The M1 Carbine 10/22 Tribute Project

[BuzzG]

I had a chance to see one of these on the line at the Alexandria, MN shoot last weekend. They look very nice! As we were clearing the line for the first time Saturday morning, I had to say "whose rifle is this?" and ask where they got it. They grab your attention. His reply was "We make those ourselves." The "we" is the E Arthur Brown Co. in Minnesota. The owner of the company was on the line along with several employees. They are sold on Appleseed. We have a great new supporter in this neck of the woods in Minnesota!

http://www.eabco.com/m1_carbine_ruger_1022_tribute.htm

BuzzG

[vmt193]

Better get my order in today, huh?

edit: DONE! 

[pateabco]

Yes, You better!!!! They sell like hot cakes. 

[lowrider12]

Sportsmans Guide has a similar stock but it's made-in-China.  I like this Minnesota-made one better.  this front swivel appears to already be 1-1/4"?

[ID_Hezekiah]

I built one with an E Arthur Brown stock, modified mag extensions and Nodak Spud sights.  Only problem is the "replica" narrow khaki sling is looped over the oiler bottle in the rear stock slot and can't really be single-looped. I shoot mine hasty.

[mac66]

This is on their website....

" Next, I found a company called TechSights that has the exact, military style sights that we needed. But in talking with TechSights, I learned that they sell these sights very successfully to people who participate in the "Appleseed Project". A program for training people in basic rifle marksmanship that is putting on hundreds of shooting events all over the country. They use a Liberty Training Rifle, a low cost 22LR concept that is usually built on a Ruger 10/22. They also shoot centerfire rifles. I read in a recent Shotgun News article that the Appleseed Project has grown exponentially in the last four years and is expected to put on over 1,000 shooting events in 2010!
  To those of you who are already familiar with the Appleseed Project, I apologize for not knowing about it sooner. I'm focused on certain things here at EABCO and sometimes I get Tunnel Vision and miss other things going on in the shooting world. But, from here on, I hope to expand our line of Ruger 10/22 Accessories to fit the Liberty Training Rifle concept and meet the needs of our new customers who participate in the Appleseed Project.
  Finally, an M1 Carbine Ruger 10/22 Tribute should make a great Liberty Training Rifle for Appleseed shooters!"

Kudos for EA Brown & Co. I will certainly start recommending their kits to people and hope that they come up with other Appleseed accessories.

[connibear]

Was wondering if someone could tell me how to get hold of a liberty traing rifle? I didn't see on the store website. thanks for any help.

[olefido]

As a fellow newbie, let me say that a Liberty Training Rifle is not a specific model or caliber of firearm. The prototypical LTR is a Ruger Model 10/22 equipped with "Tech" sights. That is a company name and not a functional adjective by the way. Here is their website:

http://www.tech-sights.com/

There are other things you can add to the 10/22 to make it more user friendly for you as well. These include an extended magazine release, an extended bot handle, an auto release bolt, a synthetic stock, and if you have "mature" eyesight, you can add a scope instead of the iron sights. There are several threads on here that can describe the various technical details more eloquently than I can.

[connibear]

thanks for the info olefideo. checking out website now.

[douglas34474]

Was wondering if someone could tell me how to get hold of a liberty traing rifle? I didn't see on the store website. thanks for any help.

http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=15075.0

[ChileRelleno]

Late to the party, but better than starting another thread.

Bought the stock, sights and sling and did the job myself.
Then modified a M1 mag and mated it to a regular 10/22 mag.

History meets Utility

[Guardian]

Beautiful work. Would you mind posting pics of the magazine mod? Thanks for sharing.

Marcus

[ChileRelleno]

Beautiful work. Would you mind posting pics of the magazine mod? Thanks for sharing.

Marcus

No pics of that process.
Cut down a M1 mag to proper length and angle to match as inserted in M1.
10/22 mag, Dremeled two lines lengthwise for the edges of the M1 mag to sit in.
Roughed up the interior and edges of M1 mag and bottom of 10/22 mag, to give the JBWeld a better surface to adhere to.
Filled the M1 mag to within .25" of lip with hot glue, topped off with JBWeld, and applied it to the bottom of the 10/22 mag too.
Mated the two together and let cure.
Filled in around edges of mated surfaces with more JBWeld, let cure.
Sand smooth and paint.

[KyPilot]

There was a .22LR M1 Carbine training rifle from the 1980s at an outrageous price at a local store, BUT...it sure felt good in the hand.  For the same investment, I got a new 10/22, gave the pink stock to my son's girlfriend, and with the kit from EABCO now have a very nice,  M1 Carbine look alike.  Shoots very well, better than me.  The Tech sites are usable even with 60+ year old eyeballs.  It just feels GREAT!  Bought a Marlin .22 and added a scope in anticipation of the April 2013 Appleseed weekend, but I like shooting the M1 look alike far better.  Now I have to learn how to shoot with the Tech sites instead of the scope. Seeing those little targets is possible with the peep sights for me. I can hardly see them with iron sights for some reason.  Pictures look like the one above, will post when I can figure out how.

[Legend]

I'm starting to put one together now. Got my 10-22 and I'm waiting for the stock.

[hawkeye]

It's very easy to make a 10/22 carbine stock from a surplus .30 carbine stock . Not much in letting is needed to fit the action into the stock , the GI hardware can be used I added a removable swivel to the bottom of the front band for slinging up at Appleseeds. The hand guard is the hardest part but is very straight forward to shape and fit. To me it looks better than the after market stocks . This one has rack numbers and rebuild stamps on the stock. It's had to see the butt plate is GI .I can provide better pictures if needed.

[Legend]

My stock will be in tomorrow. I'm going to take the front sight off the 10/22 tonight. Hope to have it ready for the weekend.