Best AR-15 for beginners?

[smurfette]

I am looking for an AR-15 but I don't know which one I should get. Please help.
Thanks!

[artoaster]

In order to make a better question tell the forum a little about you and even more about how you intend to use the AR-15.

[Leadmaster]

S&W sport?

[h0use]

build one your self so you can learn everything about the gun.

[HK4113]

S&W 15-22 period. You can practice for super cheap, super low recoil, operates exactly like a .223.

[torquefliteterror]

I'm a fan of midlengths gas system Ar's , I like the longer sight raidius ,but still handy short barrel. Here is one I assembled on a Noveske N4 lower with a delton midlength kit. I sent the barrel out to Adco firearms to have it full length fluted.

[smurfette]

In order to make a better question tell the forum a little about you and even more about how you intend to use the AR-15.

I just started shooting shotguns last year, bought a benelli nova 12 28 but it's too heavy.. couldn't swing it that well.. so I bought a remington 870 20 18 with knoxx spec ops stock.. I have no problems shooting clays with it..
just tried a Marlins (don't know if I spell it right) bolt action 17 and I think it's very accurate and it has no recoil.. I think it's easy to look through the scope too.. looking for similar gun in AR.. thanks!
oh.. and I'm just shooting targets and tin cans in 50 and 100 yards

build one your self so you can learn everything about the gun.

I don't know how to build one ><

S&W sport?

is it same as the 15-22?

S&W 15-22 period. You can practice for super cheap, super low recoil, operates exactly like a .223.

My friend also suggested me to get this one..

I'm a fan of midlengths gas system Ar's , I like the longer sight raidius ,but still handy short barrel.

example please?

Thanks!

[Press Check]

S&W 15-22 period. You can practice for super cheap, super low recoil, operates exactly like a .223.

The .223 / 5.56 doesn't have any notable recoil either.

[HK4113]

oh.. and I'm just shooting targets and tin cans in 50 and 100 yards


I don't know how to build one ><


is it same as the 15-22?

My friend also suggested me to get this one..

example please?

Thanks!

The M&P 15 sport is the .223 version of the 15-22. They are not the same.

The 15-22 is lighter and will allow you to shoot targets or cans at 100 yards for much cheaper than a full size .223 ar.

20 rounds of .223 costs 6 bucks on the low end, so 15-16 bucks for 100.

You can buy 100 rounds of good .22 ammo for 7-8 bucks for like CCI Mini Mags, or you can go to walmart and buy a value pack that has 500 or so rounds in it for 18 bucks. The value pack .22 will run perfectly fine in the 15-22.

[smurfette]

The .223 / 5.56 doesn't have any notable recoil either.

never heard of 5.56

are .22 and .223 a lot different?

[HK4113]

The .223 / 5.56 doesn't have any notable recoil either.

I will agree that it has very low recoil, especially with the PWS brake I put on mine, however you cannot deny that a .22 has less recoil, its simple physics.

m1a1=m2v2

[smurfette]

The M&P 15 sport is the .223 version of the 15-22. They are not the same.

The 15-22 is lighter and will allow you to shoot targets or cans at 100 yards for much cheaper than a full size .223 ar.

20 rounds of .223 costs 6 bucks on the low end, so 15-16 bucks for 100.

You can buy 100 rounds of good .22 ammo for 7-8 bucks for like CCI Mini Mags, or you can go to walmart and buy a value pack that has 500 or so rounds in it for 18 bucks. The value pack .22 will run perfectly fine in the 15-22.

thanks.. .22 is a lot cheaper. but is it similar to .223? recoil wise

[HK4113]

never heard of 5.56

are .22 and .223 a lot different?

5.56 is very similar to .223 and for the purposes of this conversation we can say that they are equal.



This is a .223 on the right and .22 on the left. You can see how much gun powder they can hold.

[gun toting monkeyboy]

There are several .22 LRs out there that look and feel just like real ARs, and let you shoot for much cheaper than a .223 Remington. However, if you want a real AR it is impossible to go wrong with the S&W Sporters that Leadmaster mentioned. You can find them on sale in the $650 range most of the time. And they come with a lifetime warranty. I am a huge fan of building your own, but I know that isn't for everybody. The S&W gives you a lower price point for an entry rifle, and will stand up to many guns that cost more. And the warranty means that if something goes wrong with it, you have some recourse. Not so with a home build.

-Mb

[HK4113]

thanks.. .22 is a lot cheaper. but is it similar to .223? recoil wise

You will be able to handle a .223 no doubt. However I can definitely feel a difference between .22 and .223, and in my opinion a good beginner gun is one that you are going to be able to shoot and practice with a lot, and for me I can afford much more .22 to practice with.