"Liberty Trainer" Rifle

Month after month the price of ammo goes up and with it goes the cost of practice. The nice people at the RWVA.org (Apple Seed people) have come up with a superb solution to the situation and have christened as the "Liberty Trainer" (they believe in the link between firearms/training and the protection of liberty -- imagine that!).

I was so impressed with the simplicity and cost savings of the model that I built one of my own.

Parts consist of:

1x Ruger 10/22 Rifle (new or used) ~$120-200
1x Set of Tech Sites$60
1x Extended Magazine or Original Magazine with Extention piece $10
1x Improved Mag release (not visible in pictures) $10
1x Box of 500 rounds Ammo $10

So this is what mine looks like:



Note the transparent magazine which helps the trainer keep an eye on the rounds left for safety reasons.



The Tech Sights mimic M1/AR15 aperture sights and even have separate flip up sights as well.



Finally, the sights just look really cool!

The only thing this rifle is lacking is a sling, but I hope to fix that soon. There are tons of after market stocks that would let us choose any number of ways to configure the rifle and some are extremely close to an AR configuration, but I am a sucker for wood and think that a traditional rifle setup is a better choice for beginning and experienced shooters. Plus, I really like wood.

Anyways, given the best price on ammo is $0.24/round for .223 and rising, the $0.02/round cost of .22LR is very economical. Additionally, the 22LR makes a far better starter round with it's zero recoil not to mention the .22lr can be used if needed for small game.

Oh, and did I mention that it is more accurate than my AR15?

What a beauty.