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Article: Victor Arms V-22 Conversion.
- Article from:
- Guns Magazine
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Publishers' Development Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Turn your AR into a .22 for practice, training and fun with this rimfire conversion unit which boasts a unique design that'' as rugged and reliable as the battle rifle it fits.
Rimfire conversion units for the ubiquitous AR series of Rimfire are notorious for unreliable performance. Most of these units replace the rifle's bolt carrier with a blow-back-operated .22 LR insert that uses the existing upper receiver and barrel, which is the downfall of the concept.
The problem with all such conversion units is that they simply replace the AR-15's bolt carrier, which can ruin a perfectly good barrel. This is because the twist rate of the AR-15 barrel is ...