Kelly dismounted the slide assembly, removing the barrel, and now the pistol was field-stripped.
The conversion can be accomplished by field stripping the firearm and replacing the slide assembly and magazine-a process that can be accomplished in minutes.
The size difference means that the Mosquito cannot be converted "up", and full-size SIG Sauer pistols cannot use the Mosquito's slide assembly.
Due to the low bolt thrust generated by the .22 Long Rifle chambering the SR22 features an aluminum slide to keep the (inertial) weight of the slide assembly down.
The Classic 22 slide assembly is complete with a lighter recoil spring and plastic guide rod.
Part of the slide assembly was redesigned, and was fitted as the locomotives were routinely "shopped".
It does not have a slide assembly (so that it has less air leakage), and it has a wider tonal range and dynamic.
By 1931, the Browning Hi-Power design incorporated a shortened 13-round magazine, a curved rear grip strap, and a barrel bushing that was integral to the slide assembly.
The slide assembly will have either a blue-black applied finish or it will be finished with a nickel/stainless look.