.22 LR Conversion Kit Choice

[Mikee Loxxer]

I have decided that in order to help develop my pistol shooting skills that I should purchase a .22LR conversion kit for one of my handguns.

I have a Springfield Armory GI 1911A1 Full Size and an FN licensed Inglis Browning Hi-Power (WWII era production I think).

I am trying to determine which of the two I should purchase the conversion for. The Springfield is by no means a collectors gun so I am leaning towards getting the conversion kit for it although being able to shoot .22LR rounds from my Hi-Power sounds appealing.

Would there be any drawbacks to putting a .22LR conversion kit on my Inglis Hi-Power?

Aside from that what .22LR conversion kit for either of these pistols would members of the The High Road recommend? I see that both Marvel Precision and Ciener offer conversion kits (Marvel Precision seems to only offer one for the 1911A1).

 

[MarshallDodge]

Definitely a good idea.

I recently purchased the Kimber coversion kit for my Kimber Target. It is accurate but finicky about being kept clean and the type of ammo I use. I shot about 200 rounds through it of the cheap Federal ammo and it jammed about 25% of the time. I tried a couple mags of Velocitors and it ran just fine so I am thinking that if I want to shoot the cheap stuff it will need a lighter spring.

 

[Cliff47]

Ceiner makes .22 conversion units for both the 1911 and HP(your Inglis) for fairly reasonable prices. Web site is www.22lrconversions.com.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I sell the Ciener at work. It's a dog, although the magazines are pretty good.

I bought the Kimber, and have been very happy with it. I had my gunsmith make up a second, lighter main spring and housing so I can shoot standard velocity rounds through the top rather than high speed. It's definitely capable of match accuracy, and requires less maintenance than any other .22 long rifle pistol I've ever owned.

 

[Pat McCoy]

Check out the Marvel conversion uit. I understand it's what many of the three gun competitiors use at Perry.

Mine functions fine, and is very accurate. I use it on a Colt Officers ACP.

 

[ken grant]

I have a Ciener Commander size and it works great on 3 different frames.
Have to keep it wet though.
It came with a 10 rd. mag and gave no problems. Later I bought a 15 rd mag and had problems with it until I cleaned the mag body and lubbed it. Then had no more problems at all.
The most rds I have put through is about 750 without cleaning but it was still running strong at that time.

 

[Starter52]

I bought a Ceiner for my Gold Cup 7 years ago and it works. Wet or dry, clean or dirty, it works. I'm satisfied.

 

[76shuvlinoff]

I use my Kimber conversion on my Kimber Raptor. Works fine.

 

[Harley Quinn]

I have a Ceiner kit for my Glock 22, I also have an Advantage Arms kit.
I prefer the AA to the Ceiner, Several reasons:

The AA handles different 22 ammo where Ceiner is pretty much Remington 40 grain hi vel only. Some of the Winchester 40 grain will work but it does MF at times, does not stay open on the last round fired on the Ceiner.

The AA stays open on the last round fired. Both are good one is better.

 

[marklbucla]

You'll see a lot of opinions on the 1911 conversions, but not many on the Hi-Powers.

I've got a Marvel Unit 1 for th 1911 and I had a Ciener Hi-Power conversion. The Marvel works great but the Ciener really didn't work well. The slide stop kept falling out, I kept getting light strikes, and the magazine wouldn't feed properly.

I'd definitely suggest going with a Marvel conversion kit. The Unit 2 requires High Velocity ammo and can be a little picky, but the Unit 1 runs anything.

 

[RyanM]

Ceiner has absolutely horrible customer service, to say the least. Personally, customer service is a huge factor when I choose what to buy and whom to buy it from.

I'd say to buy a Ruger 22/45. It's supposed to handle like a 1911, and you end up with a whole gun for basically the same price as a conversion unit. I ended up getting a Mk.II instead of a conversion unit for my Glock.

 

[yesit'sloaded]

I have had the pleasure of shooting a Marvel unit on a Les Baer with a red dot and I liked it. My best friend got a 22/45 and we probably put at least 100 rounds through it every trip to the range.