AR-15 .22 LR Conversion Kit

[JackAysJake]

You are correct, but a cheap .223 is about $800 plus tax. A cheap ar15-22 like I got is about $380 or so. I would say have both instead of converting.

[mikehemi]

I don't know if others would agree with this. But, I believe that a .22 LR rifle can be a lot less expensive and is very light in general, unless you buy a target shooting rifle. Also there is a lot less power behind that round and it is hard to stop a animal, or person that has bad intentions towards you (unless you are a good shot). This will also allow you to have an extra rifle, even though it is less powerful, just in case something were to happen to your AR-15. If for some reason you were to be still anywhere near a place that the government decided that was important to protect they would send the military to protect it and they use the 5.56 and you would generally have a pretty good chance of finding ammunition left from military activities.