Appleseed and .22lr AR conversion kit?

[ren]

Hi everyone, I hope this would be the appropriate forum to post this in (or possibly rimfire). I plan to attend an appleseed event in the next month or so and was wondering if it would be do-able to use an .22lr conversion kit in my OLL? i found a deal online which would include a few mags and would be under $200 and im not sure if this would be wise vs buying a 10/22 (and buying more mags) or just get more .223 ammo.

Among those options, would the conversion be wise for appleseed where they are teaching marksmanship and would accuracy be an issue for the first day using a conversion and switch back for the second? am i better off buying a dedicated .22lr rifle or just buying more ammo for the platform i already have?

thank you for any input that is contributed.

[SLO1911Fan]

We just had an appleseed at our range up here. I didn't go, but I was shooting a pistol match in another bay at the time and from what I saw you'd be hard pressed to get enough accuracy out of a .22 conversion in a .223/5.56 barrel to be happy.

I would recommend borrowing a rifle, buying a dedicated .22 AR, buying a dedicated .22 upper (spikes, tactical solutions), or just spending the money on ammo for your .223.

[smoothy8500]

At 25 yards the .22 conversion is accurate enough. Some Appleseeds are at that range. Still, the conversion is great to have.

[Pittsburgher]

But the reductions to simulate 500 yards require a lot of accuracy.

I'm thinking about going with either sister or mom.
How much .223 ammo would I need if .22 conversion is out of the question.
I'd be getting Wolf which is supposedly the best (I heard) factory ammo.

[polygunner]

You'll need about 500 rds, take 600 to be safe.
I'm sure others will have an opinion about wolf ammo, I've never used it but I'm pretty sure it's not the best, might be the cheapest.
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[45R]

But the reductions to simulate 500 yards require a lot of accuracy.

I'm thinking about going with either sister or mom.
How much .223 ammo would I need if .22 conversion is out of the question.
I'd be getting Wolf which is supposedly the best (I heard) factory ammo.

Wolf ammo in .223 is great for plinking.
Wolf ammo for .22LR is excellent Factory Ammo.

If you want good factory ammo for .223 look into something like PMC. Its good ammo for training and wont break the bank. Hornady has a 75gr .223 round with steel casing that is very accurate and costs about the same as a box of PMC.

[FS00008]

Eh, I'd say just buy a bunch of .223 man.

[ren]

didn't know more people added to this, for the $200 I was going to spend on the conversion then more for
the mags it makes sense to buy .223 instead since I have everything for it.

[uscbigdawg]

If you don't shoot your AR a lot, just buy the 223 ammo. If you do shoot it a lot (>1000 rounds per year) you're better buying a conversion or better still building up a 10/22 with a chasis from Nordic Components. Ergonomically the same as an AR with the only negative I can put on it is the trigger pull is different (not enough to matter). Mags are cheap for a 10/22 and it's an inherently reliable rifle design.

With many conversions, they are ammo finnicky, and in the case of ones I've had in the past, I would have to run Federal Auto-Match, Green Label or MiniMags at a minimum for somewhat reliable performance. 10/22's run with the 500 round bulk Yellow Jackets and other 500/550 bulk boxes of ammo making it even cheaper.

Here's mine and it weighs the same as my 3-Gun rifle:

Before:


After:


Rich