Beretta ARX160

[Alpha1]

Alpha, the idea of shortening the barrel is a contemplation at the moment for pretty much the same reasons as Sandgroper has stated above. It's one of those typical distant projects for me, something that may happen once I eventually have some spare cash, much like setting up an S-Class rig from a Parker Hale No.4 sporter I have, been meaning to do it for well over a year now but it's always been out on a back burner for various reasons.

I don't understand at all the shortening of the barrel on the .22 jobby a total waste of time and money in my book. But its not my gun and its not my money. Converting the No.4 sporter now that makes total sense to me. But like I said its your money your rifle what ever floats your boat. Enjoy.

[Tomo]

I bought an MP15-22 with a barrel shortened down to 12" for practical shooting. We usually run courses of fire with plywood rooms built up which require you to shoot sideways through windows and doorways etc. Having a shorter barrel generally allows me to get onto target that little bit quicker when shooting around these restricted spaces.

[bofor]

I bought an MP15-22 with a barrel shortened down to 12" for practical shooting. We usually run courses of fire with plywood rooms built up which require you to shoot sideways through windows and doorways etc. Having a shorter barrel generally allows me to get onto target that little bit quicker when shooting around these restricted spaces.

Tomo

Like the sound of the range set up, what club do you shoot with and what town is it near ?

I have been shooting indoors .22 but its more target orientated than practical which I bought my .22 for.

[Alpha1]

Tomo wrote:

I bought an MP15-22 with a barrel shortened down to 12" for practical shooting. We usually run courses of fire with plywood rooms built up which require you to shoot sideways through windows and doorways etc. Having a shorter barrel generally allows me to get onto target that little bit quicker when shooting around these restricted spaces.

Now that sounds like fun but I still don't see why you wold want to shorten the barrel.

[Sim G]

As said, the course of fire in practical/mini rifle may actually lend itself more to a shorter overall rifle.

As has been discussed before many times, a barrel of between 12 to 14 inches is actually the optimum for standard velocity cartridges. A longer barrel could put you at a performance disadvantage.

Putting a moderator on a shorter barrel gives you the advantage for which you moderated for, but in an overall length that is as handy as the factory original.

And then there are the cosmetics. Some just much prefer the "look". Particularly if one of the modern rimfire replicas of a full bore military weapon.

So the question can also be asked, why not?

And purely by chance, a before and after....

[Tomo]

Tomo
Like the sound of the range set up, what club do you shoot with and what town is it near ?
I have been shooting indoors .22 but its more target orientated than practical which I bought my .22 for.

Bedford County Rifle & Pistol club (website below) on the outskirts of Bedford itself (Clapham)
http://www.bedfordgunclub.co.uk/index.html

Practical nights are every second and fourth Mondays of the month.

Now that sounds like fun but I still don't see why you wold want to shorten the barrel.

Try it - you'll see the benefits of a shorter barrel immediately (try getting a 12" barrel through/into a restricted space whilst keeping it pointed downrange, then try it with a 16 or 18" barrel. Or watch this (especially at 1:00-1:07s when the rifle is wrangled into and out of a window apeture).
Rifle used in the video was a ISSC Mk22 Commando with 12.5" barrel.

[Blackstuff]

Nice CoF! tongueout

[bofor]

Tomo

Nice video

This OP was about the Beretta ARX160 but they are not due in UK yet and my other interest is also the Anschultz mrx22, similar to the ISSC. how do you find them?

Opps don`t think it is your gun

[Tomo]

Tomo
Nice video
This OP was about the Beretta ARX160 but they are not due in UK yet and my other interest is also the Anschultz mrx22, similar to the ISSC. how do you find them?
Opps don`t think it is your gun

There's at least one UK dealer with the ARX160 in stock, or least he had them in when I picked up my MP15-22 at the beginnging of May as I was playing with one!

I had a love/hate relationship with the ISSC Mk22 Commando. It was a VERY accurate rifle for a semi-auto .22 and was great to shoot for a leftie like me as it came with ambi controls. It was just too unrealible for practical shooting though, it was constantly failing to feed and needed a lot of cleaning also. Which was a real pain because it wasn't the easiest rifle to take down either - lots of screws and bolts. I sold it in the end and got the MP15-22 instead.