Which 22 would you get? Help me spend a few $

Smith & Wesson M&P15-22 is closer to an AR15 platform... and is extremely fun to shoot.

$450 to $500, and worth every penny, imo.

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whatever you get dont get that cheap made mossberg

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Yeah, what he said!

I had the mossberg. Shot it once and sold it. It's the lowest quality "tactical" 22 out there. It's just a Mossberg 702 Plinkster receiver and barrel surrounded by an AR-style clamshell housing. It's a pain in the arse to clean and doesn't cycle very well unless you use only the premium grade 22 ammo. Plus, every time you clean it you'll have to remove anything that's attached to the rails in order to split the halves apart. Which means constant re-sighting of any and all sights/optics.

Watch this YouTube video to see how it disassembles.

If you want a true AR-style 22, I strongly recommend the S&W M&P 15-22. There's no comparison between the two. The 15-22 blows the mossberg out the water. I love mine!

It's hard to find right now, but be diligent and patient and you can find one for MSRP or even less!


Also, check out the Sig 522. It's a Swiss style Tactical 22. I'd put it even or slightly better than the 15-22 in the Quality dept and from everything I've read and seen, it's said to be a better shooter. Had a guy at the range next to me one day raving about it. I shot it and he shot my 15-22 and we both had the same impressions but I prefer the style of the 15-22 better. It's also much better supported by the aftermarket for accessories and such since it's a nearly exact AR platform. From what I've been told, AR trigger assemblies drop right into it.

S&W M&P 15-22:


Sig 522:

you can find one 2nd hand but price prob wont be any different. they have been popping up at walmart every week or so here for $450ish

All depends on what you are getting it for I guess.

I mean, if you are expecting to single point sling it and smoke some zeros with the deadly 22 cal. force AND dont want fear of hanging up once out of 500 rounds ...ya you better put out the extra money.

But if you are plinking/beer can shooting/squirrel pop'n...then get the one that fits your budget and enjoy the gun.

I have both models mossberg and the M&P and they are both are a ton of fun. I have put well over 3k rounds through my mosberg and have only had a handful of misfires. And that is with every type of ammo I could find. Expensive, cheap, CCI, Centurion...etc And really, who gives a shite about a misfire every 500 shots when you are poke'n paper or tearing tin cans???