Need some advice

[Glenn]

Thinking about a tactical style 22LR. The S&W looks awesome but is a little pricy. I know a 10-22 can be outfitted almost anyway you want. I would like to stay under $400 or less if possible. Any other suggestion or comments?

[Dolomite_supafly]

A 10/22 can be upgraded at your leisure making the sting a little less. You can make it do anything you want it to.

Personally I like a 10/22 with the Archangel G36 Marauder stock. You can have a complete setup for under $400. And you would have something that not everybody has.

The kit is also accepts G36 accessories.

Dolomite

[Guest Razz]

+1 on the 10/22 plus Archangle kit. I don't know if you can have that much fun anywhere else for the price. Plus, the amount of other aftermarket mods are very plentiful.

[Glenn]

I will definitely check that out. Sorry for the short post with not much info but I am at work and have to be discreet. This will be for my 19 year old son's first gun.

[Dolomite_supafly]

A 10/22 is the gun that gets handed down. Many members here probably received their first 10/22 as a gift from a relative.

Dolomite

[Raoul]

If you own an AR why not buy a .22 upper for it. They are typically less than $400.00. Look here.

Oops. I see that last post of yours. Nevermind.

Edited September 25, 2012 by Raoul

[Glenn]

is anyone familiar with the S&W M&P 15-22? it's a little over my budget but is getting some great reviews.

[RED333]

We have 2 10/22s, my Son's looks like an AR, OL's is stock.

Both great shooters, you can find them for aroung 200 dollars.

[TrickyNicky]

I'd go 10/22. Especially for a first rifle, what your son likes now may not be what he's into in the future, as he gets older he may decide he'd rather have a tricked out tack driver that a high cap EBR, maybe he'll realize he HAS to have a folding paratrooper stock, who knows?

Either way the 10/22 will cover all the bases.

Besides it would make a fun father son project finding the stock he wants and putting it all together.

[10-Ring]

A friend of mine had a 15-22 that I shot a lot. It was a great gun. Functioned very well and did not hang up at all even when fed that dirty bulk ammo. That rifle had over 20K rounds down the barrel and still functioned and grouped flawlessly. You might spend a little more on the 15-22 but it will last. 10/22 is a gun you can never go wrong with as well.

[Guest nysos]

If it were me, I would go the 10/22 route. The only reason I might have a dedicated 22 upper on an AR is fore platform familiarity and cheaper practice. The 10/22 gives more variety and just as much aftermarket parts as an AR, and then some. Not to mention a proven track record, great reliability, cheap mags, etc. etc. etc. If I had to choose a single 22 rifle to own and nothing else, it would probably be a ruger 10/22.

If you don't want to buy new you could buy a beater 10/22 easily for under $200 and then purchase an archangel kit to throw on it.

[McAllyn]

That's a tough call, but personally, I started my collection with a 10/22.

The M&P is a great rifle,and everyone I know who has one loves it, but it just seems like a rifle you ADD to a collection, not start one with.

If he's 19, then in two years, he'll be buying his own weapons, and a full size AR will be on the list, as it should be for everyone.

MAC

[Glenn]

It looks like the 10/22 is the clear choice. I'm thinking stainless steel carbine with the black stock unless I can find one already installed in a aftermarket stock I like.