Wilson Combat .22LR 1911 Conversion

[SilverState]

My Wilson Combat .22LR 1911 Conversion kit (made by Marvel) just arrived today. It came in a blue padded gun rug and has an adjustable rear sight. I also took advantage of the Christmas special of free shipping and rec'd a free 47D mag. After cleaning/lubing it, I took a couple of pics for you all. I will let you know how it shoots after this upcoming weekend. Now all I need is 4 more mags for less than $40 each...

http://sincitypitbulls.freeservers.com/WilsonCombat22LRConversionA.JPG

http://sincitypitbulls.freeservers.com/WilsonCombat22LRConversionB.JPG

[pangris]

does the entire slide reciprocate, and does it lock back on empty?

[SilverState]

Originally posted by pangris
does the entire slide reciprocate, and does it lock back on empty?

Yes and no. However, my Advantage Arms .22LR conversion for a Glock 20 does lock back when empty. I don't know about the other 1911 conversion kits.

[SilverState]

So I took it to the range this weekend. I had some no-name .22LR ammo and decided to use it. The gun wouldn't cycle and was having FTEs/FTFs. I was kinda disappointed. I mean after all, this is the kit that Wilson Combat sells and their name is on the slide...

Luckily, my friend had some CCI mini mag .22LR ammo. He gave me a 100 rounds and my faith in the WC conversion was restored. Not one failure of any kind.

Moral of the story, use the right kind of ammo in this conversion kit. The documentation that comes with the kit gives ammo recommendations and advises you to stay away from particular types of ammo as well. Complying with the advisement is apparently not negotiable.

One of the things I would change on the kit is the front sight. A fiberoptic or even a dotted front sight would help in quicker/easier target acquisition.

[FLIPPER 348]

......sorry could not resist!



I need to get one of those but need to do some research on the three or so different versions. The Kimber is avail locally but this Ed Brown version looks sweet. Any word on what it cost??

There is the one with the 15 round mags from this place looks like the one I'll try:

http://www.22lrconversions.com/1911-pg.htm

does annybody have expierence with them??

[SilverState]

People warned me to stay away from the Ciener kit.

However, for the AR15, they seem to be the best/economic choice. And, you can get a 30rnd mag for that kit.