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LTR? Little Tame Rimfire?
Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday to me!
I finally got one. Looks like a walnut stock, cheapie KMart scope, 116 prefix serial, a preban
Not bad for $100, huh? Can you say LTR?
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LTR = Liberty Training Rifle
A idea from the Appleseed Project. Basically, it involves turning a 10/22 into a mini battle rifle for marksmanship training. Similar ergonomics to an M1A, but with FAR FAR cheaper ammo. The key features are military style aperture sights and a USGI sling.
If you want details on how to build one, we can get a thread up.
Nickle said:Well, here's what I did (or will do, in the case of a couple items), the cost of the items, and this is a decent priced, working setup. All prices are retail. They are not special or sale prices, nor are they group buy prices. These are 24/7/365 retail prices.
First, I started with Ruger 10/22 Carbines.
Add Tech Sights. Add DPMS Rapidex knob, for ease of adjusting (optional).
http://www.tech-sights.com/ruger3.htm $55.00
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=353544 $8.49
Install sling swivels studs, detachable swivels and a USGI M1 Garand type sling.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=366960 $2.49
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=270453 $6.79
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=777813 $10.29, black, also comes in green.
Add extended mag release.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=662086 $4.49
Replace bolt release and hammer (or rework existing ones). I reworked mine. Not for the inexperienced.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=145851 $35.99
Add a BoreSnake, sight adjusting tool and spare mags.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=260083 $14.49
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=260328 $6.99
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=252579 $12.99 each. I recommend at LEAST 3 of them.
Mine appears to be 1976 too. The next 3 in the serial after the - is 118.Nice... Mine is a 116 (1976 Production) and I paid $125 for it (used) in 1985.
(It's the fancy stock version.)
I'm taking the scope off. I'll be adding the Tech sights, sling swivels, Ext mag release and bolt release.Scopes are acceptable on an LTR as well.
The name was coined by Grin Reaper, IIRC.
If you want details on how to build one, we can get a thread up.
Mine appears to be 1976 too. The next 3 in the serial after the - is 118.
The KMart scope is the same that's on my old Marlin 60 that came from KMart. I bet this 10/22 came from there too.
Fancy stock version? What's that?
ETA: Just found on the left side of the BBL just above the woodline "Made in the 200th Year of American Liberty"
I'm taking the scope off. I'll be adding the Tech sights, sling swivels, Ext mag release and bolt release.
I'm looking for a take-off stock, I don't want to muck this one up.
Here are a few sites dedicated to the 10/22.
http://www.rwva.info/rwva pages/libertytrainingrifle.html
This is the "Deluxe Sporter" Version. Sucky scope doesn't come with it. My next three
SN digits are 481. Checkered foregrip and handle area. Deluxe walnut stock, sling swivels,
flat buttplate. Other than that I think it is the same as yours. Your wood is specified as
'hardwood' so it is probably beech but hardwood covers a lot of territory so it really could
be most anything in the hardwood families. It doesn't look like walnut though. I like that
inscription. I wish mine had it.
I guess if I used this rifle for an LTR, the inscription would be fitting for it.
I did a bit of looking around rimfirecentral.com to see what was up with the inscription. Evidently, Ruger stamped it on every firearm they built in '76. The buttplate is metal. They switched to a plastic plate sometime around 76-77.
Now I have a problem. I wanted a 10/22 to convert to a LTR. I'm not sure I want to do this to this rifle. The inscription doesn't really increase the value that much but it appears that they are somewhat collectible. If it had the box and papers it would be much more collectible.
So I either have to look for another 10/22 or work on this one. I may have to burn my $100 Dick's gift card.
I guess if I used this rifle for an LTR, the inscription would be fitting for it.
I started an LTR thread in the Appleseed Training forum so we don't hijack Jon's thread any more than it has been.