Tactical .22LRs

[NetJunkie]

Firearms are NOT toys.

Thinking a .22 of any type is a toy has led plenty to injure/kill themselves or others because they didn't give it the respect a weapon deserves.

Pretty sure everyone here knows what he meant. I consider like my GSG a toy. It's a range gun with no real practical purpose (for me). How many times do you see people say "range toy"? on here? He didn't say all .22LRs were toys....but these "tactical" ones were. I won't argue that. I have 9mm toys....45ACP toys...etc.

 

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

I agree that's probably what he meant by toy, but I don't agree that's what tactical .22 rifles are. I consider practice without spending hundreds of dollars on ammunition to be one of the most practical uses of all.

 

[gunsandreligion]

If you want a reliable gun, my 10/22 has had over 10,000 rounds through it and never once had a jam.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

What, no Colt on the list? Lol...

 

[KevininPa]

None. A 10/22 will give you all your semi-auto needs and you can customize it any you want. Probably for cheaper than some of your picks.

 

[DNS]

I've handled the M/P and really like it but honestly I can't see how it'd do anything different that my Marlin 60. I'd wager it isn't near as accurate either.
Locally the 60 goes for $150 and the M/P for $550.

$400 would buy a scope, bipod and many years worth of ammo for a 60
Mike

 

[Avenger29]

I've handled the M/P and really like it but honestly I can't see how it'd do anything different that my Marlin 60. I'd wager it isn't near as accurate either.

I've heard that the M&P is pretty accurate.

The reason I'd purchase the M&P is for a dedicated .22 trainer for my AR-15 (it splits the difference between the cost of a conversion kit which might be finicky and a dedicated upper), and for the fun factor...

 

[farscott]

My choice is not on the list because it is a bolt-action. I went with the Sako Quad, added the US Optics rail, a used Leupold 4X scope that cost me a lot less than I was expecting, and a Rimfire Technologies bolt handle. It looks and handles like my Remington 700 5-R in .308, but shoots ammo that costs a fraction of the .308 bill. Took me over a year to get and to do everything, but it has been worth the wait.

I have been shooting it at 150 yards on my property from my makeshift bench, and it has been a lot of fun.

 

[berrieberrie]

"tactical 22's" are just toys, the only reason they look that way is for people to buy them

(CAVEAT: I'm from Europe, which should explain certain things I am about to state) I am old enough to remember the time when almost every household owned a .22 semi-auto, if only to shoot crows and rats. Unfortunately, the omnipresence of this "toy" also made it THE most widely used weapon to eternally settle domestic disputes (and as a consequence, laws were changed and the "toy" required the same paperwork as a .44 magnum revolver).

 

[Skillet]

whats the problem with a .22 that looks like this? it's a great training rifle and alot of fun out on the range. I'm not planning on shooting anybody anytime soon, so it's not like I would be getting it for any reason like that. it's just a cool looking little rifle like those that would be a gas to shoot. nothing more, nothing less. if I had to shoot somebody esp. inside my home I would use a shotgun or a pistol. A "Tactical" .22 is just some name placed on the rifles, and its not a big deal if the word is misused in this instance anyways. its just a little .22 rifle for pete's sake, not a joint strike task force whatever team's vocabulary lesson.

the question was which one of those rifles is a good rifle to sum it up. that's it.


And I think I am A.D.D.

to answer the question, I would get the m&p15-22. it seems to be a good rifle that can have some nice add-ons and I know is fully functioning.
read this-
http://www.gunsandhunting.com/Guns/Semi-Auto Rifles/operation rimfire.html

and also go to the "two more .22's" tab. the tabs are green at the top of the article. kind of hard to miss.

 

[joed]

None here either.

The .22rf is good for plinking, training and small game hunting. Other then that I see no use for them.

 

[otcconan]

None here either.

The .22rf is good for plinking, training and small game hunting. Other then that I see no use for them.

Well, what if that's all I want to do?

 

[wally]

I went with a Spikes's Tactical dedicated .22 upper for my AR. Its been significantly more reliable than my 10/22 with the Federal bulk pack from Walmart.

What makes the Dedicated AR upper worthwhile is you get the same trigger as your AR. The conversion kits do the same, but then you have to deal with POA/POI issues of 5.56 vs .22

But really, when you get down to it, you can have a lot fun with any or all of them, and they'd quickly "pay for themselves" with the cost savings from shooting .22 vs. 5.56 ammo

Straight off the top using cheap .22LR limits reliability as you will get a few duds or weak rounds that stovepipe.

--wally.