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Looking for feedback on the Advantage Arms .22 conversion for Glocks. Anybody out there using one?

pagollum wrote:Looking for feedback on the Advantage Arms .22 conversion for Glocks. Anybody out there using one?

I had one...it was very reliable. Considering the cost of the unit, you might have more fun getting a separate .22 handgun. (Although I understand things like practicing trigger control, grip etc with your carry gun).

I have one for the subcompact Glocks.
It seems to like CCI mini-mag ammo the best.

I probably haven't shot in a couple years. It is fun, though.

My dad and I each have one for our G17 and G19. Both are the LEO style. Both are excellent in their quality. We have absolutely zero complaints. Both perform exactly as represented by AA. If you run CCI, you never get FTE/FTF. If you run the cheap remington or federal bulk packs, you get some minor problems due to the rounds not having enough oomph to cycle the slide completely or the nose of the bullet getting caught a little. AA warns you of this when you buy it though. Most importantly, the things are fun as heck to shoot. Order a couple extra magazines as that California 10-round max slows down your progress through a brick of long rifles way too much. If you watch MidwayUSA's sales, I think you'll sometimes catch them with the extra mags available at a little cheaper price than through AA.

By the way, I don't buy the thought process behind using a .22 conversion kit on your carry gun to give you more experience with it. Just like you should be practicing with your actual self defense carry ammo, you should also actually be using all parts of your carry gun when trying to prepare for self defense situations -- that obviously includes the true slide for your glock or 1911. There's a big difference in weight between the AA slide and the Glock slide. I assume the same holds true for any 1911 conversion you can buy or for the Ciener conversions too (although I don't own any of those so am not 100% sure). As such, shooting your .22 glock or 1911 is not at all the same as shooting your 9mm/40/45 glock or 1911. My point is simply that you shouldn't be buying this solely so you can work on self defense practice with your carry gun. It just won't cut it. Dry firing will get you the same or better trigger work/control you're looking for because you can slowly watch your front sight while dry firing to see if it stays on target. I think that pulling the trigger on your 22 conversion adds an element to the trigger control work that actually takes something away from what you can learn from correct dry fire practice. Anyway, if you want to use the conversion a little for the practice/trigger work purpose, think it would be nice to be able to shoot 22 out of your glock for fun, and simply like to cheaply put a lot of holes in paper targets, than you're entering into this with the correct mindset and the AA kit is worth every penny.

Have fun.

Thanks for the input, still undecided, see Advantage has a 6-8 week backlog on orders, s o it's either popular or they don't run it often. Any more opinions?

welcome pagollum. Ask away......... plenty of experience here.

Midway shows the model made for the Glock 19, 23, 25, 32 and 22 in stock. All the rest are listed "backorder o.k." They do carry the mags as well.

The last time I was in J&S in Lakeville they had one in stock. That was a month or two ago though.