I,m thinking about get a CMMG Conversion kit to try in my ar, but was wondering if the are any good. Has anyone ever tried one?
Love mine. After the first mag, it has ran flawlessly for 400-500 rounds no matter the ammo. Look up Bore Buddy, he makes a few pieces that help with reliability. I run the buffer plug and have the full tuning kit if ever needed
Funny you should mention this today. I tried my new kit yesterday in a known good AR, and had all sorts of trouble with it. Failure to feed, failure to go into battery, etc. After I wiped down the conversion bolt with oil, I managed to get the AR to feed two rounds in a row and fire both, but that was about it. The outside of the chamber insert also got filthy dirty after just a dozen rounds. I only had Remington Thunderbolt 38-grain plated ammo though, so I don’t know if it was due to the ammo. I didn’t have time to mess around further, but so far, I’m not impressed.
I had pretty good luck with mine and thought about building a completely dedicated upper for it, but I eventually sold it to a member here and purchased a Nordic dedicated 22lr upper which runs like a sewing machine.
I’ve never had an issue with mine after hundreds of rounds.
Are you using Black Dog mags?
I’ll have to look. It was the package deal from Palmetto State Armory, the CMMG / Bravo kit with the bolt and mag; IIRC, it was this one:
https://palmettostatearmory.com//cm...t-bravo-w-bolt-and-25rd-magazine-22ba6e1.html
I run this kit and have never tried it without. I have not installed the springs, just the buffer plug, charging handle insert, and the black plastic bolt stop thing
https://borebuddy.com/product/reliability-kit/
I bought one on here 11/2020 and never got around to installing it. I was told they have to be very well oiled to run right. Still haven't taken it out of the package, but it was the highest rated "conversion" (not complete upper) I could find online
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