Can you buy just a Glock frame IOT make a dedicated .22LR Glock?

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We're trying to revive the Rifle and Pistol Club aboard UT Austin ("we" being MacPelto and myself), and I've been doing some pondering on our armory.

Lots of cool competition-type gear of 1970s vintage or so. But it makes me think that it may be desirable to add some more contemporary smallbore pieces to our collection.

I'm inclined to think that entry-level shooters might find a .22LR AR a bit more appealing that a single-shot target rifle, etc.

To that end, to add to our currect MkI/Buckmark/Hi-Standard pistol collection, I'm pondering whether it would be cool to get a .22LR Glock. That way we'd have a pistol that practically everyone knows by name, and that is widely recognized as a police gun in the states.

Does one have to buy an entire Glock 17 and slap on an Advantage Arms .22LR slide kit, or is there somewhere out there where one can purchase just a Glock "lower" and add on a .22LR? The range is smallbore only, so it wouldn't seem cost effective to have a 9mm slide that we never use.

Or would I just have to break down and buy a whole Glock?

Or perhaps a CZ Cadet would be more practical: full-size "military style" pistol with dedicated .22LR.

Any comments much appreciated. Will keep the board updated as we work at reviving the UT Rifle and Pistol Club.

-MV
 
I think you'd be better served buying a .22 conversion kit for the Glock. Use as a .22 for fundamentals, and then move up to larger caliber (maybe at another facility) with the same gun by switching top ends.

I think that if you COULD buy just a frame, you'd pay richly for it. And the conversion kits, added to a used Glock (maybe a factory refurbed model) would still be pretty inexpensive.

Trying to sell that .22-only Glock may eventually prove a challenge, too. But selling the conversion kit wouldn't be hard.

I'd say the same thing about the CZ: get a full-size gun and add the Kadet Conversion Kit. The Kadet is a CZ-75 with a .22 top end. You've got a more verssatile gun with the conversion kit. (I've got that combo. Remarkably accurate, too.)
 
Please note that this would not be bought for me, but would be bought for the Rifle and Pistol Club on campus.

The range is only used for smallbore, so there is zero reason to have a 9mm upper to transition to. Also no particular concern about resale since it would be the property of a student organization.

I glanced around GlockTalk, and it appears that Glockmeister occasionally sells Glock lowers for around $225 or so, and a bare frame sometimes pops up on the GT sales board for $200 or so. The AA .22 kit is $275 NIB.

So looking at a total of $450-500 to get an Advantage Arms .22LR Glock up and running.

Glockmeister is currently out of stock; if anyone knows another place that sells bare Glock frames, that'd be useful to know. Thanks much,

-MV
 
Seems to me that your only reason for getting the Glock is looks -- and not everybody thinks they look cool. And even the best conversion kits on a Glock probably don't match the Buckmark or Hi-Standards for accuracy.

To further complicate matters, the grip is awkward for some folks -- they do not "point" as naturally as the Buckmark or HS (or Ruger). And the triggers leave much to be desired.

(That said, you should understand that one of my favorite guns is a Glock 34 -- so I'm not a Glock Hater. I like'em, but the way you're trying to use one seems to be trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.)

Too many great .22s that can be hand for $100 - $200 less than a "converted" glock. For a bit less you could probably buy a stainless Ruger Target Competition with a long slab-sided barrel and really wow the kids. And it would be very accurate.
 
You could buy a regular Glock and then try to sell the "upper." There may be someone out there with a full sized Glock in a different caliber that wants to have two calibers on the same frame, but doesn't want an aftermarket barrel. I don't really know if a G17 or G22 or G32 upper would sell faster.
 
CCF/Raceframes is now making metal glock frames. I don't know what the price will be like.

atek3
 
I was going to suggest looking into the CCF line of frames too. I'm not sure of their availability (or cost) but it's worth checking on.

If you find what you are looking for drop me a line, I'll do the transfer for free.
 
Buying a complete pistol and selling the slide assy and frame guts would probably be the cheapest route. I'll bet you could get $200 easily for the complete slide and trigger/extractor parts.
 
Tell you what,,,,,
As the other posters have suggested, it will be cheaper in the long run to just buy a slightly used G-17 and exchange the uppers.
If you don't want the 9mm upper and think $200 is fair, I would be interested in buying it myself.
 
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