M16 air force target rifle

rebelboy1985 · 03-30-2008, 01:38 AM

hey guys, i was talkin to my dad today and he told me that when he went through basic in the air force they had target practice with m16's that were converted to shoot .22lr he showed an interest in finding one if possible. i was just wondering if anyone has any info. thanx in advance

wunhunglo · 03-30-2008, 02:24 AM

If you don't already have one in 223, then you'll need a lower & an upper assembly, common sense would dictate that you buy a decent lower that you can upgrade later on with a 223 upper.

If you already have an AR15 in 223, you can get the likes of a "Ciener kit" which for about $120-200 will alow you to fire .22lr through your 223. Personaly, I think they're a waste of time and unless you've got a slow twist barrel their accuracy isn't really there.

Second, and to my mind, the best option is a complete upper half in .22lr (+/-$4-500) fitted to your lower. Best of both worlds. Lots of the AR15 suppliers do them, eg. Model1sales, Sportsmansguide, Midway's etc.etc.

03-30-2008, 01:38 AM	#1
rebelboy1985 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0)	M16 air force target rifle hey guys, i was talkin to my dad today and he told me that when he went through basic in the air force they had target practice with m16's that were converted to shoot .22lr he showed an interest in finding one if possible. i was just wondering if anyone has any info. thanx in advance

03-30-2008, 02:24 AM	#2
wunhunglo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: currently "Sunny West Africa" Posts: 1,309 Trader Rating: (0)	If you don't already have one in 223, then you'll need a lower & an upper assembly, common sense would dictate that you buy a decent lower that you can upgrade later on with a 223 upper. If you already have an AR15 in 223, you can get the likes of a "Ciener kit" which for about $120-200 will alow you to fire .22lr through your 223. Personaly, I think they're a waste of time and unless you've got a slow twist barrel their accuracy isn't really there. Second, and to my mind, the best option is a complete upper half in .22lr (+/-$4-500) fitted to your lower. Best of both worlds. Lots of the AR15 suppliers do them, eg. Model1sales, Sportsmansguide, Midway's etc.etc. Last edited by wunhunglo; 03-30-2008 at 02:59 AM.