Thanks, might have to order me a couple of these.
Years ago Ruger sued a company manufacturing 10/22s for copy infringement and won. This company was reproducing 10/22s with metal TGs and blued barrels. It was probably a better 10/22 approximation than the current polymer 10/22s.Well, the trigger housing showed up today. Clark warned me that they are a little rough in texture, and they were right. I started bead-blasting the housing, and it's taking some time. I'll finish up with a second bead-blast session, which is removing the black finish and also smoothing out the texture. It's more time-consuming than I thought it would be, but it will come out nice when I apply a baked-on finish of flat black KG Gun Kote. My bottom line on this product...I probably would not buy another one. They aren't used, but they are from the final run Ruger used for their metal trigger housing molds, which explains the rough texture.
I recall an issue they had against MKII copies but not the 10/22. Were that the case, they'd have a LOT of lawsuits going. Any details on this suit?Years ago Ruger sued a company manufacturing 10/22s for copy infringement and won. This company was reproducing 10/22s with metal TGs and blued barrels. It was probably a better 10/22 approximation than the current polymer 10/22s.
KMO did you make any closeup pics? I'd love to see the rough finish.
Sorry, I did not take any photos. I would compare the texture to 180-grit sandpaper...pretty rough. Clark's employee thought these were finished with a powder coat, but I've never had such difficulty bead-blasting a powder coat finish off of metal before. I should have the remaining black finish bead blasted this morning, and then I'll have some hand finishing before applying my baked-on finish. Then I'll have to decide which 10/22 to mount it on...probably my target rifle...KMO did you make any closeup pics? I'd love to see the rough finish.