a .22-kind of weekend

[Patton63]

I just returned from an extended business trip overseas and was anxious to spend some quality time with my seven-year old son. There was a gun show in Northern Virginia this weekend, so he and I went on Saturday. I recently bought him a 10/22 and, while at the show, found a vendor who had the new Boyd's "tacticool" stock and a selection of after-market barrels. I ended up picking up a stock and an 18" Green Mountain barrel and my son and I spent some time "building" his new rifle.

On Sunday, we took the rifle to a local indoor range to site it in. While there, I rented a full-size Sig that had been converted to a .22 and a S&W MP15-22. I've been going back and forth between picking up one of the S&W's or investing in an AR and getting a dedicated upper. Well, my son (and I) loved the MP15-22 and he did great with it. They had one for sale at the range, so that ended up coming home with us. Here's a pic of him shooting:

All in all, a nice weekend with my son and a nice weekend shooting.

 

[762frmafr]

Re: a .22-kind of weekend

you made a great purchase..don't get me wrong. but you should have tried the dedicated upper. i have a tactical solutions upper and it is worlds better than the colt or the smith .22's. plus then you have a lower that will accept any AR upper. just my opinion...either way good on ya for spending quality time.

 

[JR_V]

Re: a .22-kind of weekend

In this case (7 yr old) the M&P would be a perfect gun for the weight factor. Other than that I would go with a AR .22 upper on a AR lower. I just handled the S&W today again and just can't bring myself to owning that vs the .22 upper. Great setup for the younger shooters though.

 

[Patton63]

Re: a .22-kind of weekend

The weight/size factor was what pushed me over the edge. As he grows, I'll likely move to the dedicated upper. But for now, this is the perfect set-up for him and is still a lot of fun for me.