AR conversion to .22 question

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Anyone have experience with the drop-in bolt type of conversion kit?

I want to be able to fire .22 from my 5.56 Bushmaster.

Thanks.
 
I have a full dedicated upper for .22LR. It is a DPMS dedicated upper and conversion. Works wonderfully on any Bushmaster or DPMS lower. Can be picky with Rock River. Feeds any velocity and is very accurate, being it is a dedicated .22 upper.

It is just about the best gun money I have ever spent.

Chris
 
I've got a ciener conversion kit.

It works fine.

Accuracy isn't as good as a dedicated upper, but plenty good enough for plinking.

I hardly ever use it, due to the excessive schmutz .22lr leaves behind in the upper, and the fact that limited range time inspires me to use the full house .223
 
I would stay as far away from the bolt conversions as possible. My ROTC Batalion uses them and they jam every other friggin shot it seeems. Better off throwing the gun at the target! Main problem as I see it is the mags, they just stuff some smaller mag into an ar mag and call it good. Doesn't feed right or something. Also the bolt does not like to go all the way forward on them it seems, and you can't push it forward, you have to pull the charging handle all the way back, which exracts the shell, and is a friggin pain.

If you want a .22 get a .22, not some half way solution. Ruger 10/22s are easliy had for less then $200.

I think I have started down the long line of .mil personal who dislike the AR platform....
 
I always thought that the Armscor AK22 was a piece of crap. But according to Gun Tests, it's a really good piece. It's rough on the outside, but machined well on the inside and worked flawlessly for them with every ammo they stuffed in it, including low-velocity stuff which jams many semiautos. Gun Tests, who is brutally honest, really liked the thing.

They're available for around $200 retail.

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I'm thinking that, if you want a military-style .22LR, it would be a better toy than an AR conversion. .223 isn't so expensive that you can't shoot it, and if you have two guns, you can introduce a friend to shooting. That's something we all ought to do. (And you won't be handing a newbie your $800+ AR-15 to drop or otherwise abuse until he/she's at least learned the ropes).

http://www.armscor.net/Rifles.htm

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976464817.htm

Just a thought...

I'd get a dedicated .22LR upper (if I had plenty of other guns, the extra cash and nothing better to do with it) but not a conversion. And I can't see having the extra cash and not wanting an additional gun instead.
 
The Ceiner is better than the old military drop in conversion kit, and it uses its own magazines. You do pay for those magazines, though...

Barrel twist may have an effect on accuracy, though I have not seen it.

If you fire a couple rounds of .223 after your .22LR session that should blow out any crud in the gas tube.

The dedicated .22 uppers are better, but they do not fit in your pocket.:)
 
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