Sig 522

[saber]

Just bought a Sig 522 and wanted to know if anyone can recommend any accessories I should pick up.

[crufflers]

Black Dog Magazines (they make 10, 15, 26 round box mags, 50 round drums), a decent scope and rings and or a red dot or similar sight - I have had a TRS-25 a Holosite, and a Sightmark Ultra/Pro NVQD on mine and they all work.

There is a standard mag loader you can get that helps load the mags, and there is a modified Butler Creek hotlips loader that loads AR22 mags which is impossible to find, but would be amazing if you tracked one down. If you do find one it'll probably be on an auction for $100+

Maybe a QD 1" sling swivel like Talon or Uncle Mike's for the rear eyelet and a single-point bungee sling, CCI Mini-mags, Federal Auto Match, AR Tacticals, and Rem Golden Bullets or find out exactly what your specimen prefers. If you want to shoot without doing too much ammo testing I'd start with the first two.

If you mount a scope you might want a bipod mounted with the Sig rail kit or just install it if it came with your rifle. I have a Harris setup on my Rem 700 and a UTG on my 10/22... my opinion is that for a .22 plinker the UTG is close enough in quality. I'd go with the $30 UTG mounted on the bottom rail since it comes with pic rail mount and sling swivel mount for cheap. I prefer no bipod on the Sig522 - it just adds weight and is not needed without a scope.

[norcalscot]

Just bought a Sig 522 and wanted to know if anyone can recommend any accessories I should pick up.

Crufflers hit the main things on the head:

sling, scope, and magazines.

I'm assuming you already have a cleaning kit - if not I'd recommend a bore snake and some CLP. The bore snake makes quick work of cleaning the barrel...

[saber]

Do they come with iron sights or do you get those separately?

[BroncoBob]

Mine came with zero, got a great little Vortex StrikeFire Red Dot scope for it.

http://www.webyshops.com/brand/Vortex-StrikeFire-Red-Dot-Sights-SFRD-AR15-HUNT-SFBR-Scope-brand/?CAPCID=30978011659&cadevice=c&gclid=CJyqo_OPmLoCFaU5QgodmX0AWA&CA_6C15C=400004950000034725

[turbobladz]

Check under the foam in the case some of the newer ones come with iron sights , but you will have to install them yourself. You will need a punch set to install the front

[Kelster1574]

I picked mine up about two weeks ago and it has iron sights installed

[crufflers]

Before you install the front sight, you may want to decide if you want to mount a red dot or scope as low as possible or co-witness. The front sights look cool but they may get in the way if you mount a sight low. If it didn't come with the sights there are a few places that sell them cheaper than SIG, so shop around - or don't worry about it, just enjoy shooting. You probably won't miss the open sights.

[Zartan]

How much OTD was it?

[fendter]

I put one in jail last week for $499

[saber]

Got it at Turners for about $550 including tax and background check. I think it was $479. Turners had a whole rack if tacticool 22's and I tried out a bunch of them.

[saber]

I've got a cheapie red dot I got from Bass pro I'm going to switch over from my Smith 15-22

[dyson]

get a primary arms micro red dot

watch out with the stock rear sight, i loosened it too much and the rear sight aperture fell off, and it's tiny! got lost, ended up having to replace everything since those sights aren't standard ar height.

[gawker]

Vortex Sparc on mine with Sig front and rear sight. Co witness fine.

[fishhoppa]

Bushnell TRS-25 Red Dot. $69.99 + free shipping from Cabelas.