40x in an A1 stock. Now I have to buy another stock.

[blcouch]

So before I send my stuff to Raven for building an A1 I decided to drop my 40x heavy barrel into the A1 stock for grins and giggles. I had enough screws of the proper type and length to go with the stock triggerguard to mount it up solidly. No floorplate of course but with a single shot, no worries. I took a piece of Gorilla tape and made a dust cover basically for the open magazine area. I even put the 1907 sling on it using some instructions from the CMP website and by pure chance, the sling was the proper length for a hasty sling that gave good tension for shooting offhand and seated. I ran 40 rounds of Eley Subsonic Hollowpoint through it over a course of 30 minutes or so with adjusting the acope.

Putting the 40x in the A1 stock was a mistake of sorts. I'm completely taken by the aura this thing exudes while in that stock. It BELONGS there. Now I have to decide whether to keep this stock and buy another to send to Raven or send this one and buy another quick like. The original walnut target stock is getting sold. The TC Electronic reverb I never really liked is getting sold. A few other music room residents of questionable utility are getting sold.

I never really bought into the 'exact duplicate trainer' thing as I never realized how enjoyable they could be. That thought is gone. Granted, I'm not buying an MST to put on this thing. The Bushnell 10x mildot is close enough. It does have an amazing Jewel trigger I got back in 2011 after I got it put together( bought from CMP South as a barreled action with nothing besides the stripped receiver and barrel). Hell, I never fired more than 10 rounds at a sitting because it wasn't enjoyable. Today I didn't mind single loading 40 rounds. I'm definitely going to have it converted to a repeater.

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[pmclaine]

TwoManAttack is selling a scope that from outward appearances is a Unertl MST 100 but is intended to be mounted on a .22 trainer.

I believe the description is "non adjustable" so Im assuming it is set up for some predetermined range/bullet weight?

I highly recommend the Weaver T-10 mentioned. Its a great scope and you should be able to get one at a reasonable price in good shape.

 

[Rlbol]

The 40x rifle is aweful!! The first one I purchased off here was a USMC barreled action. It was on ok shape I then found a factory wood stock and could not believe how nice the wood was! The problem was it was ment to be a 22lr trainer so by the time I mounted it in a modern chassis and installed a huge SB scope it just wasn't the same. I ended up selling the rifle with the factory wooden stock, also on here. I then tried the cz and other modern 22lr trainers and none had the accuracy or feel of the 40x!!

I then gen ended up finding an all original , numbers matching, factory stock with the peep sightes. However I am back to the problem of feeling guilty about disassembling , rebarreling , changing the action from a single shot to repeater and making this amazing rifle in to a copy of a modern AI ax trainer!!

At least you a1 build still keeps a similar appearance!!

good luck with your choice as I know how hard it is.i am having a terravle time desiring if I should just find a good home for my 40x!

 

[pmclaine]

My mentality is if you are pulling a trigger and practicing fundamentals you are training.

I wouldn't make any changes to one of these classics that cant be undone if they are in original shape. Changing a stock no big deal as well if something is no longer serviceable do what you have to do to make it functional again.

The only reason I bought my .22s is because I recognized them as unbelievable examples of American manufacturing....

This from the 30s....
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This one from the 1950s

So much fun in shooting .22s and things is when you hear the stories of how the shooting legends attained their skills it usually starts with being handed a .22 when they were young and shooting it a lot.

 

[Rlbol]

This from the 30s....
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Very nice!!
What is that scope like to use?
Is it very difficult to use?

 

[pmclaine]

This from the 30s....
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Very nice!!
What is that scope like to use?
Is it very difficult to use?

Its a 20X Unertl.

Its very clear with a thin wire. Very little for mechanics to complicate the optics. Its basically the telescope as Copernicus imagined it with better glass making technology.

The external adjustments work great and are repeatable.

 

[RTH1800]

That scope looks very familiar.

 

[pmclaine]

That scope looks very familiar.

Yes it should. Please don't ask if I floss.

Hope you are well sir!

 

[2c1fr]

Op damn you sir now I have another rifle I covet/need! Jk in all seriousness I love the looks of it I would leave it in that A1 stock permanently if it were me!