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Building another ruger 10/22 for steel challenge competition. This one for iron sight class. Started with this
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Changed up a few things along the way
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Cerakote done. Still waiting on red 3d printed pistol grip
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Tell us more. How many rounds you have through yours and other important observations. You have my interest.
In the 2 years I've had it at least 800 rounds though it mostly reloads
And I loaned It my sister she really liked it
She put a couple hundred through it
but it does take some strength to rack the slide it's a flat recoil spring like the original glocks.
I got her a taurus g2c instead it's easier to rack she handles it fine.
no reliability issues on the arex at all and one of the most accurate striker fired pistols I've shot.
I'm like a budget pistol collector I have several taurus,gforce,tisas I've bought sub 250.00
I like the arex the best it has a very similar trigger to the taurus gx4
It's glock 19 sized but slimmer and more comfortable ergos
I have a glock 19 and 23 but prefer the arex I just shoot it far better for me.
I bought a second one and just ordered a delta x
large frame it takes 19rnd mags
I keep this in my work shop the cat sleeps on it IMG_20260421_130339493_HDR.jpg
Arex is big overseas too much polymer competition here
Rost martin rmc1 and rms1 in texas is built on arex designs and patents.
 

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Here's the rost martin I've bought their mags that fit the arex delta for as cheap as 13.00 before
Mec gar high quality and they will work in the CZ p10c
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Well....pulled the trigger tonight... 🤣

Back story... the local rural king gun barn manager and i are now on a first name basis, since i have been checking in almost weekly for the last month or 2 for the $349 rock island 1911 a1... soon as they get em they are gone... well, stopped by on my lunch break for a tire tube patch kit, and stopped in to see what they they had, and again, no luck.... Lowell was in, and he was "like man i wish i could tell you when the next ones are gonna come in..."

Fast forward to 3pm... my boss calls me over to the shop door, and there stands Lowell with a poo eatin grin on his face... he says he literally just unboxed 1 of the rock islands 5 min before quittin time...🤣🤣🤣

So i left work early and put down some money on that sucker ASAP!!!!!

Now thats what i call customer service....🤣 Lowell is also the guy i got my Gforce gf9 rapture (glock 26 clone) from last fall, and he brought his mower in to the shop this spring to get worked on... so we have a bit of a rapport now...🤣
 

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I cut down a ruger 10/22 barrel for a friend. I noticed a bulge and had to cut it shorter. It's about 4" long now. Thought a pic might be interesting.View attachment 487424

I'm sure you already know this, but just thought I should remind you since you say the 10/22 now has a 4" barrel. A barrel under 16" on a rifle is less than legal unless registered as a short barrel rifle. So you might want to scrap that barrel asap.
 

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So, I have a thing for .38 Special revolvers and have a whole bunch of them. In fact, I prefer the .38 Special only version even if the exact same gun can also be had in .357. I never shoot .357 in handguns, and my chronograph shows that .38 Special almost always loses velocity in a .357 chamber, probably due to more freebore and many .357 revolvers have huge forcing cones to help keep pressure down, which is basically more of the same. .38 Special revolvers tend to be a lot cheaper to buy also.

Probably my favorite .38 Special revolver is the heavy duty snubnose. Meaning stronger and with a bit more weight and size (and therefore easier to shoot with accuracy) than the typical flyweight 5 shooter such as a Smith J frame or Charter Undercover, but still compact enough to be easily carried. The old Colt Detective Special is probably the best known of the type, but that would also include the snubnose S&W K frame, Ruger SP-101 and Speed Six, and Taurus 856 and 605.

So the fun store gets in a new Ruger SP-101 .38 Special with 2.25" barrel. The SP is usually a pricey gun these days, over 7 bills, but it was stickered at $618.00; probably due to being "only" .38 and not .357. I ask to look at it, and discover that the trigger pull is way better than the craptastic one I had 20 years ago. So I decide to take the plunge and layaway it. The fun store owner is a real devil, and says if I put a big enough down payment on it then I can take the SP home today!

So I did, and took her for a quick test drive after work. I was relieved to find the SP is deadly accurate with the same loads that my Taurus 605 and 856 like, and makes neat golf ball size groups at 15 yards. Which is as good as I can do with any handgun under the sun. I look forward to many years with this new pocket pal!

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With big brother Ruger Service Six:

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