Glad it finally got there.   I switched to a Hogue synthetic one that fit me a little better, and it is a little more rugged so I don't have to worry about scratching it up like the nicer laminate one.   Look forward to seeing the pics once you get it rebuilt.

Finished. 

I am having trouble getting the barrel out of the free receiver.  And the Chipmunk is working well for the kiddo.  I now have parts to build one for him when he is ready.  I will keep plugging away at it, but it is kinda on the back burner for now.

Heat the receiver gently while tapping the back of it... pull and twist... good luck with it!

Necro thread alert.

But I finally finished this project.  Was at Sportmans Warehouse in Soldotna yesterday and got a 25th anniversary 10/22 for $199.  This was my donor receiver due to me ruining the old one I had.  I wanted traditional iron sites, so the barrel off of my original 10/22 went on the receiver.  The new one had a horrible plastic stock, and a ghost ring site with a site base all of which I did not want on the kiddo's rifle.  I dug out of storage the stock I had cut down and thinned for him and asked if he wanted it painted or natural, he chose blue.  I will keep both old stocks so that I can swap them out as he grows.

Final picture is of both rifles finished for now.