dcmdon
NES Member
So here's my problem.
I signed up for my second appleseed this past spring. I only missed by 10 points the first time. I had been practicing my positions in front of the TV at night so I was confident I'd make it on my second try.
Then a good/bad thing happened. I talked my wife into going. I REALLY wanted her to have a good time. It was more important to me than even shooting well myself.
So I gave her my Ruger 10/22 with a custom laminate stock, Tech Sights, Volqhartsen trigger pack and shillen barrel. I've putzed with this gun for a couple of years and it is dead reliable and frighteningly accurate.
So now I needed a gun. I borrowed a friends M&P15/22 but into about the 3rd string of fire the bolt came all apart. A well known problem.
So I went to my backup gun, an AR15 with a 10.5" LMT upper and a Spikes 22 conversion bolt. The gun performed reliably but could just not group like I had with the Ruger.
So we've got the M&P15/22 back from S&W for me to try again. Assuming it stays together (fingers crossed), what do you all know about its accuracy?
Can I make rifleman with it?
The trigger is TERRIBLE. Can I drop in a RRA 2 stage trigger kit?
I normally believe very strongly that people put too much emphasis on equipment and not enough on skills. However, if you saw the difference in my groups with the Ruger vs my AR with the .22 kit you would be astonished. I'm hoping that the M&P 15/22 is more like the ruger. I didn't really have the chance to settle in last time before the bolt let loose with all its pins and springs and such.
One other choice is to shoot it with my DCM Bushmaster. But I'd end up spending $300 on ammo that day. (this is not the kind of event you shoot with Wolf) I'm liking that idea less and less as I type this.
Don
I signed up for my second appleseed this past spring. I only missed by 10 points the first time. I had been practicing my positions in front of the TV at night so I was confident I'd make it on my second try.
Then a good/bad thing happened. I talked my wife into going. I REALLY wanted her to have a good time. It was more important to me than even shooting well myself.
So I gave her my Ruger 10/22 with a custom laminate stock, Tech Sights, Volqhartsen trigger pack and shillen barrel. I've putzed with this gun for a couple of years and it is dead reliable and frighteningly accurate.
So now I needed a gun. I borrowed a friends M&P15/22 but into about the 3rd string of fire the bolt came all apart. A well known problem.
So I went to my backup gun, an AR15 with a 10.5" LMT upper and a Spikes 22 conversion bolt. The gun performed reliably but could just not group like I had with the Ruger.
So we've got the M&P15/22 back from S&W for me to try again. Assuming it stays together (fingers crossed), what do you all know about its accuracy?
Can I make rifleman with it?
The trigger is TERRIBLE. Can I drop in a RRA 2 stage trigger kit?
I normally believe very strongly that people put too much emphasis on equipment and not enough on skills. However, if you saw the difference in my groups with the Ruger vs my AR with the .22 kit you would be astonished. I'm hoping that the M&P 15/22 is more like the ruger. I didn't really have the chance to settle in last time before the bolt let loose with all its pins and springs and such.
One other choice is to shoot it with my DCM Bushmaster. But I'd end up spending $300 on ammo that day. (this is not the kind of event you shoot with Wolf) I'm liking that idea less and less as I type this.
Don
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