The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Hindsight might be 20/20, but your 110% beats that EASY

Hindsight might be 20/20, but your 110% beats that EASY (reply)

FOG — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 03:30:13 +0000

Your little project scored a '10' that will last a lifetime.

Literally.

I never heard of better 'therapy' than that.

Let it sink in some...

Believe me, you deserve it.

Proof Positive you're on the right track (reply)

FOG — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 03:18:48 +0000

And always have been.

The Munchkin Rifle (reply)

BobM — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:25:39 +0000

Very, very nice!

The Munchkin Rifle (reply)

jgt — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:03:58 +0000

Super nice job. My first rifle was a 510. Saved up bottle deposits all summer and paid $10 for it in a hock shop. All my friends had Winchesters. I thought I was a cut above them because mine cocked on the up stroke and was a lot easier to load. "Nothin says lovin, like a 510 for the Munchkin".

I thought of that AFTER I had already invested too much to (reply)

stonewalrus — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:53:52 +0000

Stop. My work is absolurely insane right now so it has also been good therapy for me. I used to do woodcarvings but I am not sure I trust myself with sharp instruments right now...

Hand-Built Kid's Rifle (reply)

AaronB — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:44:04 +0000

The Munchkin will one day know that he was a very lucky boy indeed.

For those who want to buy something off the shelf that approximates the build quality and overall size of this cut-down 510, the Savage Cub is a good option.

-AaronB

I actually have started him out on a bolt action airsoft (reply)

stonewalrus — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:05:06 +0000

Rifle that I cut the stock down and has the same safety as the Remington 510.

I love it! (reply)

Glen — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:59:57 +0000

The Remington 510 has a special spot in my heart since that is what I learned to shoot with back in central Texas in the NRA Juniors Program. Fine little rifles. Good job!

Not to argue, but I think both types are equally 'safe' (reply)

FOG — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:45:20 +0000

In the right hands, of course.

When they're 'still too young to shoot on their own', then adult supervision is what it's all about. Matter of fact, then and for sometime afterwards in most cases.

JMO, but I'd say stonewalrus has amply demonstrated he's well qualified in that department.

When I started out in the shooting game, I was left to my own devices but somehow managed to survive.

Here, we have the case of a much luckier little munchkin.

The 510 action is slicker all-around (reply)

FOG — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:33:51 +0000

The last one I had about 30 years ago looked like it survived The ORIGINAL 'Zombie Holocaust', but it cost me all of $10 and shot like a house afire.

Coincidentally (um, perhaps − LOL), it was literally love-at-first-sight for the young son of an old Albuquerque shooting buddy of mine...
And the rest, as they say, is history.

As I have stated it is the BEST thing about those small (reply)

Rob Leahy — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:30:28 +0000

Rifles makes the adult and child work together until the child is strong and hopefully aware enough to fully operate the gun on his own.

I hate the cocking knob on the factory kiddie rifles (reply)

stonewalrus — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:20:12 +0000

Which is one reason I went this route. BTW I cheated on the sights - the barrel I bought to cut down had no sights. Rather than go to the expense of having dovetails cut I went with Williams Guide sights and - horrors - JB Weld. I got better more expensive sights still cheaper than dovetail cuts would have been.

'Raw' Materials (reply)

FOG — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:19:40 +0000

Remington 510s @ GunBroker

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HTH

Looks great (reply)

Jared — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:10:46 +0000

I need to do something like that for my son. He is only a month old, but it is never to early to start.

I want one! (reply)

FOG — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 02:54:35 +0000

Seriously.

That does raise a question, though...

Does that make me a munchkin, or is that just wishful thinkin?

Bonus Track!

Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland (1939)

The Munchkin Rifle (reply)

Cherokee — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 02:20:54 +0000

Really looks good, I'm sure both of you will enjoy it.

Thank you. it was a labor of love and good therapy for me (reply)

stonewalrus — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:53:09 +0000

The Munchkin Rifle Great job!! professional job really! (reply)

cable — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:28:29 +0000

lucky young man [ and dad of course ]

The Munchkin Rifle

stonewalrus — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:26:48 +0000

Here are a couple of pictures of the cutdown Remington 510 that I made up for my 6 year old son affectionately known as the munchkin. I thought it turned out pretty well. Even chopped down (11 inch length of pull and 16 1/2 inch barrel)it feels pretty good to me too. Cost me a lot more than a Cricket but it is in a different class and gave me a fun project to work on.

The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Hindsight might be 20/20, but your 110% beats that *EASY*

Hindsight might be 20/20, but your 110% beats that *EASY* (reply)

*Proof Positive* you're on the right track (reply)

The Munchkin Rifle (reply)

The Munchkin Rifle (reply)

I thought of that AFTER I had already invested too much to (reply)

Hand-Built Kid's Rifle (reply)

I actually have started him out on a bolt action airsoft (reply)

I love it! (reply)

Not to argue, but I think both types are equally 'safe' (reply)

The 510 action is slicker all-around (reply)

As I have stated it is the BEST thing about those small (reply)

I hate the cocking knob on the factory kiddie rifles (reply)

'Raw' Materials (reply)

Looks great (reply)

I want one! (reply)

The Munchkin Rifle (reply)

Thank you. it was a labor of love and good therapy for me (reply)

The Munchkin Rifle Great job!! professional job really! (reply)

The Munchkin Rifle

The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Hindsight might be 20/20, but your 110% beats that EASY

Hindsight might be 20/20, but your 110% beats that EASY (reply)

Proof Positive you're on the right track (reply)