Many things make the Kel-Tec SU-22 cool. First and foremost the weight: this little Tactical .22 only weighs 4 lbs! You will be amazed at the Philosophies of Use that this lightweight will open for you: recreational, tactical training, backpacking, or even survival rifle uses are all appropriate. Moreover the light weight makes shooting and carrying the SU-22 for the female or young shooter more enjoyable. It is a “Tactical .22″ as I have been calling them for some time. It mimicks the centerfire Kel-Tec SU-16 series of rifles (reviewed, rec’d by me at www.youtube.com ) and many of its components are directly interchangeable. Of course you won’t get the recoil, range, ToF, and noise of a the .223 SUs, but the ergonomics and battery of arms are similar. Another big SU-22 attraction is price: about 0 lower than many other tactical .22s. Remember in this category, threaded muzzles, Picatinny rails, polymer furniture, larger capacity magazines, sling attachments, etc are found and they often add cost. But the SU-22 provides most of those features for less. Reliability is good when the gun is kept clean. In my extended firing (without cleaning) that the SU-22 would experience failures to go into battery when dirty (no matter the ammo). When kept clean with appropriate lubrication, the little SU-22 cranked along with few jams, even with affordable bulk Federal .22 ammo (Remington Golden .22 is garbage and choked repeatedly in the tests…not recommended). Kel-Tec wisely uses …
Another short vid showing the modifications I’ve made to my Ruger 10/22 Stainless Rifle. A compilation of the mods and all the shooting I’ve done over nearly two years with this rifle. Got a Bushnell Rimfire-22 scope in silver to match initially, then the TAPCO Intrafuse Rifle System for the adjustable stock primarily (to fit me, or my wife, or my daughter…) and also for some rails to expand my tactical (or tacti-cool…) options as well. Got a Shooter’s Ridge Rock Mount bipod on there. My daughter was having to use two fingers to shoot initially on what I think was about a 5-pound trigger - so I got a Volquartsen Hammer Pack from midwayusa for about . That kit came with the auto bolt release (worth the price of the pack alone & highly recommended - even if you just do it yourself…), the hammer, and it reduced the trigger pull to about 2.5-pounds. I haven’t measured it but my daughter can readily shoot it with just her index finger now. When I put that hammer/trigger pack in there I also moved the front sling stud to the middle of the stock & put a Blackhawk Storm Single-point Sling on there. The last mod (so far…) was the TAPCO vertical grip (VG) and I bumped the bipod forward to fit it on there so my big paws can grip it with a 30-round magazine in there - haven’t fired it with the VG on there, at least not yet! I’m sure I’ll setup another Run & Gun (RNG) type situation that will give me a chance to test that and work-in a transition to my semiautomatic Baby …
A wicked barrel mod by Nutnfancy. Shown is a legal, non-SBR (short barreled rifle) mod to my TAPCO RNG 10/22. Blind pinned and welded on, the excellent Phantom 5C2 flash suppressor makes a sick addition to the DuraCoated gun. Barrel is now stubby 16 inches, on par with the factory 10/22 Compact (shown in comparison). Also added is a Power Custom extended bolt handle to improve ergonomics and speed. These mods make the gun cooler, shorter, lighter, and even faster in action than before….
Don’t waste your ammo, invest it. The way to do that is doing a Nutnfancy-type “RunNGun” with your friends and family. While benchrest, tin can shooting , and paper punching have their place and are fun, these days I’m a fan of our heart pumping, competitive RunNGuns. With the right folks in attendance, these course are a blast to shoot and provide stress-oriented training that can transfer to other weapon platforms. TNP RunNGun courses are generally 100 yards in length with various stages …
