I recently purchased a gen 4 glock 19. I have previously had a gen 3 with an AA conversion kit, but the grip was too big for my hands.
I was looking for some input on buying the AA kit (if I can find it), versus spending that money on 9mm ammo. I can buy around 2000 rounds of 9mm ammo before the the kit would pay for itself. Obviously the "advantage" of the conversion, is afterward, I still have the kit. Whereas the empty 9mm casings aren't worth anything.
Any input would be appreciated.
They are to a reloader! What will the kit cost you? One negative I would think about the kit vs just shooting 9mm is that you won't get as much experience as dealing with that recoil. I'm assuming its a .22 conversion kit, and while youre still getting the mechanics of shooting down, if you wanted to test your self when it comes to rapid fire or double taps, you're training with an unrealistic recoil. Since 9mm isnt a huge recoil anyway, I like to load mine fairly hot, especially compared to normal Federal stuff, so that way I will be used to higher end of recoil just incase.
I'm reloading for about $14 per 100 for 9mm, and I could buy it for $21.30 plus the cost of gas, so thats a base if you wanted to judge the cost of reloading. When it comes to the expensive stuff like .357mag, its about $17 per 100 when I could buy it for 48-56 per 100.
The savings isn't the highest margin with 9mm but it helps more with all calibers besides .22. After you get a setup down, you can pick any caliber to shoot and not worry about the crazy ammo prices anymore! Like I said earlier, I'm reloading .357 for about 33% of the cost of factory ammo not counting the cases. Pistol cases last a while anyway, I've been shooting the same cases for about 9 months now and finally getting a few cracked .38/.357s here and there. With 9mm, I pick up the cases from my friends when I go with them. I now have close to 500 9mm once fired, loaded up, ready for the next 9 months of shooting.
I first learned to reload with the 9mm caliber. It's a tad tougher than some other calibers as you really have to watch the charge and make sure you don't exceed the max as there isn't a lot of room for pressure to expand.
Is 9mm worth reloading? Depends on your financial situation I guess. I have about a thousand empty 9mm Luger cases and 500 9mm Shorts (.380). Of the two I save more reloadiing the .380s as they cost more but .45 ACP I save a TON!.
AA conversions are ammo sensitive. CCI only basically. For the cost of the conversion I'd buy a dedicated .22 but thats just me.
I recently picked up an SR22 pistol and love it so far. But I wanted something to train with. And since the grip angle and trigger are completely different than the glock, I don't really see it as a good training tool. It sure is fun though.
Personally, I would never get a .22 that wont feed bulk ammo, especially now that I reload. The .22s I go for feed anything, and generally thats why I pick Ruger. Before the SR22 came out and I was reloading, I was looking for a .22. Handled and shot the Walther a little, felt like a toy and known to be picky, heard bad things about the Sig Mosquito, Browning makes a similar .22 to the mark but ugly as can be. $520 seemed like a lot to me for a .22 but I love my Mark III. Can 2in shoot n c sticker targets out to 30-40 yards without having to work too hard and at those ranges the Hi-Viz is a little bigger than the targers. If you even want to get a serious .22 pistol, the MKIII is worth the money.It may not lock back with the cheapo .22s everytime, but it feeds and fire them with no problems
I actually just sold my MKIII. It was accurate and reliable, but too heavy compared to the SR22. I decided to stick with that since it is so much more fun for plinking.
Yea if the SR22 was around when I had the choice, who knows what I would have right now, but I'm happy with mine.
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