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Sunday I had taken my youngest grandson down to the range for his late but 1st shooting lesson. He's 10 but small for his size. I have a Crickett .22 that I got when the oldest grandson was small enough for it but I've never been happy with the sights on the darn thing and currently finding a scope and mounts for it is a no-go. Youngest wasn't having much luck with the Crickett, mostly due I believe to the poor quality sights. I put him on my scoped Henry .22 and he managed to ring the 8" plate 10/10 from the bench at 25 yards off a sandbag. The Henry is just too long for him to properly manage though.
Looked for a Scope and mount for the Crickett I could find a mount but no soup on a scope I would put on it.
Got to get the tykes shooting.
Adapt. Improvise. Overcome!
Picked up up a new Smith and Wesson M&P 15-22 with a S&W red dot yesterday.
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I had seen several of these on the rack at my favorite gun store a couple of weeks ago but only paid them a passing thought. I had watched a handful of youtube video reviews on them and they were all pretty positive.
I've got a M&P 15 Sport II that I really like and have had zero issues with so based on that and my irrational fondness for S&W stuff I decided the grandkids needed a new training tool.
My range is wet and muddy today so I only ran 100 rounds of mixed ammo through it, top shelf stuff to bargain bin stuff and it didn't miss a beat. The S&W branded sight was easy to zero, managed it in about 6 rounds off the sand bag. This was my first time using a red dot sight and I'm pretty solidly hooked on the concept.
It came with 1 25 round magazine and I picked up a 2nd because you can't have just one. The magazines are a little pricey at $24 a copy and are proprietary. I'll likely pick up at least a couple more just to have them.
This model also did not come with "iron" sights so I will be adding a set of Magpul flip up sights to it in the next week or so.
The forearm is Magpul Mlock compatible. I picked up a front sling mount for it and may add a forward grip.
All controls are fully AR platform compatible, safety, charging handle, bolt release and magazine release, so I think it should be a pretty good AR training platform at a much lower cost per round.
It was just plain fun to shoot. Light, easy to handle and the red dot sight made for quick target acquisition when switching targets.
Looked for a Scope and mount for the Crickett I could find a mount but no soup on a scope I would put on it.
Got to get the tykes shooting.
Adapt. Improvise. Overcome!
Picked up up a new Smith and Wesson M&P 15-22 with a S&W red dot yesterday.
M&P 15-22 | Smith & Wesson
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I had seen several of these on the rack at my favorite gun store a couple of weeks ago but only paid them a passing thought. I had watched a handful of youtube video reviews on them and they were all pretty positive.
I've got a M&P 15 Sport II that I really like and have had zero issues with so based on that and my irrational fondness for S&W stuff I decided the grandkids needed a new training tool.
My range is wet and muddy today so I only ran 100 rounds of mixed ammo through it, top shelf stuff to bargain bin stuff and it didn't miss a beat. The S&W branded sight was easy to zero, managed it in about 6 rounds off the sand bag. This was my first time using a red dot sight and I'm pretty solidly hooked on the concept.
It came with 1 25 round magazine and I picked up a 2nd because you can't have just one. The magazines are a little pricey at $24 a copy and are proprietary. I'll likely pick up at least a couple more just to have them.
This model also did not come with "iron" sights so I will be adding a set of Magpul flip up sights to it in the next week or so.
The forearm is Magpul Mlock compatible. I picked up a front sling mount for it and may add a forward grip.
All controls are fully AR platform compatible, safety, charging handle, bolt release and magazine release, so I think it should be a pretty good AR training platform at a much lower cost per round.
It was just plain fun to shoot. Light, easy to handle and the red dot sight made for quick target acquisition when switching targets.
