Was perusing the web and bumped into this:
It’s a Glock 17 conversion that allows the firing of the 22TCM round. This conversion works well with full-length handguns, as the extra barrel length gives more “ooomph” to the round. I’ve heard they’re making a Glock 19 conversion, too. And they lightened that slide bigtime.
The two cons are:
- It’ll take a paper clip to get the spring and guide rod back into place after field-stripping the gun.
- These conversions don’t work with Gen 4 Glocks. They only work with Gen 3s (I’m not sure if they’ll work on Gen 2s and below, either).
The conversion is expensive ($400+ for the slide, guide rod and spring). If you don’t already have a Gen 3 Glock 17, then you’ll have to spend money on that, too. When the fat lady has sung, it’ll be a $700+ for the conversion and the handgun. If you already have a Glock 17, then you’re halfway there!
And the 22TCM 9R round will fit in Glock mags (they’re shorter than the standard 22TCM round).
I’m definitely intrigued.