Kimber 22lr Conversion

[zoid 24]

Hey guys, I have a Kimber TLE RL II and the 22lr conversion upper for it.

I found it likes CCI Minimag a lot and it does OK with CCI Blazer as well.

 

Remington Golden bulk and Federal Bulk however jam up with just about every

single magazine.

 

Just seeing if any of you guys have the same kit and what ammo you had success

with. I'd be interested in hearing what other 1911 22lr owners are shooting

as well.

 

P.S. Kinda a side question, but the dedicated Kimber 22 1911 has the exact

same upper right? I handled one the other day and did not see any difference.

[Jon 264]

I can't speak about the Kimber, but my GSG1911 runs very well on Federal Bulk, with a failure of some sort once every 10-20 mags. Never a failure with mini-mags though.

[zoid 24]

I can't speak about the Kimber, but my GSG1911 runs very well on Federal Bulk, with a failure of some sort once every 10-20 mags. Never a failure with mini-mags though.

 

Yeah I can't see why there is such a stark difference between Blazer and Fed Bulk as they are about

the same quality.

[Urban Grunt 44]

I have a Kibmer .22 slide on 1911 and it likes Copper fed bulk/CCI.

[zoid 24]

I have a Kibmer .22 slide on 1911 and it likes Copper fed bulk/CCI.

 

My Federal was not copper plated. Am I missing something here?

This is what my package looked like:

 

http://www.cabelas.com/rifle-ammunition-federal-bulk-22-long-rifle-ammunition-1.shtml

 

But the rounds came in boxes of 50 and the bullets were black in color.

[Urban Grunt 44]

My Federal was not copper plated. Am I missing something here?

This is what my package looked like:

 

http://www.cabelas.com/rifle-ammunition-federal-bulk-22-long-rifle-ammunition-1.shtml

 

But the rounds came in boxes of 50 and the bullets were black in color.

 

Thats the type i use copper coated, sometimes there loose and other times there boxed.

[zoid 24]

Thats the type i use copper coated, sometimes there loose and other times there boxed.

 

I"m giving this a second try then, but I'm gonna make sure they're plated.

[tony357 386]

You only want to use copper plated ammo in that conversion.

 

I have an AA kit for mine and have used, cci mini mags good stuff, federal gamo 40gr copper plated, federal bulk 36gr copper plated and those have all worked great, i still have a couple thousand rounds of federal bulk for this kit it was on sale so i purchased a whole case.

[zoid 24]

You only want to use copper plated ammo in that conversion.

 

I have an AA kit for mine and have used, cci mini mags good stuff, federal gamo 40gr copper plated, federal bulk 36gr copper plated and those have all worked great, i still have a couple thousand rounds of federal bulk for this kit it was on sale so i purchased a whole case.

 

Is the reason non-plated stuff doesn't work because it

dirties up the feed ramp?

[tony357 386]

Is the reason non-plated stuff doesn't work because it

dirties up the feed ramp?

 

It is just very dirty, the wax on the bullets is most of the problem. the feed ramp does get very dirty with lead and wax.

[Maksim 1,504]

Yeah I can't see why there is such a stark difference between Blazer and Fed Bulk as they are about

the same quality.

 

The difference may be the hollow point.

 

I only shoot 40 grain federal bulk packs, as they are solid nose. no issues. the hollow point would catch in the mag.

 

otherwise, could be a new spring... mini mags are hotter, enough to cycle guns.