Thinking about a RIA 22 AR style.

[LiveLife]

Im going to get a BCA upper. And a PSA lower. I wonder if SW 15-22 mags will work? I like how they have the button to pull down as you load them.

Congrats.

I can't speak for S&W AR22 mags but have used CMMG and Black Dog magazines for CMMG conversion bolts and BCA 22LR upper with good feeding reliability.

I prefer the Mag Dog mags due to metal feed lips - https://www.blackdogmachinellc.net/AR15.22PRODUCTS.aspx

 

[Howland937]

Im going to get a BCA upper. And a PSA lower. I wonder if SW 15-22 mags will work? I like how they have the button to pull down as you load them.

Not sure. When I had the problem (mentioned earlier) with the buttons dragging causing the magazines to be unusable, someone handed me an AR22 mag from a conversion kit. It wouldn't work in my M&P as it didn't fit the mag well.

S&W did offer to replace the magazines that were problematic but I didn't bother since the new ones will eventually do the same thing.

 

[C-grunt]

Another option is the Tippman m4-22. I bought one as a trainer for my daughter and I and it's a true 1 to 1 for a regular AR. Mine had been fully reliable and pretty accurate. I only use a red dot and haven't benched it yet, but it's hit everything I've shot at with it out to at least 200 yards.

 

[LiveLife]

Another option is the Tippman m4-22

Here's American Rifleman review of Tippmann M4-22 Redline "Race Gun" - https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/review-tippmann-m4-22-redline-22-lr-race-gun/

50 yard average groups:

• Tippmann SV 40 gr LRN - 0.96"
• Tippmann HV 40 gr CPRN - 1.68"
• Winchester Wildcat 40 gr CP Dynapoint - 1.80"

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American Rifleman review of RIA TM22 - https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/review-rock-island-armory-tm22/

50 yard average groups:

• CCI 40 gr Powder Coated LRN - 1.42"
• Federal 36 gr Champion CPHP - 2.04"
• Tippmann 40 gr SV LRN - 1.50"

American Rifleman review of T/CR22 for comparison - https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/tested-thompson-center-t-cr22-rifle/

50 yard average groups (These are in line with my own 50 yard testing):

• CCI SV 40 gr LRN - 0.86"
• Blazer 40 gr LRN - 0.96"
• Norma Match 40 gr LRN - 0.98"

American Rifleman review of CMMG 16" dedicated AR upper - https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/three-awesome-ar-uppers/

100 yard average groups:

• Federal AutoMatch 40 gr LRN - 1.00"
• Winchester M22 40 gr LRN - 1.06"
• Browning BPR 40 gr LRN - 1.13"

 

[Demi-human]

Im going to get a BCA upper. And a PSA lower. I wonder if SW 15-22 mags will work? I like how they have the button to pull down as you load them.

Right to bare has a small clip that attaches to S&W magazines to make them compatible with a standard AR magwell. Found here.

Catch22 S&W 15-22 Magazine Adapter for Standard AR Lower - (Stick on)

With the 15-22 magazine adapters, the S&W 15-22 magazine will work great with the Catch22 to provide true last-round-hold-open functionality.

www.righttobear.com

I like PSA, but give my love to the smaller vendors.
We need mice, and elephants.

 

[LiveLife]

I like PSA, but give my love to the smaller vendors.
We need mice, and elephants.

Right now, I prefer and support "Made in USA" manufacturers more and more, whenever feasible.

 

[Demi-human]

Right now, I prefer and support "Made in USA" manufacturers more and more, whenever feasible.

It’s more important now than it ever was!

Luckily, in regards to firearms, it is
extraordinarily feasible. Many of Righttobear’s wares are simply rebranded American made products, such as the CMMG rimfire parts. They, like Bkings, are also veteran owned. (But I don’t know where Bkings sources their products.)

And I am a huge fan of PSA, since I’m a poor father of six, now.

I like Glocks, but have a Dagger SW1 in my cart for when I have some jingle around my birthday. More inexpensive and American made! (Slightly easier on the eyes, too…)

 

[berettaprofessor]

Most definitely Black Dog steel-lipped magazines! And the Black dog loader for them!

 

[wesmonster]

+1 for the Black Dog steel lipped mags & loader. I run those and the poly lip mags as well as the S&W .22 mags with the Catch22 spacers. They're all reliable with my RTB upper. The BD 15s are my favorite, same size as 20 round AR mags, and the S&W mags come in short 10s for bench use.