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It's been a bit, but it's finished. Huge thank you to @Velzey for the amazing craftsmanship, check out the thread protector. If you don't know who Velzey is, look him up. Only gunsmith I trust for anything. Not to mention, a very nice gentleman and someone who you can literally spend a day chatting with.
This rifle has been in my mind for some time.
Back at least 5-7 years ago, an outfit by the name of Special Interest Arms came to my attention. He specialized in taking Armscor M22BA rifles chambered in 22tcm and converting them to 9mm. He made carbines, SBRs, and integrally suppressed versions.
I always wanted one, just never bit the bullet.
Of coarse when I went to get serious about this gun, Special Interest Arms closed his shop. Lack of availability was the main reason for stopping. Armscor heavily imports from the pacific island areas, I guess these rifles were just not being made in good enough quantity and becoming harder to get ahold of.
Anyways, after learning that it wasn't going to happen, I sort of forgot about it.
Along came a random post on NWFA bringing it back up. I reached out to Tim, he said he would gladly take in the project and the same day I ordered a M22BA Tactical.
I didn't even attempt to shoot it in 22tcm. I immediately brought it to Tim.
Some time later and it was done. Right in time for Christmas!
Why 9mm you ask? Why not? Subsonic rounds and a can, fun!
After 2020 a bolt gun in 9mm starts to make even more sense, especially since 9mm currently is some stupid 50-60 cents a round. Bolt guns slow down ammo consumption!
Any ways, this little carbine has been a long time coming and I'm very excited to get to own it! It will be a very enjoyable gun to plink with at the Rimfire gallery at Tri County. As well as a great project for reloading, I'll be trying to see what sorts of bullets I can play with to stay subsonic! Might be messing around with heavy 357 bullets swaged down to size as well!
Happy plinking!
Reno
This rifle has been in my mind for some time.
Back at least 5-7 years ago, an outfit by the name of Special Interest Arms came to my attention. He specialized in taking Armscor M22BA rifles chambered in 22tcm and converting them to 9mm. He made carbines, SBRs, and integrally suppressed versions.
I always wanted one, just never bit the bullet.
Of coarse when I went to get serious about this gun, Special Interest Arms closed his shop. Lack of availability was the main reason for stopping. Armscor heavily imports from the pacific island areas, I guess these rifles were just not being made in good enough quantity and becoming harder to get ahold of.
Anyways, after learning that it wasn't going to happen, I sort of forgot about it.
Along came a random post on NWFA bringing it back up. I reached out to Tim, he said he would gladly take in the project and the same day I ordered a M22BA Tactical.
I didn't even attempt to shoot it in 22tcm. I immediately brought it to Tim.
Some time later and it was done. Right in time for Christmas!
Why 9mm you ask? Why not? Subsonic rounds and a can, fun!
After 2020 a bolt gun in 9mm starts to make even more sense, especially since 9mm currently is some stupid 50-60 cents a round. Bolt guns slow down ammo consumption!
Any ways, this little carbine has been a long time coming and I'm very excited to get to own it! It will be a very enjoyable gun to plink with at the Rimfire gallery at Tri County. As well as a great project for reloading, I'll be trying to see what sorts of bullets I can play with to stay subsonic! Might be messing around with heavy 357 bullets swaged down to size as well!
Happy plinking!
Reno
