22PLINKSTER: SO... YOU CANT FIND 5.56 AMMO - NOW WHAT?
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Pat-inCO
Hawkeye
For $200 (with ONE magazine) I'll most likely pass.
Thanks.
Thanks.
They have been around forever. I have used them in an M-16 way back in the '80s. We used them on indoor ranges at 50'. That is a little 'pricey' though.
Snake45 said:
And how do yours shoot? I might really be interested in one of these conversion kits. It seems like a great idea.
And true, $199 for one magazine, but you can get the three magazine setup for not much more, $229.
RSIno1
Hunter
I bought a old unused one for $130 with 3 (1-10 & 2-30) mags last year. https://www.model1sales.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=445
IMHO
I wouldn't use one of those conversions in a "good" .223/5.56 rifle. The clean up would be difficult and time consuming. I've had two 22lr dedicated uppers and neither was really great. After sending the second back for a refund, I've been thinking of getting a CMMG barrel & bolt set to "make" another. I certainly wouldn't spend as much for one of the .223-22lr conversions as a 22lr bolt/barrel set would cost since I already have 5-6 magazines.
I wouldn't use one of those conversions in a "good" .223/5.56 rifle. The clean up would be difficult and time consuming. I've had two 22lr dedicated uppers and neither was really great. After sending the second back for a refund, I've been thinking of getting a CMMG barrel & bolt set to "make" another. I certainly wouldn't spend as much for one of the .223-22lr conversions as a 22lr bolt/barrel set would cost since I already have 5-6 magazines.
The DPMS shoots great--an absolute tack driver. That was a complete upper that cost $400-$500 as I recall.Kevin said:
The .22 conversion in a 5.56 barrel, not quite as much. The bore and twist rate are both different between .22 rimfire and centerfire. Function is fine, but accuracy is "casual." I have one upper in which the .22 conversion will shoot around an inch, maybe a hair less, at 25 yards; in several others it won't do much better than 1.5" at 25, which I consider bad for a .22LR. (The DPMS will stay well inside an inch at 50 yards.) The .22 conversion is good for plinking and some combat drills; the DPMS will do anything any other .22 rifle will do.
Snake45: Thanks! I'm thinking of one of these for my daughter. But perhaps I'll just find one of the complete AR's in .22, like a Smith and Wesson. I think they have an M&P model dedicated in as a 22LR caliber.
