Have a very clean Browning BDA (P220) in .45 auto. Pistol looks & runs well w/bottom magazine release. I have seen the SIG P220 .22 conversion units for sale and was contemplating the possibilities. Would like to know if there could be a compatibility issue with the Browning version of the P220 and the conversion kit. Also is the .22 conversion unit worth getting at all? Appreciate any insight or personal experiences...Thx!

Will the conversion kit work with a heel mag release? I thought they were all button release.

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Originally posted by pwcosol:
Have a very clean Browning BDA (P220) in .45 auto. Pistol looks & runs well w/bottom magazine release. I have seen the SIG P220 .22 conversion units for sale and was contemplating the possibilities. Would like to know if there could be a compatibility issue with the Browning version of the P220 and the conversion kit. Also is the .22 conversion unit worth getting at all? Appreciate any insight or personal experiences...Thx!

If your Browning BDA has a push button magazine release, the US type P220 .22lr conversion kit is a drop-in-and-go. If your BDA has a bottom magazine release, you will need to use a European type bottom release P220 .22lr conversion kit.

US Type P220 .22lr Conversion Kit


European Type P220 .22lr Conversion Kit

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Originally posted by Syngin1066:
Will the conversion kit work with a heel mag release? I thought they were all button release.

The conversion types have more differences than just the magazines and magazine releases.

Thanks for everyone's input. Appreciate the photos of the Euro P220 kit in particular from MG34_Dan. At least now I know what to look for...

The conversion kit will reduce the weight of your BDA/P220 to that of a kid's cap pistol. Also, the lightweight slide does not hold open after the last shot, causing many hammer strikes on the rim of the empty rimfire chamber, unless you are accurate in counting every discharged round. I also had issues with double feeds and unreliable performance from the plastic Sig conversion magazines. A better alternative might be one of the many polymer .22 pistols offering fine performance for the price as a conversion kit.

Outside scope, but I’ve always felt left down by rimfire conversion kits. I finally bit the bullet and bought a Volquartsen Scorpion (22/45 metal frame). That’s the closest thing that I can think of that would hit the “feel” if a a BDA.

Have the conversion kit for P220. There was a member on the forum years ago that made kits to increase the capacity from 10 rounds to 15 rounds and to hold the slide open after the last round. I have three of these and they work great.