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05-18-10, 03:37
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Happy report on S&W AR-22
On Saturday I picked up a Smith & Wesson AR in .22 LR. Sunday we went out in the desert and my 9 year old boy and his best friend put more than a brick of 500 rounds through it. They had ZERO malfunctions. The gun is light and the kids think it is great. I have not shot it from a bench on paper to see what it can do, so no comment yet on accuracy. Riding back home from the shoot I asked my boy what he thought of the S&W 22 and he said, "It is awesome."
Being made almost completely from plastic, the gun is light, which kids seem to take to. The buttstock collapses all the way, giving it a short LOP. Controls are essentially the same as an AR-15. My only complaint is that spare magazines were backordered. We got the one with the flash hider.
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05-18-10, 03:42
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My son and I went 300 rounds before cleaning and it ran 100%. I zeroed everything in right away and I blew off a 1 inch target dot off of a paper plate at 25 yards with about 5 rounds. This little gun shoots very nice! I tried a buddy's Colt/Umarex and it is a POS to put it nicely. For the extra $100 you save on buying the M&P you can shoot for a year on the extra ammo!
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05-18-10, 07:14
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500 grains, check out the "official" m&p15-22 thread here:
http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=49628
pics, comments, etc.
As for magazines, have a poke around online and see what you can find. There have been reports of mags in the $16 region.
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05-18-10, 19:26
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G&R has them for $21, just got 2 last week. Shipping is reasonable at $7 and he had them in stock so it was worth the few xtra $$$.
I got the MOE version and put a brick through it on Sun with one FTF, ammos fault, not the gun.
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05-18-10, 22:40
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44MAG.com has mags for 17.99, or 16.99 each if you buy 10.
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05-19-10, 12:59
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It's all plastic, huh? What's the actual weight? I think I would put some weights on mine if I get one to use for training; I would want it as close to "real" weight as possible.
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05-19-10, 15:57
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Its a great 22 rifle and i havnt heard of any problems since they went to work and fixed the problems reported. Great price too. Perfect rifle for a kid or adult. Might be picking one up after firing my buddies
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05-19-10, 16:20
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I just sat back the MOE version. Same gun but with magpul gear. I plan on putting the vote version of the aim point micro on it.
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05-20-10, 12:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by winfield813@yahoo.com
It's all plastic, huh? What's the actual weight? I think I would put some weights on mine if I get one to use for training; I would want it as close to "real" weight as possible.
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My guess is that it weighs 4 pounds. Great for kids. Or if your arms feel tired.
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