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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2009, 08:17:58 PM »
"I realy did buy it for her but she was sure I was just using her birthday as a excuse to buy myself another gun."

I once "bought the wife" :chuckle: a snub nosed revolver for home defense because she couldn't rack the slide on my Glock.


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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #16 on: November 22, 2009, 10:23:31 PM »
"A fun plinker for my wife.  I haven't shot it but I suspect it's lot more fun than a 10/22, especially with 3X the magazine capacity."

I guess since that you have already bought it, the point is moot, but there are 25/30/50 round mags readily available for the Ruger.  Plus, you have the option of converting it to .17 Mach II.

"Actually these things are awesome for competition practice, keeps the ammo bill low."

So, you spend around $700 on a .22 lr so you can save money?  How about just spending $225 for a 10/22, trick it out into a pistol-gripped, tactical carbine for another $250 and use the left over $225 and buy 5,000+ rounds of ammo?

 Very simple, I'll go slow
 The .22 he is talking about is a AR15 clone with the same controls as the real thing. The idea is to practice with the same gun you are competing with.  22LR is about $60 for 1000 rounds, .223 is about $350 for 1000 rounds (for crap). For the price of 2K of ammo you can buy the Colt .22.
 When I am competetive, I shoot 2K a month minimum, just for practice.
 So basically, if you practice with a .22, after 1 month its free. If you compete with a AR15 it doesn't do much to practice with a 10/22.  :twocents:
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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2009, 08:11:52 AM »
"A fun plinker for my wife.  I haven't shot it but I suspect it's lot more fun than a 10/22, especially with 3X the magazine capacity."

I guess since that you have already bought it, the point is moot, but there are 25/30/50 round mags readily available for the Ruger.  Plus, you have the option of converting it to .17 Mach II.

"Actually these things are awesome for competition practice, keeps the ammo bill low."

So, you spend around $700 on a .22 lr so you can save money?  How about just spending $225 for a 10/22, trick it out into a pistol-gripped, tactical carbine for another $250 and use the left over $225 and buy 5,000+ rounds of ammo?

 Very simple, I'll go slow
 The .22 he is talking about is a AR15 clone with the same controls as the real thing. The idea is to practice with the same gun you are competing with.   22LR is about $60 for 1000 rounds, .223 is about $350 for 1000 rounds (for crap). For the price of 2K of ammo you can buy the Colt .22.
 When I am competitive, I shoot 2K a month minimum, just for practice.
 So basically, if you practice with a .22, after 1 month its free. If you compete with a AR15 it doesn't do much to practice with a 10/22.  :twocents:


I own AR-15s... and I spent 21 years in the Air Force shooting M-16s, so I do know about their function.  The Colt was for his wife... not for him... and I don't think that she is a competitive shooter.  :twocents:
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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2009, 08:26:31 AM »
"A fun plinker for my wife.  I haven't shot it but I suspect it's lot more fun than a 10/22, especially with 3X the magazine capacity."

I guess since that you have already bought it, the point is moot, but there are 25/30/50 round mags readily available for the Ruger.  Plus, you have the option of converting it to .17 Mach II.

"Actually these things are awesome for competition practice, keeps the ammo bill low."

So, you spend around $700 on a .22 lr so you can save money?  How about just spending $225 for a 10/22, trick it out into a pistol-gripped, tactical carbine for another $250 and use the left over $225 and buy 5,000+ rounds of ammo?

 Very simple, I'll go slow
 The .22 he is talking about is a AR15 clone with the same controls as the real thing. The idea is to practice with the same gun you are competing with.   22LR is about $60 for 1000 rounds, .223 is about $350 for 1000 rounds (for crap). For the price of 2K of ammo you can buy the Colt .22.
 When I am competitive, I shoot 2K a month minimum, just for practice.
 So basically, if you practice with a .22, after 1 month its free. If you compete with a AR15 it doesn't do much to practice with a 10/22.  :twocents:


I own AR-15s... and I spent 21 years in the Air Force shooting M-16s, so I do know about their function.  The Colt was for his wife... not for him... and I don't think that she is a competitive shooter.  :twocents:

Never said she was, I was throwing that out there as an option. He asked if he should keep it, even though she didn't want it. I was outlining the reason why I would keep it. You keep comparing it to a 10/22, whats that got to do with anything?............... Just your opinion, no different than mine.

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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #19 on: November 23, 2009, 08:47:30 AM »
Buy her that Marlin 60! They're great plinkers. Bad-a$$ Black Rifles aren't for everyone.

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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #20 on: November 23, 2009, 09:05:12 AM »
I bought one of these and can tell you don't try to put Remington ammo through it, it wont even feed.  The little bit of cci I had fed flawlessly and I've heard the bulk federal does fine also.  One thing people aren't realizing is that a 10-22 while awsome doesn't have the same feel as an AR style rifle.

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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #21 on: November 23, 2009, 09:16:45 AM »
 :chuckle:  I have "bought the wife" a bow or two just to add to MY collection (shh!)  Then I have to get another one that she likes, (I get 2 new bows without getting in trouble).
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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #22 on: November 23, 2009, 02:40:40 PM »
 :)What the hell do you care what we think? If you like it keep it, if not sell it, geeeeez, grow a set and make your own decision. :chuckle:
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Re: Should I just keep it? - Colt / Umarex M4 OPS
« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2009, 10:33:40 PM »
"What the hell do you care what we think? If you like it keep it, if not sell it, geeeeez, grow a set and make your own decision."

Like I said, first $530 has it.  It listed for $639 at Keith's.

 


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