Best cartridge?

range: 5.56. stopping power: 12ga. balance of power and capacity: 9mm. plinking fun and cheapness: .22

Most people get all 4.

22

Especially if you buy a cmmg 22 conversion for you rifle

How much is it?

The 22 lr conversion kit? $200.

Yea I rather buy a handgun for 200

What 22 handgun can you get for 200? Maybe a keltec?

I’m not sure I rly want a heritage 22

Yeah. You can get a heritage for under 200.

They are nice to from what I have heard

They are nice, except they do leave your AR15 really dirty (this is due to 22 rimfire generally using fairly dirty primer powder and gun powder.)

A cmmg convo kit whould be good for trying to get my sister interested in shooting

You need a s&w m&p15-22 for that lol.

I’m not big on smith and Wesson idk why

I don't like the Smith & Wesson 15-22, cause the action isn't a true straight blowback AR, but it's own custom patented gun. You can't use all regular mil spec AR parts on a S&W.
But it's still a decent gun for the money.

Yea that’s what I was thinking

I swear kel tek guns are on crack

Too plasticky for me. But they sell pretty good...

Yea

Well the 12 gauge may be the biggest round, but it’s range isn’t very short so I would go with the 5.56 nato since it has mediocre range and the ability to do a bit more damage then a 9mm or .22

The 556 would probably win since it's the only cartridge with use beyond 100 yards. But each one is the most popular cartridge in its respective category.

12 gauge.

But 12 gauge slugs have a limited range...