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Posted: 12/29/2014 11:21:08 AM EDT
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I am sure this has been gone over before, lets try again.
Looking for a dedicated 22cal AR. No, don't want an upper or a conversion kit. I do not like the Mossberg version, have handled,shot it. Seems loose,plastic, toy like. I have colt ARs, so am leanding toward the Colt version, like the metal upper and receiver, do not like barrel set up. Have heard internals are all plastic, and cheaply done. Under the impression that the S&W MP22 is the best of the lot, even though the upper/lower is plastic, understand barrel is better and internals are mostly metal, and operating controls are closest to ARs. How do you see it? |
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I am sure this has been gone over before, lets try again. Looking for a dedicated 22cal AR. No, don't want an upper or a conversion kit. I do not like the Mossberg version, have handled,shot it. Seems loose,plastic, toy like. I have colt ARs, so am leanding toward the Colt version, like the metal upper and receiver, do not like barrel set up. Have heard internals are all plastic, and cheaply done. Under the impression that the S&W MP22 is the best of the lot, even though the upper/lower is plastic, understand barrel is better and internals are mostly metal, and operating controls are closest to ARs. How do you see it? Well, you can get dedicated 22 actual ARs, as well. The practical difference between a dedicated 22 AR and an M&P 15-22 will be a couple hundred dollars more for the real AR, and the ability to go to other calibers if you ever want to. The operating controls will be the same, accuracy from a dedicated setup should be the same or nearly so, and the real AR can use 15-22 mags if you want, but can also use other magazines besides the 15-22s. If you'll be happy enough with the lower price, slightly lighter weight, and 22-only restrictions of the 15-22, it'll probably be a good fit for you. |
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Looking for a dedicated 22cal AR. No, don't want an upper or a conversion kit. You don't say what your criteria are, so it's hard to give useful help, but consider a few things: 1) Most dedicated .22LR uppers are on the order of $500-600 2) A completed AR lower with stock is on the order of $200 3) Most dedicated .22LR "AR" rifles are on the order of $300-400 So you figure where the savings came from.... usually plastic. If you don't want plastic, buy a dedicated upper and a complete lower and snap them together. The "Colt" and "HK" .22LR rifles are only that in name - they license the name to someone else (Umarex) to build the rifles. If you really want a prancing horse rifle and you really want it to be high quality then I think you'd need a Colt upper/lower set and a dedicated .22LR barrel (vs buying a Colt .223 and slapping in a conversion kit - though you could slap in a dedicated barrel AND a conversion kit I suppose though that'd be $$$$). Richard P.S. My "AR-22" is the $200 Chiappa plastic upper on a ~$120 plastic complete lower.... cheap fun plinker. |
| Once upon a time I wanted the same AR22, and didn't want to be blasting filthy 22LR ammo through my 556 barrels. So what I did was go out and purchase a 15-22. Now this kept me happy for a while but something was eating at me. I think it was the fact that the rifle was plastic. So what I decided to do was to buy parts and build this AR22 that I wanted. To be honest my built AR22 cost me more than the 15-22, but I also like it more. In fact I liked it so much more that I sold the 15-22 and the AR22 turned into an SBR. Buy a CMMG dedicated bolt with barrel, everything else is the same as a standard AR. If you don't want to spend the coin doing that, get the 15-22 |
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I have the Smith & Wesson MP15-22. It is a lot of fun! Just for giggles, I even modified it to shoot with the Slidefire stock. LOL.
Also, I had a problem with a broken ejector in the 15-22. I called S&W and they emailed me a shipping label, took the gun back, and had it back out to me fixed within 2 weeks time!! Great customer service! You will have a big smile on your face after shooting any of the options. The 22LR is just a ball to shoot in the AR style platform(s). Happy shooting Bryant |
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I first ran a conversion but I wanted better accuracy...
Then I bought a S&W m&p1522 , Great gun, but it's plastic I hate all plastic guns, limited accessories, S&W doesn't sell parts for it you need to send the rifle in, F that I traded my 1522 for S&W Shield 
I built a 22lr AR pistol, 4 1/2" barrel, all metal, except the mags, I run S&W 1522 mags in it. Love it.... I now in process of building another all metal 22 AR this one will be a rifle I'll probably use a 17" Taccom barrel |
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