Something followed me home from the gun show...

[BigK]

...it was a brand new S&W M&P 15-22, 2 extra mags, and a soft-sided UTG bag to carry it in. Needless to say I cleaned and lubed it and took it straight out to the range for a test run. It ran flawlessly through about 200 rounds of ammo. The sights take some getting used to, since I've never run peeps before.

I've been saving a while to get one, but was a bit short and the show was coming up. So, I sold a pistol I can't afford to shoot much (.380) to make the difference. I'm glad i did, b/c this thing is a blast to shoot.

Now I just gotta get out the dog house with my wife.

[Guest SUNTZU]

How much .22 ammo can you fit into the dog house?

[midtennchip]

You're going to love that gun. I was as pleased with mine as I could possibly be after the initial range trip, but the more I shoot it, the better I like it. S&W hit a homerun with the 15-22. Glad it didn't put me in the doghouse, though!

[BigK]

Hey Chip, are you using the sights that came on it?

I want to add either a cheap scope or red dot until I can afford something better. The problem is I want to keep the option of using the standard sights too.

I tried a red dot scope, but with the riser the bottom edge was in the way of the sights and without the riser, the top edge was in the way. Any suggestions?

[midtennchip]

I have been using the standard sights, simply because I don't shoot very often with iron sights on my ARs. I would think it would be easier to adjust to using the red dot after training with the standard sights than vice versa. However, I have a red dot that I need to take off my Sig anyway, so I'll let you know if I run into the same problem.

[midtennchip]

I just checked my Primary Arms M4 sight. It's on a 1/2" YHM riser and it will co-witness with the standard sights. Sorry, I wish I had an idea to help.

[BigK]

Thanks, I found some good info. There's a section devoted to 15-22's at Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22.

I'm leaning toward starting with a mediocre scope and a cheap laser and I'll just remove the sights until I find a setup that I can co-witness.