sig p226 22 cal conversion kit

[alantani]

this all very new to me.

just to bring everyone up to speed, i have a 9mm sig p226r that i purchased a few months ago. i installed the sig light/laser (it's very slick) and i have been practicing my trigger pull, my grip, stance and aim. i changed out the main spring from the stock 24 pounds to a lighter 19 pound spring. there has not been a single problem with the 19 pound spring through 100 rounds of remington green box ammo. been wanting to get the kids out so i got a sig 22 cal conversion kit

so, i slapped on the 22 cal slide and took it out to the range on friday and every cartridge failed to extract. i put the 9mm slide and barrel back on and popped off 50 rounds of ammo and called it a day. that afternoon, i took a look at the barrell and found a deep burr on the top of the receiver. i carefully filed it down. now i could slip a 22 cal round in, then tip the barrel back and the round would slip right out.

i went out and shot it yesterday and the first 100 rounds fed, fired and ejected perfectly. for some reason, the next 100 did not. i had a half dozen failures to feed, a half dozen failures to fire, and another half dozen failures to eject. i think what i have is three separate problems. the first is failure to feed, and i'm thinking it's the magazines. i have to play with those and see how well they feed. the second is failure to fire and i'm hoping it's just the cheap ammo. and the third is failure to eject. i noticed a slight burr on the extractor. i'm wondering it i can file off that burr and sharpen up the extractor and it will grab a little more cleanly.

this has been fun!!!!!

[.40Cal]

I've been wanting to buy that kit (22LR), for my 9mm Sig 226R. However, I've heard getting a 22 dedicated gun is better than these kits.

Keep us posted !!

[alantani]

took my older daughter to the santa clara range yesterday and finished off the white box winchester, maybe 250 rounds. had a few misfeeds and fewer failures to fire. took a bulk box of cci's to ssf range a couple of hours ago and shot another 300-400 rounds. had only 5 misfeeds.

i'm shooting 6 inch groups at 15 yards. i also noticed that the iron sites are off. gotta move the rear site over a smidge. almost forgot. one of the magazines would misfeed on the first round. the bullet comes up at too high an angle and then gets bent. i started loading up 9 rounds instead of 10 and the problem went away.

[cwin]

+1 for buying a dedicated .22. I've heard mostly poor reviews for the sig conversion kit. I debated it as well, ended up buying a S&W MP22 instead with a Ruger SR22 to boot.

[mc21]

I forgot to see how that kit worked out for you, guess I am getting old. Glad you're enjoying it (for the most part).

[alantani]

i am still very happy with the purchase. the conversion kit has worked well enough. i knew going in that there would be a few issues. it did not have to be perfect. i wanted to be able to shoot the p226 and get used to the trigger pull. when i bring it home, the 22 slide comes off and the 9mm slide goes right back on. but at the range, the kids can shoot hundreds of rounds of 22 and not put their college funds at risk. i can do likewise, and then finish off the day with a single box of 9mm and still feel like i had a full day at the range.

[alantani]

spent the last three days at the range and went through a 500+ box of winchester, cci and federal each. seems like the federal had the fewest problems, followed by the winchester, and then the cci. the cci had a funny coating on the bullet that seemed to stick when the it was being fed in and that seemed to increase the number of misfeeds. i finished off the last of the winchester today and had a blast. i figure 1500 rounds of 22 cal ammo ran me $75. if i was shooting 9mm, it would have been closer to $400. i think i just paid for the conversion kit.