So, what alternative .22LR auto ?

[Mike357]

What's your budget Badger?

[meles meles]

I'm not particularly chasing an AR clone, just open minded * about an interesting alternative to a 10/22. I know 10/22s are good, proven, have easy availability of spares and so forth, and probably do represent a good affordable option. It's just, well, I like odd things... Ideally I'd like something simple, rugged, reliable and fun. I guess I'm talking myself into a 10/22 here if I am not careful.

Budget? Well, I don't like the price tags on things like the Ruger SR-22 or Lantec. I guess at a push I could stretch to £500 and have no aversions to buying used guns from a good source. The GSGs and Walther bullpups seem to fall into that price range.










* some say 'empty headed'

[Mike357]

Don't like "odd" myself so I'm gonna say either an HK MP5 (not the GSG version) or a 10/22 in a Hogue overmoulded stock.

[Sandgroper]

Calico with the 100 round mag.

One for sale for £50 but no pictures.

http://www.guntrader.co.uk/GunsForSale/111201202509012

They look like this:


http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w41 ... alico2.jpg

Sorry, I meant no pictures of that one for £50. How does it shoot?

[Andy632]

quote="Andy632"]Calico with the 100 round mag.[/quote]

One for sale for £50 but no pictures.

http://www.guntrader.co.uk/GunsForSale/111201202509012[/quote]


They look like this:


http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w41 ... alico2.jpg[/quote]

Sorry, I meant no pictures of that one for £50. How does it shoot?[/quote]


To tell the truth, I don't know; I didn't take much notice of his target at the time. It shoots OK as far as I'm aware and works reasonably on sheep, I'm told. (He's a Crofter in wester Ross, and last time he used it to put down an injured sheep, the local plod turned up just as he was squeezing the trigger. "Hello hello hello, what's going on here then?" He explained, told them who he was and no more was said about it; they never even asked to see his ticket!) Gotta love the Highlands sometimes.

[ovenpaa]

They are odd looking things but at GBP50... Well I could grow to like it. I did google for an image and this sprung up... seemed like as good a reason as any to post it

[Steve]

They are odd looking things but at GBP50... Well I could grow to like it. I did google for an image and this sprung up... seemed like as good a reason as any to post it

Hubba hubba!

[Dangermouse]

Such a nice setting for that photograph!


The official .22 H&K products are made by Umarex. On the US Forums Umarex gets a lot of stick possibly due to them being an airsoft manufacturer. I am told that the 416 feels good in the hands but is let down when you look at the internals.
http://www.hk22rimfire.com/index.php?page=mp5-sd

I would be suspect of buying any second hand GSG MP5, one of our forum members recently found out the hard way what can go wrong. Possibly better to buy new and have a warranty than buy second hand and be left with a broken gun.

DM

[Sim G]

Budget? Well, I don't like the price tags on things like the Ruger SR-22 or Lantec. I guess at a push I could stretch to £500 and have no aversions to buying used guns from a good source. The GSGs and Walther bullpups seem to fall into that price range

Browning Buckmark? So many of them have been turned into LBP that they are a bit of a rarity!!

[M99]

How about the Sig 522 swat - not to everyone's taste - but mine shoots really sweet, I have had no feed or ejection problems with it and it eats all ammo you throw at it.

Mike