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Recommended 22LR beginner build? (self.general)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by SlowBro to c/general

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What do you recommend? Looking for something that's reliable, easy to build, uses a 22LR barrel liner, and a minimum number of hardware parts. I attempted a Harlot (I believe it was v1.1) but only got light primer strikes. So I want to try again. I still have some barrel liner left over. I don't want to spend more than about $20 on hardware parts.

Ideally it would have a 16" barrel, or if not it could be easily modified to have a longer barrel. It can be single shot, but bonus points if it can shoot more than one. More bonus points if it has a UFA-compliant option.

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[–] notsuspekt 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

$20 is a hard ask, but 10/22 hybrids like the Decimator or the Galileo R2 are perfect. You need a bolt and mags, preferably you'd throw a real barrel in as well but the proto-barrel can be substituted.

[–] SlowBro 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I want to like it but it's out of my budget right now. I'm in debt paydown mode so toys have to be super cheap. Thinking of doing a Songbird since I have most everything I need.

[–] notsuspekt 2 points 1 month ago

This hobby is not cheap xD

It's worth it though, after you move to decent rifle cartridges it becomes a viable means of defense.