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Posted: 2/3/2009 4:15:30 AM EDT
im a poor college student now but i still got to shoot. i want to get a 22 conversion for my armalite, but i dont know which one to get. it needs to be easy to swap between .22lr and 5.56. also, does shooting 22 throught my barrel have any ill effects on the barrel? thanks adam
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I was thinking along the same lines as you. I couldn't afford to spend the money on a dedicated upper so bought a CMMG conversion kit from Brownells.
It works fine for plinking at short distances. Just keep it well oiled and be patient during the break in period. |
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im a poor college student now but i still got to shoot. i want to get a 22 conversion for my armalite, but i dont know which one to get. it needs to be easy to swap between .22lr and 5.56. also, does shooting 22 throught my barrel have any ill effects on the barrel? thanks adamThere are at least five different formats out there, none of which are interchangeable with the others: Colt/DPMS CV-22 USAF M261 (USGI or Olympic's clone) Atchisson, Ceiner, CMMG, Spikes, and maybe others. Only the last two are still in production. I have both M261 and a Ceiner, but if I were starting over today, I'd get a Spikes kit. Just looks like better construction from behind the keyboard. BTW, go to the Rimfire and Pistol Calibers Forum and look around. Lots of good info. FWIW; AFAIK; IMHO; YMMV; yadda, yadda, yadda. Regards, Ed Mann Bobby Bowden is doing a fine job - just leave him alone. Albert says, "Click here for free Gator wallpaper." 
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im a poor college student now but i still got to shoot. i want to get a 22 conversion for my armalite, but i dont know which one to get. it needs to be easy to swap between .22lr and 5.56. also, does shooting 22 throught my barrel have any ill effects on the barrel? thanks adamI just received a Ciener kit. Not because I thought they were the best, but I figured they would be OK. Midway had some in stock ( for a couple of hours) last week. I placed my order Thursday night at 10:53 PM, conversion kit arrived in the mail yesterday. |
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Spikes say they test their kits with fed bulk packs I believe. I haven't gotten a chance to get mine out yet, but if that's what they use to test them, I figure then it would be ok to use them. Use the Federal bulk pack with the spikes. Do NOT use any lead tipped .22 as it will lead foul the feed ramps and then it will fail to chamber. The federal bulk packs are copper tipped. |
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Do NOT use any lead tipped .22 as it will lead foul the feed ramps and then it will fail to chamber. The federal bulk packs are copper tipped. I have shot more lead bullets thru my AR's than most people on this board have shot in their entire life thru any weapon. It is not an issue what so ever. I favor Federal Automatch which is 100% lead. .22lr is dirty so you have to clean your rifle a bit more than any centerfire round but at .03, clean away. |
| I just got the Ciener kit myself. I'm going to have a dedicated upper for 22, but it will be the conversion , I just won't be swapping it out to shoot .223. Should I oil the .22 bolt up before I put it in or should it be run dry or what? I read somewhere don't run them wet, so I wanna be sure. |
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I polished my Cieners kit with rubbing compound and a Dremel. Good info here on polishing the Ceiner kit. FWIW; AFAIK; IMHO; YMMV; yadda, yadda, yadda. Regards, Ed Mann Bobby Bowden is doing a fine job - just leave him alone. Albert says, "Click here for free Gator wallpaper."
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I polished my Cieners kit with rubbing compound and a Dremel. Good info here on polishing the Ceiner kit. That is the link I used as a guide. Thanks for sharing! |
I just got my spikes this week. Since I knew the range would be a few days away I spent most of my time polishing it.  I won't repeat my wife's comment about all the rubbing.....
Seriously Spike's conversion is a thing of beauty. Why buy something else and spend a lot of time on it when you can get it right out of the box (or tube) that way. I won't even go into the customer service differences. |
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Well I took my 22 upper with the Cieners kit in it today and ran about 300 rds through it. RAN FLAWLESSLY the whole day! I am impressed by the groupings as well. At 25 yards, iron sights I can group 2" offhand easily. I was a little concerned about the accuracy, but it seems to be as good as I am after , at least for now.
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Well I took my 22 upper with the Cieners kit in it today and ran about 300 rds through it. RAN FLAWLESSLY the whole day! I am impressed by the groupings as well. At 25 yards, iron sights I can group 2" offhand easily. I was a little concerned about the accuracy, but it seems to be as good as I am after , at least for now. I had the SAME exact experience today. I shot both CCI minimags (expensive) and federal champion 525 bulk pack(cheap) and everything ran flawlessly. I to was please with the accuracy and expected worst but 25-50 yards was spot on with my irons. So pleased I went out and bought 6 boxes of the 525 federal bulk pack.
God it feels good to actually be able to buy ammo in large amounts and blow through it again, it's like 2000-2001 all over again. 
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