ar-15 22lr conversion

[Cipthips]

why not do a 5.0 v8 conversion, im pulling one out of a eb fairmont this weekend, you can buy the motor, auto, computer, everything you need for 1200

[beast556]

I have a Stainless CMMG 22lr kit and it works great. It dosent like remington 22lr. The only down side is it spits oil all over you no matter what it seems like. Around 500rds of 22lr I try to run 5rds of 5.56mm to blow all the crap out. Best money I have spent in a long time!!!

Bryan

[Hoser]

I try to run 5rds of 5.56mm to blow all the crap out.

Bad plan, assuming you didnt scrub the barrel 100% clean.

All you do is squish all that lead and carbon build-up from the 22 ammo into the lands and grooves. When you do scrub it, it is a real bear to get out.

22 LR is filthy. Clean your barrel before you go shooting 223 through it.

[glucas]

I have the TacSol dedicated upper and love it! I have heard about poor accuracy in the conversions with 223/556 barrels so I opted for the full upper. Well worth the extra couple hundred bucks IMO. Put it on a dedicated RRA lower with two stage trigger and it Shoots nice little groups. I only have about 300 rounds through it, but I have not had a single ftf fte etc with bulk hollow points or solid points. I couldnt believe how well it ran.

[mutt]

I have both a dedicated upper and a conversion bolt. I have no problems with either. If you want tight groups, go with a dedicated upper. If you're just wanting to cheaply plink with your 'real' AR, then go for the bolt. My conversion bolt can hit clay targets out to 100 yards using a 3x magnifier. That's good enough for my needs.

As for cleaning after using the conversion bolt, I generally do barrel-only cleaning at the range after shooting 22 and then fire a few rounds of 5.56 to clear any gunk out of the gas system. I do a thorough cleaning at the house to get all the grit out of the chamber and lower.

[BPTactical]

I have used a CMMG a couple of times with pretty good results.
A couple of things-
1-Make sure that the chamber is CLEAN before you insert the adapter.
2-Lube the adapter with Tetra grease or similar before inserting it.

Getting the adapter stuck can be a bitch.

For the cost of the upper alone why not just get something like the S&W M&P22 or the like?

[rtg]

Got my Chiappa upper from copes today this is what it looks like...I have a few changes in store for it and will follow up with some pics and how it shoots...


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It was all together when I got it I had to take it apart and see what made it go...