Standard AR15 Receiver 22lr Mags

[solv3nt]

With the State Supreme court denial to intervene, I decided I want a dedicated AR 22lr based on a standard lower; what magazines are best?

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[deadeye]

CMMG, Black Dog, and ATI/Chiappa all worked just fine for me.

EDIT: I had the Chiappa upper on a standard lower and another better brand upper (cant remember which) on a standard lower but that was a while ago and I havnt researched if there is a metal feed lip version out or not but depending on the maker if there is I would go for those.

 

[Member 34319]

15/22 mags and a better mag adapter.

 

[solv3nt]

15/22 mags and a better mag adapter.

I was kind of wanting to stay away from the adapter unless there's something that isn't garbage.

 

[ORhutner]

15/22 mags and a better mag adapter.

This ^^^^^ or Black Dog Machine. I have run into issues with all others. A dedicated upper is definitely the way to go in my opinion. My personal choice was a CMMG banshee 22lr dedicated upper 4.5" barrel length on a SBR lower and am running black dog machine mags without issue. The CMMG mags have caused the occasional feeding issue.

 

[solv3nt]

I'm about to hit order on a few Black Dog Mags. Are the SW better? Is there a good adapter?

 

[Member 34319]

I'm about to hit order on a few Black Dog Mags. Are the SW better? Is there a good adapter?

This stays put. Works very well.

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[ORhutner]

I don't have personal experience with the 15/22 mags as the Black Dog mags have run well enough for me to not explore that option. They were also hard to come by for a long time. I have heard the 15/22 mags mentioned often enough though as the better option via an adapter it has kept me curious.

 

[Hueco]

I have zero issues with the adapter and having last round bolt hold open is worth it for manual of arms consistency.

 

[solv3nt]

Black Dog is a small company as opposed to S&W. Do they have the bolt hold open?

 

[Ruggedbert]

For ultimate reliability running BD mags, use higher power magazines springs from Borebuddy.

 

[Ruggedbert]

Black Dog is a small company as opposed to S&W. Do they have the bolt hold open?

Black Dog is a reputable company. They do have bolt hold open, but instead of operating on a bolt catch, the bolt catches on the follower.

 

[solv3nt]

Black Dog is a reputable company. They do have bolt hold open, but instead of operating on a bolt catch, the bolt catches on the follower.

Is there a specific lower that you have to have to operate it? Do you know if you can use the mag adapter for the Beretta 92 mags?

 

[Ruggedbert]

Is there a specific lower that you have to have to operate it? Do you know if you can use the mag adapter for the Beretta 92 mags?

A milspec AR15 lower