858 in .22LR conversion
- Thread starter Northern Pirate
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I would totally be down for a .22lr 858 conversion kit but I can understand people not caring with $160 crates of surplus.
I wonder how something like this would work though, you'd have to loosen the spring considerably and insert a .22lr magazine into one of the 7.62x39 bananas like they do on the enfield 7.62x39 conversions and put a barrel sleeve into the chamber. It would probably require a whole new bolt. This would not be cheap. How much do other similar conversion kits cost? My friend told me once that he'd probably just buy a 10/22 instead of paying a few hundred to convert one of his guns to .22lr, I totally disagree. I'd love nothing more than blasting 50 rounds out of my 858.
I wonder how something like this would work though, you'd have to loosen the spring considerably and insert a .22lr magazine into one of the 7.62x39 bananas like they do on the enfield 7.62x39 conversions and put a barrel sleeve into the chamber. It would probably require a whole new bolt. This would not be cheap. How much do other similar conversion kits cost? My friend told me once that he'd probably just buy a 10/22 instead of paying a few hundred to convert one of his guns to .22lr, I totally disagree. I'd love nothing more than blasting 50 rounds out of my 858.
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
Not worth it in my opinion. Not an easy conversion by the looks of things.
- Location
- Fraser Valley BC
IMHO, a factory built/modified 858 in .22 would be an awesome rifle and I would buy one at the standard 858 price.
Conversion kit, or 10/22 stock...not really interested.
Conversion kit, or 10/22 stock...not really interested.
Sure, I`m not fixed on the colt but where can I find someone that sells this rifle and how much does it cost? I looked on Questar and found nothing.
