I went to the local gun show yesterday, hoping to trade my Henry pump action 22 for something a little more practical. My left shoulder is all ragged out from being dislocated a few times so, pumping the 22 was wearing my arm out far faster than it should.
I've had my eye on an M&P 15-22 for awhile but, I wasn't too crazy about the local gun shop prices.............most wanted $500 or more.
On more of a whim than anything else, about 2 hours before it was over, I decided to take my Henry with me and pop in to see what they had.
The very first table I came to, had a black M&P 15-22 w/o the compensator $399. I know they look better with it but, it's totally unnecessary on a 22LR and I didn't see one like that anyway.
They offered me a $300.00 trade on my Henry so, I took it and couldn't be happier!
I took it straight home to inspect it and make sure the barrel and action were clean, then grabbed a brick of ammo and headed out to the range.
A few clicks to the right and a few up, had it dead on target. Ran the target all the way to the back wall (roughly 27 yards) and cut a half dollar sized hole in the target with the factory sights.
I'll have to get some sort of scope for the 100 yard range though. These old eyes can't see the target that far away without one.
So anyway....................out of 300 rounds of Remington Thunderbolt, I only had one FTF and I think it was more an ammo issue than the gun itself. I've had that ammo FTF on other guns as well.
I've had my eye on an M&P 15-22 for awhile but, I wasn't too crazy about the local gun shop prices.............most wanted $500 or more.
On more of a whim than anything else, about 2 hours before it was over, I decided to take my Henry with me and pop in to see what they had.
The very first table I came to, had a black M&P 15-22 w/o the compensator $399. I know they look better with it but, it's totally unnecessary on a 22LR and I didn't see one like that anyway.
They offered me a $300.00 trade on my Henry so, I took it and couldn't be happier!
I took it straight home to inspect it and make sure the barrel and action were clean, then grabbed a brick of ammo and headed out to the range.
A few clicks to the right and a few up, had it dead on target. Ran the target all the way to the back wall (roughly 27 yards) and cut a half dollar sized hole in the target with the factory sights.
I'll have to get some sort of scope for the 100 yard range though. These old eyes can't see the target that far away without one.
So anyway....................out of 300 rounds of Remington Thunderbolt, I only had one FTF and I think it was more an ammo issue than the gun itself. I've had that ammo FTF on other guns as well.
