Colt .22 Conversion Unit ID
Can someone give me an approximate date as to when this type of
conversion unit was made. I have only had experience with the
ones using the sliding ejector or the 80s series.
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conversion unit was made. I have only had experience with the
ones using the sliding ejector or the 80s series.
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Looks a lot like the one I had in the late 1970s as far as sights and construction go; I don't recall the markings.
Which had a "sliding ejector."
I suspect yours did too and is now incomplete. Good luck finding the missing part.0 -
Late version with ACCRO type rear sight and floating chamber it should have a stamped sheet-metal Ejector . you are missing a part but they are available. Gun Part Inc 0 -
Thanks Perry, I just went to Gun Parts Corp web site & they did have the part listed, so I ordered it. 0 -
I was just offered a conversion kit just like this one for $350.00. Is that a decent deal? 0 -
not a steal at 350.00 but if all parts are there and has not been refinished the a very good price. Look carefully at the picture of this unit and the floating chamber of the barrel many owners dont understand this & part as well as the barrel where this fits has to be keep clean to function the barrel will build up fused lead/powder deposits and cause the unit not to cycle. Cheap ammo worst then higher priced Copper washed/plated bullets. Have fun with your unit IMHO great practice in how to shot a 1911. at % of cost . "PRAISE THE HARD-BALL GUN" 0 -
Once these Conversion Units reached the configuration in which this one is, which was the mid-to-late 1960s, about the only way to "age" them is using the box style and magazine style. Since both are missing with this example, it is hard to guess the age, other than to say it is from the mid-to-late 1960s to the end of production in the 1980s.
When buying magazines, if you want to have it more correct, be sure to get either the earlier magazines with the fixed alloy floorplate or ones with a removable steel floorplate that has a Rampant Colt (the "Pony" for non-Colt-nut folks) stamped on it. There are many magazines, apparently made by the original supplier to Colt, that use a steel floorplat and say "Colt .22" or some such that are not Colt-sold magazines because they do not have the Rampant Colt. Many sellers of such magazines will argue that the magazines are Colt-sold magazines, but they are wrong, and such non-Colt magazines often sell for as much as Rampant Colt-marked magazines due to such ignorance.
This one looks in great shape. They are a lot of fun to shoot. To avoid leading of the floating chamber sooner rather than later, I coat it liberally with Tetra-Gun grease. Works for me. These Units vary in their tolerance to leading so I hope this is a good one for you.0 -
Thanks to all for the information and especially the concise
evaluation by Judge Colt. I now have some pics of the mags that
were supplied to me with the unit. They both appear to have
removable floor plates, but only one is marked Colt.
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In my opinion, neither magazine is a genuine Colt-sold magazine. The one with the word "Colt" on the floorplate is one of those probably made by the same manufacturer that made the magazines with the Rampant Colt "Pony" Stamped on them, and will work fine. (The other magazines looks to be of poor quality.) I have had arguments with others about whether Colt ever sold the magazines with the word "Colt" on them, but without the Rampant Colt symbol stamped on the floorplate. I believe I am right about all Colt-sold magazines having the Rampant Colt stamp, but, in the interest of full disclousure, please know not everyone agrees on that point.
My collection of Colt Converion Units ends with an early 1970s Unit, and begins again with a Series 80 Unit and Ace II Unit, so, perhaps at the end of production of this style of Unit, the supplied magazines ceased to have the Rampant Colt stamp, but I doubt it. If you value the collector status of this Unit, hold out for a magazine with the alloy base (NO Rampant Colt stamp on those) or one with the steel floorplate with a Rampant Colt stamp. This Unit looks perfect and deserves to be restored to totally correct status, even if you intend to shoot it.0 -
I see exactally what you mean about the mags. I have a series 80 unit with the original mag. Here it is mount on my SIG.
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I just looked at my 70's series Colt conversion and the magazine does have the Rampant Colt also. 0 -
Here's mine, but I don't know how the bottom of the magazine is stamped, offhand.
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