Marlin XT-22 into a M200 Cheytac Intervention

[UndeadInfidel]

There is no practical purpose for what you're doing. It's like putting a Phantom body kit on a Chrysler 300 and cruising around showing it off. People will nod and pretend to be interested to your face, but are really laughing behind your back.

Don't forget that this is ultimately a forum for preppers, and most folks here tend to be very practical people with practical motives. Taking a perfectly designed $200 Ruger 10/22, chopping it up, and spending $300+ on a useless shell that makes it 20 lbs heavier, less accurate, and more unwieldy makes no sense to most. There's a reason why most of the forum regulars don't post in these threads - they're pretty disciplined when it comes to the, "If you don't have anything nice to say..." mentality.

Take a lightweight 10/22 body and make it fire .408 Cheytac, and people will probably be more interested.

YMMV...

[defcon]

There is no practical purpose for what you're doing. It's like putting a Phantom body kit on a Chrysler 300 and cruising around showing it off. People will nod and pretend to be interested to your face, but are really laughing behind your back.

Don't forget that this is ultimately a forum for preppers, and most folks here tend to be very practical people with practical motives. Taking a perfectly designed $200 Ruger 10/22, chopping it up, and spending $300+ on a useless shell that makes it 20 lbs heavier, less accurate, and more unwieldy makes no sense to most. There's a reason why most of the forum regulars don't post in these threads - they're pretty disciplined when it comes to the, "If you don't have anything nice to say..." mentality.

Take a lightweight 10/22 body and make it fire .408 Cheytac, and people will probably be more interested.

YMMV...

thats fine and its expected. im not just going to lie down here and take this up the ass with insults because some dont get it. i have no problem taking constructive criticisms.

all my rifles are practical. i can easily take them out of the dress up kit and still shoot it in its original form. its still a 10/22 and shoots like a 10/22. it just "looks" different. i mean how often can a civilian handle a M200, M82, M249, M60, TAR21 replica without hurting the wallet. i can let other people at the range shoot these and i expect they get a kick out of it because this maybe the closest thing they can get to something they see on tv or in the movies. thats one of the points im trying to get people to understand as well as to have fun with it. some just have to get over the practical purpose and simply understand its just 10/22 in a dress up kit.

[alptraum]

thats fine and its expected. im not just going to lie down here and take this up the ass with insults because some dont get it.

No need to get all huffy. Showing off your stuff on the internet comes with no guarantee that everybody that comments on it will be of the "OMG this thing is sooooooo bad ass!!!!" variety.

some people dont see the creativity, ingenuity and the cost savings here.

You're right, You and your projects are unique and beautiful snowflakes. I'll stay out of your threads from here on out. Have fun and be safe.

[Boogeyman]

Do your thing Defcon. You wanna do it cuz u do. Intrested to see how it turns out.

[Einher]

This one isn't my favorite of your projects, but is still interesting and I hope to see how it goes.
I would personally much rather see a .22 bolt action fitted into it than a semi-auto, but that's just me.

Posting constructive criticism I can understand, but some of the responses that I've read here makes it almost seem almost like there's a small crowd of folks waiting to shit on your projects.

Don't mind the haters, just do your thing.
After all, what would the peanut gallery be without nuts?

[Vanniek71]

Defcon, I dig what you do, I see it for what its for....a hobby.


Any chance you could line up all your conversions and get a family pic? I know you have done quite a few, it would be cool to see side by side!


If you don't want to post it here, at least PM it to me so I can see the gun porn!

[defcon]

This one isn't my favorite of your projects, but is still interesting and I hope to see how it goes.
I would personally much rather see a .22 bolt action fitted into it than a semi-auto, but that's just me.

Posting constructive criticism I can understand, but some of the responses that I've read here makes it almost seem almost like there's a small crowd of folks waiting to shit on your projects.

Don't mind the haters, just do your thing.
After all, what would the peanut gallery be without nuts?

ive decided to go with a .22LR bolt action Savage Mark II because they have aftermarket barrels up to 32." It's also $10 more for every inch i want to add so this is very good news.

ill be purchasing this next week. my first real bolt action rifle.


i just learn to brush it off. its expected to get some negativity when youre doing something out of the ordinary.

[defcon]

Defcon, I dig what you do, I see it for what its for....a hobby.


Any chance you could line up all your conversions and get a family pic? I know you have done quite a few, it would be cool to see side by side!


If you don't want to post it here, at least PM it to me so I can see the gun porn!

thanks

yes i can do a family pic. a lot of them are still a work in progress and not fully completed.
youll mainly see empty shells because i only have three .22LR's so far.

[EvilTOJ]

There is no practical purpose for what you're doing. It's like putting a Phantom body kit on a Chrysler 300 and cruising around showing it off. People will nod and pretend to be interested to your face, but are really laughing behind your back.

I have a Mossberg 590 with a bayonet and a flashlight mounted on it. It's designed for CQC for the military and SWAT teams. I will never ever use it for it's intended purpose, and instead it will be used to shoot at melons and other things that go splat. It's fairly ridiculous, and highly impractical. I lurve it so. defcon is obviously not making this with Walter Mitty delusions of being a Super Sniper™, he wants to build something tacticool without paying $3500 for it.

"If you don't have anything nice to say..."

Words to live by.

[The7thNazgul]

Bro, I do dig what you are doing, it is cool. But maybe to keep the haters down, stop posting new threads? Just rename one of yours "Airsoft .22 conversions", instead of starting a new thread every time.

[defcon]

Bro, I do dig what you are doing, it is cool. But maybe to keep the haters down, stop posting new threads? Just rename one of yours "Airsoft .22 conversions", instead of starting a new thread every time.

i can do that.

[Vanniek71]

or say fuck the haters and do what you do. Its a bulletin board where people post.....lol

If they are that pissed off about someones hobby...tough shit IMO

[Theholybull]

You could just do what you enjoy doing and be confident enough to not have to seek accolades for it on the Internet.

[Vanniek71]

You could just do what you enjoy doing and be confident enough to not have to seek accolades for it on the Internet.

that wouldn't make the internet much fun then would it? No trolls? Booooring

[AKFTW]

You could just do what you enjoy doing and be confident enough to not have to seek accolades for it on the Internet.

that wouldn't make the internet much fun then would it? No trolls? Booooring

Yeah really, where the fuck would we all be in life if we didn't spend our money trying to make other people on the internet think we're cool?

[Vanniek71]

You could just do what you enjoy doing and be confident enough to not have to seek accolades for it on the Internet.

that wouldn't make the internet much fun then would it? No trolls? Booooring

Yeah really, where the fuck would we all be in life if we didn't spend our money trying to make other people on the internet think we're cool?

The strip clubs would be a lot busier......

[UndeadInfidel]

You could just do what you enjoy doing and be confident enough to not have to seek accolades for it on the Internet.

that wouldn't make the internet much fun then would it? No trolls? Booooring

I wouldn't say anyone's trolled these threads. They've been quite civil, considering...

[defcon]

well payday is tomorrow and will be buying the savage.

i was able to borrow an angle grinder and took majority of the metal off inside the upper and lower receiver. it looks like the width of receiver on the savage MKII is less than an 1 because its just a long tube.

[Theholybull]

You could just do what you enjoy doing and be confident enough to not have to seek accolades for it on the Internet.

that wouldn't make the internet much fun then would it? No trolls? Booooring

Yeah really, where the fuck would we all be in life if we didn't spend our money trying to make other people on the internet think we're cool?

The strip clubs would be a lot busier......

Then my mom could finally afford the new teeth she's been after.

[defcon]

ended up buying two bolt actions today. Marlin XT-22 and the Savage Mark II
ive never shot a real bolt action before so im very excited

[Vanniek71]

I wouldn't say anyone's trolled these threads. They've been quite civil, considering...

Considering what? That a guy has a hobby of turning .22's into something he likes?

Really, I'd like to hear the considering part.

Since when is it an issue that someone has a hobby and wants to share it? Last time I checked, our differences are what made life interesting. If we all liked the same thing that really wouldn't be much fun at all.

[UndeadInfidel]

I wouldn't say anyone's trolled these threads. They've been quite civil, considering...

Considering what? That a guy has a hobby of turning .22's into something he likes?

Really, I'd like to hear the considering part.

Since when is it an issue that someone has a hobby and wants to share it? Last time I checked, our differences are what made life interesting. If we all liked the same thing that really wouldn't be much fun at all.

Perhaps you're the one intent on trolling? If not, you should calm down.

Apparently you've never frequented other internet firearms forums, because you'd know how bad they can get.

[Vanniek71]

I wouldn't say anyone's trolled these threads. They've been quite civil, considering...

Considering what? That a guy has a hobby of turning .22's into something he likes?

Really, I'd like to hear the considering part.

Since when is it an issue that someone has a hobby and wants to share it? Last time I checked, our differences are what made life interesting. If we all liked the same thing that really wouldn't be much fun at all.

Perhaps you're the one intent on trolling? If not, you should calm down.

Apparently you've never frequented other internet firearms forums, because you'd know how bad they can get.

I'm not excited in any way shape or form, nor am I trolling. I was just curious about the considering part, but after you mention other firearms forums, or other forums for that matter, my questions are answered.

I just don't see the point in giving the guy shit for his hobby, which he actually does quite a cool job with. I like seeing different things, from some of the posts here, its obvious others don't. That was all I meant.

[UndeadInfidel]

I'm not excited in any way shape or form, nor am I trolling. I was just curious about the considering part, but after you mention other firearms forums, or other forums for that matter, my questions are answered.

I just don't see the point in giving the guy shit for his hobby, which he actually does quite a cool job with. I like seeing different things, from some of the posts here, its obvious others don't. That was all I meant.

You're being a bit sensitive in that case. Like I said, no one's given anyone "shit" in this thread except for those giving people "shit" about dissenting. Part of posting in internet forums is dealing with criticism, especially when it's subject matter that you KNOW many forum users will be critical of - and judging by your posts you're quite aware of this.

If you want to know my take, read my post at the top of the page. Half of this thread is moral cheer leading and overly defensive posting (trolling) due to the subject matter. I don't think I'll be bumping it any more to simply feed your need to establish a moral high ground.