Ruger 10/22 or AR 22 conversion kit

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I'm wanting to get a 22 for cheap blasting fun, but can't decide on what to get. Each one has its own merits. I like the idea of having a dedicated 22, but being able to train with my AR on the cheap is pretty appealing. I don't know how reliable the conversion kits are though.
What do you guys think?
 
I think I would prefer the 10/22....
Just can't cotton to a 22 AR conversion kit when the rifle twist is not intended for the 22 lr.... It's too fast.

Best bet is to run a dedicated 22 lr AR upper.... A dedicated 22 lr AR (S&W M&P 15-22).... Or some other 22 lr of your choice.

For the price of a standard 10/22 carbine you get a lot of cheap blasting fun with more options than you can shake a stick at and still have money left over.
 
If you don't already own a 10/22, I'd get that first. One of the top three things Ruger has ever made and easily the most verisitile. Not exactly what you are wishing for in terms of AR-type training, but if you're choosing between 'this and that', I'd go with the 10/22 first.
 
Get a 10/22 tactical with the collapsible and folding stock. Not an AR, but similar.
 
I currently own 1 Henry Lever, 1 Marlin Model 60 (old as heck), Ruger 10-22 and Hertiage Rough Rider 22LR/22Mag. Plus I bit the bullet last year and paid about $159.00 for a CMMG conversion for my AR. The CMMG came with one 25 rd mag and I ordered a second one. After about 300 rds thru the AR I have never had a single issue, jam or anything except it worked fine. Was going to buy a dedicated upper for the AR but just thought the cost was too much. Still shoot more from the 10-22 and Marlin 60 over anything else. For the cost of the CMMG now I think you would get a lot of enjoyment and hands on training with the AR.
 
Accuracy is just as fun as blowing through detachable 25rd mags.

Not going to say which to buy but the 10/22 isn't the only one out there.
 
I also have a marlin mod 60 with a scope. Yeah not needed I know. but my point is I can have just as much fun plinking with it as any of my other guns. If you want an AR get the 5.56 version. plenty of ammo out there and with 22LR running $5-$8 per 50 it isn't all that much more.
 
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I currently own 1 Henry Lever, 1 Marlin Model 60 (old as heck), Ruger 10-22 and Hertiage Rough Rider 22LR/22Mag. Plus I bit the bullet last year and paid about $159.00 for a CMMG conversion for my AR. The CMMG came with one 25 rd mag and I ordered a second one. After about 300 rds thru the AR I have never had a single issue, jam or anything except it worked fine. Was going to buy a dedicated upper for the AR but just thought the cost was too much. Still shoot more from the 10-22 and Marlin 60 over anything else. For the cost of the CMMG now I think you would get a lot of enjoyment and hands on training with the AR.
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I can't agree more!!!
I too have a number of 22's and the CMMG kit too.
All shot very close to the same for me.
I say own both. The 10/22 and .22 kit! Both a blast to use.

Lateck,
 
I have an old colt 22lr conversion for my ar's and it is great and super fun. I would lean to getting the 10/22. I also have a Marlin model 60. The ar upper is not as accurate as a dedicated 22lr rifle. The 10/22 and model 60 are very accurate.
 
I have the cmmg upper in 22lr. Not a big fan of the piece, had several out of battery detonations with it.
 
Don't bother with the conversion kit. Get a .22LR dedicated upper instead. My CMMG Sierra dedicated .22LR upper has been excellent. It's well-made, reliable, and one of the most accurate semi-auto rimfires I've ever encountered.
 
Everyone should own at least one 10/22. I guess for that matter, everyone should own at least one .22 rimfire AR15...

9 out of 10 times I will grab one of my 10/22's and not the AR. Maybe 50:1, but when kids are around they always go for the AR. Whoever said "looks don't matter" was wrong.

If you go the AR route I would suggest a dedicated upper though. The main thing I don't like about the AR is the sight is very far above the bore.
 
I don’t care for 22 conv kits for ARs. They are dirty, feed issues, ejection issues, wrong rifle twist and not accurate.

10/22, i would prefer a S&W 15-22
 
I kinda split the difference between the 2 and just dressed the 10/22 up in a Nordic chassis.
I cut the barrel down to 10", threaded the muzzle 1/2"x28, made and installed a permanent shroud to make the barrel 16.25" OAL and suppressed t with a AAC Prodigy :D

It's a fun little plinker.

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I'd go 10-22 if only buying one. I also have one of the S&W AR styled 22's as well as several Rugers. It is fun, but if forced to choose I'd keep one of the 10-22's
 
If you want a multi purpose rifle then buy a 10-22. You can hunt with it, shoot targets relatively well with it, tacticool it, use the 10 or 25 round magazines with it, shoot with a scope of any kind or use iron sights. It is not a top of the line 22 but may be about as close as you can get for $200 in a semi automatic 22.

The 10-22 is more "classic" and more versatile than any of the AR-22s or a conversion kit. I have an AR conversion kit, a M&P-22, a Mossberg 715T and two 10-22s. I tacticooled up one of the 10-22s and then took it back to stock after a while.

If you just want to blast away without accuracy, I do that a LOT, then the conversion kit will work just fine. If you want to hunt or shoot with decent accuracy then go with the 10-22. All of the AR-22s that I have shot are a lot of fun but the S&W is by far the best if you want the actual "feel" of an AR. I'm sure there are others that are just as good.
 
9 out of 10 times I will grab one of my 10/22's and not the AR.
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I'm the opposite. Mostly I shoot steel plates and find the dedicated .22 AR uppers or conversion kits significantly more reliable when shooting fast with a hot, dirty gun. None of my 10/22s were very reliable with the 25 round magazines until I put in the Volqurtsen extractors.
 
I DO NOT shoot mine for accuracy. With that said I can easily ring the steel spinners at 40+ yards with bulk ammo. I just don't shoot bullseye with it. Mine is definitely minute or paper plate at 50 yards.

Both of my 10-22s are tack drivers at 50 yards with quality ammo.
 
Both of my 10-22s are tack drivers at 50 yards with quality ammo.
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None of mine were until I changed barrels. Not a doubt its one of the 10/22s I'll grab if I want to shoot nickels and dimes at 50 yards.
 
None of mine were until I changed barrels. Not a doubt its one of the 10/22s I'll grab if I want to shoot nickels and dimes at 50 yards.
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One of mine is an older gun and the other is only a couple of years old. Both are completely stock and very accurate.
I have a tube fed Winchester 77 that is my "squirrel" gun and it is dead nuts accurate with "match" ammo. I never shoot bulk out of it so I don't know about that. 22 is really the ONLY gun I shoot extremely accurately from a bench. That's probably because I was shooting anything that I saw with an old Stevens single from the time I could hold it.
 
One of mine is an older gun and the other is only a couple of years old. Both are completely stock and very accurate.
I have a tube fed Winchester 77 that is my "squirrel" gun and it is dead nuts accurate with "match" ammo. I never shoot bulk out of it so I don't know about that. 22 is really the ONLY gun I shoot extremely accurately from a bench. That's probably because I was shooting anything that I saw with an old Stevens single from the time I could hold it.
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Hold on to those 10/22's.

Mine was far from a tack driver and even after trigger jobs and stock bedding could barely do 1" at 50yd.

My Marlin 60 on the other hand can put 3 shots in a dime at that distance. I'd barely trust the 10/22 to shoot dollar sized groups.
 
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