Drilling a 10/22 cleaning port

[Bullthrower338]

Hey all,
My good buddy @Clayton who is a rimfire aficionado was kind enough to loan me his Pacific Tool and Gauge drilling fixture that enables you to drill a 1/4” hole in the rear of your 10/22 receivers. The purpose is to allow you to clean the rifle from the breach end rather than through the muzzle and possibly damage your crown. The only other way to do this is removal of the barrel or use a bore snake. Removing the barrel is a pain in the butt and a bore snake is no substitute for a real barrel cleaning.
Thought y’all might find this simple fixture a cool idea.

First mask the side of the receiver to avoid any damage.

Next install the fixture, bolts go through the holes that pin your trigger group to the receiver.

Drill with a F sized bit through the fixtures bit guide.

Perfect alignment

Problem solved!

Thanks @Clayton for a simple fix to an old problem!

I did 5 10/22’s in a couple hours and that included cleaning them.

 

[tarbe]

Good work!

I get tired of bending cleaning rods trying to get them in that durn 10/22 chamber!