So, since cabin fever is in full force, I was thinking,
"Would it be possible to purchase a Ruger 22/45 pistol, lighten the bolt in some way, put a spacer in the magazine and voila, have an inexpensive semi-auto pistol in .22 short?"
If you could buy another bolt somehow, then you could simply replace the factory bolt assembly and shoot .22 long-rifle out of the same pistol. Great for use with a pellet trap maybe in the garage when the weather is bad like it is now. Am I totally off base here?
I have only seen one semi-auto in .22 short with a decent barrel length and adjustable sights, that is a High Standard, but not surprisingly it was about $ 1600.00 at a gun show.
The Ruger would be wonderfully light in weight, even more so with an after-market barrel put on it. If it was a Mark III, you could even put a scope on it.
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