Now that my son is shooting AR matches, we both have MP15-22 rifles. 223 is cheap, but not as much as bulk 22lr. We got his first and it just runs. Mine has 200 rounds through it and is breaking in nicely. For the match we were shooting, red dots worked so we had them on both AR and 22. We switched to 1-8 and are looking at what the offset is on zeros.
For precision, getting the target size and distance right is one way to make it feel real, with a factor of about 25% (1/4 scale) about right for 762vs22lr out to 200 yards. That way you are having to work the scope and reticle. For what we are doing, it is mainly getting on target, getting shots, transitioning to the next target. To be perfectly frank, when the buzzer goes off I don't feel much difference between my 22lr and gamed up JP upper. I do think that I'll look at adding some mass to the MP15-22 to better approximate the mass of the swing of the AR.
But transitioning from targets, and hard core positional shooting where you need to rock a V-TAC wall that usually has larger MOA targets anyways- 22LR works. For 125 yards and out, ammo selection for the 22 is more critical. If you have the upper, run with it. I can see that putting $700-1000 into an upper might not seem economical.
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It's that simple.
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