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Tapco Intrafuse 10/22 Stock Swap

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My Birthday on Thursday was a good one.  I headed up to Cabelas, after work, to retrieve my brother-in-law.  He was going to be staying with us for a few days.  Of course, while I was there I could not help browsing around.  Picked up a shirt, a Tapco Intrafuse Stock, and a Tactical Solutions extended Mag release for my Ruger 10/22.  This gun was the second gun I purchased and I have had it for about 15 years.  It is a fantastic shooter and tons of fun but it was feeling a bit stale.

I spent the night rooting his Kindle Fire and installing the new parts on the 10/22.  I had been eyeballing one of these kits for a while and with some Holiday money burning a hole in my pocket this seemed like a great time to do it.  The Tapco kits get really good reviews and Cabelas had it for like $99.

Here is what the Ruger 10/22 looked like before I started.

 

I should have been taking pictures during the process but there are enough installation videos on youtube to go around.  It was really easy to install, almost too easy.  I think it took about an hour.  No modifications are required to the gun.  All the factory sights stay on, just the old stock comes off.  Even the extended mag release was really easy.  Remove one pin, take out the old one and insert the new one.  That is it.  The best part of this stock swap is the “tacticool” look.  The stock has two picatinny rails for a bipod, lights, optics, what ever furniture your heart desires.

I still need to get a few more things like a new picatinny base for the factory scope location and some new rings for the buckmaster I had mounted on it.  I might change optics but the Buckmaster would shoot 2″ groups at 100yds so I am hesitant to replace it.

This was a very easy and fun project.  I would highly recommend that anyone with an old 10/22 lying around who wants to dress it up a bit, give this kit a shot.  It really is top notch.  I will report a bit more once I get the scope mounted and get it out to the range for a bit.

Gander Mountain – Glad I don’t work the gun counter.

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Today I went with my Wife to pick up her new Ruger LCP.  Here is an account of what I saw to the best of my recollections.  Names have not been changed because those named have done nothing wrong.

Gander was an absolute mess, especially the gun counter.  There was easily 10 people waiting and only two guys working.  It was not looking good at this point.  We needed some other stuff like .380 ammo and some cleaning patches for the guns so I planted the Wife in line while I went shopping.  When I got back it was only another 10 minutes or so till a nice gentleman named Clayton helped us out.  He seemed a bit flustered but worked quickly processing the pickup of the new handgun.

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CCW First Impressions – Range Day

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Today, I exercised my rights to carry concealed for the first time.  This was a big step in my mind.  There are a lot of legal and safety ramifications of carrying a loaded firearm in public.  I went to three places while carrying today and all of them went well and felt comfortable.

First we went to Gander Mountain so the Wife could pick up her new Ruger LCP 380.  Gander was a mess, read more about it here.  The whole time I was out and about, I was looking for signs prohibiting concealed carry.  I did not see any at Gander, but they do have have a sign that says all firearms and bows need to be checked at the front desk.  Reading further it states that this does not apply to people legally carrying open or concealed.  That meant I was good to go.

I did have a bit of a snag getting out of the truck in the parking lot here,  The magazine popped out of my FN.  I had read about this being a problem with the ambidextrous magazine release and the crossbreed holster.  I need to stop leaning so hard against the release button.  The crossbreed was really comfortable walking around though.  I can tell it is starting to break in nicely now.

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Concealed Carry Permit – In Use

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After the legislation finally moved through the Wisconsin Government, I was very excited to finally obtain my concealed carry permit.  Responsible gun owners in Wisconsin were at the whim of a political process that was many years coming.  We watched anxiously as the bill that Dave Zien introduced was rangled and subjected to all sorts of policial games.  It was a totally insane process, causing the bill to be delayed and eventually vetoed by Jim Doyle.

A republican Governor, House and Senate finally produced an environment conducive to getting this legislation passed. Well it did pass and thousands of responsible gun owners were granted the right to carry a weapon for their own protection and safety.  I mailed my permit anxiously on the first day.  About 3 weeks later I got my permit in the mail.  Now, we are 3 months into concealed carry in Wisconsin and there have been no shoot-outs, no road rage turned into Gun battles.

Here is my permit.  I was very excited to finally get this.  I had a few questions to answer before I could actually put this into use.  While I had qualified for this permit based on the Hunter Safety training that I had taken over 20 years ago, I did not have any training that actually applied to carrying a concealed weapon.

My Wife, has not taken Hunter Safety so she needed to take a class.  We signed up for a course offered by our local police department.  They are still offering this class. Register for it here.

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