Review: ISSC MK22 (.22 SCAR 16 Replica)

[@iceisnice61]

Thank you for an excellent review. Just one thought, I completely understand your thought on "dry fire" and the mag having to be inserted to conduct checks...From what I read at GSG (who produce this fun tool/toy) it is considered an "extra safety feature". 6 years later the "feature" is still there. Cheers

[@rmalady5951]

I took the gun apart and removed the safety for the magazine and now you can single load if you wanted and dry fire if you wanted to. Not to hard but you do have to take apart the whole trigger box, if your careful to not lose any springs its not bad.

[@itsPossumTime]

Great review. I had been a little curious about these. So does ISSC state that they are safe to dry fire, or were you able to determine that in some other way? I notice that CDNN has these in stock for $329 currently (9/9/2014).

[@MGB-learning]

Great job.. I like my ISSC MK22

[@dragdragon23]

I got this kind of rifle and it's cool and Did not work enough with it. Paid a bit for it, But I believe it's worth it.

[@btw500]

Santa just deposited the “new improved Blue Line Solutions” reiteration. Had one exactly like yours quite a few years ago and it turned out to be the most unbelievably insanely horrible firearm I’ve ever experienced with no exceptions. GSG of course makes them and they’re mostly pot metal where there should by steel. You are blessed beyond miracle to have one that actually fires more than two rounds in succession. The “new improved” version is hopefully much much better in every possible way because to actually manufacture a worse rifle than the early generations would require black magic.

[@predawndeath]

What a great review for a great gun.

[@762x51n8o]

Thank you kindly, I appreciate it!

[@michiganguns7911]

I just purchased a MK22 from PSA for 199! After I received it I bought 2 H&K takedown pins to replace the 2 lower screws. Like you I hate screws on firearms the takedown pins are worth the $15 investment.

[@MrJffranco5777]

Thank you for the great review, quick question, is the barrel real or is it a shroud over a tube type barrel?

[@762x51n8o]

Thank you sir. It's real. Everything on this rifle is top notch, they didn't skimp on anything, that I can think of.

[@px4sd477]

It is a shroud over a pencil barrel. It looks like a heavy barrel but it is not.

[@MrJffranco5777]

I did buy this rifle, and yes it is a shroud over the barrel. I will say however that the MK22 is an amazingly accurate rifle. It is also a beautifully built rifle, it just looks badass!

[@BFTR]

I am getting too many FTE.

[@S.O.Y.A.D]

Какая точность у винтовки? Какой разброс на 100 метрах?

[@sixfteightinguy]

psa has the black on sale for 249. been watching a lot vids & getting mixed reviews. you really like it so should i go for it?

[@762x51n8o]

For that price, heck yeah. I liked mine, it performed excellent.

[@tomatoman3706]

if i found this gun for that price i wouldnt think twice everywhere i look its over $600

[@tomatoman3706]

762x51n8o did you get the second gen? and is it accurate enough for hunting to?

[@bwsooner6]

It's $199 from PSA now

[@sixfteightinguy]

Brian Webb i'll have to check it out since it had dropped to 219 the past few weeks.

[@mmrtactical7764]

Great review!

[@robertshinenne1584]

Can a GSG 15-22 uses the ISSC mag? Seems there no aftermarket mag for the GSG....they both look so alike form my view ..thanks!

[@MikeJohnson-nr4yo]

I would say yes. Bought a Anshutz msr RX22 and was told it uses ISSC mags too.

[@droppinplates6665]

well sir being this is a 22 rim fire rifle you are not supposed to dry fire rim fire weapons cause it will harm the firing mechanism

[@Don-rz9cg]

droppin plates I own a newer version of this rifle. It was never built by ISSC. It has always been built by GSG (German Sport Guns). GSG now retails this firearm under their own name, the GSG-15. As far as dry firing this rifle being bad doesn't make sense. Your opinion that dry firing a rim fire rifle is bad may be true for some manufacturers, but is incorrect for this particular rifle. The only way to decock this rifle is to insert the empty magazine and dry fire it. Can't imagine how dry firing this firearm is worse for it than leaving the action cocked during storage/transport. Dry firing a rim fire may be bad for some rifles, but this one has been designed to be dry fired.

[@X4vi3RV]

Can the muzzle break be removed? And if so, what thread size does it have? Thanks

[@fst100]

Matias Valdez yes it can be removed. Can't recall the thread pitch

[@spencerleduc3300]

is the whole outside of the gun polymer? or is the majority aluminum

[@762x51n8o]

+spencer leduc Mostly polymer from what I remember. It's Dense polymer, like a Scar, not thin cheap polymer

[@spencerleduc3300]

+762x51n8o thank you for the quick response, you have earned a sub

[@spencerleduc3300]

+762x51n8o thank you for the quick response, you have earned a sub

[@px4sd477]

I won't call mine a match barrel. It's pencil thin with a shroud over it.

[@delroywashington3185]

Simple&fine

[@fins7195]

You can get them in black for under $300 now.

[@giannone16]

fins 71 Where? CDN? Or USD?

[@jokervbatman5023]

Is this rifle any good for self defense?

[@762x51n8o]

No, it wouldn't. Not so much the rifle, but the caliber -- a .22 is not a good choice.

[@jokervbatman5023]

@@762x51n8o can it shoot other calibers this rifle or no? Im new to the game

[@jokervbatman5023]

I heard the 22 cause serious internal injury idk why but every doctor says the 22caliber is the deadliest because it expands and ricochets in body ?

[@762x51n8o]

@@jokervbatman5023 No it cannot. This is basically a .22 replica of the FN SCAR. The FN SCAR 16 comes in 5.56 NATO.

[@762x51n8o]

@@jokervbatman5023 There's a lot of different things said about the .22, but it's difficult to say what is old wives' tales and which is true. The .22 LR has been around for a long time, I believe it's the oldest cartridge in production.It's definitely not the deadliest, but I've read that it has killed more people. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but logic would lead me to say that it has not. Because another very, very old cartridge is the 9mm Luger, and that has been a military issue caliber for a vast majority of militaries and police around the world, especially since World War I. Since the .22 has not been a cartridge used extensively in war, I doubt it has killed more people. I've heard rumors it ricochets around in the body (most references say inside the skull), but I don't think this is something that is a reliable result, as it's going to depend on what bone or tissue it hits. But let's say hypothetically that it has killed more people than any other cartridge. That doesn't necessarily equate to being a good self defense round. How many of those historical deaths were on the spot, and how many were on an operating table hours later? Shooting someone in self-defense with a .22 might kill them, but it could take many minutes, or even hours for them to bleed out. This leaves plenty of time for them to cause you harm or death. In other words, it MIGHT kill them, but it won't STOP them. Whereas a proper self defense round, most people say is anything above a .380 ACP (With the .380 being debatable). So 9mm Luger, .45 ACP, 10mm, .38 Spcl, .357 Mag, etc. Those rounds have a higher probability of STOPPING the attacker. Stopping them doesn't necessarily mean to kill them. In self defense, your primary concern is stopping them from attacking you, not killing them. It's better to have them stop attacking you and live, than it is to have them die but they kill you in the process.

[@droppinplates6665]

for 300 or so bucks you cant ask for anything more yeah 3 mags or so would be great but freaking 300 bucks for a firearm of this quality sign me on :)

[@droppinplates6665]

classic has these rifles right this minit for 300 bucks plus shipping

[@adolfhitler8445]

got one in FDE, 2 22 rd mags, delivered for $250. love this gun. no FTFs with various ammo. nice trigger and light weight. I don't think for the price you can beat it- plus it's made in The Fatherland:). how do you remove the recip handle after it is inserted?

[@dougkidwell7142]

Semper Fi, Brother

[@762x51n8o]

+Doug Kidwell Semper Fi

[@jasonmantovani8155]

my M&P is a easy and more reliable gun to break down. not saying that that scar is nice but for training m&p is the way to go