.22 Conversion Kit

[KevDen2005]

Looking to get a .22 conversion kit for my AR. Anyone have any recommendations on one.

Thanks.

[mattiooo]

If you're looking to be able to swap back and forth, the CMMG kit is great. Works reliably and is very easy to change back and forth.

It's just a drop in bolt and .22lr AR magazines. They have them in Colorado compliant versions as well.

https://www.cmmginc.com/product/22lr-ar-conversion-kit-bravo-w-3-10rd-magazines-grey/

[CS1983]

Looking to get a .22 conversion kit for my AR. Anyone have any recommendations on one.

Thanks.

Have you thought about just getting an MP 15-22? The cost difference is negligible when you look at the benefits of a dedicated one.

https://grabagun.com/smith-and-wesson-and-wesson-23.html

[mattiooo]

Have you thought about just getting an MP 15-22? The cost difference is negligible when you look at the benefits of a dedicated one.

https://grabagun.com/smith-and-wesson-and-wesson-23.html

That's also a great option.

FYI...I linked to the manufacturer's website. You can usually get the conversion kit for around $190 at internet vendors like Primary Arms or Cheaper Than Dirt (where I got mine).

http://www.primaryarms.com/22BA6AE

[KevDen2005]

If you're looking to be able to swap back and forth, the CMMG kit is great. Works reliably and is very easy to change back and forth.

It's just a drop in bolt and .22lr AR magazines. They have them in Colorado compliant versions as well.

https://www.cmmginc.com/product/22lr-ar-conversion-kit-bravo-w-3-10rd-magazines-grey/

Thanks, that's the product I was looking at, just wasn't sure on its reliability and wondering if anyone had any first hand knowledge. I also so the other link you posted. Thanks for the feedback.

[KevDen2005]

Have you thought about just getting an MP 15-22? The cost difference is negligible when you look at the benefits of a dedicated one.

https://grabagun.com/smith-and-wesson-and-wesson-23.html

That's actually an option I had not considered as I didn't realize the option was so inexpensive.

[CS1983]

That's actually an option I had not considered as I didn't realize the option was so inexpensive.

I've enjoyed mine. Keeps me from having to clean the barrel free of lead in my regular AR after a shooting session. Functions well. Very lightweight. Good trainer for the cost and good for introducing people to ARs without the high cost of ammo. I have two. It's the only gun I've liked well enough to buy it in duplicate.

[KevDen2005]

I've enjoyed mine. Keeps me from having to clean the barrel free of lead in my regular AR after a shooting session. Functions well. Very lightweight. Good trainer for the cost and good for introducing people to ARs without the high cost of ammo. I have two. It's the only gun I've liked well enough to buy it in duplicate.

Are you required to use only lead or can you copper in the conversion kit? My other hang up is that I own a Walther P22 and my wife owns a Sig Mosquito. I believe both like a little better ammo with Copper plated rounds. My 10-22 will shoot anything of course. I just prefer to buy bulk in one kind of .22

[CS1983]

I'm unsure about the CMMG ones. But either way you would want to clean after use in a regular AR.

I have used a variety in one of the 15-22 to check function, but in general I use the Aguila copper plated stuff.

[KevDen2005]

I'm unsure about the CMMG ones. But either way you would want to clean after use in a regular AR.

I have used a variety in one of the 15-22 to check function, but in general I use the Aguila copper plated stuff.

Just checked Target sports on ammo, out of curiosity on the current ammo situation. Everything except .22 is in stock.

[Circuits]

Thanks, that's the product I was looking at, just wasn't sure on its reliability and wondering if anyone had any first hand knowledge. I also so the other link you posted. Thanks for the feedback.


As long as you're happy with semi-auto, the CMMG conversions are as close to dead-nuts reliable as you can get. I've had some issues getting them to run reliably in full auto, but absolutely adore them for semi-auto use.

[DFBrews]

I built a dedicated .22 modeled after my go to gun with how cheap components are right now it's a great option.

[Delfuego]

I would look at a 22lr dedicated upper. I was not satisfied with the accuracy of the CMMG conversion and sold it. It was reliable if used with CCI Mini-Mags or similar. Issue was past 50 yards the accuracy was pretty poor. It also made the barrel and action quite messy.

[KevDen2005]

As long as you're happy with semi-auto, the CMMG conversions are as close to dead-nuts reliable as you can get. I've had some issues getting them to run reliably in full auto, but absolutely adore them for semi-auto use.

I'm assuming class 3. The best I could do is a bump fire stock....which I recently lost in a boating accident.

[KevDen2005]

I would look at a 22lr dedicated upper. I was not satisfied with the accuracy of the CMMG conversion and sold it. It was reliable if used with CCI Mini-Mags or similar. Issue was past 50 yards the accuracy was pretty poor. It also made the barrel and action quite messy.


That is something I'm considering along with maybe just going with the MP15-22. Appreciate feedback as I don't know anyone with the the conversion kit or the 15-22 or a dedicated upper either.

[CS1983]

Never done a dedicated upper. Have had the CMMG and now 2 15-22's. Between the two, I prefer the 15-22 due to its set config, lack of need to clean barrel every time I shoot, and the fact that it's an insular system rather than a system modification.

Surely there is a member near you which would let you try out the 15-22.

[Delfuego]

That is something I'm considering along with maybe just going with the MP15-22. I thought the same thing. for the cost of a dedicated upper, you can likely get the 15-22. Unless you want a Compass Lake or really fine 22 upper, you should be good with accuracy and reliability. I even picked up 15-22 mags before the BS laws were enacted, still in the wrapper [Roll1]

[Tim K]

I have a Nordic dedicated upper. It's a hammer.

https://nordiccomp.com/categories/nc-22rb-upper/

Zach O and I were out with it a couple of months ago shooting at a 6" plate at 300 yards. We literally never missed once we got the wind dialed in. It's heavy, so it feels like a real AR. I also have a 15-22, and it's fun to shoot, too. I use my Nordic as a precision trainer for my competition AR, and it fills that role perfectly. I use the 15-22 for steel challenge shooting, and it's great for that.

The Nordic likes to be clean. I generally shoot dirty Eley ammo (dirty but accurate), and it likes to have the action scrubbed out every 200 rounds or less or it starts to malfunction. I've never yet cleaned the 15-22, and it runs like a sewing machine.