Name some 9mm autos with .22 conversions available

9mmepiphany · Apr 21, 2009

can somebody clue me in on this? i could never understand the reason for doing such a thing. if you want a 22, then buy one, if you want a 9mm, then buy that. but to turn one gun into the other, just does not make much sense to me.

you're able to get practice with all the controls of your full caliber frame and most important the same trigger feel...besides the obvious cost savings and reduced distraction/recoil in shoot .22lr

two discreet pistols i've owned, which had almost identical feel...matched, by design, at the factory...were the S&W M-14 K-38 and theM-17 K-22. as close as they were in weight and balance, the triggers were never quite the same and each had it's own strenghts

not everyone can benefit from training with identical platforms, just as not everyone can benefit from a tuned trigger or a reduced trigger reset...but then there are folks who can see the difference between driving a Toyota Camary and a Lexus IS either

westtx28 · Apr 21, 2009

Thanks atblis. I'll go with the Kadet kit.
I have a polished stainless 75B. I assume the Kadet kit will work fine on that. It only mentions incompatibility with Omega trigger setups. Think the polycoat upper will look ok on the stainless lower?

KBintheSLC · Apr 21, 2009

I use a sig p226 and it also has a .22 kit availble for it. The cost for the kit is around $300.

Ditto... I have one of the 226 conversions... its a bit pricey, but very sweet.

Paulus · Apr 21, 2009

Dunav International Trading has kits made for the Makarov. I just bought one a few weeks ago and it works very nice.

http://www.dunavit.com/

I have no connection with the company.

They're a bit pricey ($200) but it's cool to have. They're made in a factory in Bulgaria and they seem to work best with Bulgarian Makarovs. And no, Hungarian and Polish pistols that happen to shoot the 9x18 aren't REAL Makarovs. This kit won't work with them.

Paulus

ktd · Apr 22, 2009

Think the polycoat upper will look ok on the stainless lower?

I have always been fond of the black slide on stainless frame (pinto) setup. The Kadet strikes me as a very well made kit. My favs are the 1911 conversions or the AA glock kits. Most major service pistols have .22 kits available these days, and a lot of foreign military pistols have arsenal produced kits, like the Makarov or the FM made HiPower kits.

westtx28 · Apr 22, 2009

Check out the Kadet kit on my stainless 75B

robctwo · Apr 22, 2009

SA Black Staineless with Ciener Platinum

I have the Kadet Kit on a CZ75BD, just no pics on photobucket.

Name some 9mm autos with .22 conversions available

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