Colt AR 22LR Rifle

[Cory Mathis]

Where to start???  This rifle shoots very well as long as you don't have a sling on it.  As soon as you start to put pressure on the sling your zero starts to go nutz.  The tighter you pull your sling the more it shoots low.  So the only way this rifle is going to be accurate is on a bench.  Yuck...... or on a bi-pod.......another Yuck.  The sling mount is right on the barrel.  Just some info if anyone is going to purchase this for appleseeds.  Also does anyone have this rifle and know a fix for this.

Thanks,

Casper

[draken]

Free float rail and sling mount on the rail? Something like the Daniel Defense Omega 7 ...

[TimBeatty]

Last year they made 4 versions. I bought 2 of the Colt Umarex SPR .22LR. This is the one with the 21  inch barrel and the full length free float hand guard. This is the best 22 I have ever seen. I looked at the other 3 versions and they would not work well with a sling. This year Umarex decided to discontinue 2 of their versions. The SPR was one of the ones that got discontinued. I attach a quick release sling swivel on the hand guard.
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/58591

[TimBeatty]

I did have trigger jobs done to these guns. I also added the A2 carry handel on one and a scope on the other.

[Cory Mathis]

Fix was made..... Got me a free float M&P.  Will test it tomorrow morning.

Casper

PS Thanks for all the feed back.  I like the S&W better already because you can field strip it without making the warranty invalid.

[Cory Mathis]

OK sighted in my 2x7 scope, open sites, and red dot for this new S&W M&P 22lr.  I didn't have time before I went to work to put the sling on it and get down to business.  I will say that with Federal Bulk ammo it out shot the Colt I had.  By over 1 mil.  That's the good.  The bad is I had 3 stove pipes, in about 60 rounds shot.  Hoping with time this will not be an issue.  I will keep everyone posted on the sling up and holding zero.  I sighted in the scope first then open then red dot.  The picitiny rail is made of plastic, I was worried about it holding zero.  I put the scope back on, and it was within 1 mil.  As it should be after taking off the scope.

Casper

[Cory Mathis]

OK put sling on this morning and wow did it shoot well.  No problem with change in bullet impact with sling all nice and tight.  Shoots under 3 MOA all day.  It looks like with the ammo I am using it's a 2 MOA rifle.  That's with bulk federal blue box.

Thanks for all the input.

Casper

[oladcock]

Glad my .22lr AR isn't a Colt! ....O.L.

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=468477&highlight=colt+.22lr+ar

[TimBeatty]

Colt, HK, Beretta, and Uzi  in 22 are all the same gun. Umerax makes them in Germany. With a trigger job you can get a good trigger. Some of them are better than others for what we do. You have to get the models with the free float hand guards for it to work with a sling.