I have been contemplating a “Walter Mitty” Ruger 10/22 build for some time. I “Wanted” a Ruger 10/22 SBR Takedown and was thinking about putting a ported 12 inch integrally suppressed barrel on it. (The same barrel concept as the MP5SD). Then I thought I’m WAY too old to be playing Walter Mitty.

So today I hitched up my big boy pants and got a good (I feel) deal AND a suppressor to boot.

I got Ruger’s 10/22 carbon fiber (model number 30214) AND a SilencerCo Sparrow 22lr suppressor for $775.00. Now all I gotta do is find the right scope for her (she’s wearing a Vortex Venom RDS at the moment.

I’ve been looking at scopes for the last couple hours and THINK I have settled on the Athlon Neos 4-12x40mm BDC 22 Rimfire (or the 3-9). It’s got great reviews and Grok says it even beats out the Vortex scope it is comparable to. Plus here a while back DT said he was thinking about getting one. High praise if you ask me.

So I MIGHT here pretty quick be getting the 3-9 or the 4-12. Probably 3-9 as it will be no more than a 100 yard gun for me at the extreme limit.

I’ll let you know how it turns out.

P.S. I had originally passed on the rifle as I was gonna work on a trade. Patty put the nix on that so we went back to the gun store. THEN she said “I know you’ll want a suppressor” so you might as well stop by the NFA dealer as well. Well lo and behold, they had them on sale! I LOVE SAVING MONEY.

Oh Christmas came early this year.