.22 practical

[Kungfugerbil]

10/22 - cheap, widely available, lightweight, reliable, versatile, hugely tweakable. Fiddly mag release, stupid bolt hold and no last round hold open, although the first two at least can be addressed easily.

AR15 type rifles (e.g. S&W MP15-22) - easier for mag changes, tacticool, go-faster bits a plenty but more expensive.

I have a Walther/HK MP5 in .22 with a shield minisight which from a handling point of view I love. Will bring it along next time so you can have a play.

If I was looking for one from scratch I would definitely get a base model 10/22 in synthetic stock, standard weight barrel, and mount a small reflex sight on it and get a few BX25 mags. Honestly that will be all you need to win from an equipment point of view.

Edit: snap as per previous poster :)

[JSC]

We agree! clapclap

Now, if this was a thread about straight-pulls...

[fenix]

I was surprised how good the 10/22 in an AR style stock was that I shot earlier in the week, will probably be in the market for one later in the year.

[Hrun]

The 10/22 mag release is easily sorted for a few quid, I can drop a mag with my trigger finger without moving my hand position.

[Sim G]

The 10/22 mag release is easily sorted for a few quid, I can drop a mag with my trigger finger without moving my hand position.

Monkey shovels....

[Hrun]

The 10/22 mag release is easily sorted for a few quid, I can drop a mag with my trigger finger without moving my hand position.

Monkey shovels....

And one of these..
http://www.rudefatdog.oxatis.com/Mobile ... d=13257706

[safetyfirst]

The AR is slightly faster manipulation wise but you'd have to be scoring int the top three to have it affect your score significantly.

[GeeRam]

My GSG Stg.44 was faultless for the first 500 or so rounds through it, but now, sometimes its a struggle to get through a mag without a stoppage.

If it has been reliable at some point, you just have to analyse carefully what might have changed and eliminate each possibility one by one until you find the reason.

Are you using different ammo? Have you been cleaning it as regularly? Did you add anything or change anything on the rifle? Was the weather different when you first used it? Are you using more/less oil on it now or different oil? are the mags the same? Have you tried different mags? etc etc.etc.

The only possible variation is the weather, was a lot colder as was wintertime when getting stoppages.

Only ever fed it the same Minimag ammo.
Same cleaning and oiling regime afterwards.
Not touched anything on the rifle, its as it was when new.
Only ever used the mag that came with it, as only recently managed to buy some more, but yet to try them.

[38Super]

My GSG Stg.44 was faultless for the first 500 or so rounds through it, but now, sometimes its a struggle to get through a mag without a stoppage.

If it has been reliable at some point, you just have to analyse carefully what might have changed and eliminate each possibility one by one until you find the reason.

Are you using different ammo? Have you been cleaning it as regularly? Did you add anything or change anything on the rifle? Was the weather different when you first used it? Are you using more/less oil on it now or different oil? are the mags the same? Have you tried different mags? etc etc.etc.

The only possible variation is the weather, was a lot colder as was wintertime when getting stoppages.

Only ever fed it the same Minimag ammo.
Same cleaning and oiling regime afterwards.
Not touched anything on the rifle, its as it was when new.
Only ever used the mag that came with it, as only recently managed to buy some more, but yet to try them.

I had similar issues which turned out to be the plastic magazine feed lips becoming worn and altering the feed angle. Unless you're lucky enough to have metal mags (or feed lips) try a new magazine. Worked wonders for me.

[Blackstuff]

The S&W 15-22 is the go-to gun for mini-rifle/practical, I've never seen a competition I've been in won with a 10/22 when there have been AR pattern competitors and I shoot with some very capable people.

That said I used a Walther MP5 for several years and did reasonably well with it. The non-drop-free magazine changes where a large stumbling block over the 15-22 I use now though.