Just cut up an AIRACUDA .22 ... Making an EXTRENE FT Pistol

[Motorhead]

  Yup ... slice it up !!
To make rules on sizes / specs. That being 25" max length / 15" barrel max LDC or not / 3" belly forward of trigger guard (Barrel C/L to bottom) / max 20 fpe.

Barrel is cut to size, stock cut apart and belly thinned @ 1/4".  Plenum tube, HP gauge & Reg removed.  New Reg holder fabricated placing it In-Tube w/ @ 1/2 the plenum size.
Wood scars stained in walnut color that matches.  Long cantilever Rail & a JTS 4-16x50 FFP tops it off.
All said and done we are at the limits on all specs, tho still just legal.  Shoots no less accurate even to barrel is now chokeless.

Likely the ONLY ONE in existence at this time   

[bear air]

Nice work Scott. Interesting little project.

[Frank in Fairfield]

Let us see how it does in Oregon, next month.
Good luck.

[Captain Paul]

Looks cool.  I bet it's -loud- without a moderator on it.

[Motorhead]

Let us see how it does in Oregon, next month.
Good luck.

Oregon DOES NOT shoot Extreme FT ... Only AAFTA >12 fpe class FYI 

[Motorhead]

Looks cool.  I bet it's -loud- without a moderator on it.

It has a SNAP/CRACK, but not a boom or really that per-say loud.
With a VERY light hammer and SSG on hammer the gun operates with a VERY SHORT valve dwell 

[kbstingwing]

Very Cool.... nice work Scott

[oldpro]

 Cool! Like to shoot it.

[Spacebus]

How rigid is that cantilever rail? I assume it must be pretty stout of you are using it. I was thinking about getting one that is roughly 13" long for putting irons on one of my rifles.

[ranchibi]

Nice mods Scott! Looks fun to shoot.

[Motorhead]

Not a day goes by without trying to improve my personal guns ... No different these past few with the Airacuda Pistol project. 
With choke removed on OEM barrel & doing some sight in work, yea it shot ok and no matter how stable I thought I was being, at 35 yards shot off a bi-pod and seat, my groups ran @ 3/4"+ with outliers making it an inch ++ over 10 shots doing so with every pellet of differing types shot ... Realize I need better than this !!

Digging threw by barrel stash, had forgot about a .22 cal DAYSTATE RedWolf Std barrel a customer did not want back at time of a re-barrel job ... Well there ya go .. that will work
Cut it to length needed, put in a leade taper, lapped & waxed bore.
Due too diameter needed, had to add a sleeve, press it on, thread it for receiver. Threaded the thimble portion on actual barrel so thimble was snug and bore correctly aligned. That done, a steel sleeve off an old AA400 was fitted with a threaded end being pressed in. All said the sleeve tightens down tensioning barrel in the process ( Super stiff !!! ) A snug twist on LDC made for when needed, or removed we're legal > 15" of barrel for competition.

Back out to sight in ... whoa !! That's what I'm talking about. Still shot off sticks and seat ( No I'm not bench steady ) or sighted in just yet, I just shot the same POA and got this group on the first 10 shots taken. No outliers just lets remove everything in the middle ! & shown is 10 shots at 35 yards.

I think I'm going to shoot the Clubs rifle match this Sunday with it & see what happens. It's always fun to shoot FT, success or not