Perhaps the first 10/22 tribute gun came directly from Ruger.
In 1966 Ruger added an "International" model to their catalog. It featured a Mannlicher style stock and sling mounts, sadly the model was unceremoniously removed from the catalog in 1969.
More recently the nationwide distributor TALO, reintroduced the International model, this time with a beautiful checkered walnut stock. They became an instant collectors item.
One of the first aftermarket 10/22 tributes to come along was the M-1 Carbine. This seems to be a natural as the 10/22 and M-1 Carbine have a similar look and size.
This year Ruger will be teaming up with TALO to bring a factory Ruger 10/22 M1 Carbine Tribute
They will be joining several suppliers like E. Arthur Brown Company that already produce kits and parts ala-carte.
E. Arthur Brown Company has all the parts you need:
Front & rear sights
The oiler & sling:
Sarco has these paratrooper style stocks for your 10/22-M1Carbine tribute
This tribute uses the M-1 Carbine barrel band/bayonet lug
E. Arthur Brown Company also offers these finned barrel kits for the 10/22, designed to be used with their Reising Tribute gun
They also have these magazine extensions to fit on your 10 round BX1 magazine
It appears that the finned barrels sold by EAB Co. come from Green Mountain Barrels
According to Green Mountain, they are 16" long and come with a set of Williams military style sights and machined Cutts compensator.
According to Green Mountain, they are 16" long and come with a set of Williams military style sights and machined Cutts compensator.
You combine your Green Mountain Barrel kit with this Thompson kit from 1022FunGun.com
They offer the option of a dummy drum that connects to your 10 round BX1 magazine
If you are taking a more functional approach, you may want a 50 round drum magazine from Black Dog Machine
Kingston Armory is offering complete rifles based on the 10/22 design. Using steel receivers and real walnut they recreate the "Greatest Battle Implement ever devised"
They also have an M1A version
This is a 10/22 in a M-14 chassis, complete with a BX1 magazine grafted to an M-14 magazine.
Another obvious tribute conversion is to duplicate the look of the AR-15 rifle. Ruger produced a model called the SR-22 that featured an aluminum chassis, AR pistol grip and adjustable butt stock
High Tower Armory has this great bull-pup stock set that is a tribute to the FN PS90. They even come with a faux top mounted magazine.
A clever fellow named Hipshot on the Rimfire Central Forum created this 10/22 tribute to the late 1800s carbines. His mods include an extended mag release, removing the pistol grip, creating a straight stock. The fore ends barrel band was moved back and the stock shortened. Old school leaf style sight and a leather 1" sling rounds it out.
The same guy took this Charger pistol and built a custom stock to look like a Pirate pistol
Another version of the pirate pistol concept, also from the Rimfire Central forum
An SMLE (Short Magazine Lee Enfield) tribute
This 10/22 was made as a tribute to the modified M-1 Carbine used in the 1968 movie Planet of the Apes, see more here
Here is one made to look like an AK-74 Krinkov rifle
Here is a 10/22 disguised as a German MG-42 Sturmgewehr
Update
Ruger and Samson are offering a 10/22 version of the Mini-14 folding stock, called the B-TM stock. They also sell a barrel shroud and sights that look like what comes equipped on the Mini-14/30 rifles. The stocks come in blued and stainless, they even offer one for .920 bull barrels.
References
Guns & Ammo
Rimfire Central
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