range report on the new tac-sol TSG-22 glock conversion

[bigghoss]

Went out today to shoot my new .22 kit. As you'll see in the video I had problems with cycling with the low-end ammo and as I progressed into the better stuff it worked better but then I developed feeding issues, possibly a result of the kit being new with tight tolerances and it beginning to foul but I only fired about 200 rounds so I'm not convinced that fouling is much of a factor. The weather wasn't great or I would have stayed longer to try and diagnose the trouble. when I got home to clean it I tried working the extractor a bit and I noticed the movement was stiff and gritty. this may have prevented the case rim from slipping under it and contributed to some of the issues I was having. I may grab some rubbing compound and polish it and other critical areas if I'm still having a lot of problems next time out. If you're thinking about getting one of these you might want to wait a few months and see if they get the bugs worked out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEMKvGY-nag

part 1 of my follow-up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uER1ZAh0AuY

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfCT9LPGOog

[SeriousStudent]

Interesting.

I watched the video, it appeared that your kit had a definite preference for the higher-velocity CCI Stingers.

I've been wanting to purchase one of these kits, since they offer a pre-threaded barrel, and the ability to drop in a pair of Warren Tactical sights, like my carry pistols.

Please let us know how the kit fairs on your future trips. I'll be interested in seeing how it does with the Federal bulk-pack next time. I have about 16K rounds of it stashed, just for .22 trainers like this.

Thanks for the video as well!

[Dobie]

Wow that was frustrating just to watch all those malfunctions. I am in the market for a 22 conversion for my G26 and thinking about the AA kit. Keep us posted on your progress.

[bigghoss]

I will say that cycling the .22 slide by hand the action feels rough. it takes about 500 rounds to break in they claim and it sure feels like it'll need it. another thing I forgot to mention, though it should be apparent in the video I'm not a crack shot the kit does seem to be plenty accurate. I was more worried about checking the function of the kit this go round but down the road I might test it from a rest to get a better idea of the accuracy.

[bigghoss]

Wow that was frustrating just to watch all those malfunctions. I am in the market for a 22 conversion for my G26 and thinking about the AA kit. Keep us posted on your progress.

well right now I think the AA is your only option. according to a poll on their website tac-sol is considering a kit for the 26 but the poll results look like it'll come after the 19 and then the 21

[TAZ]

I get the same type of results using the federal bulk packs with my AA kit. Not quite as frequent on the failures as you were getting, but I probably have a couple of thousand rounds of the recommended ammo though mine already. Fortunately it looks like the recommended ammo works adequate though so there is hope yet.

Over the past year I have come to the conclusion that there is a definite reason for these conversion kit manufacturers recommending certain types of ammo. Not sure what TacSol recommends, but in the case of AA they have Remington Golden Bullets on the list which can be found in bulk easy. Hope that TacSol has an equally easy to source recommendation as well.

[bigghoss]

hey guys I went back out to the range and shot some more. I have more video but the jist of it is, CCI feeds fine but is harder to set off. the automatch doesn't feed as well from the top of the mag but that seems to be more related to spring pressure in the mag than the ammo. I did not see any light-stike issues with the other ammo except peters. most others just sucked. the kit ran so much better when I got up around 500-600 rounds through it. all issues has reduced dramatically but still exist. I'm going to load the mag to capacity and let it sit for a week and see if that helps with the spring issue and I'll have to cal tac-sol and get them to send me the updated spring cups. I was out at the range for maybe 3 hours and recorded a lot of footage so it'll take a while to get it uploaded. I'm busy this whole week so it might not happen until sunday or monday and it will probably be in 3-4 parts.

I'm very confident I'll get the issues worked out and have a kit that runs almost as good as the normal glock does.

[varoadking]

Sorry, dood...that looked painful...

Sux that the magazine is not flush fitting. That alone is a deal killer, as far as I'm concerned.

[bigghoss]

Sorry, dood...that looked painful...

Sux that the magazine is not flush fitting. That alone is a deal killer, as far as I'm concerned.

why is the mag poking out a deal breaker?

[one]

I'm sorry you didn't get 100% out of the box. But I do thank you for taking the time to provide the review and vid. A friend and I were very interested in these kits and I'm pretty sure we'll pass at this time.