The Ruger Charger...will this work?

[les snyder]

the Vortex Spitfire has a two concentric circles and and small center dot... I didn't really care for on the 9mm PCC has found a new home on the Charger...it works well with arms both extended and close... the reticle is etched on the prism, so is still visible black if the battery is dead

[Dirty Bob]

I'm finally back in the game! I had a semester without a class that made, so my hobby funds were close to zero. With a class this semester, I have some spending money again. 

I haven't found a used Charger at a good price anywhere around here, so I placed an order for a BRN-22 "10/22" receiver from Brownells. Since I would likely change a bunch of parts, paying a lot for a Charger didn't make a whole lot of sense.

I ordered it yesterday (Friday), and it's supposed to arrive on Tuesday at my FFL! I just need to pay their transfer fee and do the paperwork to take my receiver home.

I have a trigger group left over after buying a BX trigger group, so I purchased a parts kit that's mainly the bolt and pins. I still need a barrel and a few other parts. I'm thinking about the 6-inch barrel from WhistlePig. I hope to make my own chassis out of aluminum (looking like a metal channel with a trunnion at the rear). I have an AK grip I might be able to use. If this doesn't work out, I'll likely buy a chassis from PMACA, but making an "AK" chassis appeals to me.

To insure a snug fit without tearing up the receiver, I'm thinking of putting some nylon screws -- with the heads on the INSIDE -- at strategic points in the chassis. I can file the screw heads until I get a perfect fit between chassis and receiver. I'm still thinking about the best way to put it all together, but I like the idea of one bolt that goes through the stock and all the way through the receiver (replacing one pin) to solidly anchor the rear of the receiver, as described in Nathan Foster's article: Bedding the Ruger 10/22.

I've decided on the Shockwave Blade 2.0 for an arm brace. If I want to go really light, I could just wrap a pistol tube with paracord and use it for "cheeking" the gun. This has worked better than expected with other firearms.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to building a "Charger" with some Ruger parts, as well as other parts. It may take a little time, but it should be fun!

Bob

[Big Frank]

The AZTP-22 receiver from Azimuth Technology looks like it would be a great starting point too if the budget allows it. I like the looks of their bolt with a round firing pin too, and it can be used in any 10/22.

https://www.azimuthprecision22.com/custom-products/receivers/

https://www.azimuthprecision22.com/custom-products/bolt-assemblies/

[Rastus]

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Anyway, I'm really looking forward to building a "Charger" with some Ruger parts, as well as other parts. It may take a little time, but it should be fun!

Bob

Make sure you post some pictures.

[Dirty Bob]

Make sure you post some pictures.

Absolutely! Without pics, it didn’t happen.

Regards,
Bob

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[Rastus]

Yeah, I've wanted a Charger for a while.  For me, the utility would be putting it on a window sill to take down varmints....

[les snyder]

Rastus... this is in reference to your question on an AR PCC... if your wife is recoil or muzzle blast shy, have her try a Charger... load it up with a 15 round mag (my 25 was not 100% without some work)...have her hold the pistol grip up with her hand to her chin, and support the fore end like a rifle... have her shoot a magazine through it as quickly as she can...a dot sight with reticle etched on the prism so it is visible without battery would make a good optic choice

[Dirty Bob]

I’m hoping to go to the fun store today to pick up my new receiver!

I’m still debating which barrel to buy for my new “Charger”...

I’ve decided on 1:16 rifling, for regular .22LR ammo. Although a 1:9 barrel for Aguila SSS 60-gr ammo might be fun, that stuff is expensive, and there’d be a risk of putting time and money into a disappointing firearm.

Two questions remain: barrel length, and which barrel to buy?

I’m very tempted by the WhistlePig 6-inch lightweight barrel with threaded muzzle. I like a flash suppressor to protect the crown of a firearm that’s going to be carried around. How much am I really losing out on with a barrel this short? A 10- or 12-inch barrel adds bulk, but I’d consider it if I thought performance would be significantly better.

I’m hoping to shoot this pistol with a brace — and probably a folding mechanism — at ranges from 25 out to at least 100 yards. No plans to hunt with it for now, beyond maybe a few squirrels.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Bob

[les snyder]

Dirty Bob... followed your suggestion and picked up a PMACA chassis for my Charger take down... just the rear section for a take down, and am using factory front end... with an AR rifle buffer tube with the rear nut machined off makes a light weight shoulder support, AR grip.... I tried a couple of off shore flip up sights on the factory rail, but my vision would not allow me to focus that close using the upper (distance ) lens of my bifocals... so ended up with the Vortex Spitfire which did not have a present home... the Spitfire is a prism sight with the reticle etched on the prism, so you still get a black aiming reticle even if the battery is dead... this is a really compact, quick handling, relative high volume, no recoil, limited noise format for someone that is recoil or noise shy....it really complements the Charger platform

[les snyder]

the 10/22 saga continues... I stuck a 16" take down barrel on the PMACA chassis (added a Hogue over molded grip and RRA SOCOM slanted cheek rest stock, PMACA was out of the fore ends, so used the factory Charger...

shot a Steel Challenge match Saturday and it did well... used Ruger 15 round magazines...the SPITFIRE reticle is too "busy" so I switched to one of the SPARCII... the combo is very light weight, and seems to swing as well as the 10" .22lr upper on the SBR... the magazines are 100per cent so far, so will use it next week also....

a non take down in a regular PMACA chassis would make a really neat rifle for the SC competition... the rear grip gives you good trigger control, and allows you to really pull the stock into your shoulder... regards