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Posted: 4/1/2017 9:58:48 PM EDT
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Anyone make a short barreled upper in 22 lr, or is building the upper even worth the time and money?
I cant see a reason to spend more than the cost of something else. (10/22 or ? ) But if someone makes a 5" blaster of a upper for cheaper, it may be fun |
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I don't know of any ready to buy 22lr uppers with a barrel that short, but it is a easy build.
CMMG makes a 4.5" barrel & bolt combo, that you can get for around $230 shipped. A stripped upper is around $50.00, and a handguard is about $70.00. So, for approx $350.00 you have a nice SBR upper (not including sights). Here is mine... 
With the 7" handguard, the SilencerCo Sparrow sticks out about 5/8". It's a lot of fun, and worth the $ in my mind. Have fun, Bob S. |
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Anyone make a short barreled upper in 22 lr, or is building the upper even worth the time and money? I cant see a reason to spend more than the cost of something else. (10/22 or ? ) But if someone makes a 5" blaster of a upper for cheaper, it may be fun Worth is subject to your needs but I feel mine is worth it especially for my daughter. I took my 15/22 and sent the barrel to adco to be cut at 4.5 inches. Fun gun and glad I did it. 
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Here is my SBR .22LR.
It was put together with a 4" Taccom barrel and a Sparrow. 
Here is that upper on a full auto M-16 lower:  Failed To Load Title |
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+1 I've got an ACI .22 upper and it runs awesome. I believe they assemble them using CMMG barrels and bolts. Quoted:
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andro corp mine runs great http://androcorpind.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=80_109 Bob S. |
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From what I can see, these uppers run $550-$600 - unless you guys know a place for getting them cheaper, I think I'd rather build it for $350 if that is an option. Bob S. |
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Where? You may have to wait a couple of weeks for them to get it in, but they usually run faster than their estimate. Hope this helps, Bob S. |
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Optics Planet - $259.49, and they run 10% off regularly. You may have to wait a couple of weeks for them to get it in, but they usually run faster than their estimate. Hope this helps, Bob S. Quoted:
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Where? You may have to wait a couple of weeks for them to get it in, but they usually run faster than their estimate. Hope this helps, Bob S. |
| I shoot .22 through a 7" psa upper suppressed, using a CMMG conversion bolt and black dog mags. Just as accurate as any of my other low end .22's, cheap, and the most fun I can have with my clothes on. Have fired thousands of rounds, and the only malfunctions that I have experienced were after several hundred rounds when my weapon was dry and dirty. Pretty economical setup as well as reserving the ability to shoot 5.56 through the same upper. |
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22 upper for an SBR is totally worth it! I compete in steel challenge and local 3 gun with mine, since you have to shoot 22 in rifle. It's a crappy barrel by buddy cut down to maybe 7" and threaded for a can. If I had to do over, I would go 4" or so to keep everything subsonic. but it has run and taught dozens of new shooters how to handle an AR.
I have a CMMG conversion and it's perfect. |
I already had an M261 .22LR conversion, and lots of mags to go with it, so for my lightweight .22LR upper, I had a Green Mountain 1:12 barrel cut/threaded to 4", and added a dedicated .22LR can.
Super light weight and super quiet. More fun than you're supposed to have with an AR. |
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Built mine a few years ago using a 5" Kuhn barrel custom made to mate with a Ciener kit (not sure if Kuhn is still in biz). The can is a Tac-Inc Quest.
It used to stovepipe a lot at first but fixed it with the CMMG charging handle specifically made for 22s. Also took a lot of tweaking to get it to run FA with my DIAS; but now that all those bugs are worked out, it's my absolute favorite toy that was worth everything I put into it. 
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9" cmmg 22lr dedicated upper.
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