r/canadaguns • u/TwoWheelsNorth • May 27 '26

Buy recommendations Is this the best .22 option?

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Hey, I am again having the itch to fill the gun safe abit more. Pure investment if you ask me to be fair.

As I cry seeing all my buds in the US with their ARs, I am looking at 22s. Is the TM22 the best price/quality option out there? To be fair im only going to use it for fun because ammo is dirt cheap. Any other choices I should consider?

Feel free to tell me I'm an idiot.

Cheers

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u/Response-Cheap May 27 '26

All metal TM22 is the best option, unless you want to spend a couple grand playing 10/22 Lego.

Bare bones 10/22 carbine is ass. So unless you want to basically build a firearm from scratch, loosely based on the 10/22, TM22 is the way.

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u/TwoWheelsNorth May 27 '26

Are the 10/22s that bad out of the box?

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u/Q-Ball7 In the end, it's taxes all the way down May 27 '26

The TM-22 Cadet offers you the same thing the standard 10/22 does at half the price. (This is including the adapter dingus you have to buy to use mags that aren't shit or 10 rounds, though I repeat myself.)

The TM-22 Pro offers you the same thing the SBI 10/22 does at half the price.

It's absolutely possible to build a 10/22 that's better in every way than the TM-22 (you can buy yourself a lightweight chassis, a 12" carbon fiber barrel, and a 500 dollar trigger), but it'll also cost you 2000 dollars. Unless you think you're going to do that, the other gun's the better deal.