Lissa shot my AR a couple of times, but the recoil really bothered her neck and shoulder, but shooting Uncle's conversion didn't bother her a bit. While the recoil didn't bother me, My head kept saying "There goes 30 cents" every time I pulled the trigger.
Putting those two things together, it wasn't a hard decision to order a CMMG, Inc ARC-22 AR Conversion Kit
, along with a spare magazine.Installing the conversion is easy, even for a neophyte like me. All you do is remove the rear pin holding the upper to the lower, pull back on the charging handle about halfway, and remove the bolt assembly from the rifle. Slide the conversion bolt assembly in, push the charging handle forward, and then pin the upper and lower together again. It's actually faster to do it than to type about it. After that, load the conversion mag with .22 rounds, and away you go. One of the things I like about the conversion is that it is so fast and easy to swap back and forth, and since I have to use different magazines, that means my defense loads are always ready to go, unlike when I shoot the XDm.
I tested the conversion out with some high velocity ammo, American Eagle 38 grain High Velocity hollow points to be exact, and shot through 2 magazines with no issues at all. The rifle was just as accurate, and my head was much happier saying "There goes a nickel" with each shot. I paid $180 for the conversion kit, and $25 for the spare magazine, so if I save 25 cents per shot, in 820 rounds, the kit will have paid for itself.
As fun as this thing is to shoot, I should do that by next Friday.