22lr converter for Glock 17

Sun2k · July 1, 2022, 04:02 PM

Hi

Technically, is it possible to use a .22lr converter for Glock 17 but with a Glock 17 blank gun?

Thanks

Beachcomber · July 3, 2022, 07:40 PM

By ".22 converter", do you mean a .22 LR conversion kit for the Glock 17 (9mm)?

If so, I believe you can. I run a .22 LR conversion kit on my Glock 22 (40 S&W) / Gen 3 and it works just fine.

However, I don't know if you can use a .22 LR conversion kit on a Glock 17 "Blank Gun"? It doesn't seem logical that me that you would be able to, as using a .22 LR conversion kit on a blank gun would allow a person to "skirt" some gun laws.

**JohnKSa** · July 3, 2022, 11:11 PM

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Technically, is it possible to use a .22lr converter for Glock 17 but with a Glock 17 blank gun?

Unlikely. Blank guns are made to look like the real thing, but their inner workings are very different.

Sun2k · July 5, 2022, 03:50 PM

Thank you all for responding... I was thinking the same thing as you and time better not to do this otherwise it would be catastrophic

**JohnKSa** · July 5, 2022, 11:12 PM

I don't really think it would be dangerous because I don't think the parts would fit.

**Aguila Blanca** · July 6, 2022, 01:19 AM

^^^ John is correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7yF7I8ZMT8

Skip to 12:30 and you'll see that, like all blank-firing replicas I have encountered, the barrel is an integral part of the frame.

Sun2k · July 6, 2022, 05:31 AM

@Aguila Blanca, Exactly... I had forgotten this detail... Thanks for pointing it out.

July 1, 2022, 04:02 PM	#1
Sun2k Junior Member Join Date: July 1, 2022 Posts: 3	22lr converter for Glock 17 Hi Technically, is it possible to use a .22lr converter for Glock 17 but with a Glock 17 blank gun? Thanks

July 5, 2022, 11:12 PM	#5
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,990	I don't really think it would be dangerous because I don't think the parts would fit. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

July 6, 2022, 01:19 AM	#6
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	^^^ John is correct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7yF7I8ZMT8 Skip to 12:30 and you'll see that, like all blank-firing replicas I have encountered, the barrel is an integral part of the frame. __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

July 3, 2022, 07:40 PM	#2
Beachcomber Member Join Date: April 2, 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 44	By ".22 converter", do you mean a .22 LR conversion kit for the Glock 17 (9mm)? If so, I believe you can. I run a .22 LR conversion kit on my Glock 22 (40 S&W) / Gen 3 and it works just fine. However, I don't know if you can use a .22 LR conversion kit on a Glock 17 "Blank Gun"? It doesn't seem logical that me that you would be able to, as using a .22 LR conversion kit on a blank gun would allow a person to "skirt" some gun laws.

July 5, 2022, 03:50 PM	#4
Sun2k Junior Member Join Date: July 1, 2022 Posts: 3	Thank you all for responding... I was thinking the same thing as you and time better not to do this otherwise it would be catastrophic

July 6, 2022, 05:31 AM	#7
Sun2k Junior Member Join Date: July 1, 2022 Posts: 3	@Aguila Blanca, Exactly... I had forgotten this detail... Thanks for pointing it out.