Modification of a Standard Upper to .22

[John Sabato]

These photos are of a .22 conversion owned by Patrick Villiers who lives in Germany. The .22 conversion parts are strictly Erma, but the target Bull barrel work looks like very custom work. These photos are located in the "Old Owner's Corner" that is left over from one of the first incarnations of the Luger forum before we came to this format, and created the Member's Gallery.






Photos Courtesy of Patrick Villiers

Here is Patrick's caption for his .22 Conversion:

I know that purists don�´t like Luger conversions and customizing, but the idea here is that it�´s proof that the idea is still alive. Georg Luger was working on variations until the time of his death. There are at least two people working on .22 Lugers here in Germany; Werle (see Waffen Werle - Links & Resources) and Johann Uhl. The simple idea is to use the Erma kit. A competition .22 Luger needs a heavy barrel. Mine was too heavy and has since had the sides milled off. The Erma conversion is not all that successful. It needs careful attention to the main spring (from a P 38) and the ammunition used.