Michael Bane has the scoop on Ruger's new rifle following their AR introduction earlier this year. The SR22 is a 10/22 wrapped in AR trappings. You can throw AR15 accessories at it to customize it as you wish and yet shoot the economical .22lr cartridge all day to get your trigger time. The rifle looks good and with the proven 10/22 action and barrel, I'm sure it shoots as good as advertised. The premise Ruger (and Michael) want us to believe is that we can use this rifle as a surrogate to an AR15.
I'm afraid it isn't that easy. You see, while this rifle looks similar to an AR15, it simply isn't, the safety selector isn't in the same place, the mags aren't the same, the trigger isn't the same and the bolt most certainly isn't the same. So what? you may ask. Well, if you're wanting to get practice with a firearm, you should practice with THAT firearm, not something similar. I'm sorry, but there are good, cheap conversion kits for AR15s and S&W did it right by making an AR15 in .22lr. So if you want to shoot a 10/22 that looks like an AR, go forth and purchase this gun, if you want true practice with an AR cheaply, buy an AR and convert it to .22lr.
I'm afraid it isn't that easy. You see, while this rifle looks similar to an AR15, it simply isn't, the safety selector isn't in the same place, the mags aren't the same, the trigger isn't the same and the bolt most certainly isn't the same. So what? you may ask. Well, if you're wanting to get practice with a firearm, you should practice with THAT firearm, not something similar. I'm sorry, but there are good, cheap conversion kits for AR15s and S&W did it right by making an AR15 in .22lr. So if you want to shoot a 10/22 that looks like an AR, go forth and purchase this gun, if you want true practice with an AR cheaply, buy an AR and convert it to .22lr.
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