"Does anyone have any recommendations? My dad and I are looking for a good .22 for plinking, I would like a rifle and he's leaning towards a pistol of sorts. If we were to get a .22 rifle, I'd like to get one that looks and feels like an AR or SMG of sorts. I've looked into the M&P 10/22, the SIG 522, and the GSG 522. Any good pistol recommendations would be appreciated too.

I know this isn't very zombie-related, but the community here is about the most knowledgeable and helpful that I have come in contact with. Any help would be greatly appreciated."

"A 10/22 would most likely be much cheaper than ANY of the others. You CAN dress up up "like" an AR, but why? Just for looks or do you want to get an AR and practice with that? You can get a kit that makes it look like a G36 too.

A 10/22 is also very easy to disassemble and modify"

"Partly because I've always liked the look of an AR and partly because I'm going into the Army and would like to get the feel for one beforehand."

"I'd suggest focusing on basic weapons handling before hand, but if you're heart set on handling an AR style then depending on your budget a dedicated .22 upper and a REAL (5.56/.223) rifle, or real AR and a conversion kit, if you wanted to eventually train with an AR of your own. Or a dedicated .22 like an M&P 15-.22

As for pistol, as far as I know only NCOs or specialty troops are issued sidearms, so I wouldn't worry to much about getting an M9 clone. Ruger Mk2s are good, Browning Buckmarls are good, there are plenty of good ones out there, just gotta shop around"

"Yeah, just being able to hit your target. Dropping thousands of dollars just to find out you can't hit the broad side of a barn when standing INSIDE isn't very smart, get something cheap and reliable, then upgrade"

"So this isn't your first gun? What's your budget?

Also whoever marked my comment "not valuable" was very childish, trying to help the kid. "