I was at Sportsman's Warehouse last weekend and spied a Hogue overmolded stock for the Ruger 10/22. I have a 10/22 with a wire folding stock. It jammed like crazy the last time I fired it, at least 2 years ago. It's been sitting in my closet ever since. Now seemed like a good time to fix it. I googled up a website with disassembly instructions, took it apart, and cleaned it real well.
I tried fitting the receiver into the new stock and it just wouldn't click into place. I looked into the receiver well in the stock and saw where it was rubbing. It seemed unlikely that I should need to grind away the plastic for clearance, so I gave in and looked at the package for directions.
The package showed that the stock in question was made for the bull barrel model. Well, shoot. Now I have to drive all the way back down to Federal Way.I went a couple of days later, combining a trip with some errands. I exchanged it for the correct model stock and took everything apart again when I got home from work that night. I tried to fit the receiver into the new stock and... the same thing happened!
I thought it might be easier to see what was going wrong if I fit the trigger group by itself. The trigger assembly removes easily by pushing out two pins, so I took it apart, and placed it into the stock. It turns out that it just needs to be hooked at the back and rotated down into position. I put the trigger back into the receiver and wiggled it into the stock. Voila! It looks and feels much better. I'm looking forward to trying it out.
The only problem now is the crappy looking paint flaking off the receiver and barrel. If anyone knows a decent DIY refinishing method for this rifle, I would appreciate hearing it!
