Topic: 22 Conversion Kit for my 45

[luvmy45]

Just picked up the Kimber 22 conversion kit for my 45.

Went to the range tonight and I have to tell you, what a blast... burning through 200 rounds of 22, no FTF, FTE, or FTFire problems at all... and I was able to do just about all the practice drills that I normally do with my 45. Fit's the holster for draws, sights are adjustable so the POA is the same for both 45 and 22. Accuracy is great too.

I even switched back to my 45 at the end of the night to see how it felt, and you know what... the 45 felt really really good after 200 rounds of 22.

Great training tool! I'll post some pics later.

bk

[luvmy45]

Cabela's has 2 of them left on the shelf... just have them match the price from Midway at $289, and you can get a $20 coupon at cabela's website to apply as well. 

The mags fit in my mag holders as well, I need to find a way to add some weight to the mag, they are a little light, but there is plenty of empty room in the mag for some weight.

I don't know why I waited so long, I should have got one of these a long time ago, now I don't have to be so concerned about burning through my 45 ammo and what it's going to cost me to replace it. I can just shoot, great training tool. And the wife likes to shoot it too! 

bk

[Jeff]

I really like my Tactical Solutions 2211.  It's not like a factory 1911 but I do like the ability to attach a muzzle device. 

[Jeff]

You're welcome to try my 2211 if you want.

[luvmy45]

I like the TacSol one, and I've shot one at the range, complete with the muzzle attachment. ;-) They are nice.

For me, I was specifically looking for a way to practice my sport shooting, and since I don't use said muzzle device or optics the Kimber fit the bill, I might swap out the front sight for a FO, but other than that it's a great match.

I went out south of town tonight and dropped another 250 rounds through it, that's 500 rounds in 2 days and no failures. My only issue is the slide doesn't lock back, but I knew that going in.

However I find myself with the same problems and now I can work on fixing it, trigger freeze when I get to shooting fast splits. Since the trigger is exactly the same so once I ingrain the fix with the .22 it will be fixed with the .45 as well. I also spent some time working on weak hand shooting... much easier to get the muscle memory and mechanics of weak hand shooting ingrained with a 22.

My only problem now is I see myself burning up 10,000 round of 22 in about a 2 weeks at this rate if I'm not careful.

Addictive little thing, I tell you. 

Try it RG, and you'll be buying one 

bk