Ruger 10/22
Recently sold a new 10/22 wood stock for over 900.00. It did have a box that had 50th anniversary emblem on it. Why was this gun so hot? Was it the box or what. It looked like every other 10 22 I see.
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Looking for someone that can tell me how old the gun I was just given is. It's a ruger 10/22 Carbine with a serial number that starts 113-21XXX.
If anyone can give me an answer or if they can send me in the right direction to find out i would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Travis
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It is aluminum ...
That said, have you contacted Ruger about this? I know they don't have a warranty per se, but they do stand behind their products...0 -
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quote:Originally posted by coachmb
I have a Ruger 10/22 the has a crack on the left side of the receiver that runs up to the s/n can this be welded. if welded part of the s/n will be missing will it be legal to weld over the s/n.
Taking the second part first, there is no problem welding over part or even all of the serial number SO LONG AS YOU ENGRAVE A READABLE COPY ELSEWHERE ON THE RECEIVER. I'd suggest engraving the second copy before starting the welding. You could simply electropencil it on. Yes, that's ugly, but is it more ugly than a welded receiver? [;)]
As mentioned the 10-22 receivers are aluminum. While its *possible* to weld aluminum, its not easy to do it right.
I agree with "wanna". . .try contacting Ruger and see if they might help you. I wouldn't at all be surprised if they did. Obviously, you contact them BEFORE you start welding anything. . .you can't expect them to fix or replace a broken receiver after you've tried welding it!
Also, replacement 10-22 receivers are readily available (including several variants NOT made by Ruger) though they aren't particularly cheap. If you are patient you might be able to find an entire replacement gun for the cost of a new-manufacture receiver.0 -
IF you can find a machine that does GOOD heli-arc welding and a good mill, that's what you need. That's IF Ruger won't do anything for you. 0 -
Aluminum is perfectly weldable IF it is a weldable alloy, e.g. 1000, 5000 or 6000 series. There are metalurgical tests to determine what the exact alloy is, if Ruger won't help. It would probably (depending on the alloy and factory heat treatment, if any), need to be annealed, welded, re-heattreated, machined, tested for hardness on a Brinell tester, and then refinished It might well be cheaper to find another receiver (or gun).
Contact a really good aircraft or commercial welding company with lots of experience. The receiver would have to be secured in a fixture during welding to prevent distortion. The shop would need a good heat-treatment oven to harden and age the receiver following welding. Irregularly shaped parts are more difficult to heat treat without warping. The parts must be heated to a certain temperature for a certain length of time and then quenched in a water or salt-water bath, depending on the alloy, material thickness, and other factors. Then the part is heated to a lower temperature and held there for a much longer time to age it, otherwise it is too brittle and will develop intergranular corrosion. Not good--this makes the part corrode from the inside out.
Then remark the serial number: electropencil, metal stamp, laser-etch or other methods are acceptable as long as it is legible. A properly done welding repair will be invisible once it is refinished.
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Why go through all that for a 150 doller gun???? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by PEZHEAD265
Why go through all that for a 150 doller gun????
Because a $150.00 dollar gun to some is like a $1,000,000.00 one to others. Yes it would be less time consuming to just drop in another reciever, but what is the challenge?
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quote:Originally posted by tsr1965
quote:Originally posted by PEZHEAD265
Why go through all that for a 150 doller gun????
Because a $150.00 dollar gun to some is like a $1,000,000.00 one to others. Yes it would be less time consuming to just drop in another reciever, but what is the challenge?
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I suppose that's true. If you want a real "challenge" you can make your own receiver from an 80% build shipped right to your door.
If the gun has tremendous sentimental value, then I could see spending extra time and money on it.
But even there. . .if you swap the cracked receiver on "grandpa's" 10/22 and keep all the other parts, I think you've basically still got the same gun. (I think its even still legal to stamp an older serial number on a replacement frame, if you destroy the old frame).
If you consider that a Ruger 10-22 can be had brand new at any Walmart for a little more than $200 or so, its just probably not worth the time, effort, or expense to fix a broken AL receiver.
If you like, you can replace the receiver with a STEEL one for under $200: http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=13793/Product/STAINLESS_STEEL_10_22_reg__RECEIVER0 -
Thanks everyone for your input, Sent Receiver off To Ruger Today if they don't replace receiver I'll be parting out and buy a new or used 10/22. 0 -
Let us know how things turn out with Ruger. 0
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