Blackdog Mags with a Colt .22 Kit

I do believe that when spoke to Black dog last year they were planning on making them for the Colt Rimfire Adapter kit
 
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Ok, I understand that this kit allows the owner to fire cheap .22lr rounds in their AR15 that was designed to shoot .223.

But my question is... WHY? I really dont get it. If your going to just shoot .22lr then why not get a ruger 10/22 for 1/8 the cost and be able to fire it anywhere.

I do know .223 isnt cheap, but neither is an AR.
I could see how this adapter could be useful in the states where you are allowed to plink just about anywhere.


Can someone explain to me? I must be missing something.
 
Jeff000 said:
Ok, I understand that this kit allows the owner to fire cheap .22lr rounds in their AR15 that was designed to shoot .223.

But my question is... WHY? I really dont get it. If your going to just shoot .22lr then why not get a ruger 10/22 for 1/8 the cost and be able to fire it anywhere.

I do know .223 isnt cheap, but neither is an AR.
I could see how this adapter could be useful in the states where you are allowed to plink just about anywhere.


Can someone explain to me? I must be missing something.
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It is a LOT cheaper to shoot .22lr all day than .223/5.56
It is fun shooting 27 round magazines instead of 5 and 10 round magazines
Some indoor ranges won't allow 223/5.56 calibre but will allow .22lr or 9mm AR's

Just a few reasons :)

Mark
 
Questar said:
It is a LOT cheaper to shoot .22lr all day than .223/5.56
It is fun shooting 27 round magazines instead of 5 and 10 round magazines
Some indoor ranges won't allow 223/5.56 calibre but will allow .22lr or 9mm AR's

Just a few reasons :)

Mark
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If cost is such an issue then why not go for the 10/22 to start with? Hell I wouldnt be surprised if it was more accurate.
And you can buy a lot of "upgrades" for the 10/22 and still come in at well under half a base AR.

And the whole fact that I could take the 10/22 out to a field and blast those 27 rounds off on my own terms makes it all that much more fun.
 
If you already own the AR then the addition of the .22 upper gives you those abilities and still allows you to use your EOTech sights and all the rest that you already own.

Why do people buy .22 kits for their $1,000 SIG's instead of just buying a cheap .22 pistol to shoot?

It may not be your choice but for some people it makes perfect sense.
 
If I'm going to train for the National Service rifle matches, or the CF Bisley team during my own time, and using my own ammo, in the winter, on an indoor range that only allows .22 rifles, not fullbore .223, then what better way to get that training than to use an AR-15, configured as per my service rifle, shooting .22's. I can practice all my positional work, my trigger control, breathing, etc, and using reduced size targetry, I even get the correct sight picture.

The only thing I lack is the factors of elevation and wind at long ranges.

*shrug*

Hey, I dump between 5-7,000 rounds of .22 LR in a year through my kit.

Costs me between $3-400 in .22 ammo.

That $3-400 wouldn't even let me fire 1000 rounds of fullbore now.

YMMV, but I find it to be an excellent training tool!

NS
 
Questar said:
If you already own the AR then the addition of the .22 upper gives you those abilities and still allows you to use your EOTech sights and all the rest that you already own.

Why do people buy .22 kits for their $1,000 SIG's instead of just buying a cheap .22 pistol to shoot?

It may not be your choice but for some people it makes perfect sense.
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I guess I just cant quite grasp it.

NavyShooter said:
If I'm going to train for the National Service rifle matches, or the CF Bisley team during my own time, and using my own ammo, in the winter, on an indoor range that only allows .22 rifles, not fullbore .223, then what better way to get that training than to use an AR-15, configured as per my service rifle, shooting .22's. I can practice all my positional work, my trigger control, breathing, etc, and using reduced size targetry, I even get the correct sight picture.

The only thing I lack is the factors of elevation and wind at long ranges.

*shrug*

Hey, I dump between 5-7,000 rounds of .22 LR in a year through my kit.

Costs me between $3-400 in .22 ammo.

That $3-400 wouldn't even let me fire 1000 rounds of fullbore now.

YMMV, but I find it to be an excellent training tool!

NS
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But this makes sense to me, fair enough.
 
Questar said:
It is a LOT cheaper to shoot .22lr all day than .223/5.56
It is fun shooting 27 round magazines instead of 5 and 10 round magazines
Some indoor ranges won't allow 223/5.56 calibre but will allow .22lr or 9mm AR's

Just a few reasons :)

Mark
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Hey Mark,

Have you heard if the Blackdog mags will work with the Colt .22 adapter?
 
TFunfer said:
Hey Mark,

Have you heard if the Blackdog mags will work with the Colt .22 adapter?
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The Blackdog mags will NOT work with the Colt .22 kits... but Blackdog is working on a version that will. It is not available yet and there is no ETA at this time (or price).

They have promised to notify me as soon as they have an ETA and pricing available.

Mark
 
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