.22 conversion kits -- Glock Advantage Arms vs CZ Kadet Kit

[quickcanary]

I'm very interested in acquiring one of these for cheap range practice and I hear a lot of positive things about the Kadet Kit but haven't been able to find a lot of info on the AA kit for the Glocks. I already have a G19, but plan to add at least one CZ to my collection in the near future (specifically the 75B and/or P-01).

I'd like confirmation that the Kadet Kit will indeed fit the P-01. I know it will work with the 75 series and SP-01, as I've seen guys with pistols equipped as such.

The Kadet Kit appears to be a great choice and it seems to work very well with the CZs. Are there any advantages/disadvantages to the Advantage Arms .22 conversion for the Glocks? Can you make any recommendations one way or the other?

If the Kadet Kit is the superior package I'll just keep shooting my 19 as is and pick up a CZ. The 75B is supposedly a tack driver and I know the Kadet Kit will work fine with it, but if the Kadet fits the P-01 as well I'll have to do some thinking as I've been lusting after a P-01 since joining the forums.

In short, I want a .22 conversion kit either way, but I only see the need for one for my purposes (inexpensive practice) and would like to get some more info on them before I decide which gun would be the better candidate for the conversion. If the Kadet Kit is the better package, it'll just give me an excuse to purchase a CZ sooner rather than later.

Thanks in advance for any info.
Rob

 

[chris in va]

I'd like confirmation that the Kadet Kit will indeed fit the P-01

I can confirm that yes...it will fit. However, the magazine will stick out from the butt about a half inch.

Mine has been great and sees a LOT more use than the 9mm slide on the 75bd. I even had it drilled/tapped for a weaver mount.

The only (only!) malfunction that happened with the Kadet slide was the plate holding in the firing pin fell out and various parts hit the dirt. CZ sent me a new firing pin spring and I loctited the plate. No problems since.

I desperately want to get this pistol supressed. Looks like all the tapping and various parts/permits will run $600. When I get rich, I'll do it.

 

[jlbraun]

The Kadet Kit is the most reliable .22LR pistol out there. Mine regularly runs 500 rounds without a failure.

The AA .22LR kit has been pretty unreliable the times that I've shot it. 1 FTE every 20-30 rounds or so.

 

[varoadking]

Given a choice, I wouldn't pick up a new base gun only to drop a .22 conversion kit on it - a $600-$700 .22? For that kind of coin, you can have a S&W 41.

For about $250.00, you can pick up a nice Ruger MKII and have a dedicated piece...one that will shoot every bit as well or better than the Kadet. If you are hell bent on a conversion kit, get the AA for Glocks since you already have a Glock. My G19 conversion shoots damn good...

 

[glassman]

I already had a CZ75 Compact and recently picked up a Kadet conversion kit. Put 200 rounds through it the first time out with one glitch...the bottom of the slide caught up on the top of the trigger and kept it from going back into battery. Took 2 seconds to fix and never happened again. Great for plinking /training.

 

[quickcanary]

Chris: thanks for the confirmation. I was pretty sure it would fit, but many places list the Kadet as fitting only the 75/85 series guns.

jlbraun: I know the Kadet Kit is supposed to be very reliable, but like I said I haven't found much info on the Advantage Arms kit. Thank you for the info. Perhaps you just had a bad experience and in reality, 1 FTE every 20/30 rounds isn't a huge issue since I wouldn't be using it in a SD situation, but since the prices of the kits are comparable I'd rather have the better setup and it sounds like it would be hard to go wrong with the Kadet Kit.

varoadking: don't be mistaken -- I don't plan on buying a CZ with the sole intention of putting .22 through it. I want to clarify that I planned on adding a CZ to my collection soon anyway, Kadet Kit or not. Therefore it wouldn't be a "$600-$700 .22" so much as another quality 9mm or .40 (which I wanted anyway) that's capable of shooting .22 when I feel the need to do so. There are advantages to acquiring a dedicated .22 plinker like the MKII, but I like the fact that I could practice with .22 out of the same size/weight gun that shoots a larger caliber. Not to mention both the Glock and CZ platforms are much easier to take down than a Ruger. The Ruger and Buckmark may be more accurate, but I'm more interested in cheap plinking than tack-driving accuracy at 25 yds. I think, in reality, either the Kadet Kit or AA kit would be sufficient for my needs in terms of accuracy.

glassman: I noticed that the Kadet slide is longer than that of the CZ75 Compact and P-01, yet obviously it still fits. I'm guessing that the Kadet Kit simply adds the additional length to the muzzle when on the compact guns?

Once again I want to thank everyone for their input.

 

[BamBam-31]

The Kadet kit is the superior package. Just bought an AACK, purchased the Kadet kit for my CZ 75b a few years back. The CZ is made of better materials (steel), comes with two mags (IIRC), and is far more accurate and reliable. My AACK so far has been neither reliable nor accurate, came with plastic OEM Glock sights, only one mag, and is made of aluminum.

I believe the Kadet will fit the P-01. Every Kadet needs a slight bit of fitting to your gun initially, however. They're made a little oversized so the fit will be tight (and more accurate).

CZ Kadet, hands down.

 

[jlbraun]

1 FTE every 20/30 rounds isn't a huge issue

Yes, but it's very annoying. Perhaps it was more like 1/10 rounds FTE. I just get into a good groove shooting and that FTE tends to break my concentration.

I love the trigger too. I can put 10/10 rounds on a 12" steel plate at 115 yards.