Does anyone know about 22lr AR-15's?

[Ceeceerider71]

I have a question about this and I am finding conflicting answers to this question.....

I have a Polymer AR-15 lower that I bought brand new as a stripped lower and it was registered multi cal... I have put a dedicated Chiappa Firearms 22LR upper on it. As this lower will never have any other upper mated to it my question is this....

Since my AR is a dedicated 22lr do I need to run a bullet button on it???

[xxINKxx]

No. Rimfire is exempt from needing a magazine lock.

AW laws don't effect rimfire. You can have all the evil features as you want with no bullet button, as long as it has a 16" barrel and meets 26" overall length.

[SonofWWIIDI]

No. Rimfire is exempt from needing a magazine lock.

AW laws don't effect rimfire. You can have all the evil features as you want with no bullet button, as long as it has a 16" barrel and meets 26" overall length.

Agree.

For me however, I installed a bullet button to avoid any possible issues should I get pulled over. When I get to the range and set up, I screw the little "wonder tool" into the bullet button thereby allowing me to drop mags without the use of a bullet or other external tool. When I'm done, I remove the tool.

Some will call me overly cautious, but if the lower can even accept another non rimfire upper, attached or not...well, I'd rather be safe than sorry.

YMMV.

[Quiet]

AW laws don't effect rimfire.

Correction.

Assault weapons laws for rifles does not effect rimfire rifles.
^ .22LR AR15 style semi-auto rifles are not required to be set up as a featureless rifle or be set up to operate using a fixed 10 round magazine.

Assault weapons laws for pistols does effect rimfire pistols.
^ .22LR AR15 style semi-auto pistols are required to be set up to operate using a fixed 10 round magazine.

[Jimi Jah]

Constructive possession? If you have a centerfire upper that can be mounted to that lower, it's not something I would want to be the test case for.

I also have a 5.56 upper I use for .22LR with a conversion bolt. It will have to be a RAW or featureless.

[Ross]

Are .22 mag conversions available?

[eman_308]

Slippery slope there. Unless the lower is stamped ""22LR" they have room to charge you with a felony.

[captkurt]

Are .22 mag conversions available?

This one works great...

https://www.cmmginc.com/shop/22lr-ar-conversion-kit-bravo-w-3-10rd-magazines-grey/

[captkurt]

Slippery slope there. Unless the lower is stamped ""22LR" they have room to charge you with a felony.

It will be interesting to see how all that will play out. The lower is not centerfire...and if it has a .22LR bolt...its a rimfire firearm.

[alpha_romeo_XV]

Weren't there quite a few single shot 50 BMG uppers mated with AR lowers in Calif before the 50 cal registration/ban? That would make how many of us potentially guilty of constructive possession of an unregistered 50?

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

For these reasons I opted to use the redi mag magazine adapter. It goes into the mag well to allow the use of 15-22 mags. You gotta remove the bolt catch to change it out. So you can't put a standard mag in the lower without taking it apart. If your really good you can finagle it out without removing the catch but it's a major pain. I am looking into a way to make it harder to remove by possibly bolting it in somehow.

[Ross]

This one works great...

https://www.cmmginc.com/shop/22lr-ar...agazines-grey/

That's a .22lr, not a .22 mag

[newbie1234]

It must have no recoil.

http://s345.photobucket.com/user/datman1234/media/Public/AR-15%20with%20a%20girl/IMG_0107_zpso6hzff4k.jpg.html

[cvigue]

What defines an AR as a rimfire?

Can I get a lower, an upper w/ no BCG, and drop in the CMMG 22lr bolt assembly and have an AR in 22lr? Or would the presence of a 5.56 chamber (even though not functional as configured) infect the entire rifle and make it a centerfire, even without a centerfire firing pin?

I ask because I have a CMMG in my collection of stuff up in Oregon and it functions great. I'd buy another one in the 10rnd variety if it's OK in CA, for sure.

[RedBluff]

Slippery slope there. Unless the lower is stamped ""22LR" they have room to charge you with a felony.

This is not meant to put you down eman......but just the thought of having to "magically" stamp a lower with the "22LR" to avoid going to persecution just chaps my *** to no end. This ****ing **** is asinine and further proves that the leaders of our state are total clueless retards.