Note: From time to time my home schooled 12 year old son, Brian Nelson, will contribute work drawn from his daily writing assignments to KenNelson.com. This is the first and was written a few days ago.
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It’s no secret that ammunition prices have gone through the roof and into the stratosphere, especially .223.
So, at a gun show in Salt Lake city last week, my Dad and I bought a CMMG .22 long rifle conversion kit for our DPMS AP4 and 24′ bull barrel AR-15 rifles. The kit allows any AR-15 style rifle to shoot the smaller and cheaper .22lr bullet, while still using the existing scope, trigger, and furniture (hand guard and butt stock).
To install, just push a pin on the lower receiver to open it, pull out your current bolt, drop in the .22 bolt, and close
the receiver.
The kit has endless uses, from “tactical” rabbit and prairie dog hunting to USPSA three gun practice. Ours ran perfectly and shot exactly where we aimed it. The CMMG conversion kit has a retail price of $190.00 with one 26 round magazine or $230.00 with three magazines. We got ours at a gun show for $190.00 with three magazines.
November 1st, 2009 at 9:40 am
Good article Brian! I’ve been thinking of getting one of these. You helped me make up my mind. Thx