J Bunting Machine Ruger 10/22 Bullpup Stock
A reader brought my attention to Jim Bunting, who is producing a nifty bullpup stock for the Ruger 10/22. The stock chassis is CNC machined from aluminum. The stock has a simple design, which I think looks much more attractive than the futuristic curvy design of bullpups such as the FN2000 and Walther G22.
The stock makes use of an AR-15 compatible pistol grip. The aluminum trigger is skeletonized. The standard package includes a 10" top rail and 2" under rail. Side rails are optional.
The system is compatible with Ruger 10/22 extended magazines and regular magazines. Judging from the photos, an extended charging handle is required.
I would love a rifle like this with a 14" barrel registered as a Short Barrel Rifle. It would be the ultimate pack gun.
The basic stock costs $295. A vented for-end (pictured above) costs an additional $80 and side rails costs $40-$50. According to the website there is a waiting list.
[ Many thanks to Kody for emailing me the link. ]
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Fantastic blog.Much thanks again. Will read on…
Hmm, You know if you stuck an extra long, threaded, “bull” barrel with one of those fake .50 cal muzzles on it it would look like a Barrett M99.
Anyone would kno how this would shoot for lefties? I’d imagine not too great unless it had the ability to change the direction of the ejection port?
Good point. Maybe a non-reciprocating charging handle further forward towards the grip and an add on external ‘chute’ over the ejection port to deflect the spents forward and down? Just an idea.
That would be great… Not a permanent fix for us lefties but definately a step in the right direction, I like the idea tho.
Could that be a possibility? I wouldn’t mind another attatchment if it will enable me to shoot comfortably and not have shells hit my face
Thanks for all the comments, both good and not so good. I have worked hard to make this a quality item that will last a lifetime. While not everyone may like the look of this stock, you will be hard pressed to find one that is more durable. This particular setup was not designed for “throwing in a pack” or folding up for storage. It was designed as an attractive, durable, alternative to the cheap Muzzelite stock and the incredibly overpriced other stocks out there. I have not had any bad reviews about the “coldness” of the metal against your cheek but you could certainly add a thin adhesive pad to alleviate this problem. Aluminum usually throws off enough heat to not be a problem on a hot day. As far as fingerprints showing, all of these stocks are coated with Duracoat in matte finish so fingerprints do not show unless you’ve just gotten finished eating a pizza. If you handle guns after greasy food with out washing, you deserve all the fingerprints you get. lol
Thanks again for all the comments. If nothing else, it gets people talking about my design.
Cheek-on-stock is a non-issue, just use a thin adhesive pad that is used for many trap/skeet shooters.
Or hot-air gun a piece of kydex to it. wrap or contact cement as you see fit.
I think the front end being a little longer with perhaps a polymer handguard/grip interchangeable for a rail or maybe a grip the attaches via the picatinny. Who knows, If i can get my hands on a 10/22 (this is england after all, fully possible to get one just not easiest thing in the world) and I had the tools I could give a wooden conversion a shot with steel/other metal reinforcement if needed, got a few ideas that could work.
Nowadays, I have developed a spoiled? expectation that any bullpup rifle should have forward case ejection, a la FN F2000 and Kel-Tec RFB.
I would have loved to end up with something along those lines and if I had developed a whole gun from start to finish that is definitely the direction I would have gone with a bottom ejection setup. However, since this is a stock conversion for a Ruger 10/22 I was stuck with their factory design to work around. Works quite well for right-handers. I am working on a design for a shell deflector for the lefty’s out there.
I got one of the very first production models back in 2009 when I contacted Jim via Rimfirecentral. The kit may not be the prettiest but it puts construction ahead of looks- it’s rock solid and unlike most 10/22 aftermarket conversion kits it feels like a real gun. The trigger transfer bar system used is a nice touch as well since it doesn’t flex or add weight to the trigger unlike most other bullpup kits. The 10/22 I used in the kit has an 18″ Whistlepig barrel but when assembled the gun is shorter than the Ruger factory wood stock- just a hair over 26″. As a side note while an extended charging handle is nice it’s not required.
It looks kinda Hera Arms Glock Carbine
SpudGun has a point. It looks beautiful alright but it’s gonna hurt any user if the stock is too hot or cold.
At first I thought it was lego
Am I the only person that thinks it looks like crap? That wooden Aug stock looks better than this IMO
I like it, and already owning one homebuilt bulpup 10/22, I think I am going to have to pass, more because I dont like the looks of the finished rifle. Looks more target than anything, and not my cup-o-tea.
I’m more an FN ergonomics kindof guy.
Now lets see it made for a 597.
Looks like a chunk of metal with a pistol grip and rails ….. actually it is so
Nice clean design, seems to me a tad bit overbuilt for a .22 rifle.
Less aluminum, more plastic (or carbon fiber) and make the pistol grip fold back for storage, and the buttplate do likewise. Then it would be lighter and more easily shoved into a ruck or backpack. I could even do with a shortened top rail, since I only put open dots on my .22s these days.
Hopefully some other enterprising machinists will note his ‘ever expanding waiting list’ and get into the game with their own designs.
The stock reminds me of a Barrett’s stock, especially the M82A1. Might make a nice trainer for 50 owners
Would this be compatible with the BX-25 mag? The clear magazine looks cheap to me, especially if I was gonna drop $300 on a stock. I know looks shouldn’t matter…
Minus the rails it looks a bit 1980. Like it would look right at home sitting next to the Mattel Intellivision.
At least it isn’t a muzzelite!
@spudgun I’ve got an aluminum bullpup stock on my saiga-12. Your concerns are what olive drab paint is for. =)
Looks perfect for a silencer set up without a SBR.
Whilst I marvel at the Jim Bunting stock as a thing of beauty and would love to have one, I’m not overly keen on a fully aluminium stock. From an aesthetic point of view, they are great, if somewhat prone to getting all ‘fingerprint-y’.
But I’m reminded of being on outdoor ranges on very hot and very cold days and accidentally grabbing the metal bits of a rifle with my bare hands after it had been lying on a shooting bench for over an hour.
I now have totally unrealistic visions of this thing sticking to my face on a cold February morning.
Fingerprints shouldn’t be an issue because all three colors are a matte finish Duracoat. Slimy potato-chip fingers would probably still leave marks but I am sure you probably wouldn’t do that sort of thing while handling your gun. lol
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