Was playing with my 10/22 the other day and now i have a hankering to turn it into a pistol.  The only way i know of doing this legal is if i get a stripped reciever that has never been installed in a rifle.  Only complaint is the cheapest ones i have run into are 200 bucks.  Any advice ideas on this?

nevermind.  I found the info i was looking for right after i posted.
Thanks

Please share.
I have been wanting to do this too, but have found the same problems.

well ill tell you what i found out.  I found that volquartsen pretty much makes this but it is called the cheetah and about a grand . cheetah
The applicable laws are exactly the same as making a AR into a pistol.  Aslong as the reciever is sold from factory or dealer and has never been installed into a rifle, You can make a pistol out of it.  I have a feeling you already knew this.  The big delema is where to get a cheap 10/22 reciever.  I have not looked to hard on this but i can do a little more research and probably find you a source.  The reality is that you will be building a nicer/higher quality Tec-22.  If you are not familur with this gun (i know i was not until a little while ago), they are fun and beter then most people give them credit for.  Also they only cost 200 bucks.  Way less then this project will cost.  I extimate min cost of 500 bucks.  IM me or post if you have any more questions.
jimmy

Walmart can pick up a new one for $150

They must have bought a couple tractor trailer loads at bulk price then selling them 50-60 dollars cheaper than the competion.

Of course the Galax Walmart here is the top gun selling walmart in the country........

that if for the rifle.  Once i gun is registered as a rifle it is always a rifle.  turnign it into a pistol who make it a SBR and illegal without proper paperwork and taxs.  A pistol can be made into a rifle and then back into a pistol as long as it follows the rules of both.  For some reason this does not go the other way around.  You have to buy a reciever that has never been assembled or registered as a rifle.  All completed guns from walmart left the factory as a rifle and are registered as such.  Big no no turning one into a pistol

100% Correct.

I picked up the Volksquarten receiver. Not cheap, but a fun toy. All in all, with decent mags, it's a good toy. but that's about all.

Quoted: that if for the rifle.  Once i gun is registered as a rifle it is always a rifle.  turnign it into a pistol who make it a SBR and illegal without proper paperwork and taxs.  A pistol can be made into a rifle and then back into a pistol as long as it follows the rules of both.  For some reason this does not go the other way around.  You have to buy a reciever that has never been assembled or registered as a rifle.  All completed guns from walmart left the factory as a rifle and are registered as such.  Big no no turning one into a pistol

woohoo i got something right!!!
Nam, for what it cost and effort, would you not agree that a tec-22 is a much cheaper easier way to go?

Quoted: woohoo i got something right!!! Nam, for what it cost and effort, would you not agree that a tec-22 is a much cheaper easier way to go?

If you can find one, yes. It's alot of plastic, but it works.

The advantage with the 10/22 pistol is the mods. There's tons of mods out there that you could use. I don't know of any aftermarket mods for the Tec-22.