u/FlyFreak

Some time ago I picked up a "mutt" 10/22 at Walmart. Craziest factory offering i had seen, but the price was right.

It had a black receiver, stainless barrel (can't remember for sure but don't think it was theeaded), black polymer stock (think it gad a barrel band).

Well a bit of inspiration struck a few days ago when I came across the Fedderson flame fluted barrel. So with a black receiver, a black Fedderson flame fluted barrel, what stock / chassis would you put it in?

Something light weight?

Something in a classy wood look?

Something else entirely?

I have gone back and forth on building a dedicated AR22 rofle. I have looked at the M&P 15-22, and the Tippman M4 22. Infact i ordered an Tippman, and after 4 months I had to get a refund as it seemed the distributor was never going to ship it to my ffl.

I have built an AR22 pistol using a CMMG conversion bolt and regular AR barrel. It seems there gave been a lot of changes in options since I did that and last researched the project.

I think I want to just build a dedicated upper as I gave plenty of AR lowers built with good triggers etc. No reason to invent the wheel.

I'm pretty sure I have an extra upper or 2, and a handguard, so about all is need is a barrel, bolt, and charging handle. What I want is as follows.

A good quality, reasonably accurate, threaded 16" .22 barrel.

A dedicated bolt ie. one without the hardware nose to span the 5.56 chamber but interface with the .22 chambered barrel.

I know there will be weights and trips and a bit of tinkering and tuning to get everything running right.

So at current, what are good brands /models to look at? What am I missing / overlooking? Any links and advice would be helpful and appreciated.

Edit to add: one host lower may get a SS, would be nice to work together, but definitely not its primary role.

Here recently I've been seeing posts showing Red, White, and Blue AQT targets. Where can I order some of them, or get a pdf for them? I have the black, I have started practicing with, but I'd like th get some of the RWB.

I am not new to the platform by any means, I am roughly 12 10/22s in by current count over the last 30 years.

I purchased both the 10/22 carbon fiber, and 10/22 carbon fiber takedown this past week. (I know im a glutton for punishment lol) Trying to swap out the bolt buffer pins for soft pins. I've never had a problem before, often times they will fall out on their own. Last night I couldn't get either to move at all, short of getting a hammer and punch I don't know how I can make them move.

Is it something to do with the new coating or what? They gove you a rear cleaning hole and then the buffer is nearly welded in lol.

Any help would be appreciated.