Anyone put a Marvel Unit 1 on a Wilson Combat 1911?

[kl3309]

I've got a late 2000s-early 2010s CQB in .45 and want to put a Marvel .22 conversion on it but have seen where some non-GI guns have magazine releases that hold the conversion mags too high in the frame. Has anyone had to switch out the mag release on a WC frame?
Thanks!

 

[Simonsza1]

Does Wilson still make there conversion kit? I ask cause I have an at least 20 year old cqb and the Wilson 22 conversion. Everytime I’ve used it it’s worked great.

 

[kl3309]

Believe Marvel made those for Wilson. Still offered by FCW (who bought out Marvel) as the Unit 2.

 

[Deepwoods]

I have a Nelson Custom Guns .22LR conversion slide (it says "designed by Bob Marvel") on a Dan Wesson Specialist, and it works well, with no mods needed.

I do recall not having great luck with the conversion slide on my other 1911s, and that includes a WC... But its been a while and I don't have more helpful info

 

[kl3309]

I have a Nelson Custom Guns .22LR conversion slide (it says "designed by Bob Marvel") on a Dan Wesson Specialist, and it works well, with no mods needed.

I do recall not having great luck with the conversion slide on my other 1911s, and that includes a WC... But its been a while and I don't have more helpful info

Thanks. Bob Marvel also helped design the Advantage Arms conversion.
I need to look at the Nelson again to see if there is a steel slide version. That's the main selling point of the FCW/Marvel Unit 1 for me at the moment. And no, still haven't bought one yet.

 

[Deepwoods]

Do take a look at the Nelson ones; I just looked at the FCW/ Marvel and their "Unit 1" looks a lot like the Nelson slide I have. In addition to not sliding smoothly on my 1911s, it also didn't slide onto some of my STI/ Staccatos (which had been my preference). Nelson has .22LR double stack mags.

But as noted, it does work well on the DW and so stays there. With a Vortex Defender (which comes with a low pic rail mount), a suppressor, a Surefire X300 and a T. rex Arms Ragnarok SD holster (the optic and top rail interfered with other holsters, and the SD has an open top), its quite the fun "training" option.

 

[RH45]

I ran a Marvel 1, on my Wilson, without any issues. I actually mounted a scope and was impressed that there were several different flavors of ammunition that would group under an inch at 85 yards

 

[45cal4life]

No experience on Wilson frames. Have a Nelson on a Kimber Pro Carry (aluminum) frame running a suppressor with approximately 3k rounds and not a single equipment malfunction. The Nelson just works like it should