22 Long Rifle Version?

[greg_r]

I tried a 22 conversion kit once. Still have it but don't like it at all. Sig Sauer 938-22. Same gun, different operation. According to a conversation I had with Sig, the springs in 22 conversion magazines nare not strong enough to reliably operate the slide catch. Therefor the slide locks open on the rear of the magazine. To insert a new magazine you have to rack the slide fully to the rear and manually lock it. Then you can drop the magazine.

I think the best 22 long rifle companion piece to the Kahr is actually the Ruger LCRX.

[JohnR]

I think the best 22 long rifle companion piece to the Kahr is actually the Ruger LCRX.

I concur, the trigger would be very similar.

[jg rider]

Having a kahr.22 conversion would seem to me almost like having one for a Glock, which we have. The balancing act between the recoil spring and striker spring is critical. To have a no misfires there needs to be a strong striker spring which adds to a heavy trigger pull. When the trigger spring is to stiff, it will pull the slide back a bit as the striker spring compresses. On release the striker and slide move forward causing a buffer to the striker hit. So what's needed is a stiffer recoil spring, and this could cause stove pipes.

Wife has a Glock 17 with a Advantage arms .22 conversion unit. It's ammo sensitive. Rem. Golden Bullets, CCi Mini Mags or CCi Blazers. I assume these are the only recommended rounds recommended because they don't create any stove pipes. But there are still misfires. Any other common brand of ammo like Fed. Win. etc. cause stove pipes.

This scenario also happens with other Glock .22 conversion manufacturers which have the same ammo recommendation.

IMHO the possible shorter throw of a Kahr striker compared to a Glock would add misfires.

Maybe this is why Glock hasn't come out with a .22 Hey I'm not an engineer or expert. This is only MHO.

[CharlieR]

I had an Advantage Arms 26/27LE slide when I still had my Glock 26. Ran just fine with Golden Bullets and CCI. It can be done, but not sure with the Kahr cam. It is a kinda short throw. But it sure would be fun if they could do it.

[TXscooterguy]

I recently purchased a Smith and Wesson Victory. I love it.

[jg rider]

I had an Advantage Arms 26/27LE slide when I still had my Glock 26. Ran just fine with Golden Bullets and CCI. It can be done, but not sure with the Kahr cam. It is a kinda short throw. But it sure would be fun if they could do it.

Funny you should say that. My friend lent me his G26/27 with the A.A. on it and it never missed a beat. While I had it I wondered how they could get 10 rnds. into the shorter mags and I could only get 10 rnds. into the much longer A.A. 17/23 mags.

Well I figured it out, so now wife's A.A. 17/23 mags hold 15 rnds. This was before A.A. came out with their propriety 15 & 25 mags. My 15 was cheaper and and is a flush mounted to fame.

The funny part of all this was when I tried to order A.A. 26/27 mag parts from the company which were located in Kalifornia. I was asked why I wanted them. I made the mistake of telling them it as to expand the capacity of A.A. 17/23. They refused to sell me the parts telling me it was illegal to sell parts that expanded a mag to more then 10 rds. I explained that I lived in Oregon and was not restricted to any such law. It fell on deaf ears.

So I had to make my own parts to create 13 rnd mags because I didn't want to reshape the stock followers. Years later A.A. started selling mag parts so I finally got it done

I hd to mod the 17/23 mag body a bit but it doesn't effect going back to 10 rnd configurations

I believe the 15 rnd. capacity will only work for G17 mags. I'm guessing for G15 mags the count would be less. I don't know about other calibers.