M4-style dedicated upper from Model 1 Sales shown with one of the slimline Black Dog magazines that came with it. It’s reliable, great fun to shoot and shot groups as small as 1-1/2" at 100 yards. The lower is from Sun Devil, with a Magpul buttstock and triggerguard.
Foote device and the landmark Atchis- son conversion have both been around for roughly 30 years. Also like the AR, which has enjoyed a meteoric surge in popularity since the Assault Weapons Ban ended in 2004, it’s an idea that has Which brings us to the point that
L
ike the AR itself, there’s nothing particularly new about .22 conver- sions for it; the Air Force-issued
becoming (or staying) proficient with a given firearm requires practice, and lots of it. Shooting .22 rimfire out of your AR gives you the ability to get
For training purposes, it’s hard to beat a .22 conversion. Everything about your rifle stays the same, only with less blast, recoil and far cheaper am- munition. From the outside, it’s virtu- ally impossible to tell it’s not a .223. The rifle is a Sun Devil registered SBR lower with an 11.5" PWS piston upper and a Trijicon Tri-Power optic.
never been timelier, especially in light of the recent shortage of ammunition. Don’t get me wrong; .223 ammo is still out there, even in bulk, but the prices are far higher then they were a year ago. Even then, though, centerfire ammo was much more expensive than .22 LR, with 20 rounds of .223 running about the same as 500 rounds of .22.
familiar with the function and feel of your rifle for much less money, and also lets you save your harder-to-re- place .223 rounds. If I sound like a fan of the idea, I am, but I’m not alone:
note that both Smith & Wesson, Colt and a host of other manufactures are offering ARs from the factory that fire .22 LR. Unless you actually want to go out
and buy a complete rifle in .22 LR, there are two ways to make your AR a rimfire. Both of them build on the modular nature of the rifle: the first is a conversion unit, which replaces the bolt carrier assembly in your .223, and the second is a dedicated upper receiver. While both take about the
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