WoofersInc
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That has to do with it's 10/22 design. There is such a huge aftermarket for the 10/22 and all of the same parts will work with the SR22. After all it is just a 10/22 with an aftermarket Nordic kit put on by the factory.
Tactical .22LRs
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That has to do with it's 10/22 design. There is such a huge aftermarket for the 10/22 and all of the same parts will work with the SR22. After all it is just a 10/22 with an aftermarket Nordic kit put on by the factory.
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Justin and Shyla are correct. Love tactical rifles, but I have no real practical use form them, so I mine as well find a cheap imitator to fool around with. Got the look feel and it's cheap!
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For less than any of those options, I got a drop-in bolt conversion unit to make my AR a .22. But, I already had an AR, so YMMV.
The Tactical 22's are indeed fun to shoot and I have shot them. However, the price tag on them makes it somewhat less "fun". I opted for a Marlin Model 60 and If I want to, I can empty a 15 round mag in a couple of seconds, just like the tact’s. Now I can enjoy all the tactical shooting I want without having an $800 gun to shoot a $.02 bullet.
Lots of useless posts on this, but that is to be expected because people just have to put their opinions in when it has zero relevance on the topic. I am just thankful the word "clip" wasn't mentioned.
I picked the SR22 on your poll for one reason, I couldn't click the Sig and S&W also.
I would recommend you pick whichever one you feel the most comfortable with.
The biggest benifit the SR22 has over the rest is the aftermarket, if you want to change anything you can.
The S&W I have read will take aftermarket AR triggers so that will be a huge bonus and therefor might be able to take many other AR accessories.
The Sig I know nothing about but on RFC it is getting a lot of good press.
Another option is the AK22 imported by Armscor. Very nice and solid and has a lot better rating than the GSG-5 or Colt AR22. Even weighs the same as a real AK.
I have issues with the GSG-5 for two reasons, terrible triggers, just horrid, and a super cheap buttstock. I don't know what you could do about the trigger but plenty of places sell butstocks for them. The two that I have shot have been very accurate.
I picked the SR22 on your poll for one reason, I couldn't click the Sig and S&W also.
I would recommend you pick whichever one you feel the most comfortable with.
The biggest benifit the SR22 has over the rest is the aftermarket, if you want to change anything you can.
The S&W I have read will take aftermarket AR triggers so that will be a huge bonus and therefor might be able to take many other AR accessories.
The Sig I know nothing about but on RFC it is getting a lot of good press.
Another option is the AK22 imported by Armscor. Very nice and solid and has a lot better rating than the GSG-5 or Colt AR22. Even weighs the same as a real AK.
I have issues with the GSG-5 for two reasons, terrible triggers, just horrid, and a super cheap buttstock. I don't know what you could do about the trigger but plenty of places sell butstocks for them. The two that I have shot have been very accurate.
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Wow, didn't mean to stir a bees nest here. With all due respect, to those who don't understand why someone would want this type of .22, the good news is - you don't have to! And you certainly don't have to express your thougths either. Many thanks to those who do understand and have given me their opinions. I never even considered 8balls's advice but I think that might be the route to go, a drop in conversion!
Jwalker, I completely agree with you. Anything resembling "tactical" style firearms often gets pooped on on this and other internet boards, and anyone desiring one or owning one is often disparaged, as young, stupid, can't hit a target, etc.
Don't listen to them.
Don't listen to them.
Maverick223
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+1, if you like it go for it. I did and don't regret it one bit.
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Thanks guys!
I gotta say I shot one a little while back and I just kept giggling!!! That's how much fun it was!!!!
I gotta say I shot one a little while back and I just kept giggling!!! That's how much fun it was!!!!
I went GSG5. I like it alot. Why is everyone griping about money? reading the posts on this thread you'd think people are in this sport to save money! They all are fun. If you want it, buy it. If you like it and it breaks, buy another one. Life is short. What the h--- has money go to do with it?
personly i like the idea of the GSG-5 but honestly if your going go big
get the 10/22 and either the nordic stock or the RB precision evolution and then just add all the things you would to your ar
alot of people will try to brow beat you into thinking its stupid but those people are usualy the ones that are really the operator wannabes because they will spend countless amounts of money on the most tacticool AR with all the trimmings
i went the 10/22 rout myself i didnt make it into a battle rifle format but more my plinker/sniper it cost me a hell of a lot less than a "real" tactical precision rifle and ive put more hours on it than i would if i did have a .308 .338 or GASP the expencive .50BMG im learing the fundimentals and lets face it thats what the chea... excuse me INEXPENCIVE .22lr tactical models is all about learing the fundimentals and keeping them up
just ask anyone that does three gun alot of those guys practice like crazy with rimfire because they can shoot 10s of 1000s of rounds down range for the price of a few boxes of 5.56
but hey its not for everyone if you dont like it leave it right?
and that leaves just that many more for me lol
get the 10/22 and either the nordic stock or the RB precision evolution and then just add all the things you would to your ar
alot of people will try to brow beat you into thinking its stupid but those people are usualy the ones that are really the operator wannabes because they will spend countless amounts of money on the most tacticool AR with all the trimmings
i went the 10/22 rout myself i didnt make it into a battle rifle format but more my plinker/sniper it cost me a hell of a lot less than a "real" tactical precision rifle and ive put more hours on it than i would if i did have a .308 .338 or GASP the expencive .50BMG im learing the fundimentals and lets face it thats what the chea... excuse me INEXPENCIVE .22lr tactical models is all about learing the fundimentals and keeping them up
just ask anyone that does three gun alot of those guys practice like crazy with rimfire because they can shoot 10s of 1000s of rounds down range for the price of a few boxes of 5.56
but hey its not for everyone if you dont like it leave it right?
and that leaves just that many more for me lol
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10/22 - proven rifle - not fancy but works
perhaps?
..."What in the world is a "tactical" 22? OR should it be tacti-cool?"...
not absolutely true in my mind. my different criteria thought process comes up with a reliable 22lr semiautomatic pistol, shooting subsonic 40 grain copper plated, or 60 grain aguilla ammo with a 1-9 twist bbl, with a can on it, and a Q.D. shoulder stock.
that would be judged a "tactical" 22lr in my book.
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..."What in the world is a "tactical" 22? OR should it be tacti-cool?"...
not absolutely true in my mind. my different criteria thought process comes up with a reliable 22lr semiautomatic pistol, shooting subsonic 40 grain copper plated, or 60 grain aguilla ammo with a 1-9 twist bbl, with a can on it, and a Q.D. shoulder stock.
that would be judged a "tactical" 22lr in my book.
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Ragnar Danneskjold
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Perhaps it would be a rifle that fire inexpensive .22lr ammunition, but still acts, shoots, and feels like a 5.56mm rifle, thus allowing the shooter to practice the skills and tactics of the larger caliber rifles without spending hundreds of dollars on ammunition?
No that can't be it. It's much easier to just make fun of people for liking different types of guns than you do.
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If there is any such thing as a tactical .22RF it would have to be the Remington Nylon 66.
In other word, if you had to survive with a .22 rifle this is the one you'd want. They haven't been made since 1990 so if you can find one you'd better snatch it up quickly if barbarians are at your gates
In other word, if you had to survive with a .22 rifle this is the one you'd want. They haven't been made since 1990 so if you can find one you'd better snatch it up quickly if barbarians are at your gates
NetJunkie
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While the best for cheap training that's also the most finicky option. Some run great...some don't...some require tuning...etc. My GSG runs...with about anything. My Spikes Upper runs..usually, but is far more picky. Now, mine is a 10" upper and that causes problems but even on 16" uppers I know people with great ones and ones that are just OK.
Maverick223
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Howdy neighbor...I wouldn't think that would have any effect WRT firing .22LR in a conversion kit as it doesn't have a locked bolt.
NetJunkie
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It does....took a lot of tweaking to stop it from short cycling. The suppressor helped but it wasn't easy to get it going well with standard velocity ammo. Can't go hotter since I want sub-sonic. Spikes warned me when I bought it that I might need to tune. Same ammo, the GSG-5P is fine.
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Wow. I have all of the 22's in the OP's list except for the SR-22. I do have a few10-22's one of wich is in a Tapco stock. I also have the Colt AR-22 and the GSG-AK47. They are by far the most shot guns I have. I go to a lot of big group shoots and have more people asking to shoot these guns than anything else I own. Why? Because they are a LOT of fun. Isn't that why most of us shoot anyway? Plus they are great starter guns to get kids into the sport. Trust me. A 9-10 kid is going to be more interested in shooting a gun that looks like a tactical rifle than a single shot bolt action.
So you don't like them. Why the need to enter this conversation to denigrate them and anybody who chooses to own them? It is gun owners like yourself who have no tolerance for anything outside of your little world that we don't need. We have a hard enough time with the anti's without other gun owners attacking each other.
Sorry for the rant but it is comments like these on gun boards that drive me crazy.
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" tactical 22's" are just toys, the only reason they look that way is for people to buy them.
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I absolutely love the CMMG AR upper in 22LR that my wife got. We bought it complete with an AR lower from Rock River and ordered a couple more mags off the Internet. It weighs and feels right about the same as an M4 and more importantly the trigger, safety, and mag release work the same allowing me to practice CQB with it for WAY less than using 5.56. It's also plenty accurate out to 100 yards, great for letting people who have never shot a rifle before use, and just a lot of fun.
Just took it out to the range and shot about 200 rounds with it this afternoon. Had a good time with my brother in law. He brought his lever action 30-30. I'd never shot a lever action before, he hadn't shot an AR in awhile, and we both had a good time. Isn't that what shooting is about, after all?
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I absolutely love the CMMG AR upper in 22LR that my wife got. We bought it complete with an AR lower from Rock River and ordered a couple more mags off the Internet. It weighs and feels right about the same as an M4 and more importantly the trigger, safety, and mag release work the same allowing me to practice CQB with it for WAY less than using 5.56. It's also plenty accurate out to 100 yards, great for letting people who have never shot a rifle before use, and just a lot of fun.
Just took it out to the range and shot about 200 rounds with it this afternoon. Had a good time with my brother in law. He brought his lever action 30-30. I'd never shot a lever action before, he hadn't shot an AR in awhile, and we both had a good time. Isn't that what shooting is about, after all?
The M&P rocks. It's lightweight, you can accessorize it easily (I choose not to), and isn't that picky about ammo. The trigger is too heavy, but I can take it out later if it gets to be too much a bother. What's not to like?
As for all the detractors of these and similar guns, really, don't you have anything better to do than mock people who enjoy their toys? I really only need two guns, which is a topic for another day. That makes the rest of them amusement pieces. There are surely many of you in the same boat.
As for all the detractors of these and similar guns, really, don't you have anything better to do than mock people who enjoy their toys? I really only need two guns, which is a topic for another day. That makes the rest of them amusement pieces. There are surely many of you in the same boat.
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