Hello everyone

[Xiotis_504]

Hi everyone my name is Michael and I live in Louisiana. I do most of my hunting in Mississippi where my dad owns some hunting land, but occasionally do some in Louisiana.

The idea of getting a tactical 22 came to me when saw the "colt" m4 in an academy magazine a few weeks ago. I cant even tell you how frustrating it is to pick one of these guns. I really like the looks of the "colt" m4 ops, but it seems that some people have problems with them and others dont. If the gun doesnt last i dont want to get it if it just looks good.

I will primarily use the rifle to hunt rabbits and other small game and also some target shooting. If anyone can help me choose it will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Microgunner]

Welcome to T22 Michael. Glad you joined up.

[lmao_37]

welcome a board  :thumb:

[asmurff]

Glad you joined us, sorry can't help much with you question since all I have is a 10/22 tricked out to be tacticool. But several members have several different tactical .22s.

[imschur]

By their own admission Umarex learned from their mistakes with the Colt. The Sig was the result of those lessons.

You can always get an AR-15 and a dedicated .22lr upper.

[Xiotis_504]

yea im on a tight budget since im a college kid haha so i dont really want a real AR15 quite yet

thanks for the welcoming

[imschur]

How about a Ruger SR-22 or Tactical 10/22

[imschur]

Im leaning towards that tactical model myself  ;D

[asmurff]

Or one of these if the budget is real tight, it is my 10/22 with an ATI stock.

[lmao_37]

Or one of these if the budget is real tight, it is my 10/22 with an ATI stock.

are you getting paid  to advertise the woogah 10/22  ;D

[Xiotis_504]

like i said before i was leaning towards the colt because of the looks but now im kinda liking the new s&w m&p. Im gonna go look at  one at a store and see how it feels. Is the polymer durable?  I know the colt was made out of metal but i hear it might crack easily.

[Madhouse]

Welcome aboard Michael!

If I might throw another option out there for you to ponder, check out the Sig 522.  I have one, and I have a S&W M&P 15-22, and I think I would take the Sig out varmint hunting given the choice.

:beer:

[techmike]

Welcome - I have the Colt, and like it a bunch. Just had a trigger job done on it that reduced the factory pull from 10.5 to 4.75 lbs - what a difference. I have a buddy that has the M&P - he likes it but has not shot it nearly as much as I have the Colt. I have run 4.5 to 5k rounds thru it - no issues other than it can be finicky with some brands of ammo. :beer:

TM

[Xiotis_504]

it seems like the colts are hit or miss. Or maybe the people who are getting poor results arent cleaning/taking care of them well. But it seems if its between the colt and s&w that the s&w would be a better buy, its also cheaper which is a plus haha

O and those rugers look cool. I have a ruger 22 mag which i really do like.

[asmurff]

are you getting paid  to advertise the woogah 10/22  ;D

Naw, just like tinkering with them and shooting them. After I get an AR-15 style rifle, I'm going to do some more 10/22s. I'll have 4 empty slots in the gun safe  >:D

[rodent.22]

I have the Colt OPS, and shoot 500 rounds at a time, NO issues. I also have a 15/22 pistol, the polymer is very good, I don't even think about it being polymer when handling it. Also NO issues, 500 rounds at a time....As far as undetectable from a real AR, the Colt can be laid side by side, picked up and handled and the ONLY giveaway is the magazine length. Glad to have ya!!!