Michigan Joe

My son and I shot the rifles a few days ago out in my back 5 acres. When we came in we carried some ticks in with us. First time that ever happened. Creeped us out. Especially when I read about all the bad stuff they carry. I never even saw a tick when I used to wander the woods as a kid. As a result, I did not take all the warnings about ticks seriously. I figured that since I never saw a tick before, the whole tick thing had to be blown out of proportion. So, just warning you guys to watch out. Nobody is tick-proof.

I did not know there were so many different choices. The magazine grip looks neat. I am going to think about that. I will try holding on to the mag first, just to see how it feels. Thanks for the information.

What do you guys think about the use of foregrips? I have never used one.

Might be that you have to consider a combination of bullet weight and feet per second out the muzzle. A charge that moves a heavier bullet at a certain speed out the muzzle, all things otherwise being equal, would deliver more recoil force to the bolt than a charge moving a lighter bullet the same speed. In addition, bullet shape and coating might have an effect on how they feed through a specific gun, I would think.

Living near Detroit, I hate to tell you that it only gets worse. Unfortunately, a lot of people feel that old cities are places where the unemployed and poorly educated can be warehoused along with the crime that seems to come with them. But, crime does not respect city boundaries. In addition, the politicians never seem to be living in those cities. They always seek to apply the same solutions that have never worked in the past. Very similar to gun control restrictions. It doesn't work, but politicians don't care, they just keep on enacting new laws. If we did our jobs like that, we'd be fired in a minute.

You could buy Remington Thunderbolts or Golden Bullets at Tiffany's and they still would not consistently fire. It doesn't matter who sells ammo, if it's good, it's good. If it's bad, it's bad.

I did have a great day. I forgot to mention that I had no FTF and FTE when I used the ISSC mag. The gun worked perfectly.

Here is the range report: I took the rifle out today and, without cleaning it first, put it together in the field, including putting on the sights. I tried to use the Black Dog magazines, but those did not work with the MK22. Here is what I thought: 1. The rifle, being heavier than most tactical .22's, is a real solid shooter. No moving or bouncing around with this item. 2. The magazine that comes with the rifle is great. It is the easiest loading magazine I ever worked with. All magazines should be like the one that ISSC puts out. You can pull down the spring with two fingers, and it has marks on the magazine to show how many bullets you have in it. Very handy. 3. You can put your handle to pull the bolt back in three different places on both sides of the rifle. So, six different places to place the handle, from close to you like a typical rifle, such as the M-14, to the end of the hand guard. I kept it in the middle. Cool idea. 4. The adjustable stock works well too. Extends the butt out and the cheek piece up. 5. Comes with IRON sights that fit on the rail. Peep in the back and U.S. type front sight, as well as being able to flip down the peep to get a normal pistol type notch as the rear sight with white dots on either side of the notch with a white front normal pistol type sight. Pretty nice. My son did well, but I see double on front sights, so I could not hit anything. I need a red dot. 6. Trigger was nice and easy to pull. Overall, great gun. I did not think I could like a gun better than my Sig 522, but I certainly like this one just as well. It is a different gun really. It is heavier, and seems to me that if the Sig 522 mimics the .223 caliber, this one mimics the .308.

Just got back. WHAT A GREAT GUN! My son and I took the 22/45 out back. These are my "second" impressions: 1. Regarding the grips. I forgot they were plastic when I was shooting. The gun fit well and the grips did not hurt my hands. I did not notice the checkering. I then put on my think leather gloves and it was really nice. 2. Shot Blazers and Federal Champions. Absolutely no FTF or FTE. I did not clean the gun before I shot it. Just worked perfectly out of the box. 3. It was nice and heavy and held true on the target. Adjusted the red dot scope somewhat to the right, and it was right on. Overall, I would give the gun extremely high marks. Very enjoyable to shoot. The red dot scope did not make any difference that I could see with the balance or anything. It was nice shooting a pistol with a red dot.

Got the new Ruger Mark III 22/45 with Threaded Barrel and with the rails. I put a red dot on it and am going to take it out. A few of first impressions: 1. Heavy. It is supposed to mimic a 1911 .45 in weight and the grip. It does. 2. Cheapo grips. The first thing I noticed was the woodgrained plastic grips that feel like plastic and look like it too. I don't think that there is necessarily anything wrong with plastic grips. Most of the Tactical .22 rifles are made of plastic. However, the plastic the rifles are made with, is obviously tougher and does not have a slippery feel. I want to say that most of the tactical .22 rifles and pistols we talk about use a "higher quality" plastic, although talking in terms of "high quality" plastic seems weird. But, obviously the Glocks and Sigs, for example, use a dense plastic, although we all call it "poly" something or another. No matter how you spell it, it is still what most people think of as plastic material. The grips on this Ruger are like the fake wood plastic GM used to use on its dashboards. Is wood so much more expensive that they could not have put wood grips on the gun? I know Ruger made the grips on the Mark III 22/45 so that they could be changed out for most grips that fit a normal 1911, but that did not mean that changing out the grips was supposed to be mandatory. 3. Other than the grips, the gun feels and looks like it is quality made and heavy-duty made. Comparing it to my 1983 Browning Buckmark Challenger III, the Ruger reminds me of a Ford F-350, while the Buckmark is like a Honda. I know that the Buckmark will last forever and will do the job, but the Buckmark appears almost delicate compared to the Ruger. You could always use this Ruger as a club if you wanted to conserve ammo. I have no experience with Rugers. In fact, this is the first one I have held, so perhaps the models other than the 22/45 feel different. Regardless, grips aside, you certainly feel like you get your money's worth with this gun. 4. It came with an extra magazine and with a black cloth zip-up pistol case with the red Ruger trademark on it. So, that was cool. I believe that this is the standard way they are sold. Of course, with the red dot scope, it won't fit the case, but it is still a nice touch. 5. The rails do not look like they are removable. They are not put on with screws that look like you can take off with an Allen wrench or otherwise. If you want to use iron sights, it looks like you have to get some that use the rail. That is what I expected as I planned to use a red dot on the pistol. I do not believe that the rails will come loose, ... ever. So, hope to shoot it in a few minutes and will let you know what I think about it after that. I will use my shooting gloves, as the grips feel a little harsh against bare palms.

An M16A2 floor lamp! Harrods always did carry classic items.

Welcome Sam. Glad to have you here.

Best advice ever!

Thanks. Cool. You don't have to flip them over. Where do you get them? Does the Army use a similar system?

I picked up my new MK22 and Ruger 22/45 on Friday. This morning it is raining out around here (and most of the U.S. so it seems), so I decided to go into work for a little bit. I get in, it stops raining. I get done ... it starts raining.

I do have the 6" Neos on order. Thanks for the report and picture.

OK, where can I see a "double mag clamp?" Is that a replacement for duck tape?

You are definitely out of control. Way to go!

Bud's has the M&P 1522P featured on its home page for $422 in black. Free shipping of course, with Bud's. That gun does look cool doesn't it? I've got to look on Youtube to see it in action. In Michigan I had to have a pistol purchase permit to get my ISSC MK22, as it has a removable stock. Something about less than 16" long. Commie Government Dogs and their paperwork!

When you reduced the diameter of the barrel, did you machine it down, or install a new barrel? I wondered how you worked with the barrel. The hand guard looks really nice too.

DON'T even kid about that! I'm just lucky that most of these guns look the same to most wives.

In time for the weekend - picked up the ISSC MK22 and the Ruger 22/45 w/upper and lower weaver rails and threaded barrel. Still out in the car until the coast is clear.

OK, that really looks cool. Where did you get each of the parts?

So, which one would you rather have?

I wouldn't want to work at the WW plant. One of these days, one of those is going to go off.