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Advantages of Using a .22LR Conversion Kit:
- It allows you to shoot inexpensive .22 Long Rifle ammunition so that you can shoot longer and more often.
- Turns pistol or rifle into an ideal firearm for first time shooters.
- Makes a great tool for teaching women and young adults how to safely shoot a pistol without the intimidation of larger calibers.
- Less destructive to targets and surrounding structures when used for law enforcement training.
- It is a lot of fun!
Introduction To Advantage Arms Conversion Kits:
Advantage Arms .22LR conversion kits for Glocks, Springfield XD, and 1911 pistols are finally starting to reappear after being backordered for almost two years. I have a kit for a Glock 26/27 size frame and a kit for a Glock 17/22 size frame. They work great. My boys love shooting them, and so do I.
To use these kits you simply remove the slide assembly from your host weapon and replace it with the slide assembly from the conversion kit.
Your conversion kit will come with one 10-round magazine. Extra magazines can be ordered directly from Advantage Arms’s website. There is a 15-round magazine for G-17/22 and G-19/23 kits, but it is not flush-fitting and will extend about half of an inch out of the bottom of G-17/22’s magwell.
Recommendations:
Both the G-17/22 and G-26/27 conversion kits are very reliable with CCI Mini-Mag, Winchester M-22, Remington Golden Bullets, and Gemtech subsonic ammunition.
The G-17/22 kit ran very reliably with a threaded barrel and suppressor attached when using CCI Mini-Mag and Winchester M-22 ammunition. Although it normally likes Remington Golden Bullets, it would not function reliably with this ammunition with the suppressor attached.
Like the G-17/22 kit, the G-26/27 kit runs very reliably with CCI Mini-Mag, Winchester M-22, Remington Golden Bullets, and Gemtech subsonic ammunition, however none of this ammunition would function with a conversion kit with a suppressor attached. Don’t waste your money on a threaded barrel in an attempt to suppress an Advantage Arms .22LR converted “Baby Glock”.
You can purchase spare parts, threaded barrels, and extra magazines at Advantage Arm’s website.
Advantage Arms states in the instructions and on their website that the conversion kits will not work at all with CCI hollow-points, Winchester (except for the new M-22 ammunition), Remington Thunderbolt, PMC, or Federal’s bulk-pack ammo. Avoid these types of ammunition with the conversion kits.
As with any .22LR firearm, test a couple of small boxes of ammunition for reliability before stockpiling, however you should expect great results from the Winchester M-22 and should plan on stockpiling vast quantities of this ammunition. These kits are super fun, and you will burn through it fast.
If you don’t have the patience for a detailed explanation, then you will still be well served by the information above. If you want to know more, keep reading.
This post only discusses double-stack AK-47 and AK-74 magazines. It does not discuss drum magazines. Look for a AK drum magazines buyer’s guide in the near future.
Subjects Discussed:
- Factors To Consider When Choosing Kalashnikov Magazines
- AK Magazines — Country of Origin, Caliber, and Capacity
- Thoughts About Steel Military Surplus
- Russian Steel
- Croatian Steel
- Polish Steel
- Romanian Steel
- Korean Steel
- Chinese Steel
- Russian and East German Bakelite
- Magpul MOE -Gen 3 — Polymer
- Bulgarian Circle 10 — Polymer
- US Palm — Polymer
- Tapco Intrafuse — Polymer
- Polish Circle 11 Radom — Plastic
- Savannah Arsenal’s Related Pages
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Subjects Covered:
- Meter to Yard Conversions
- H&K Diopter Sights Essentials
- Tools Necessary To Adjust H&K Rear Diopter Sights
- HK G-3 / HK-91 / PTR-91 — 7.62x51mm NATO
- HK-93 / HK-53 / HK-33 — 5.56x45mm NATO
- HK MP5 / HK-94 — 9mm NATO
- H&K Diopter Sight Elevation Adjustments Using The H&K Tool or Snap-Ring Pliers
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Subjects and Rifles Discussed:
- Countries of Origin, Importers, & Builders — Levels of Quality
- Choosing An AK — What To Look For And What To Avoid
- Arsenal, Inc. SAM-7
- Arsenal, Inc. SLR-107
- Century Arms C39
- Century Arms C39-V2
- Century Arms RAS47
- Century Arms RH10
- Century Arms Romanian WASR-10
- Century Arms Serbian Zastava N-PAP
- Destructive Device Industries DDI AK-47S
- Inter Ordnance — I.O. Inc.
- Palmetto State Armory PSAK-47 Gen II
- Molot VEPR
- Savannah Arsenal’s Related Pages
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Spoiler:
Per the BATFE, it is not a sawed-off shotgun. It is a “firearm”.
It does not require any special National Firearms Act forms or taxes to own or possess.
It is, simply stated, 12 Gauge BAD ASS!
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This Is A Lot Of Information To Digest. Skip To The Chase:
When I started researching this subject to satisfy my own curiosity I had no idea of how complex it would get, especially having to figure out zeros and trajectories for different barrel lengths and ammunition weights. As a reader it will be easy to get bogged down and overwhelmed by all of the minutia that I’ve bombarded you with.
You will be served by reading about the battle zero philosophy and the four different zeroing techniques here in the spoiler section, decide on which zeroing technique will best serve your needs, and then skip down to that technique’s detailed description. In that section, find the rifle barrel length and ammunition type that matches yours (ie. USMC method – 16″ barrel – M855 ammunition) and zero accordingly. You will probably want to save your time and energy by skipping the reading for the zeroing technique and rifle/ammunition combinations that don’t pertain to you.
A2 Sights, Their Parts, And How To Adjust Them Are Discussed:
There is very basic review of ballistics and a review of A2 sights and how to use and adjust them. This is a good review, even if you think that you already know everything about them (I thought that I knew everything about A2 sights, but I learned a great deal while researching this).
The Battle Zero (BZ) Philosophy Is Discussed:
The term “Battle Zero” (or “Battle Sight Zero”) is a misleading term. It isn’t an actual specific sight setting, but rather a philosophy of employing a zero distance that will keep the point-of-aim and the bullet’s actual path within a certain acceptable margin out to the longest possible range. It will provide the flattest trajectory over the longest distance and allows you to aim at center mass of the target and achieve hits within +/- X inches out to a distance of Y meters or yards. Intended as a method for combat shooting over varying distances, the soldier can simply aim at his rifle into the middle of an enemy at an unspecified distance and know that he will hit within a lethal zone without worrying about holding over or under the target.
Four Different Ways To Zero And Employ A2 Sights Are Discussed:
The US Army Method:
- Method of use originally conceived for 14.5″ M4 barrel carbines, but adaptation for other barrel lengths is addressed.
- Zeroed with the small aperture, at 25 meters, with the 6/3 setting, for a 25/300 meter zero.
- The sights are calibrated for the 300, 400, 500, and 600 meter settings with their respective distances.
- Use the 6/3 setting with the 25/300 meter trajectory as BZ.
- Flip from the small aperture to the large “0-200” aperture for a 200 meter zero. Use the large aperture for “close range” and “low light” shooting.
- More details about this method, as well as procedures for adapting this method for 20″ barrel rifles and 16″ barrel carbines are described further down the page.
The USMC Method:
- Marines still use yardage with regards to marksmanship.
- Marines only use the small rear sight aperture. Never the larger “0-200” aperture.
- Method of use originally conceived for 20″ barrel rifles, but adaptation for other barrel lengths is addressed.
- Rear sight is armorer modified so it can be dialed down two clicks below the 8/3 setting (“8/3-2”), or down four clicks below the “6/3” (“6/3-4”) setting on rifles with a removable carry handle.
- Zeroed with small aperture at 36 yards on the “8/3” or “6/3” sight setting for a 36/300 yard zero.
- For BSZ, Marines dial down two clicks below the “8/3” setting, or four clicks below the “6/3”, for a ≅ 55/200 yard trajectory.
- More details about this method, as well as procedures for adapting this method for 14.5″ and 16″ barrel carbines are described further down the page.
The Santos Improved Battle Zero (SIBZ) Method:
- Method of use originally conceived for 20″ barrel rifles, but adaptation for other barrel lengths is addressed.
- The rear sight is calibrated for the 300, 400, 500, and 600 meter settings with their respective distances, however it is modified so that there is a setting for a 50 yard/200 meter zero trajectory.
- Like USMC rifles, the rear sight is modified so that it can be dialed down two clicks below the “8/3” setting, or down four clicks below the “6/3” setting on rifles with removable carry handles.
- When sight is dialed down to the “8/3-2” or the “6/3-4” setting it is now zeroed for a ≅50 yard/200 meter trajectory. This setting is used as the BSZ.
- More details about this method, as well as procedures for adapting this method for 14.5″ and 16″ barrel carbines are described further down the page.
The Revised Improvised Battle Zero (RIBZ) Method:
- The rear sight is calibrated at for the 300, 400, 500, and 600 meter settings with their respective distances, however it is modified so that there is a setting for a 50 yard/200 meter zero, as well as an additional setting for 100 yard zero.
- The sight is modified so that it can be dialed down a total of three clicks below the “8/3” setting on a fixed carry handle rifle (“8/3-3”), or six click below the “6/3” setting on a removable carry handle rifle or carbine.
- As with the Santos method, when the rear sight is dialed down two clicks below the “8/2” (“8/2-2″) on a 20” rifle with a fixed carry handle, the sights are calibrated for a 50 yard/200 meter zero. When the sight is dialed down an additional click (“8/3-3”), the sight is now calibrated for ≅100 yards.
- On a rifle or carbine with a removable carry handle the values are doubled. When the sights are dialed down 4 clicks (“6/3-4”) the sights are calibrated for a ≅50 yard/200 meter zero. When the sights are dialed down another two clicks (“6/3-6”) the sights are now calibrated for ≅100 yards.
- More details about this method are described further down the page.
This Page Does Not Address:
- Older Style A1 Sights.
- Backup “Iron” Sights. Read more about setting up backup sights, as well as red dot sights (RDS) and holographic sights at Savannah Arsenal’s Adding Zero Magnification Electronic Sights and Backup Sights To Flat-Top AR-15 Rifles.
If you don’t have the patience for a detailed explanation, then you will still be well served by the information above. If you want to know more, keep reading.
