SR: What made you want to make a 10/22 takedown kit?
AGP: The smaller you can make a gun, the more likely you’ll have it with you. Just like a CCW pistol, a .380 in your pocket beats a double stack .45 in your safe. A take down .22 is easily carried on any outing, or stashed away somewhere useful. I use to be a big Marlin Papoose fan for this purpose. But in my nature, I always pick my things apart for how they could be better(guns, gear, cars, motorcycles, ATV’s). Nothing I own is ever good enough to avoid this scrutiny. The Marlin was the best off the shelf rifle for my needs but shortcomings left me wanting more. Main problem is still really big even taken apart. Too long to fit in a normal sized backpack, poor trigger design, lower capacity mags, no aftermarket support. So rather than beat my head against the wall fixing all the things I didn’t like about the Marlin, it was less work to just make the superior 10/22 a take down. Smaller, Lighter, Faster, Stronger. Those four words were the hub of the design intent on the take down project but really applicable to any great firearm.
