Thats what I did with one of mine..worked out pretty well I think..I bought a used 10/22 at whittakers in Owensboro, KY. I think I gave $125 for it and started tearing it apart and ordering stuff when I got it home. If you buy the stainless, the reciever is powdercoated but with some steel wool and some semichrome you can scrub it off and make it shine!!