I'd love to have the 9" to go on my SBR lower for cheap practice and fun, the $500 for an upper keeps me from doing so.
If cost is a concern, I'd highly recommend getting a 15-22. You get a complete rifle that is extremely reliable right out of the box.yeah those uppers are pricey when i can get a nice rifle for that much
I'd love to find a deal on the 9" version, found several of the 16" at $439.They are not widely know, because their uppers were unobtainium from 2012-2016, but Nordic Components makes an excellent quality 22 upper. Yes it is pricey! I have two and both run awesome with bulk pack. They will start to crud up a little around the 1.5k-2k round count though.
https://nordiccomp.com/categories/nc-22rb-upper/
I'd love to find a deal on the 9" version, found several of the 16" at $439.
Nordic makes better than OEM replacement Benelli parts, especially the magazine spring and follower.
THAT is what I’d like to top my SBR lower with so it’s got a similar length as my 300BLK (avatar)Back in 2012 Nordic had a few overuns of short barrels from a Govt agency contract (US Forest Service sticks in my head). I sweet talked my way into purchasing a 6.5" barrel and shorter handguard (9") so that the tip of my Sparrow would stick out of the guard enough to easily take it off and on. The downside is that bulk pack ammo is typically super sonic in any barrel longer than 4". It's not super quiet, but with a 50 round Black Dog drum it is the Giggle Stick.