Advantage Arms
Authorized Dealer • .22 LR Conversion Specialists • Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Advantage Arms is the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho specialist in .22 LR conversion kits for centerfire pistols — the established US manufacturer that lets a Glock, 1911, 2011, or XD owner shoot rimfire ammunition through the same frame, grip, and trigger they shoot centerfire through. Keep Shooting stocks the Glock 17 .22 LR Conversion Threaded Barrel — the suppressor-host-capable variant of their Glock 17 conversion, which lets a shooter run a rimfire-rated suppressor on a Glock-frame .22 LR for the quietest practice pistol the platform supports. The conversion turns a 9mm Glock 17 into a high-volume rimfire trainer at roughly 1/6 the cost-per-round of 9mm range ammo.
Advantage Arms at Keep Shooting
Advantage Arms is the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho specialist in .22 LR conversion kits for centerfire pistols. The company sits in a narrow but distinctive product category — hardware that lets a centerfire pistol owner shoot rimfire ammunition through the same frame, sights, grip, and trigger they shoot centerfire through, for a fraction of the cost-per-round. The Advantage Arms catalog covers the four dominant centerfire pistol platforms in the US civilian market: Glock (with kits referenced across multiple Glock generations, including a Gen-5-engineered G19 variant), 1911 (the 175SS conversion kit), 2011 (the modern double-stack 1911-derivative platform), and XD pistols (the Springfield Armory polymer-frame line). Keep Shooting's catalog focuses on the Glock 17 .22 LR Conversion Threaded Barrel as the entry point into the Advantage Arms product family.
Glock 17 .22 LR Conversion Threaded Barrel — What's in the Kit
The
Advantage Arms Glock 17 .22 LR Conversion Threaded Barrel
(manufacturer SKU
AAXTB1722) is the threaded
variant of Advantage Arms' Glock 17
conversion kit. A complete .22 LR
conversion kit for a centerfire Glock is
more than just a barrel — the
mechanical reality of rimfire-vs-centerfire
ignition forces the kit to include three
coordinated components. First,
a dedicated rimfire slide
assembly: centerfire firing pins
strike the cartridge center, while rimfire
firing pins strike the rim edge of the
cartridge, so the slide's firing pin
geometry, breech face, and extractor are
different hardware between the two
ignition types. Second, a
dedicated .22 LR barrel
chambered for the rimfire cartridge with
the .22 LR bore diameter (not the 9mm
bore of the host platform). In this
SKU's case, that barrel is threaded for
suppressor mounting. Third,
a .22 LR-capacity magazine
that drops into the existing Glock 17
magazine well and feeds rimfire cartridges
to the new slide assembly. The complete
kit assembles onto the existing Glock 17
frame — same grip, same trigger,
same sights, same overall pistol geometry
— with the rimfire upper-and-magazine
sub-system swapped in. (Note: this SKU is
currently out of stock at writing; if the
listing shows unavailable, the manufacturer
does periodically restock through their
dealer network.)
The Economic Case — Why Rimfire Conversion is the Best Practice Investment
The case for a rimfire conversion comes down to math. In 2026 market conditions, bulk 9mm range ammunition runs roughly $0.30 per round; bulk .22 LR rimfire runs roughly $0.05 per round. That's a 6:1 cost ratio, and it changes what a practice session looks like. A 500-round 9mm range session costs roughly $150 in ammunition; the same 500-round session in .22 LR through a conversion costs roughly $25. For shooters who want to put in real volume on fundamentals — trigger discipline, sight picture, draw-and-press from a carry holster — the rimfire conversion turns a once-a-month ammo-budget-limited range session into a once-a-week practice habit at the same spend. The platform-specific advantage is that the muscle memory transfers: the Glock 17 frame with the Advantage Arms rimfire upper feels almost identical to the same frame with the centerfire upper. Sights, grip angle, trigger reach, magazine release location, takedown procedure — all identical. The differences are recoil impulse (rimfire is dramatically softer) and ammunition cost. Shooters who do most of their practice on a rimfire conversion and most of their qualification or carry-confirmation shooting on the centerfire upper get the best of both: the trigger time without the ammo bill, and the recoil-management familiarity for the carry caliber.
Threaded Barrel — Suppressed Rimfire Is the Quietest Practice Platform
The threaded barrel variant in our catalog (the "TB" in the manufacturer SKU code) opens an additional capability: the ability to mount a rimfire-rated suppressor on the Glock 17 conversion. .22 LR is already the quietest commonly-shot commercial cartridge — subsonic .22 LR loadings produce roughly 110-130 dB unsuppressed, well below the 140 dB threshold where unprotected hearing damage becomes likely on a single round. Adding a rimfire suppressor drops the report another 30-40 dB into the 80-100 dB range, which is hearing-safe for sustained shooting without ear protection. The combination — centerfire-frame ergonomics, rimfire ammunition cost, suppressed-quiet report — is the canonical setup for shooters with backyard ranges, indoor ranges where muzzle blast matters, or training environments where verbal communication between shooter and coach is part of the practice. NFA reminder: the suppressor itself requires a registered Form 4 or Form 1 ATF approval; the threaded barrel in this conversion is not NFA-regulated, but the can it mounts to is.
The Broader Advantage Arms Catalog — 1911, 2011, XD, Multiple Glock Generations
Beyond the Glock 17 conversion we stock, the Advantage Arms catalog at advantagearms.com covers .22 LR conversions for the major centerfire pistol platforms: the 1911 conversion (the 175SS model is the principal 1911-pattern kit and the canonical option for shooters running John Browning's design as a rimfire trainer), the 2011 conversions (the modern double-stack 1911-derivative widely used in competition shooting), and conversion kits for the Springfield XD polymer-frame line. The Glock conversion family covers multiple Glock generations (the "19G5MOD2" model designation visible in their catalog images suggests a Gen-5-engineered Glock 19 conversion). Advantage Arms also catalogs conversion-kit replacement parts (firing pins, springs, extractors for shooters maintaining a conversion long-term), conversion-spec magazines sold separately, and recommended rimfire ammunition references. Keep Shooting's catalog focuses on the Glock 17 threaded conversion; if you're a 1911 or 2011 shooter wanting the equivalent rimfire setup, the broader product line lives on advantagearms.com.
Pairing & Cross-References
For .22 LR ammunition to feed an Advantage Arms conversion, see the rimfire ammunition category, which covers the .22 LR bulk and high-velocity loadings that pair with rimfire conversion kits. For the full Glock barrels catalog, the AA threaded conversion barrel sits alongside the OEM Glock factory-replacement barrels (G17, G19, G20, G21, G22, G23, G26, G27, G34, G42, G43), the OEM threaded barrels (G17, G21, G23, G44), the Grey Ghost Precision G17 Threaded Barrel, and the Chaos Gear Supply G17 non-threaded barrel. For the broader Glock parts catalog beyond barrels and for the complete Glock brand catalog covering pistols and components, see the parent categories.
Frequently Asked Questions — Advantage Arms
Yes, we maintain inventory of the most popular Advantage Arms products. Each product listing shows real-time stock status. If an item is temporarily out of stock, you can sign up for back-in-stock notifications on the product page.
Yes! All orders over $49.95 qualify for free shipping, including Advantage Arms products. Orders typically ship within 1–2 business days.
Keep Shooting offers hassle-free returns on Advantage Arms products. If you're not completely satisfied, contact our customer service team for a return authorization. All products must be in original, unused condition.
Yes, Keep Shooting is an authorized Advantage Arms dealer. All products are sourced directly and include full manufacturer warranty coverage.