Back ordered kit came in yesterday.
I function checked it using snap caps with a Poly 80V2 lower and a Factory G17 lower.
No issues with the G17 lower, the Poly 80 lower hung up some with the spring. It looks like I'll have to shave some plastic back on the Poly 80 V2 lower.
I took it to the range today and FORGOT the Factory G17 but had a Poly80 V1 lower in my bag that I had not even function checked. Well, it would not load a cartridge from the mag.
Plus, if I pulled the trigger, I could pull the slide all the way out without lowering the locking block plate thingy. (that is really not good at all).
I shot 15 40grain Minimags one at a time manually loading into the chamber and hit my torso target at 25 yards 15/15 times.
Will try again tomorrow.
More to Come.
Perhaps you have the "locking block plate thingy" in backwards.
P80 V1 Lower:
So, V1 P80 is going to be on hold cause there is a problem. In the P80 V1 the gap between the locking block and the slide lock plate is shorter. The length of the AA 22 Barrel that sits in that gap is longer than a Glock barrel. Why? because the AA barrel is not designed to travel very far back after being fired so that the energy of the recoil transfers to the slide movement more I'm betting. So the 22 barrel will move back a tiny bit then hit the locking block and start its pivoting. Thus its function is closer to a blowback like in a fixed barrel. Well, that gap not being big enough in the V1 P80 makes it not compatible unless some mod is done to the Lower. I'm not ready to do that at this time so shelving that.
Factory G17 and P80 V2 Lower:
Ran couple hundred rounds today in 2 different range sessions. The notes that AA provides was pretty accurate. It does not like Winchester and likes CCI Minimags & Golden Bullets.
It was flawless w/ CCI Minimags (hollow point 36g). Only issues with Golden Bullets was 2 duds. To get a good idea on cycle reliability, I do what I do with my lighter pet reloads. I will load 20 bullets one at a time verifying each time, it will hold the slide back after shooting it. Winchester was lucky to hold back 1/2 the bullets. Card says it likes the 40gr round nose and not the Hollow points, but I had no problems with the 36g minimag hollow points. I did find some 40gr round nose in the old AR tactical box I can try next time. I saw no difference in reliability between my Factory G17 and P80V2 lower. My P80V2 lower is well broken in and I've done all the tricks to flatten the slide contacting parts and smoothen them (YMMV). In the 2nd session I was shooting into the 100 berm and I think I can get a good number of hits on my 12" torso target there. I'll have to try that next time. I think the barrel is very accurate.
Bring a cleaning kit to the range cause when I was trying some of the different ammo, I got 2 of the lead browning rounds stuck in the breech and had to send a cleaning rod down the front to push it out. I'm guessing the wax on the bulk packaging crudded up that case. (dunno).
Happy w/ the purchase and have 2 more mags incoming. This will be good to keep son #1 from burning through my 9mm ammo so fast and still get his glock fix.
I've yet to see any of these conversions reach the level where I'd want to use them for an entire Steel Challenge match, and I own three of them (TacSol Glock 17, GSG 1911, MACS Hi-Power). The TacSol comes pretty close, especially with Mini-Mags, but I really worry about it going 150 rounds flawlessly with no cleaning... even one failure to fire or eject can cost you a match or division win.
That said, they are good for messing around with rimfire suppressors, and reliability is adequate enough for plinking or running reduced-cost drills.
If I were serious about rimfire pistol in Steel Challenge, I'd absolutely be buying a Ruger Mark IV 22/45 or a VQ Black Mamba.Do yourself a favor and just get a dedicated .22. Conversions are good in theory. I had a Kimber kit that I would shoot occasionally but I sold it because it was annoying to switch back and forth and my Ruger is just as good. ymmv
If I were serious about rimfire pistol in Steel Challenge, I'd absolutely be buying a Ruger Mark IV 22/45 or a VQ Black Mamba.