Steve RA Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Want a .22LR upper, any experiences to offer on various brands ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I had a spare stripped upper on the bench so built my own. I already had a CMMG 22LR AR Conversion kit , charging handle and handguard. All I needed was a Taccom 22LR barrel and standard barrel nut. Taccom includes the matching barrel collar with each barrel. If practicing for PCC I have a Slideride on it. Otherwise it sports a Burris XTR 1-4x. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip3 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Built my son a dedicated 22 using taccom parts (barrel, bolt, pressure plug). They work well and are reasonably priced. You can most likely build an upper for less than an off the self cmmg etc. Put together a basic lower for it and the only issue I ran into was it needed to use a JP reduced power hammer spring as it would occasionally double using a milspec hammer spring. You can shim S&W mags to work with a standard lower. The S&W mags have worked much better than the black dog machine mags. Also the new S&W sport ar22 is a pretty good deal. Bang for the buck it would be hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 If you want to simply buy a .22 upper rather than build one, Nordic Components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 How do the Nordic .22 uppers compare to the JP .22 uppers accuracy wise ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I think Nordic was making them for JP at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3GLewie Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I have a CMMG .22 dedicated upper that has been fantastic. It has the stainless bolt carrier, standard was out of stock and I was shipped a SS one for no extra charge. Ordered from Hamlund Tactical. I use all Black Dog Machine mags and literally can't remember the last time I have had a malfunction. I have maybe cleaned it 2 or 3 times in the many thousands of rounds (remember Federal 555 bulk packs for $15) that have been through it. Put a Primary Arms T1 copy on it and shoot the crap out of it, no issues. Been shooting the Federal Auto Match .22's lately since they have been readily available and they have run 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3324temp Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I built a dedicated 22 using a CMMG barrel and bolt. Runs 100% flawless.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdrag Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Dan Sierpina said: I think Nordic was making them for JP at one time. I think they at least still make the bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdrag Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 10 hours ago, Steve RA said: How do the Nordic .22 uppers compare to the JP .22 uppers accuracy wise ??? I have a Gen 1(.5?) Nordic upper and I've been able to get under 1/2"@50yds (5-shot groups) with iron sights. Yes, it was a particularly good day with good ammo (either CCI Tactical or Standard, sorry forgot which). But it's really accurate. Not sure how the JP performs but it's at least $200 more than the Nordic. Can't see it being that much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Ok, thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfilbey Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I have an old Spikes Tactical. I use Black Dog Machine mags and it has run great with Federal bulk pack. I also have a 50 round drum and it will cycle a quick as I can pull the trigger and as smooth as a sewing machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I have a complete upper from Taccom with the M4 profile barrel. It works no matter what ammo I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseM Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 On 3/13/2017 at 7:24 AM, bagdrag said: I have a Gen 1(.5?) Nordic upper and I've been able to get under 1/2"@50yds (5-shot groups) with iron sights. Yes, it was a particularly good day with good ammo (either CCI Tactical or Standard, sorry forgot which). But it's really accurate. Not sure how the JP performs but it's at least $200 more than the Nordic. Can't see it being that much better. That's good info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1911 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Have have 2 dedicated uppers that Tim at Taccom built for me. They perform very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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