Brief Review Of Bear Creek Arsenal .22 WMR Upper
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 9 months ago
One has been seen in the wild. Despite my predictions of poor performance and rim-locking, it seems to be well-functioning.
Might have to look into one of these given the good price point.
On March 9, 2022 at 1:16 pm, Big Country said:
Herschel: You’re right vis-a-vis the price point for the weapon itself but the biggest issue facing having a toy like that is the feeding… the ‘food’ for it .22WMR is running, at it’s cheapest on Ammoseek .33 cents a round. That’s ballpark .223 range in price point.
Granted, if we were in the days of wine and roses (.10 cent 5.56mm) I’d have no issue buying this as a fun-gun. But nowadays? Sheesh.
On March 9, 2022 at 1:40 pm, Ned said:
Looks like the chamber pressure is really high when it’s ejecting. I wouldn’t want to shoot this from the port side.
On March 9, 2022 at 3:00 pm, Coy said:
Beats the heck out of buying another 22 WMR! I own several, love the caliber, really like this idea. Thanks Herschel
On March 9, 2022 at 8:39 pm, bob sykes said:
Are these available as complete rifles?
On March 10, 2022 at 10:59 am, NOG said:
What most people miss is the future. As we age it gets harder to shoot higher power weapons. Most people do not realize they will change while aging. This is a great idea for older debilitated folk. While I would prefer a AR-10 chambered in 243 or 260 Rem. I cannot handle the recoil. For now 5.56/223 are just fine, perfect for a soft shooting AR-15. But just like shooting pistols got hard (Carried a 357, then 40, then 9mm now a 380), time will change the AR shooting. A .22 WMR at 1800-2000fpm is nothing to sneeze at. Gave away all my shottys. I would love a Ruger 10/22 in WMR but this would do nicely IF it works well.