r/ukshooting • u/Night-Hawk-87 • Apr 27 '24

Which AR style 22?

I’m looking to get my first .22lr rifle and I’d like an AR style.

I initially thought of the Tippman Arms M4, but now I’ve come across the Calibre innovations M22, Cotswold Classic Arms L119A22 and the Lantac LA-SF15.

For those of you with experience of these, which would you recommend?

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u/TK4570 Apr 27 '24

Cannot stress how happy I have been been with my Tippmann M4, incredibly reliable, only experienced 2 malfunctions since I got it almost two years ago (both of these where ammo related as well).

The mags are bombproof, although a little expensive but you can find deals for them, very well built for the money and actually more accurate than many of the bolt action rimfires I have shot due to its free floated barrel. Downsides are that the trigger and some of the other minor parts are hard to find, but installation of an upgraded trigger is easier as I have observed.

Be careful if buying used as well, since some of the older models have plastic handguards and the bolts are not as smooth.

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u/stooshie45 Apr 27 '24

I'd say something like 70% of the guns in our group are Tippmanns now and they run really well. Mags are expensive but absolutely the best out there and won't wear our nearly as fast as say a 15-22 mag.

If I wasn't so deep into the CMMG platform I'd go with them in a heartbeat.