22 "tack driver"

[VMaxSplat]

There are more accurate 22s, but the M&P15/22 ain't half bad. Here is a group from mine (shot yesterday) with CCI's "AR Tactical" ammo. 25 yards with no optical magnification...

The CZ bolt 22s are reasonably priced and very accurate. You might want to take a look at them before you decide what to buy.

 

[GeoffSFAs10]

I have a Marlin 925 bolt action in 22lr and that sucker can drive some tacks. Its straight out of the box with a cheapo scope on it and it does not disappoint. empty shotgun shells at 100yrds are no problem.

 

[bulldozerd8t]

I own 23 22's and for accuracy the 15-22 is at the bottom but it is one of the first I pick up to shoot. For me its a plinker not a same hole gun. It is plenty accurate to shoot my spinners and I get pretty good groups If you shoot 5 rds like most guns. One of my fun gun to shoot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[janizary]

I've been very pleased, and in some ways surprised at how good my 15-22 is for accuracy out to 50 yards. With an aimpoint at that range it make very little patches quite nicely.

I also own a small farm of Savage MKIIs (Two FV-SRs, one TR, and one FSS) and began down that path given the amount of 'bang for the buck' (no pun) you get out of the MKII line. I owned a 10/22 (with TG, GM BBL, more), but between the 15-22 and my MKIIs I sold it to a friend who wanted a pre-modded gun.

I take the MKIIs out all the time to shoot 50 and 100 yard silhouette with friends. So much so that they joke saying 'Thanks for buying guns for us'. Eh, well, shooting is more fun that way anyway.

One of the FV-SRs (in a TR stock):

With new PDC Chassis:

 

[Engine49guy]

I just picked up a Ruger 77/22 and am very pleased with it.
Having had 10/22's since 1976 makes it feel very familiar.
A friend offered me his CZ but I didn't like the factory wood stock.
Just saw another buddys Remington 541T and am now looking for one as well.

 

[Titegroups]

You paid for tactical looks not tack driving accuracy in the M&P. I'll take the accuracy, you can keep the looks.

 

[ncridgerunner1]

15-22 Accuracy

For true accuracy i found a heavy target rifle to be the best but only when shooting competition. They are too cumbersome to be enjoyable in other situations. Having owned several bolt action .22s and a number of semi-autos I find the 15-22 to be more accurate than most.

With a low cost 4x scope, I have no problem dispatching a tasty furry tailed rodent at 100 yards. In fact according to my range finder one shot this week was 110 yards.

When you add to that the fun factor of the 15-22, the accuracy, and the light weight this weapon is a package that is hard to beat. With the exception of a few handguns, it is about the only thing I felt like shooting for the past few months.

 

[photoracer]

I agree. About 18 months ago I started shooting Ruger Rimfire
events. Choice to buy was between the venerable 10/22 or the Rem. 597. 597 was cheaper at Wally World. Not as many venders as the 10/22 but pretty much the same parts, just a smaller selection. I then procedded to drop about $700 on it. Scott Volqartsen built me one of his carbon-fiber bull barrels, Jard supplied me a 2# trigger, Revolution thumbhole stock, 7 25-30 round magazines, and various scopes and red dot sights. I ended up with a gun that would create a clean round hole at 25 yards and an slightly egg shaped hole at 50 yards from a full 10 round magazine. As long as I didn't speed shoot it all the time. Went to the Archangel kit and got a gun that was actually lighter than a 15-22. But much harder to disassemble and/or clean. 1 week before the Ruger Rimfire World Championship I decided I needed something different for a backup. Living in the People's Republic of Maryland my only choice was a rifle with a 10 round mag and the correct answer was the S&W M&P AR15-22 PC model. Drop shipped a few 25 roung mags from RSC after shooting 400 rounds of Fed bulk through the one 10 round mag (ouch!) in one range sitting. Took both guns to New Mexico. Practice showed the 597 tended to have an occassional misfeed or two which was unacceptable at this level. Elected to shoot the S&W in the match despite the 6# trigger pull. Had no functioning problems with the 15-22, just was slower than usual. Shot the 14th best pistol score with my Buckmark but the 15-22 dropped me to 23d overall. I was still happy at my age (64 yo). I have since added a few parts including the JP "yellow springs" and various Ergo parts from the RR prize table. I have gotten better and better with the rifle till the last Steel Challenge event I won the Carbine Optic division with the 2nd fastest overall time of the event among all divisions, 4 seconds quicker than my pistol score. Needless to say this is the right tool for the job at hand. Only thing left is to add that Hogue overmolded foregrip. My 597 has been relegated to Metallic Silhouette and longer range work. I have a Savage 93 in 22WMR for hunting but for general shooting this plastic AR is a really fine shooting rifle.

 

[treetop]

Anschutz 14 Series - thumbhole stock....14" barrel + good quality scope..
you will not beat it !!!

I have won loads of comps with mine, here in the UK, I am ranked in the top 15 in the country for N.S.R.A LSW...

I do own a CZ 452 in .17hmr.... (wish I could get a PDC Chassis or alike for it... they do need a trigger job on them, but its cheap and easy to do) 16" barrel... great rifle !! spot on out to 200 yards... but dont get me talking about the benifits of hmr's..

15-22 ... loads of fun... great for CQB / Minirifle, but a target shooter its not...

think about WHY / WHAT FOR ?

you would put a pit pony in the Kentucky Derby !!?!!!
or a Smart Car or MPV in a Indy 500 !!???!!