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?

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      8 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.

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      8 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.