22lr conversions

[halo2304]

What's odd about my rig is when I raise the rear sight in the carry handle, my groups raise as well. The carry handle is removable and I had to assemble it myself. Talk about a pain in the ass...and fingers! I don't think it would make a difference, but the carry handle parts, I believe, were for the integral handle. I had to modify the sight body in order for the sight to be all the way down and not crash into the rail of my upper.

[CatmostFeared]

I went with this and shot 150 round so far without any problems in my AR Colt

[Vic303]

Finally got to shoot the Bushie with my old Colt .22lr conversion yesterday. The ol' thing ran flawlessly. No FTF, no FTE. Ran about 100rnds of Fed bulk pack, followed later by a mag of 5.56 just to blow stuff clear.

Accuracy was so-so, but considering it's a 1/9 twist I wasn't expecting superb accuracy.

Anybody happen to have any of the old original Colt .22 conv mags they'd be willing to part with? I need more and BDM's mag is not yet in production...

[DesertWarrior13]

I want one A.S.A.P. I'm trying to decide which one to get. CMMG or Spike's Tactical. They both look functionally similar. I'm sure they both work well. I'm leaning more towards the ST version because of the nickel finish and maybe the O-rings are a good idea.

As I was researching the www I came across this picture and thought it was interesting, especially since Vic said he had a Colt version. It looks a little different but the same concept. Same thing with the M261; different design same idea. More than one way to skin a cat.

At www.precisionweapons.com



Also here's a good CMMG review I found.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC5UbgB_tfE

[Vic303]

FWIW, the Colt is the same as the later-made DPMS version not shown. And no other mags currently produced work with a Colt... But BDM is working on that problem. Ceiner did make a special run of 30rnd (I think )mags for the Colt kit but they're nearly impossible to find. I think I will wait for BDM, or try to scare up some factory Colt or DPMS mags. (DPMS mags will work in the Colt kits).

[CLHC]

Just saw on Rainier Arms LLC this evening that they've got Tactical Solutions M4 Upper--22LR!

[DesertWarrior13]

I just ordered Spike's Tactical drop in .22 conv kit from palmettostatearmory.com

I can't wait, I will leave some range results after I test it out.

[motoman]

im running a cmmg conversion and it work ok. not perfect but i didnt expect it to.

[rmecapn]

I currently have a CMMG and a Spikes conversion unit. Both run well. It is interesting, but in terms of FTF, the Spikes unit has given a few more issues, but none that would deter me from using it. I just picked up a CMMG dedicated upper this afternoon. It was $30 less than the S&W M&P 22 the dealer had on the shelf. I wanted something that would work with the 9 BDM/CMMG mags I have so it was a no brainer for me. I'm looking forward to trying it out.

[ABN Monk]

I have 2 0f the Ciener kits, one for each of my 2 son's AR-15s. they shoot them all day long and love them, and i save a lot of money. great plinkers, very few problems. drawbacks, when zeroing a weapon w/ 5.56, the ciener kit put the group .22lr about 3 inches low and a bit to the left at 25m (shot using an Eotech). So, you can either zero for the .22lr or use a bit of windage. We can still hit cans and jugs and have lots of fun without messing with the zero of the weapon. the 10 round magazines empty too fast: i highly recommend getting 25-30 round mags- mad dog sells those, i think. i haven't gotten around tothat purchase yet. the kits are also good for CQB drills, at short distances the zero isn't affected enough to matter, so you can do quick drills at 10-15 meters with the same gun/sights/etc and not spend as much. they do need some lube, they will stick on you if you dont lube the kit and take it out and do a quick cleaning every hundred rounds or so. People also suggest shooting some 5.56 afterwards to clean out the gas tube. So bottom line, ciener kits are fun, but if you want great accuracy go with a dedicated .22lr upper.