Posted: 10/1/2008 7:34:42 PM EDT
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I was thinking about getting a conversion barrel for my Glock 22 from .40 to 9mm. I was looking at the Lone Wolf barrels. Is there a difference between "conversion" barrels and factory barrels? For example, can I just buy a Glock 17 factory barrel and convery my .40 to 9mm? Or does Glock make a "conversion" barrel of their own? I would much rather buy Glock factory. Thanks in advance! Andrew |
| The simple answer is you must use an aftermarket conversion barrel to convert your G22 to shoot 9mm. The G17's barrel will not fit correctly in a G22 and Glock doesn't make conversion barrels for their pistols (although you can do some limited switching of Glock barrels because of similarity of certain calibers such as 40sw to .357 Sig or visa versa). |
Ya don't HAVE to, alot of folks report 100% reliability just droppin' the barrel in. If it's just for range fun, I suppose 95% reliability would be acceptable. I only did it 'cause I was seekin' that 100%. Just because.  I put a 9mm extractor in to convert. Haven't needed a 9mm ejector. Obviously, switching extractors is a piece of cake. I did also ream out the chamber slightly, as it was damn tight. Now it's about as loose as a Glock (perfect I feel), and my "G23/9" as I call it runs flawlessly in .40 or 9mm. I would totally trust it for SD in 9mm at this point. But again, there are alot of folks who report 100% reliability with just the barrel dropped in. ETA: by the way dude, I got mine at the WAC show in Puyallup, at the Kramer Leather table. Very nice folks. |
Not really. Take for instance a comparison between Rainier 147grn 9mm @ $12.59/100 vs Rainier 155grn 40sw @$12.99/100. The powder, primer, and cases are the same price so you are talking about a .004 cent difference in bullet cost which works out to a measly 40¢ per 100 bullets. |
It's still a savings! What's the price for a Rainier 115 grn bullet? I don't know.....I just know that where I buy my bullets, the 9mms are a little cheaper than the .40s.............but yeah, just that much more reason to reload. Your cost "differential" between calibers is quite a bit less.
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