Easy down everyone.
I love erything 5.56.
I try to get what I can afford and hold on to it.
The only 5.56 rifles that I have sold are the XCR and an SU16.
I still think that they both have some very good merits.
Sometimes a rifles just is not right for someone.
Now I still have both my Tavors and my T97s.
The ergos of where the controls are are better on the Tavor.
That the saftey on a T97 is under my armpit doesn't really bother me.
Using five round magazines the safyet never sees much use anyway.
At the same time the Tavor feels fat and widely chunky in light of the T97.
I still like them both a lot.
Now go back and re read the OPs first comments.
Loves .22lr and first black rifle.
My first obstacle into black rifle was actually the price.
The used T97 is a great starting pint for the price he found.
Once he gets it and uses it, he will be as much of an addict as any of us have become to 5.56.
Value for fun is a big factor on getting into a new area.
Eventually the OP will move on to more, but it is still a good starting point.
My intro to black rifle was an AR180B by Armalite.
I cringed , hummed and hawed over forking out the princeley sum of $900 for it.
Then it was in my mitts and I have never looked back.
The value for fun factor was enough to make me get further into the sport.
I still enjoy it as much as when I bought it.
I think if you thought of the OPs' question simply as,
is it a good intro buy, then the answer would pretty much be a unanimous yes.
Welcome to this black rifle segment of the hobby Addsome.
No one suggests a B&T APC 223 as a first black ifle???
