Recreational shooting and other outdoorsy stuff
Yes, I frequently make jokes about left-handed shooters. But the folks at Volquartsen are much kinder than me. They not only tolerate these wrong-handed shooters, but even cater to them. Their new A-10 Ambidextrous Thumbhole Stock is a perfect example. It’s designed for normal shooters, as well as southpaws. Lefties no longer have to be … Read more
Practical jokers and pranksters have April 1st, Star Wars geeks have May 4th, and fans of America’s favorite rimfire have 10/22. Yes, it’s the official day of the Ruger 10/22, Ruger’s top-selling rifle. Do we need a day devoted to this rifle? No, it gets plenty of love all year long. But that won’t stop … Read more
After about four years of trial and error, the Open Top 11/22 receiver is now available in the United States. This receiver, patterned after the popular Ruger® 10/22®, is being produced and distributed by Fletcher Rifle Works. For those not aware, it was developed by Sebastian Unger, in Austria. Check the Fletcher Rifle Works page … Read more
Engineered Silence (soon to be Adder Arms) offers a Sig-style MCX/MPX AR-15 stock adapter. This little $54.99 piece of machined aluminum magic threads in where a receiver extension (buffer tube) would normally go. Once installed, it allows the attachment of Picatinny-based stocks and braces. Obviously, this was probably designed with their own 10/22 Takedown Chassis … Read more
About a year ago, I had this idea for a project using the Crazy Ivan Original Chassis. Since this chassis is compatible with AR-style handguards, I wanted to do a short-barrel 22 Charger suppressor host. The plan was a super compact Charger with a folding brace, and little to no extra length when suppressed. This … Read more
The Boyds SS Evolution is the perfect stock upgrade (down to the name) for my wife’s rifle. This is a 10/22-pattern rifle I built for her at the end of 2019. Since then, it’s seen a few changes. While it started out with a scope and bipod, the bipod is gone, and it’s got a … Read more