anyone have a tactical solutions upper or any other 22lr upper that goes on a real AR15 lower? What do you think of it? any drawbacks? any reason not to dump a 10/22 for one

ive got the bull barrel version w the front free float rail, rarely has any failures and loves to eat up the federal bulk boxes. fun gun with a red dot on it. i havent ever owned a 10/22 so i cant really compare the two. would definetly recommend the upper though, and they take black dog magazines which has 15 round mags so you dont have to worry about getting them pinned or running 10 rounders

Had a Spikes ST-22 and liked it for the most part.

 

Pros: same lower so same ergos (training?), proper twist for a 22LR, sights don't have to be re-zeroed as opposed to a conversion bolt.

 

Cons: expensive, doesn't hold the bolt open on empty, just rests on the mag follower.

 

I ended up trading mine for a M&P 15-22

anyone have a tactical solutions upper or any other 22lr upper that goes on a real AR15 lower? What do you think of it? any drawbacks? any reason not to dump a 10/22 for one

I built my own upper with a DPMS (Yeah i know..ive said i dont like them..but the price was right and it's only a .22) slickside sportical upper and a CMMG barrel and kit..thing runs like a raped ape...One thing i;ve found though is no matter WHICH kit you have, spend the $20.00 and get the CMMG .22 kit charging handle..most of the performance and stoppage issues seem to be with empty cases getting caught up in the stock charging handles.

those CMMGs look great. are they all carbine length? i guess any muzzle brake for a 5.56/.223 will work just fine with them?

Not a dedicated upper, but my m&p 15-22 has several thousand rounds through it with the only failures being old as hell under-velocity ammo. Runs on Federal bulk 100%. Seems these run around the same price as a dedicated upper, and the mags are cheaper.

I read the 16" barrel has the same overall length as a regular 14.5" since it sits further inside the upper. Is that true? Now the big decision as to low Profile the front block or not. I really want to use the MOE front grips but would like to occasionally use a scope.

Also. How well does the bolt catch work? Worth not being able to use the black dog magazines?

did you mod the magazines to use the cmmg bolt hold open adapter? also, are you running the phosphate or stainless kit?