22 conversion vs dedicated 22 upper

[eternal24k]

I have been torn between the two for awhile.
I was going to get one of the cheapo 1:9 DSA uppers and a CMMG kit, but DSA is way back ordered.

I wish CMMG offered their upper with a shorter barrel and fixed front sight.

[plaskon]

+1 for CMMG, specifically their dedicated rimfire uppers.

[usmcvet]

I have been torn between the two for awhile.
I was going to get one of the cheapo 1:9 DSA uppers and a CMMG kit, but DSA is way back ordered.

I wish CMMG offered their upper with a shorter barrel and fixed front sight.

I noticed brownells had cmmg .22 bbls for less than $100. If you have an upper kicking around it might. E a good option. I have a 16" cmmg M4 upper on the way we could meet up and shoot it! I might have it cut. Out for now it is perfect for a spare LMT lower I have.

[usmcvet]

I have been torn between the two for awhile.
I was going to get one of the cheapo 1:9 DSA uppers and a CMMG kit, but DSA is way back ordered.

I wish CMMG offered their upper with a shorter barrel and fixed front sight.

I noticed brownells had cmmg .22 bbls for less than $100. If you have an upper kicking around it might be a good option. I have a 16" cmmg M4 upper on the way we could meet up and shoot it! I might have it cut. But for now it is perfect for a spare LMT lower I have.

Id like to find an A1 upper to use for a .22 build. Nodak had some but they're gone.

[incognito]

I went through the same decision not long ago for a teaching tool for my 13 year old nephew. I went with the S&W 15-22, and I am glad I did. The 15-22 has run great.

One thing that I did not think about before, but is just as valuable as the actual shooting in my eyes, was him really taking ownership of the 15-22. He carries it, he cleans it, he is responsible for it from the time I take it out of the safe until it is safely returned at the end of the day.

[orionz06]

As an owner of a TacSol upper I think the 15-22 is the better option. The TacSol upper runs like a top but has some tinker time associated with it, the 15-22 just works for everything that you would need it to do.

[HeavyDuty]

After decades of screwing around with M261 conversions I built a dedicated .22LR AR a few years back. Best thing I ever did.

Mine has been in two configurations now - first as a carbine and now as a midlength. I built it on a caliber marked lower with Ballistic Advantage barrels (both times) and a dedicated Spike's bolt. I later added a CMMG last round bolt hold open device.

Each configuration was intended to more or less duplicate my main 5.56 AR at the time, when I moved from a carbine to a midlength the rimfire was rebuilt. The biggest difference is that the .22 has an Aimpoint clone, I couldn't see spending the money for another ML-3 for the .22, the mount hurt enough.

I'd do it all over again. I don't have the budget to shoot as much 5.56 as I used to, so it provides me with a lot of trigger time for cheap. I highly recommend dedicated rimfire ARs as a training tool.

[Wake27]

I'd heard a lot about reliability issues with any conversions so I got the 15-22 as well. Awesome weapon. And it is lighter, but that's not necessarily bad. Especially if you're using it to teach kids or females... Other than that, the ergonomics are the same.

[Suwannee Tim]

I bought a 15-22 for our officers to use for cheap training. It works well. The weight and feel is quite different. I'm looking forward to buying a CMMG .22 upper to use on an SBR. The weight/feel should be closer. The recoil will obviously not be.

That's why I converted an LMT MRP to 22 LR. Not cheap but except for the bolt stop not working it handles just like an AR because it is an AR.

[Wake27]

For me, the weight wasn't as much of a concern as all of the parts functioning. Otherwise I would have gone with the Colt/Umarex .22. But, to each his own.