Gun Thread

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by JARVIS518

i have never thought about building a gun and dont anything about how difficult or easy it is. pretty much was just looking for out of the box and shoot. i do eventually want a 308 AR but i think i would want each gun and not have to take one apart to build another. with that being said i'll have to look into this and make a decision

Building a lower is fairly easy, with the biggest challenge being the Roll Pins that old in the Bolt hold open and the Trigger Guard,, You might have to buy the roll pin punches at your hardware store. The rest is relatively easy and there are lots of online assembly manuals. For me I find installing the spring and Detent on the front take down pin a pain and an extra pair of hands for a about 5 seconds Useful. The rest of it is really kind of idiot proof.

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by nhgunnut

Building a lower is fairly easy, with the biggest challenge being the Roll Pins that old in the Bolt hold open and the Trigger Guard,, You might have to buy the roll pin punches at your hardware store. The rest is relatively easy and there are lots of online assembly manuals. For me I find installing the spring and Detent on the front take down pin a pain and an extra pair of hands for a about 5 seconds Useful. The rest of it is really kind of idiot proof.

Agreed. I found it easy to assemble the lower by myself, with nothing more than simple household tools a punch set. There's also plenty of YouTube vids to help with guiding you through the process of putting it all together. Don't let the thought of doing it deter you.

[Twobanger]

Originally Posted by JARVIS518

anyone have one of these?

http://www.colt22rimfire.com/index.php?page=colt-m4-ops

i think i might like it a little more than the smith and wesson 15-22 looking for some feedback

I'm in the researching stage, but so far I'm leaning towards the M&P. The Colt is built by an Airsoft company and the barrel is thin steel in an aluminum sleeve. The M&P has a real barrel and you can swap some internals and the grip with actual AR components if you wanted to.

[JARVIS518]

Originally Posted by Twobanger

I'm in the researching stage, but so far I'm leaning towards the M&P. The Colt is built by an Airsoft company and the barrel is thin steel in an aluminum sleeve. The M&P has a real barrel and you can swap some internals and the grip with actual AR components if you wanted to.

good to know, i have been in the research stage myself trying to decide what one to get

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by Twobanger

I'm in the researching stage, but so far I'm leaning towards the M&P. The Colt is built by an Airsoft company and the barrel is thin steel in an aluminum sleeve. The M&P has a real barrel and you can swap some internals and the grip with actual AR components if you wanted to.

You may want to check that , There is a fellow who comes into a local shop that is complaining that his favorite trigger won't work withe the M&P22 he bought. Again I don't really know. That soad the folks that own the SW seem to love it in general.

[RACER X]

Red Jacket gone big time now

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[Rangerscott]

Aldo the m&p 22's lower is more like an actual AR lower and parts work.

[Rangerscott]

No need to buy the special tool to disassemble the MP22.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGBc0xKohJc

[Twobanger]

Yeah, personally, I wouldn't change a trigger on one even if I could. If it came to that, I'd go with a dedicated .22 upper and use it with a lower that already has the trigger I want in it. That said here's a thread with some proven aftermarket triggers, maybe it can help the guy:

http://snipershide.com/forum/ubbthre...Number=2690274

I think I'm going to go with a Magpul edition M&P 15-22 and have a gunsmith re-profile the barrel to pencil spec. (I want a super light gun for my daughter to run in club matches.)

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by Twobanger

Yeah, personally, I wouldn't change a trigger on one even if I could. If it came to that, I'd go with a dedicated .22 upper and use it with a lower that already has the trigger I want in it. That said here's a thread with some proven aftermarket triggers, maybe it can help the guy:

http://snipershide.com/forum/ubbthre...Number=2690274

I think I'm going to go with a Magpul edition M&P 15-22 and have a gunsmith re-profile the barrel to pencil spec. (I want a super light gun for my daughter to run in club matches.)

Please post up some pictures when you get it