Why would you get a .22 cal AR?

[DaveN]

You guys crack me up! I actual qualified expert in 78 at lackland basic with a AR 15 in.22 cal. Did I mention it was January the temp 15 degrees wind chill. Oh did I forget to mentiion at the time I had only fired a BB gun up to that point. That .22
Made me look good so I see why they would use them.

I wonder what they did with all those Milsurps when the USAF were done with them?

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[A square 10]

if you shoot three gun , you might want a cheap practice round - not everyone is training for battle , and those of us that do are not all well enough off to shoot 223 for practice , and still have enough to shoot the meets and competitions ,

i shoot a ceinar in my carbine and have a $300 dedicated upper for my 20" rifle , both are matched as close as i can get equipment wise ,
and i shoot a kimber conversion on my kimber TLE II ,

also - i just really like 22LR

[JerryB08]

So you qualified expert on shooting a 22. Would that have helped you if you would have had to go to combat right after? Oh I guess they could have handed you a ballistic chart.

PS Thank you for your service.

[jmoore]

That's EXACTLY what I mean. That's why the military stopped "training" with .22's after WWII. Turns out .22 was nothing at all like 30-06. Huh. Imagine that. Having said that piece of sarcasm ; ) ........ .22's are loads of fun and of course cheap to shoot. But I can pick up a nice Winchester for a fraction of the price of something on an AR platform. I guess if you absolutely love all things .22 then go for it! Lord knows I've spent more money on things that I'm sure I would be ridiculed for. Like my cat sweater collection. Kidding.... Kidding.....


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So you qualified expert on shooting a 22. Would that have helped you if you would have had to go to combat right after? Oh I guess they could have handed you a ballistic chart.

PS Thank you for your service.

Color me stupid here, but don't the armed forces now train with blanks and "laser tag" gear strapped to their rifles? Never mind simulators like F.A.T.S. And if you confuse the ballistic curve of a .22 with a 5,56, 9mm, or .45, you aren't apt to to do well in other training scenarios either...

I believe one major reason I won so many matches at Ft. Benning was partly due to the mass quantities of .22rf rounds I sent downrange before the matches. Transitioning between calbers is probably beneficial, as the rimfire lets you run to the ragged edge of sight reaquistion. When forced to allow for the longer recovery time of the larger caliber, it feels like you have all the time in the world to get a good sight picture whilst riding the rifle down back onto the target.