advantage arms .22 conversion kit for 1911

[striperman]

I've had a advantage arms .22 conversion for my glock a while now. It is more accurate than my stock 40 cal. and the slide stays open after shooting the last round. Advantage arms has finally made one for the 1911. I got one. I must say I like it better than my Marvel and Kimber conversions. The accuracy is very good with excellent reliability. THE SLIDE STAYS OPEN AFTER SHOOTING THE LAST ROUND!!! This to me is the best feature. I think the other conversion kit makers are going to have to step up and add this feature to their kits. BTW it is the most inexpensive kit I've purchased at 239.00.

[bangbang]

I have their conversion kit for the G17 and i really like it. Its better then the ciners. I dont understand why ciner wont design a conversion kit with a last shot hold open. i know its a small nitpic, but if others can....

I will have to get on of the Advantage Arms for my 1911.

My only peeve about Advantage Arms is that they are in the great state of California (w/fieinstein)..and that they wont be making any 15 round mags anytime soon. :(

[John]

As a courtesy to other members, here is a link to this conversion kit.

http://www.advantagearms.com/1911conversion_kit.html

[stans]

Looks nice. I have often considered a 22 conversion for a 1911. Has this one been added to the sticky?

[3006mv]

will this take other magazines like the colt ace?

[Gammon]

The MFRs who I have read addressing the question of the last round lock open of the slide (Marvel and Ciener) both decline to add this option because the slide is aluminum and the notch would soon wear out.

[Gammon]

As a courtesy to other members, here is a link to this conversion kit.

http://www.advantagearms.com/1911conversion_kit.html

Very interesting; it seems that these people are offering a Ciener style kit and a Marvel style conversion also. I would probably prefer the low priced Advantage kit to the Ciener (I own a Ciener) due to the hold open feature and because my Ciener kit groups about 2.5 in @ 25yds, performance I would like to improve upon.
The Target kit is another matter altogether, and very similar to the Marvel (I think someone's patent has run out). At $299 it is cheaper than the Marvel's $370, but not by all that much. If the Advantage kit could match the accuracy of the Marvel, it would be a great deal. The real savings appear to be in the price of the mags, $25 is by far the best deal available.
Until recently, most of my shooting has been center fire pistol and rifle. Last year I purchased a DPMS 22LR upper for my AR and began practicing with it on the 25yd indoor range at my local club. What a great (cheap) way to improve your skills with a rifle. I soon began to bring along my High Standard Supermatic for some pistol practice also. For both rifle and pistol the target was 2.5 in paper discs which posed no problems for either weapon, as they both grouped under one inch at 50yds. The problem was with the Supermatic; I have only one original mag that works and factory replacements have been a disaster, plus my local club runs plate matches that require at least four mags to compete. I gave up on the Supermatic and bought a Ciener conversion, complete with five mags, which I installed on a 38 Super frame that had served me well for several years of IPSC competition and had out lasted two slides, two barrels, and two comps. It was time to retire this old warrior. What a hoot! I enjoyed shooting the Supermatic, but this custom Colt frame (checkerd front strap, beaver tail, and mag funnel) was a whole new experience in rimfire shooting. There were only two draw backs: accuracy as compared to the Supermatic was poor (.5 in vs 2 in @ 25yds), and reliability problems which really can't be blamed on the MFR. My 38 Super frame has a Red Buff scope mount for the dot scope I use, and the 22 empties are jamming. It seems that they are bouncing off of the scope back into the ejection port.
Due to the above problems I am ordering a Marvel kit with the scope mount rib; this will solve the accuracy and reliability problems, but at quite a cost. With mags ($40 per) we're talking about $570. If Advantage would offer a similar kit for less $, I would be extremely interested.