What is currently the best Conversion Kit for the 1911?

[Randy in Arizona]

The newest thread I can find on the subject is from Oct/Nov of 2003. Have any new and wonderful .22 LR conversion kits for ol' slabsides come onto the market?

It would be going on an original pre Series 70 Gold Cup NM.

THR Thread on conversion kits from 2003

 

[bogie]

I'd still go with one of Jon Ciener's kits. He's a good guy, and stands behind his stuff. And he's a guy you can meet/talk to, not some corporation.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I've been mostly happy with my Kimber .22 caliber top, although out of the box, it wouldn't work reliably with standard velocity ammunition. I had my gunsmith make up a second, slightly lighter main spring, and it now works just fine. I'd hoped it would turn out to be a match pistol; unfortunately, it's just too light, and the trigger that's okay for a .45 A.C.P. is too heavy for a .22 long rifle.

Several of my fellow bullseye shooters use the Marvel top. One top's extractor chewed a hole in the barrel. Marvel replaced it, and the top seems to work fine.

Another fellow had a woefully unreliable, inaccurate Marvel top. He sent it back, and it was replaced with one that seems to work much better.

I forgot to include the picture. Can I add it with an edit? Can't I?

The pistol currently sports a Docter red dot sight, but I don't have a photograph of it. The dot is twice as bright as any other I've ever seen.

 

[Kharn]

Last I heard, the Marvel kit was the best, but it costs about $300.

Kharn

 

[M2 Carbine]

I have the Ciener and the Marvel.
Both function OK.

The Ciener is fine for plinking but the Marvel is for serious accuracy and is very well made.