Just Purchased, Shooting Tomorrow

[ssbogger]

Saw a thread on here about where to find the best price on the 15-22 and one of the places mentioned happens to be about 45 min from where I work. Palmetto State Armory. Picked it up for $399. Pretty good considering I checked 3 other dealers and the lowest price I got was $525 and these were all base models.

This place also has pretty good deals on ammo. I walked out the door with:

2 x 500 Blazer .22LR at $15 each
2 X 50 Federal 9mm at $11 each
1 X S&W 15-22 at $399 each
1 X extra mag at $18 each

Totaled just at $500. Not too bad really. Going to shoot tomorrow!

Picked it up just in time to ask for mods for Christmas! What would you guys suggest for the initial mods?

 

[trueg50]

Very nice! Welcome to the club!

Right off the bat the "must have" is the rail covers. Much easier on the hands then the standard front grip.

 

[UpstateNY]

Welcome ssbogger! The two best cost-to-value mods I would recommend are the JP yellow replacement springs for ~$10 and the Hogue overmolded pistol grip for ~$15-20.

 

[grimreaper21]

i'll say the pistol grip is the #1 mod for $15-20. springs and handguard are more of a personal preference. but then again so is the pistol grip. i don't mind the trigger pull or the handguard feel. i found the stock grip terrible and uncomfortable. decide how you feel after shooting! thats the glory, do whatever you like best!

 

[scootle]

what do the "JP yellow" replacement springs do exactly?

i hated the hard plastic standard grip... so i got a hogue AR monogrip asap for $20 off amazon. the other things i put on almost right away were MBUS flip-up irons, a red-dot scope (primary arms), and a GripPod. none of these are critical to simply shooting the gun, of course! attached photo has everything except the hogue grip shown.

the only other things that i am pretty interested in adding at this point is a stock saddle/cheek rest and some sort of sling. then i start saving up and planning for the full-sized AR big brother to my 15-22.

PS actually one thing you'll want ASAP is some spare magazines... you just can't reload this thing fast enough!

 

[chuck s]

The hard plastic standard grip is the same as on the Army's M4 and M16 rifles. For me having an M&P15-22 is an inexpensive practice carbine for the real thing and getting used to the will serve you well.

-- Chuck

 

[trueg50]

The hard plastic standard grip is the same as on the Army's M4 and M16 rifles. For me having an M&P15-22 is an inexpensive practice carbine for the real thing and getting used to the will serve you well.

-- Chuck

Very true.

I actually watched the AGI (American Gunsmithing Institute) video on the AR-15. It is more then 20 years old, but it does a fantastic job explaining how each part of an AR-15 works, and does a great job explaining how the trigger works. I watched it with my 15-22 in my hands and was surprised just how similar the 15-22 is to a full AR.

 

[ssbogger]

I guess I never re-posted after my first shoot.
First time I went out to a local 100yd range and shot about 250 rounds. Mostly shot paper targets, cans, shotgun shells and a spinning poly target. Most of the shooting was at 25yds with open sights. The gun is really fun! I was picking the caps off plastic bottles at 20yds. Not every shot but still pretty good for iron sights!

The second time I went out and shot at a friend's farm. We had targets set up at 25, 100, 150, and 180. I was only shooting on the 25 and 100yd targets.
At 25yds we had some paper targets, eggs, and a metal ground hog plinker. Eggs were a lot of fun for the explosion and the ground hog was a blast to unload a full magazine on and not miss once.
At 100yds we had paper targets, Dr. Pepper cans and eggs set up. I didn't mess with the paper targets or eggs and focused mainly on the cans. I could hit the cans 1/5 shots with the iron sights.

Conclusion: The gun is a load of fun and not bad for the price. I do wish that I didn't live in the city and had more chances to shoot as the closest outdoor range is 45min from my house.