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Roger

F*O*A*D wrote:
On 8/30/14 12:04 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:27:26 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:31:51 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

... .22LR rifle, PSA has a pretty good sale on these this weekend:

http://tinyurl.com/opnxuaq

The $299 price is $50 to $100 less than these usually sell for.
Terrific
rifle, very accurate right out of the box, looks and size just like my
standard AR 15 other than the slightly smaller in diameter barrel.
Much
more accurate than the more common Ruger .22LR rifles.

Here's a snap of mags from each of the rifles, a 10-round PMAG for my
.223 Rem AR 15, and the 25-round S&W mag for the .22LR

http://tinyurl.com/otkdvot

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I don't see anything about optics. Does it have a Weaver rail that
will acept a standard scope mount? Can the trigger be customized?

It does say "quad rail" so I assume they mean the forward hand guard
is a quad picatinny rail.
The good news it takes anything "Weaver" but it won't take a regular
.22 "tip off" scope unless you put longer screws on it.

I still do not see the allure of this kind of gun unless you are
channeling some Vietnam war fantasy.

The M&P 15-22 will accept a lot of AR "accessories" without
modification to either. I have a scope I use on mine with an "AR type"
mount. The front and rear sights that come standard with the rifle are
the removable AR sights that slide right on or off the rail. An AR
aftermarket trigger will drop in, as will an AR stock and an AR
handgrip. I changed the handgrip on mine to a Hogue model I like
better. I also installed an ambi safety. I still have the stock
trigger, which seems ok to me.

The "allure" to me was the rifle's light weight, ergonomics, accuracy
out of the box. It's easy for me to shoot it accurately off-hand.
You'd have to spend a lot of money on a Ruger 10/22 to get it to shoot
as accurately off-hand as the M&P 15-22.

There are a ka-zillion different firearms out there. Obviously, allure
is in the mind of the beholder.

It certainly is.