10/22 to go with my Mini-14.

[Snakedriver]

.0625 = 1/16"

.125 = 1/8"

.250 = 1/4"

.375 = 3/8"

.500 = 1/2"

.625 = 5/8"

.750 = 3/4"

..........and so on. If you take 1 and divide it by 8 you get .125 for example. The little slash in the fractional number can also be considerd as "divided by".

[DocWard]

Originally Posted by Snakedriver

.0625 = 1/16"

.125 = 1/8"

.250 = 1/4"

.375 = 3/8"

.500 = 1/2"

.625 = 5/8"

.750 = 3/4"

..........and so on. If you take 1 and divide it by 8 you get .125 for example. The little slash in the fractional number can also be considerd as "divided by".

Well.... your point sort of proves mine. Yes, the popularly used fractions can be converted (hence my .5" comment), but they are generally recognized as such, at least the .25 and .75. That still leaves the whole ".1" and ".3" that I see more and more of.

I would have had math teachers, not to mention wood shop and metal shop teachers, smacking me on the side of my head if I had given a ".3" as an answer. My math teacher would have been pleased if I had said "3mm" or "7mm" (the nearest metric sizes I could round .1" and .3" to), but I think my shop teachers would have just shook their heads and pointed to the other side of the tape measure.

I know I am probably being a little OCD (or maybe a lot), but that probably comes from my background.

[Snakedriver]

Originally Posted by DocWard

Well.... your point sort of proves mine. Yes, the popularly used fractions can be converted (hence my .5" comment), but they are generally recognized as such, at least the .25 and .75. That still leaves the whole ".1" and ".3" that I see more and more of.

I would have had math teachers, not to mention wood shop and metal shop teachers, smacking me on the side of my head if I had given a ".3" as an answer. My math teacher would have been pleased if I had said "3mm" or "7mm" (the nearest metric sizes I could round .1" and .3" to), but I think my shop teachers would have just shook their heads and pointed to the other side of the tape measure.

I know I am probably being a little OCD (or maybe a lot), but that probably comes from my background.

Well when someone refers to .1" or .3", especially when talking about shooting, I make the assumption that they are referring to 1/8" and 3/8". The decimal equivalents of the fractional numbers have become much more common with the wide use of calculators. As engineers, the decimals are pemanently affixed in our brains.

[stalkingbear]

The .1 and .3 means /10 of an inch as usually measured by dial calipers. To get a true 1/10" group is an extremely tight group.

[DocWard]

Originally Posted by Snakedriver

Well when someone refers to .1" or .3", especially when talking about shooting, I make the assumption that they are referring to 1/8" and 3/8". The decimal equivalents of the fractional numbers have become much more common with the wide use of calculators. As engineers, the decimals are pemanently affixed in our brains.

Ah, but .1' isn't the equivalent of 1/8" and .3" isn't the equivalent of 3/8"! The difference isn't a lot, unless you are talking tolerances in firearms or engine building. Then it becomes huge! Remember, it was a simple failure to convert english to metric that caused NASA engineers to waste over $100 million dollars worth of equipment around Mars! I'm just a lawyer, not an engineer, but if even I know better, then.....

Seriously, I know this isn't a big deal, at least at the range. Like I said, I was having a bit of an OCD moment.

[DocWard]

Originally Posted by stalkingbear

The .1 and .3 means /10 of an inch as usually measured by dial calipers. To get a true 1/10" group is an extremely tight group.

Oh, I recognize it is an extremely tight group! I think I may have gotten a group that tight with one shot a time or two!

I also think you hit the nail on the head with the dial caliper comment, which is what I thought of when I mentioned engine building.