Re: Which .22 AR-15 clone?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jeffm</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Getting my boy a .22 for his 16th birthday. Which one? Ruger SR22, Sig 522(I know its not an AR), S&W M&P .22, Colt? </div></div>
None of the above. Buy or build-up a dedicated AR22 Upper, which will be interchangable on an AR15 lower. The only concern would be that the dedicated AR22 Uppers don't like notched hammers. I plan on putting together another lower so I'll have a dedicated AR22 rifle for my daughter to shoot, but below are some photos of my Frankenstein TacSol / LWRC M4 AR22 upper.
I bought a Tactical Solutions AR22 Receiver, Bolt, and M4 profile barrel from <span style="font-style: italic">crossgun</span>, then added a barrel nut, charging handle, A2 flash suppressor and cone washer I got at a gunshow. Below are some photos of my dedicated AR22 Upper I built-up from the Tactical Solutions AR22 core and an LWRC Rail w/LWRC-marked Troy BUIS' to mimick my LWRC M6A2-S.
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">TacSol AR22 Receiver, Hardened SS Bolt, and 1:16 M4 Contour barrel:</span></span>
Then I bought a BLACK LWRC Rail and LWRC-logo Troy BUIS' and mated them with the rest of the parts I had acquired and created...
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">My dedicated Frankenstein TacSol / LWRC AR22 Upper:</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Closeup of fore end and free-floated barrel:</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Closeup of SS Bolt and rear BUIS:</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">LWRC M6A2-S in MRE finish w/Magpul UBR in OD & Black, OD MIAD, Tango Down Rail Covers, & Larue LT-706 + KMW PodLoc:</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">LWRC M6A2-S in MRE finish w/Magpul UBR in OD & Black, OD MIAD, TA11, Tango Down Rail Covers, & Larue LT-706 + KMW PodLoc:</span></span>