tween shooting my .300 Winchester
learn how to shoot with iron sights
magnum. Trigger time is trigger
on a .22 LR rifle, this helps to de-
time, and I was able to practice a lot
velop basic marksmanship skills, a
of shooting from positions I was not
scope can always be added later.
used to because .22 LR ammo is
cheap.
Another popular training option
for concealed carry handguns is a
Do you wish one day to get a
suppressor? A .22 LR makes a great
first gun to suppress. Get a Ruger
22\45 lite model coupled with a Si-
.22 LR pistol built on the same plat-
lencerCo suppressor, and you have
form. The Tactical Solutions .22 LR
a winning combination. To get any
upper is great for those who carry
gun to sound truly suppressed, you
Glock. Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson,
must use subsonic ammunition; this
CZ, and many more produce .22 LR
eliminates the downrange crack
clones of their popular carry pistols
often associated with a .22 LR. Hav-
because .22LR is cheap and fun to
ing a suppressed .22 LR makes
shoot while giving
teaching a new
you the same trig-
shooter quite easy.
ger and grip angle
There is no longer
as your main carry
a loud crack and
gun. Is your AR-15
no muzzle flash, all
fun to shoot but you
while taking out
like even cheaper
the minimal recoil
ammo? Then get a
that is there with-
Smith & Wesson
out a silencer.
M&P15 .22 LR for
If you don’t own a
practicing on the
.22 LR, you should,
AR-15 platform.
no gun collection
How do you
is complete with-
choose your .22 LR?
out at least one.
First you must de-
Do you have a .22
cide its intended
LR you haven’t
purpose. Will it be a
shot in a while?
kid’s first gun or a full-size length
Take out that gun and shoot it, you
rifle meant to mimic the same man-
will be glad you did. Whether it’s
ual of arms that your hunting rifle
the casual shooter, the kid getting
has? Another important aspect to
their first rifle on Christmas, the
keep in mind is proper fit. I’ve al-
small game hunter, or the advanced
ways been of the belief that fit is ex-
competition shooter, we all have at
tremely important when choosing a
least one .22 LR. At the end of the
firearm. Go to your local gun store
day, the .22 LR cartridge is the glue
and pick up as many different mod-
that holds our gun culture together
els as they have available. If the gun
by being the most common caliber
is for a kid, let them pick which one
that everyone shoots. Go to your
fits them the best. Everyone is built
local gun store, pick out one that
differently and different guns will fit
fits you well, and go shoot.
accordingly. Also, if the gun is
Have fun my friends!
someone’s first rifle, do not put a
scope on it. Everyone needs to