22LR Conversion Kits For An AR

[jimmiya]

What are the reviews of these conversion kits? Thinking of purchasing one.how acurate are they with a 223 upper? Do you have to purchase a new barrel? Are they legal with a lower marked 556/223?

[SkyMag68]

I got Atchisson conversion kit.It work great on my Stag 1/9 upper. Groupin is around 1"-2" at 50yd.

[luchador768]

I got Atchisson conversion kit.It work great on my Stag 1/9 upper. Groupin is around 1"-2" at 50yd.

That is really good! Mine is nowhere near as accurate. 3-4 inches at 25 yards, but it could just be me. My 10/22 is much more accurate.

[rulas41]

I got Atchisson conversion kit.It work great on my Stag 1/9 upper. Groupin is around 1"-2" at 50yd.

in my ar 15 with a drop in bolt from ccmg, in two hours my shooting improved from 4" - 5" groups to 1"-2" in groups shooting 22lr, best too hundred bucks i spent yet and i have my sights set for 223 and it shoots low about 2 inches out to 25 yards this weekend i an going out to lytle creek to see how it and i will d at 100 yards, this from a guy who could hardly hit the side of a barn at 50 yards and practiced with loads of ammo in 223 i had trouble with repeating my sight picture and now its almost second nature in about 2 hours of range time but thats me i did it to same money first getting to be a better shot is just icing on the cake

[D53]

in my ar 15 with a drop in bolt from ccmg, in two hours my shooting improved from 4" - 5" groups to 1"-2" in groups shooting 22lr, best too hundred bucks i spent yet and i have my sights set for 223 and it shoots low about 2 inches out to 25 yards this weekend i an going out to lytle creek to see how it and i will d at 100 yards, this from a guy who could hardly hit the side of a barn at 50 yards and practiced with loads of ammo in 223 i had trouble with repeating my sight picture and now its almost second nature in about 2 hours of range time but thats me i did it to same money first getting to be a better shot is just icing on the cake

x2, i picked up my CMMG bolt conversion from

http://www.sacramentoblackrifle.com/Default.asp?Redirected=Y

or rmasold on here. And I love it. Straight drop in and fire set up. I have yet to have any problems with double feeds, stove pipes, failure to fire, failure to extract, etc. I am happy I spent the money on the conversin bolt and mags as to buying a dedicated upper that cost anywhere from 2-3 times the amount.

[railroader]

I have a ciener conversion which works great. I have the carry handle sights dialed for 223 and I have a millet red dot mounted on top of the carry handled dialed for 22lr. Makes it easy to switch back and forth. Mark

[Chunky_lover]

Spikes kit, pic from first days of owning it.

100 yards 9x scope rapid fire

[offrdmania]

The military M261 works good too.

[JTFPEST]

I have a CMMG unit that runs great though my weapon. It shot great with no tuneing I also have a dedicated .22 that is a blast My.02 get one of each.

[Grumpyoldretiredcop]

I have a Ciener adapter. To make it work correctly, I had to shave down my bolt stop and the bottom rear of the Ciener bolt, and cut a notch in the rear of the Ciener rail assembly to eliminate interference from my buffer retainer. I'd get the CMMG or Spike's next time.

The good news is that using a DPMS 16" 1X9 twist upper, I get about 2" groups at 50 yards and 4-5" groups at 100 yards with Remington Golden Bullet bulk ammo if the wind doesn't blow too hard at Circle-S.

AFAIK, it's not what the lower says that matters - it's what the weapon can chamber that matters.

[Apollo]

I was looking on midway and someone mentioned using Aguila SSS Sniper Subsonic Ammunition in an ar with a conversion kit. They said it worked great with the 1 in 9 twist rate of the AR barrel. Might be worth looking into.

[kphamx]

for .22 conversion, I see that the kits don't come with a .22 barrel. would you need one for a conversion or does it run on the .223 barrel. (sorry if this is an extremely noobish question)

[rulas41]

for .22 conversion, I see that the kits don't come with a .22 barrel. would you need one for a conversion or does it run on the .223 barrel. (sorry if this is an extremely noobish question)

.22 and .223 virtually the same both use .224 bullet

[Chunky_lover]

Thats one of the nice things about this kit, no barrel, no 10 day wait for a new rifle, just swap out the bolts and thats it. Now you can use your same rifle your used to, to practice on.

[kphamx]

thanks Rulas and Chunky.

I didn't even notice that .22 was that similar to the .223. I can't believe i didn't notice that before. lol