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Hello guys, joined awhile back/lurked but finally driven to make my 1st post today to see if you can help with some decisions I have to make.
Original Intent:
I bought a SIG 522 heavy barrel (20") in classic trim and intended to put a scope on it and make it a varmit/target weapon. I also bought a stainless Ruger 10-22 and intended to make it a tactical carbine and currently have a new Archangel stock still in the box and have not converted it yet. I have also added the Volquartsen Exact Edge Extractor to the Ruger as a preventative upgrade. BOTH WEAPONS STILL NEW AND UNFIRED.
Delima:
I also own a SIG 556 Classic which matches the 522 of course, except for the heavy barrel. I am having second thoughts about my original intent and am looking for direction. I sort of wanting to have the shorter standard barrel on the 522 and put a similar optic on it to create an "analog" training weapon for my 556. I know many who own AR15s do this with the Smith M&P's, etc...
I am not aware that SIG sells just the standard-length factory barrel (16"?) by itself for the 522? I know the heavy barrels are in high demand and hard to find though; I only wish the combo kit had been available at the time I made the purchase.
Possible Options:
So in addition to any & all input you guys can give, I am considering the following:
- Buy a stand alone short barrel for SIG 522 if available
- Find someone to trade up to the heavy barrel and give me their standard barrel for SIG 522
- Buy a new SIG 522 standard barrel and make that my analog for the 556; keep the heavy barrel SIG 522 as a scoped weapon, then sell the Ruger
- Keep what I got, use the Ruger in tactical form as the trainer/analog and just scope the 522 heavy as originally planned
- Make the 522 heavy barrel the analog for the 556 and just live with the longer barrel as it is and then have 2 tactical 22's and no scoped target weapon
And of course, there are other possibilities but please think if it were you, what you would do. I sorta wish I had just gotten the standard barrel 522 and then I could add a heavy barrel to the ruger and scope it...I suppose that is another option and then sell my SIG 522 heavy?
Finally, if I decided to sell the 10/22, would it be best to do it up as the tactical carbine complete with red dot, extra mags, etc...or just sell it in stock form as it was purchased? Obviously I'd have to charge more to cover the cost of the mods, but it would be "cooler" and might be in higher demand than in stock form?
Original Intent:
I bought a SIG 522 heavy barrel (20") in classic trim and intended to put a scope on it and make it a varmit/target weapon. I also bought a stainless Ruger 10-22 and intended to make it a tactical carbine and currently have a new Archangel stock still in the box and have not converted it yet. I have also added the Volquartsen Exact Edge Extractor to the Ruger as a preventative upgrade. BOTH WEAPONS STILL NEW AND UNFIRED.
Delima:
I also own a SIG 556 Classic which matches the 522 of course, except for the heavy barrel. I am having second thoughts about my original intent and am looking for direction. I sort of wanting to have the shorter standard barrel on the 522 and put a similar optic on it to create an "analog" training weapon for my 556. I know many who own AR15s do this with the Smith M&P's, etc...
I am not aware that SIG sells just the standard-length factory barrel (16"?) by itself for the 522? I know the heavy barrels are in high demand and hard to find though; I only wish the combo kit had been available at the time I made the purchase.
Possible Options:
So in addition to any & all input you guys can give, I am considering the following:
- Buy a stand alone short barrel for SIG 522 if available
- Find someone to trade up to the heavy barrel and give me their standard barrel for SIG 522
- Buy a new SIG 522 standard barrel and make that my analog for the 556; keep the heavy barrel SIG 522 as a scoped weapon, then sell the Ruger
- Keep what I got, use the Ruger in tactical form as the trainer/analog and just scope the 522 heavy as originally planned
- Make the 522 heavy barrel the analog for the 556 and just live with the longer barrel as it is and then have 2 tactical 22's and no scoped target weapon
And of course, there are other possibilities but please think if it were you, what you would do. I sorta wish I had just gotten the standard barrel 522 and then I could add a heavy barrel to the ruger and scope it...I suppose that is another option and then sell my SIG 522 heavy?
Finally, if I decided to sell the 10/22, would it be best to do it up as the tactical carbine complete with red dot, extra mags, etc...or just sell it in stock form as it was purchased? Obviously I'd have to charge more to cover the cost of the mods, but it would be "cooler" and might be in higher demand than in stock form?
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