Is there anyway to do this? This way it could be legal to hunt with in PA. Like an SKS with its gas system removed. Of course I'd still check with the PGC first to inspect the gun if they would like, just wondering about the gunsmith/tech end of it.
Making a 10/22 a straight pull bolt gun?
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bigfatdave
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you'd have to have a way to latch the bolt shut that was activated by pulling the handle or an added control
and writing that shook up the magic 8-ball I use for a brain, it came up with "urban rifle supply"
http://www.urbanriflesupply.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=38:bolt-lock&Itemid=612
that's the closest thing I'm aware of, for serious 10/22 modification info I'd head over to rimfirecentral
and writing that shook up the magic 8-ball I use for a brain, it came up with "urban rifle supply"
http://www.urbanriflesupply.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=38:bolt-lock&Itemid=612
that's the closest thing I'm aware of, for serious 10/22 modification info I'd head over to rimfirecentral
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bigfatdave
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ah, there you go, all you have to do is remove all parts from your 10/22 and re-install them on that receiver that you order through a FFL
(it looks like a spiffy mechanism, but I don't think it helps the OP use his 10/22 as a hunting gun, at that price he may as well buy a hunting gun ready-made)
(it looks like a spiffy mechanism, but I don't think it helps the OP use his 10/22 as a hunting gun, at that price he may as well buy a hunting gun ready-made)
Brian Williams
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This will not work
because it still is a Semi-auto, it must be a manually operated rifle at all times.
It might work with that primary weapons action but you will still run into problems if any Game warden spots you.
because it still is a Semi-auto, it must be a manually operated rifle at all times.
It might work with that primary weapons action but you will still run into problems if any Game warden spots you.
Sadly not in PA.
ROAshooter
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I am sorry...but someone has to say it.....why go through all the trouble to convert a semi-auto action to a bolt/single shot gun? Its not like its too expensive to buy a simple bolt/single shot 22.....
WardenWolf
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That's beyond stupid. Disallowing semi-autos for hunting is actually inhumane because it can prevent rapid followup shots to dispatch a wounded but still-mobile animal. Not saying hunting with a bolt-action or muzzleloader is inhumane, but I'm just saying there are logical advantages to semi-auto in hunting.
bigfatdave
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it is a gun law, after all
what did you expect?
WardenWolf
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It's also dangerous when dealing with hard targets such as bear and moose.
MCgunner
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Note to self, don't move to PA. 
A REALLY heavy recoil spring could be fashioned for it. Shouldn't be tough to do. Me, I'd just use my 51 year old Remington bolt gun. It's more accurate, anyway. Love my 10/22, though.
I like to hunt squirrel with my Mark 2 and 2x LER optic. Guess PA would frown on that, too. Whadda buncha dolts! I do have a very accurate Contender with .22 match barrel I used some, too.
A REALLY heavy recoil spring could be fashioned for it. Shouldn't be tough to do. Me, I'd just use my 51 year old Remington bolt gun. It's more accurate, anyway.
Love my 10/22, though.I like to hunt squirrel with my Mark 2 and 2x LER optic. Guess PA would frown on that, too. Whadda buncha dolts! I do have a very accurate Contender with .22 match barrel I used some, too.
MCgunner
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Oh, next gun show you attend, there's always a TON of old bolt action .22s and most of 'em stilll shoot lights out accurate 'cause it's danged hard to burn out a .22 bore.
WardenWolf
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Or you could just buy a Savage. Let's be honest here: a 10/22 requires too much money invested in it to be an accurate gun suitable for very small game. You have to restock it and rebarrel it. And frankly, a lot of those gun show .22 bolt guns are trash in one way or another. Either they're worn out or they weren't good to begin with (the Stevens 63 / 73Y comes to mind). Just buy a Savage and be done with it. They're deadly accurate.
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There is nothing wrong with the no semiauto rule in PA. It's always people from out of state that complain. It's supposed to be one shot one kill anyway. The woods in South East PA are packed with morons that only go out for the first week of deer. I feel safer with the manually operated rule. Until you live here you won't understand.
As to the OP. I would just buy a new .22. Unless the 10/22 looks nothing like the stock version you are potentially going to have problems. Especially from the deputy wardens that are volunteers. Do you really want to go through the hassle of proving that it's no longer a semi?
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As to the OP. I would just buy a new .22. Unless the 10/22 looks nothing like the stock version you are potentially going to have problems. Especially from the deputy wardens that are volunteers. Do you really want to go through the hassle of proving that it's no longer a semi?
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I know, I also cant hunt on Sunday either.
I was just hoping there might be a cheap way to do it.
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Don't tell my dad that. More squirrels have dropped to that rifle including a shot over 100yds on a squirrel that was mocking them from across the river as they were repairing a sheer pin on the boat motor after hitting a submerged log. I'd put mine against tree squirrels all day every day out to 50yds. Both of our rifles are bone stock and his is over 40 years old.
I'd love a Savage, but they only make the thumbhole and pencil barrel version with the chintzy iron sights in left-hand. If they made an FLV or GLV I'd own one. I'll probably buy a CZ or maybe a Browning T-Bolt (speaking of a straight pull bolt action).
bigfatdave
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well heck, if we're talking about just getting a decent hunting .22lr gun, get a Henry H001 series and be done with it
inexpensive
durable
accurate
inexpensive
easy to maintain
lefty-friendly
inexpensive
reliable
shoots all kinds of ammo
inexpensive
AND they don't cost much!
inexpensive
durable
accurate
inexpensive
easy to maintain
lefty-friendly
inexpensive
reliable
shoots all kinds of ammo
inexpensive
AND they don't cost much!
Yeah its more a question of just having the money free. Its actually my next gun I plan to get
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Carl N. Brown
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The usual excuse is the legislature did not want "hunters" spraying the woods with semi-automatic misses. Public safety, you know.
When I hunted squirrel with my uncle here in Tennessee, my rate of fire with my semi-auto Marlin 99G was about the same as my rate of fire with a bolt action. One shot per squirrel: 8 squirrels with 10 shots or so (8 head shots and two misses).
Without manual reloading to think about, I concentrated on (a) trigger control, (b) safety on as gun comes down from shoulder, and (c) don't let the muzzle point at Uncle Ed or Henry (the dog). I thought semi-auto was safer.
When I hunted squirrel with my uncle here in Tennessee, my rate of fire with my semi-auto Marlin 99G was about the same as my rate of fire with a bolt action. One shot per squirrel: 8 squirrels with 10 shots or so (8 head shots and two misses).
Without manual reloading to think about, I concentrated on (a) trigger control, (b) safety on as gun comes down from shoulder, and (c) don't let the muzzle point at Uncle Ed or Henry (the dog). I thought semi-auto was safer.
bigfatdave
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HRA will fix it free, you might not have to do anything but make a phone call and a UPS drop-off
And the vast majority of Henry rifles work, what has your troubleshooting revealed as the source for your problems?
Huh. I'm glad you guys own up to being the repository for irresponsible idiots. It's a simple matter to change the law to apply to deer hunting and not small game. Every state I've ever hunted in actually bothers to have different laws for different types of game. Can you hunt deer with a rimfire then since your legislature can't make a distinction between types of hunting and what constitutes a legal sporting arm?
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