EvilBetty Posted January 20, 2011 Report Posted January 20, 2011 I've been around guns all my life, but have never owned one. Mostly due to the fact that everyone I knew had one and let me shoot up their ammo! >:DI have no desire to make an overly expensive or overly time consuming hobby of this (I have WAY too many as it is), but I really would like to sharpen my shooting skills and maybe shoot at some "for fun" pin and target matches, so .22 LR's make a lot of sense for me. But in case I do get sucked into higher calibers, I want to get some that are well built and accurate, but also shadow larger caliber weapons.I recently bought a Ruger Mark III 22/45 RP as my first gun. I'd love to get a 1911 some day so this pistol seemed to make a lot of sense. I'm already eyeballing Pac-Lite uppers, but resisting for the time being!This started me looking at the Ruger 10/22. These are fantastic rifles but not really what I'm looking for, even with the replacement stock kits.Some guys at work were looking a local breed of AR's made by CMMG, and I noticed they make a .22 LR. Actually a few of them, and they appear to be mate-able to the 5.56 uppers!Then I got to looking at the competition.. the Colt and H&K Umarex rifles, the S&W M&P 22/15 MOE, and especially the SIG 522 SWAT. The last two really have my attention but I keep coming back to the CMMG Quebec-A .22.My biggest problem is that I know very little about the AR platform and how the CMMG guns compare to the other Tactical .22's. Hoping to find some information here to guide my decision.Thanks!
Madhouse Posted January 20, 2011 Report Posted January 20, 2011 Welcome aboard! :beer:I've got a couple 10/22's. Great guns, tremendous customization abilities!
Microgunner Posted January 20, 2011 Report Posted January 20, 2011 Welcome. The Colt, HK, S&W & SIG rifles you've mentioned are all well made fun rifles, but are dedicated to .22lr only whereas the CMMG you listed is a standard AR lower and is therefore compatable with centerfire uppers as well as accepts AR trigger and stock upgrades. (the S&W M&P15-22 will also accept standard ar-15 trigger parts but not centerfire uppers). I believe the CMMG Quebec A 22 is by far the best choice among the firearms you've listed. Good luck.
EvilBetty Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Posted January 20, 2011 I still may get a 10/22 later but it would be purely for target shooting.Any idea what the going rate is for CMMG rifles? All I can find is the MSRP on their site. And the only reseller of them I can find is Black Rifle, and they don't have much of a website.Thanks guys!
Microgunner Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 I'm an FFL dealer and my wholesale order price from Zanders Sporting Goods Wholesale is $466.95. Retail street price should be just a little north of this.
EvilBetty Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Posted January 21, 2011 Awesome. Any of you fired a CMMG Evolution .22? What were your thoughts of it?
EvilBetty Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks guys, I ended up deciding on the CMMG M4LEP-A .22.Got it to the range last weekend and fired some rounds through it with the family. Both my daughter and my girl friend enjoyed firing it. I was enjoying their reaction so much I ended up spending most of my time reloading mags for them. ;DI've got a cheap NCStar reflex on it now. It's fun up close but out at about 25 yards the dot covers the target... looking for a illuminated scope now, probably create a new thread if I don't find info searching...
EvilBetty Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Posted March 2, 2011 It is rock solid. It was between this and the SIG. Really probably would have been just as happy with the SIG, and the SIG is lighter for sure. But now I can practice with a rifle with the same weight, so firing the eventual 556 upper should be exactly the same except the flinch factor :)
crashoverrideplik Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 I own one of the CMMG Quebec A models. I love it. It was worth the $$ for it. I also got a .223 upper and 9 mm when I bought mine. Now I can shoot anything with it.
Microgunner Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Great choice. I'm gonna sell my Colt M4 .22lr, GSG Kalashnikov & GSG-5 and buy one of these with some goodies. :thumb:
EvilBetty Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Posted March 16, 2011 More ;DShoots fantastic. Not wild about the current red dot. Bought a new one should be here next week.
techmike Posted March 16, 2011 Report Posted March 16, 2011 Look out!!! There is a big shadow creature sneaking up on you!!!!!! ;D
EvilBetty Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Posted March 16, 2011 Hey, I resemble that remark!Downside to rushing to take a near dusk photo with a point and shoot. But I had to snap that picture before she put her legs down... I thought it was funny as hell watching her kick as she was shooting.
Microgunner Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 I see you're a southpaw. Does your new CMMG spit empties at you?
EvilBetty Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Posted March 17, 2011 That is my 9 year old daughter shooting, who is left handed. I haven't had her fire it standing yet, only in prone. Not sure she could hold it up long. The ejection port though I think is far enough forward that only concern would be getting them on your arm, or shit cuff.
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