Advantage Arms Glock 22lr conversion kit
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:26 pm
On my way home a couple of weeks ago I stopped in at the local Pawn Shops to pickup one of the stripper Areo AR uppers they had gotten in. While I was there I had a look around. I spotted an Advantage Arms 22 caliber conversion kit. It was used, a little dirty, but priced $165. I didn’t have a close look at it but I thought it would be nice to have.
While at work the next day I started thinking about the conversion kit. It was for a Gen 3 gun and would fit my Glock 22 frame. I looked up what a new kit cost, $299.
But then that squirrel in the back of my head started running around and got me to thinking about how cool it would be to pick up a Polymer 80 Glock 17 frame and use it to build a 22 pistol. So on my way home I stopped in at the shop and had a good look at the conversion kit.
It appears that it was another victim from the 2016 Flood. There was some rust on the guide rod and a little on the barrel, but the bore was bright and there was an extra mag.
We went back and forth on the price and ended up at $100 out the door.
Here are the pics I took when I got home.
I test fired it and had a few FTF and FTE issues so I ordered a spring replacement kit along with an extra magazine spring from Advantage Arms, which was only $27 with shipping.
The magazine springs were pretty bad but everything cleaned up really nice.
With the new guide rod and springs it functioned without issues
I have a Polymer 80 frame on order. I went with the FDE frame. I can’t wait to have it finished. This one is going to be fun.
While at work the next day I started thinking about the conversion kit. It was for a Gen 3 gun and would fit my Glock 22 frame. I looked up what a new kit cost, $299.
But then that squirrel in the back of my head started running around and got me to thinking about how cool it would be to pick up a Polymer 80 Glock 17 frame and use it to build a 22 pistol. So on my way home I stopped in at the shop and had a good look at the conversion kit.
It appears that it was another victim from the 2016 Flood. There was some rust on the guide rod and a little on the barrel, but the bore was bright and there was an extra mag.
We went back and forth on the price and ended up at $100 out the door.
Here are the pics I took when I got home.
I test fired it and had a few FTF and FTE issues so I ordered a spring replacement kit along with an extra magazine spring from Advantage Arms, which was only $27 with shipping.
The magazine springs were pretty bad but everything cleaned up really nice.
With the new guide rod and springs it functioned without issues
I have a Polymer 80 frame on order. I went with the FDE frame. I can’t wait to have it finished. This one is going to be fun.
