Would a .22LR AR Conversion Unit be "Appleseed" Accurate?

[az_imuth]

I'm considering buying one of the CMMG conversions for my AR. Ultimately, I want to get one of the dedicated uppers, but that's not likely to happen right now. So, at 25 meters, will these adapters work well enough in a 1 in 9 twist barrel to be sufficiently accurate for an Appleseed event?

 

[JTH]

I'd put my Winchester Model 72 .22(No Scope) up against a modded AR22 at
50-100 yards.

 

[StoneDog]

If you can get 1/4" to 1/2" groups at 25 meters from a benchrest with it then you'll be fine. The goal in AS is to shoot 4 MOA or better. If you're rifle is only capable of 3 or 4 MOA then you will just have to work that much harder.

 

[CraigC]

How well do they typically shoot? Just remember that the 5-point zone on the simulated 400yd target is triangular with a 1" base.

 

[az_imuth]

Thanks for the replies so far. I really have no idea how accurate these adapters are in an AR. Is one inch at 25 meters typical for them?

 

[possum]

i have one and though i don't use mine for precision type shooting, i have shot it prone at 25 meters just to see the difference between the poi with .223 and .22lr. i think it would have no problem being capable of being good to go at apple seed.

note, you can't replicate farther range, by making a target smaller.

 

[CraigC]

note, you can't replicate farther range, by making a target smaller.

Everybody's a critic.

Note use of the term "simulation". You typically shoot 500rds plus in a weekend event. Using .22LR's allows folks to get the most out of the course. Shooting them at 25yds at "simulated" long range targets allows for a lot more shooting and a lot more learning. Imagine having to walk 100, 200, 300 and 400yds between stages to retrieve/move your target a dozen or more times in two days. More than half the day would be spent walking and not shooting or learning. Do the math, it ain't perfect but it's pretty damn good.

 

[possum]

Everybody's a critic.

not a critic just stating fact. not saying that it is not god training, however i know too many people that think since they can hit the little bitty micro targets, that they can hit iron maidens at the real range. not always true. perfect example the army's Tunnel C qual, i see it all the time, as a matter of fact i just helped run 10 days worth of ranges for a whole battalion to get them zeroed and qualed. see the same thing in the rear people shoot good on the Tunnel C and can't qual on real targets at the various ranges.

 

[CraigC]

It's not a course on long range shooting and isn't meant to be. It's a course on the fundamentals of riflery "based" on long range shooting. No one is under the impression that this makes you a long range shooter and this is not implied anywhere in the course. However, the fundamentals are the same, regardless of range and fundamentals is what it is all about. Apparently the only misconception in this regard is among those who have never been.