Like, could you make a smaller version of a 1911 that fires 22lr instead of .45 by just scaling all the parts to the 22lr?

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
    19·
    20 days ago

    If you’re talking about actually scaling, like a CAD drawing, then no.

    If you’re talking most of the appearance and function, then yes! There is a scale model of a Browning M2 machine gun (which normally fires 50 cal ammo) that fires 22lr instead. It will set you back about $20,000.

    • Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      20 days ago

      I’m mostly thinking appearance and function, I recognize that rim fire 22lr is absolutely not going to work in a center fire without some sort of conversion.

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
        4·
        20 days ago

        There is a whole youtube rabbit hole you can go down showing videos of miniature versions of larger (larger caliber) guns. The smallest I saw was “replica” Civil War Navy revolver that the whole gun was about 6cm long. It was a functional gun that had a powder charge with a projectile.

      • Dorkyd68@lemmy.world
        2·
        19 days ago

        If you’re only after appearance and function then there are plenty of 1911 .22lr or just .22 out there. They look almost exactly like a 1911, yet only fire 22

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      20 days ago

      I have an easily swapable bolt that let’s my AR-15 shoot .22LR. Pretty nifty, though not quite as accurate since the bullet is .003 thinner.

    • SolOrion@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      20 days ago

      To clarify for the OP, these don’t generally scale down the whole gun. Caliber conversions can be as simple as swapping the bolt.

      You can also sometimes swap to a larger caliber. They make ‘conversion kits’ for the AR-15 that are functionally just most of a new gun. You can get those for a variety of calibers from 7.62x39 to .50 Beowulf.