Glock .22 conversion

[Bow-n-Arrow]

Have any of you ever purchased the Glock conversion kit? Just wondering if it is worth the $.

Thanks all

[TANKMGA8]

If you like the .357 Sig round and want to carry that instead of the .40 it keeps you from having to buy a whole new gun. From what I have seen, the .357 sig rounds cost more than the .40 rounds, and if you shoot alot, that might come be something to consider. I personally like the .40 round over the .357 Sig round, having had both a Glock 22 and a Glock 31 and carried both on duty.

[Bow-n-Arrow]

Hey Harold!

I am just looking for a CHEAP way to plink around and the .22 is really cheap!

[rzaruba]

Hey Harold!

I am just looking for a CHEAP way to plink around and the .22 is really cheap!

Are you talking about a .357 conversion for the 22, or a conversion for .22LR like Colt had for the 1911's and Gold Cups?

That little conversion kit was nice, just slide the .45 stuff off the receiver and slide on the .22. It had a floating chamber that increased the recoil slightly, but never to .45 levels as they implied.

[TANKMGA8]

Guess if I was paying attention I would have seen the real title, I thought you were talking about the barrel you can buy to convert a Glock .40 to a .357 Sig. Sorry, I don't know anything about that, but that would be nice to have, maybe I will look into getting one too.

[Kahuna5150]

Bow,

Haven't actually seen or used one myself, but last time I checked the pricing on them they were in the $250 range? Has that changed? If not, I think at that price point, you'd be better off getting a stand alone .22 pistol to plink with. Putting a .357 sig barrel in your .40 S&W or vice versa makes sense (I know off topic) when the barrel is about 100 bucks and you basically end up being able to have to calibers to chose from in one gun.

At 250 bucks for a .22 you end up having two calibers for one gun, but for another 100 bucks you could have had two whole guns (your glock and your .22).

Just my .02

Kahuna

[Bow-n-Arrow]

Are you talking about a .357 conversion for the 22, or a conversion for .22LR like Colt had for the 1911's and Gold Cups?

That little conversion kit was nice, just slide the .45 stuff off the receiver and slide on the .22. It had a floating chamber that increased the recoil slightly, but never to .45 levels as they implied.

Yes!! That is the one I am after.....Midway has one that is just slide on with a 10 round mag for $249

[rzaruba]

Yes!! That is the one I am after.....Midway has one that is just slide on with a 10 round mag for $249

WOW!

I think I paid about $35 or so for my Colt unit.

Of course, that was back in 1972, pre-strike, when you could get a 1911 for $125+/-, a Gold cup for $179, and a Commander for $95.

[Kahuna5150]

WOW!

I think I paid about $35 or so for my Colt unit.

Of course, that was back in 1972, pre-strike, when you could get a 1911 for $125+/-, a Gold cup for $179, and a Commander for $95.


Rub it in why don't you... :)

Course when you got your first .45 it was called the "Colt This Year"... Wasn't till 1912 that you had to start saying it was the 1911 right? :)

I kid, I kid... Smack me I deserve it....

Kahuna

[ATF SAC]

No mercy on Z, Kahuna. I was around when he bought his first Colt unit, it was called the Single Action Army.

[rzaruba]

Rub it in why don't you... :)

Course when you got your first .45 it was called the "Colt This Year"... Wasn't till 1912 that you had to start saying it was the 1911 right? :)

I kid, I kid... Smack me I deserve it....

Kahuna

They gave you a piece of steel, a hammer, and instructions.

You worked on it after you had found some large grained grasses for dinner.

[rzaruba]

Rub it in why don't you... :)

Course when you got your first .45 it was called the "Colt This Year"... Wasn't till 1912 that you had to start saying it was the 1911 right? :)

I kid, I kid... Smack me I deserve it....

Kahuna

Look, just so you don't feel so bad.

Take today's prices and divide by about 5 and that will reduce them to 1972 prices.

Also remember that when I started in 1973, a GS-5/1 got $8055 and a GS-7/1 got $9969 without AUO, and there was no locality pay. AUO also topped off at GS-10/1 instead of grade. Locality pay was a very distant concept, and LEAP had not even been conceived.

Oh, yes, and most 1811 jobs were journeyman 9, mayyyyyyyyyyybeee an 11.

So, at least money-wise, things are much better today.

[Olive Drab]

Theyre definitely worth the money especially with the price of ammo lately. I have one for my Beretta 92FS that allowed me to shoot 500-1000 rounds weekly to work on proficiency. I couldnt afford that much in 9mm but every session I would run a few mags of 9mm through it so that I wouldnt lose the feel. Its all about perfecting your trigger squeeze, sight alignment, and controls on that gun instead of using a ruger mk2 or something. It will pay for itself over and over again in a short period of time.

[engr-to-fed]

How much you shoot will answer your question. At one time, I was shooting a lot of .40 and the .22 conversion would pay off in about a month. You don't get the same feel since you don't have to deal with recoil and realignment, but it will help with trigger control and sight alignment.