What centerfire handguns have a .22LR counterpart?

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aarondhgraham

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There have been quite a few threads lately that have mentioned guns that have a .22LR counterpart.

What guns (or conversion kits) do you know of that have .22LR mates?

These are the ones I know of:

S&W: Model 36 in .38 Special & Model 34 in .22LR. (I own this pair)

S&W: Model 15 in .38 Special & Model 18 in .22LR. (I own this pair)

S&W: Model 14 in .38 Special & Model 17 in .22LR.

S&W: Model 10 in .38 Special & Model 45 in .22LR. (very rare and I want one) ;)

S&W: Model 442 in .38 Special & Model 43 C in .22LR.

Colt: Trooper Mk III in .357 Mag & Trooper Mk III in .22LR. (I own this pair)

Colt: Diamondback in .38 Special & Diamondback in .22LR.

Colt: Officers Model Match in .38 Special & Officers Model Match in .22LR

Charter Arms: Undercover in .38 Special & Pathfinder in .22LR (Nice guns by the way, my lady friend owns the .38)

Ruger: SP-101 in .38/.357 & SP-101 in .22LR.(Discontinued Dangit!)

CZ: CZ-75B in 9mm & CZ-75B Kadet in .22LR. (I own this pair and the Kadet rocks!)

Beretta: Cheetah (84, 85, 86 series) in .380 & Cheetah 87 in .22LR.

Beretta: Model 70 in .32 & Model 71 in .22LR (Vicious looking handguns,,, I Like em)

Bersa: Firestorm .380 & Firestorm .22LR.

Colt: 1911 in .45ACP & 1911 Ace in .22LR.

Coltish: 1911 & GSG 1911. (Better reviews than the Chiappa) (Ask Nakanokalronin for a review)

Coltish: 1911 & Chiappa 1911

Sig: SIG P220 in .45 & P220 Classic 22 in .22LR

Sig: SIG P226 in .357 Sig /.40S&W & P226 Classic 22 in .22LR (Ask Microgunner for a review)

Sig: SIG P229 in 9mm/.357 Sig/.40 S&W & P229 Classic 22 in .22LR

There is an interesting thing about these .22 Sigs,,,
Sig sells a conversion kit for all three of the Classic 22's,,,
That converts the .22 pistol to shoot the appropriate centerfire cartridges.
Someone please go to the Sig website and double-check to ensure I read this correctly.

Walther: Walther PP in .380 & Walther PP in .22LR (.22LR version is no longer made so might be hard to find)

Walther: Walther GSP in .32 S&W Long WC & Walther GSP in .22LR (Funky looking target pistol)

Hammerli: Hammerli 280 in .32 S&W Long WC & Hammerli 280 in .22 LR (Funky looking target pistol)

Hammerli: Hammerli P240 in .38 WC/.32 & Hammerli P240 in .22LR (Click here please)

Heckler & Koch: HK4 in .380/.32/.25 & HK4 in .22LR (First pistol produced by H&K)

Manhurin: Manhurin MR 73 in .357/.38/9mm/.332 S&W Long & Manhurin MR 73 in .22LR (standard issue with France's elite police and military Special Weapons and Tactics teams)


Erma: Erma ESP 85A in .32 S&W & Erma ESP 85A in .22LR (Click here please)

Conversion kits,,,

Beretta: Beretta 92 in 9mm & Beretta 92 Series .22 LR Practice Kit (click here please)

1911: Advantage Arms

Glock: Advantage Arms



I'm sure some of you good folk will know of more pairs,,,
Please post any others you can think of,,,
Pics would be great as well.

I will update the above list as you guys tell me about the pairs.

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Close - only frame size differences:

Ruger single six and the blackhawk
colt scout and SAA

Any K-22 and a k framed .38,
TC contender and a TC contender...LOL - also hold true for an encore...
Colt Ace and a Colt 1911
 
Thanks RickB

I was certain that Colt made a 1911 in .22LR,,,
I just never heard the name of the gun.

Wow!,,,
I just did a quick check on gunbroker,,,
I surely ain't gonna be buying one of those Aces anytime soon.

Diamondback in .22 wouldn't be cheap either,,,
In the vicinity of a grand or more.

Slick looking guns though.

Thanks RickB

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Thanks mikejonestkd,,,

Close is not bad,,,
I have a Cimarron SA clone in .357,,,
It's not a bad match to my Colt Frontier Scout in .22LR.

I have them in the same display box at least. ;)

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SW J frame snub ( small frame )

.38 / .357 5 shot Steel frame, cylinder 640 / Aluminum frame , Ti cylinder 340PD Airlight / Airweight and a bunch of others )

.22 LR 8 shot 317 Aluminum frame, pretty sure Aluminum cylinder



SW L frame ( large frame )

.38 / .357 6 shot 686

.22 LR 8 shot 617 4 to 6" barrel ( I think that is the # ) there is also a 10 shot version



Ruger AR style black gun

.223 Rem SR-556

.22 LR SR-22 Though I'm told it is more of a MarkIII pistol hiding inside black gun shrouding to make it look like a AR platform.


Guns that are close don't count if someone needs a training gun that has the feel of their PD gun. Grip angle consistency between practice and carry is critical if you are going to develop point and shoot skills. To a lesser extent overall weight and balance will affect point and shoot.

I'm guessing everyone has figured out what 22 I want ;)
 
When I was in the service, they had .22 converted 1911 training pistols. They had a floating inertia block that gave the .22 a recoil that mimicked a .45ACP.

Here's a link to an article on the Colt Ace and Service Ace converted 1911s.
 
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If you are looking at conversions.

AR-15, I have the Ceiner. There are better ones now.

All the Glocks, I have the AA conversion for G26 and G21 size. I would like the others.

1911s, I want a Marvel.

Anything in 45LC (the conversion looks like 45LC bullets), I have a set of these, but have not tried them.

I have a S&W K22. This would be the counter part to any S&W K frame.

And there is of course
http://mcace.com/
I have a 222Rem to 22LR conversion. Accuracy is not good.

I have heard of a Luger in 22LR.

I have heard of conversions for Mac-10, Uzi, and a few other full auto toys.
 
Thanks danez71,,,

I was unaware that the Bersa Firestorm .380 also had a .22 counterpart,,,
I'll add that pair to my list.

Thanks,,,

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22 and .45

EAA sells a .45 acp steel Witness model that includes the .22 conversion kit for around $600.
The Kit is a new barrel&slide and one magazine.

Notes:
Most of the conversion kits do not hold open after the last round.
Most of the conversion kits are 'picky' about .22 ammo.

I had to try five different types of High Velocicity .22 before I found one that worked around 95% percent of the time.
But its worth it to me to have:
  • Same grip
  • Same Trigger
  • and cheap .22 ammo to practice with.
 
I see someone already plugged the 92 conversion kit from Beretta.

This one also counts I think, the Sig Mosquito is based on the P226 ... at roughly 90% of the size.

Cool gun, to bad they don't work better.
 
Hello pgdion,,,

This one also counts I think, the Sig Mosquito is based on the P226 ... at roughly 90% of the size.

Cool gun, to bad they don't work better.
Click to expand...

That is a shame isn't it,,,
They are very nice feeling pistols.

I know two people at my range who own a Mosquito,,,
I see them experiencing a failure to feed quite often.

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