Advantage Arms 1911 .22lr Commander Conversion Kit

[AutoMag]

Mike, the Browning Buckmark is a great 22!! I only wish that I had not sold mine many years ago!!

[capt7d103]

+3 on the Buckmark. I have a target, heavy barrel Marble sight edition I bought about 7-8 years ago. It is more accurate than I'm capable of being and always functions perfectly. Its also the main reason I have not bought a 22 conversion for my 1911's. Well, that and I do have a CZ Kadet Conversion for my 75B Military. Its quite accurate also, but has "stovepipe" issues if it is not perfectly clean, thereby shortening range sessions with it. I will be looking into a AA conversion as I have several 1911s it should work with.

[Jason_G]

Hi guys... dumb, stooopid question I have here. But I've been known to ask them before.

I don't get the "conversion thing." As I looked at the prices (NH was 450, Marvel was about $480, etc... I wondered...

Why would you purchase a 400-500 dollar conversion when you could purchase the Sig 22, The Colt 22 or the GSG 22. They are complete 1911 style handguns, chambered in 22, with the look, weight and feel of a 1911 for training. GSG says they have 80% parts interchangability with the 1911. Which parts? don't know...

Don't quote me, but I think Umarex makes Colt's product, and GSG makes Sig's product. An example is that the GSG is selling for $316 today on one of the websites...

Not a dumb question at all.

I also like the Rugers and Buckmarks, but I didn't buy this because I just wanted a .22 pistol. The reason I didn't buy one of the newer complete .22 1911s or a Ruger or Buckmark is because I wanted more trigger time with my carry weapon than I could afford buying .45 ACP.
Even comparing one 1911 to another, you know the triggers may be much different. Not to mention some of these newer 1911 .22s have plastic internals, and to be honest, I'm not sure which ones.

The main reason I went with the conversion kit is that I wanted to have the exact same feel, exact same trigger, and exact same manual of arms as my carry pistol. I plan on eventually putting the same sights on the .22 slide as well.

You brought up weight, and there is a difference, although it's not as drastic as I thought it would be. That is the one thing that I dislike most about the kit though.

For me to make the leap to a conversion unit over a complete gun, the company would have to come in considerably lower than a $316 price point, OR be providing such high quality and accuracy that I just had to have it. I don't know what was paid for the original AA conversion from our OP.

The AA kit was $235 + shipping, which was like another $12.


Jason

[capt7d103]

Alrighty then, you've got me convinced. cowboy This way I can put BBs down range with one of my DWs and not wear it out.

[DaFadda]

+10 at Jason for his response. He wants more trigger time with his frame/trigger. If practice with your carry gun is important to you, then that's a good reason. Me? I carry three, no make that four 1911's on a regular basis, depending on what I'm wearing, or where I'm going. (NO .. NOT at the same time! LOL). So trigger feel is a bit different on each, as is sighting, etc. For me, the Buckmark provides the basic skills.

Of course... I reload, so my per shot drops like a stone compared to factory ammo. But 22 is STILL much cheaper!

da

[Jason_G]

Shot a little more than half of a 525 count box of Rem Golden Bullets today. The box cost me $20, so that's basically 260 rounds or so of shooting, for $10.

Gotta love it.

I spent most of the time drawing from concealment and placing controlled pairs, shooting at a 5" steel popper. Also practiced shooting while moving, and some one handed shooting.

After I shot the .22 kit, I put my .45 slide back on, and ran the same drills with it. Although the recoil for that first round of .45 after shooting all those popgun rounds a was dramatic ordeal, I could easily tell an improvement in my speed and accuracy from the draw, as well as the speed of my follow-ups. IOW, the kit is working.

I gotta say, this is squaring up to be one of the best gun related purchases I've made in a while.


Jason