Mr. Plinkster
 

my friend is looking for a .22 rifle.
he has narrowed it down to two rifles (SO FAR)
the gsg-5 (mp5 type .22) and the M&P 15-22 (AR variant in .22)
he says he's really leaning towards the M&P 15-22 but wants to make sure of everything. so that's where you guys come in.

are these pretty good choices for a guy who's shot plenty of calibers and plenty of firearms? and are there even better rifles than these that you can get in the U.S.?

he doesnt have a budget that i know of. but lets try to keep it reasonable.
he's looking for the one's eh...around 500-600 dollars. maybe less. maybe more.

your turn.

I'd personally pick the M&P. However, the best .22 I have ever come across is the Winchester Model 52. That bastard is literally more accurate than my AR

oh yeah..forgot to add.
no bolt actions. he hates em.
he wants semi

Ruger 10/22s are inexpensive, good .22s to have.I had one with fiber optic sights and it worked well. Do they want something old school like that, or are they leaning more toward a modern .22 clone of a tacticool design like you mentioned?

Why doesn't he just flip a coin?

well, i dont think he wants a ruger 10/22. i metioned it to him and told him it was a common .22

he said he's going for the modern look.

Well depends on if he has the money. How much can he afford?

They both sound like pretty good choices

Is the smith an actual ar-15 lower and upper or a clone? If its a real lower id say get that since he can build off it in the fututre, more versatile.

yeah...he doesnt have a budget.
and he is leaning towards the AR

Then he should buy the AR

alright, it is decided. i will keep you posted for more

Hopefully he will be completely satisfied with his choice

AR. Just because of potential training purposes.
It is reasonable to think that one day he may own a real AR, but H&K will probably never let him own a real MP5. :D

Well the point of having the .22LR MP5 clone is BECAUSE he cant get a real one.

well......im sorry to say he didnt get the .22
HE GOT A FRICKIN AK47!
he doesnt quite know anything about it other than it's an AK-47 and it fires 7.62mm rounds.
so he's sending me some pics either today or tomorrow.
but he got it at a gun show for 5 hundred something.

Pure badass-ness

sorry, ill get the pictures to you as soon as possible.
he JUST emailed them to me

Well, don't keep us in suspense. Show us

yeah i know, but my computer was in the shits last night. i couldn't get anything to go right.

and now the feature presentation:

my friend (josh) with his rifle:
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...disp=inline&zw

the rifle itself:
(set the magnification to 75 for a better picture)
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...disp=inline&zw

the rifle and his M1 Carbine (his grandfathers, from WWII, he has alot of stuff up in his attic that he hasnt seen before. pretty interesting):
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...disp=inline&zw

a closer view at the body (again set to 75):
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...disp=inline&zw

and thats all for today folks!

I don't have Gmail, can you put this on photobucket or post it on this thread?

wait you have to have a gmail to acces the pictures?
hold on...working on it.