I have a book I copied about 10-22 maintenance. It is no longer in print, I've tried and tried to get an original. If anyone has a copy of the original and is willing to part with it...
Fireman Bob, an applessed instructor, is the author. I will be reaching out to him for a copy. If he has more copies, I will share his info if it's OK.
I do not have a hard copy, but that book is by Bob Newton, FiremanBob on the forum. He is a retired shoot boss that hasn't been active on the forum since 2022. But you can try to PM him. He should still get it. He is a great guy. We worked together a lot on the old newsletter.
Hello JHB,
If you can't find the book you want you might want to check this one out.
https://scott-duff.com/product/ruger-10-22-owners-assembly-guide/
Chuck
Hi Jayshoneybunny,
I purchased a paper copy of the 10/22 Companion many years before Appleseed. Like you, I went looking for a new copy and found it no longer in print. I stumbled upon on a reference to it on the Appleseed forum and reached out to Fireman Bob. He sold me a pdf copy!
Rangerat67
Does anyone have a way to reach out to Fireman Bob that does not use the forum? I sent him a PM but have had no response.
I'll send an email address from 2020 via PM.
Rangerat67
I checked with FiremanBob. The book is out of print and not financially worth reprinting. I wish I could present better news.
Would he be willing to sell a copy of the pdf?
I'd be interested in a PDF also.My physical copy is pretty dog-eared and beat up.
I dont know what it takes, but I wonder if a Kindle version would be cost prohibitive?
I love this resource and want to be sure that FiremanBob is financially compensated for his hard work. I have other manuals on 10-22 maintenance and they are good but the 10-22 Companion is great. I suspect if he would give us the info to Venmo or Paypal we would all be willing to pay for the privilege of having a pdf copy. We would also steer other interested parties in the same direction.
Be sure to share if you hear anything. I'd love a copy too and certainly wouldn't mind paying for it.
I wonder if the author would sell the usage rights outright? Depending on the cost I'd consider taking ownership and donating it to outright Appleseed for digital publication.
I'm assuming there's a lot of legal considerations involved, though. Cost would also be a consideration as well, of course.
Perhaps Bob may be open to self-publishing through Amazon. I did that for a book I wrote. It works good for books with small runs as they only print them as they are ordered.