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Legal Beagle
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posted April 09, 2021 06:33 PMHide Post
I had one for a while and enjoyed it, but moved it on to fund my Volquartsen Scorpion and never looked back. If you see high demand, I might suggest jumping on it and finding a purpose-made .22.


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.38supersig
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posted April 09, 2021 06:38 PMHide Post
^^^

Volquartsen makes some neat stuff!



 
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jimb888
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posted April 09, 2021 09:23 PMHide Post
I didn't see it on the Sig Sauer site. Is it out of production now?
 
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Expert308
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posted April 10, 2021 02:15 PMHide Post
I had a Sig conversion kit for the P220 I had a long time ago. It never worked very well. It wasn't very accurate and required so much oil to function reliably that it flung the stuff everywhere. I got rid of it and never regretted doing so.

That said, give yours a try. If it works for you then keep it.
 
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jimmy123x
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posted April 10, 2021 08:01 PMHide Post
The problem I have with conversion kits is that they cost almost as much as a dedicated .22 like a Browning buckmark. The other problem is they make the gun you put them on, dirtier than hell.....I don't mind my buckmark getting and being dirtier than hell from .22 ammo, but I certainly don't want to detail clean that gunk out of a centerfire gun.
 
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Nev
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posted April 11, 2021 09:12 PMHide Post
I have one for my 220. It's really nice, but I find it can be picky when it comes to ammo. It's not a fan of ordinary lighter loads.


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gunswizard
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posted April 13, 2021 08:40 AMHide Post
226 Conversion units have regularly been selling for $550. - $600. on eBay, I was lucky to fine one for half that much. I've only had it to the range once so far and it worked well.
 
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posted April 13, 2021 08:47 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by jimmy123x:
The problem I have with conversion kits is that they cost almost as much as a dedicated .22 like a Browning buckmark. The other problem is they make the gun you put them on, dirtier than hell.....I don't mind my buckmark getting and being dirtier than hell from .22 ammo, but I certainly don't want to detail clean that gunk out of a centerfire gun.


My only complaint about it is cleaning it. Love mine.


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oldseabag860
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posted April 17, 2021 06:48 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by philasteen:
I found a P226 conversion kit in my things. Apparently I had ordered this at some point from Sig and stashed it away. The kit is cherry new, the shipping carton is still sealed.

I wanted to gather some thoughts on whether these .22 kits are worth playing with. I have a P226ST to use it on, and tons of .22, but will it be worth shooting vs. 9mm? I'd appreciate any practical experience on whether it's fun, reliable, practical etc enough to keep vs. selling and funding another gun.

Thanks!


I have one on my 226 a little fussy about ammo,
prefers cci minis federal match grade works ok
have to keep it clean use oil no grease.
i have many rounds of .22's
happy with it
btw ive seen them new on ebay for up to 700 dollars


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SgtGold
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posted April 17, 2021 09:21 AMHide Post
Spray cleaner, blast, drop some oil, done.

quote:
Originally posted by jimmy123x:
The problem I have with conversion kits is that they cost almost as much as a dedicated .22 like a Browning buckmark. The other problem is they make the gun you put them on, dirtier than hell.....I don't mind my buckmark getting and being dirtier than hell from .22 ammo, but I certainly don't want to detail clean that gunk out of a centerfire gun.


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philasteen
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posted May 07, 2021 05:01 PMHide Post
Well, postscript to the story. I listed on ebay and the final price in the auction was $685. With ebay fees etc I netted just over $600, enough to buy a new Glock.
 
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elberettas
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posted May 07, 2021 05:07 PMHide Post
Can't be mad at that!
 
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