Posted: 11/23/2015 1:25:36 PM EDT
| So either my Google-Fu is lacking, or I'm not seeing that Beretta sells .40 cal top ends...Am I wrong on this, 'cause I'd like one? |
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So either my Google-Fu is lacking, or I'm not seeing that Beretta sells .40 cal top ends...Am I wrong on this, 'cause I'd like one? If you’re asking if Beretta sells a kit to do this then the answer is no, not for many years. If you’re just asking if you can put a .40 S&W (Beretta 96) top end on a 9mm (Beretta 92) frame then the answer is probably. Most folks seem to prefer using a 96 frame as a base for conversion guns like this but people report success either way. Just FYI, the 96 frame has a slightly different feed ramp. When I was looking into building a flexible fuel pistol I ended up going with a Sig P239 in .40 as the base gun but the Beretta would have been my second choice. Good luck if you decide to proceed. |
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If you’re asking if Beretta sells a kit to do this then the answer is no, not for many years. If you’re just asking if you can put a .40 S&W (Beretta 96) top end on a 9mm (Beretta 92) frame then the answer is probably. Most folks seem to prefer using a 96 frame as a base for conversion guns like this but people report success either way. Just FYI, the 96 frame has a slightly different feed ramp. When I was looking into building a flexible fuel pistol I ended up going with a Sig P239 in .40 as the base gun but the Beretta would have been my second choice. Good luck if you decide to proceed. Quoted:
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So either my Google-Fu is lacking, or I'm not seeing that Beretta sells .40 cal top ends...Am I wrong on this, 'cause I'd like one? If you’re asking if Beretta sells a kit to do this then the answer is no, not for many years. If you’re just asking if you can put a .40 S&W (Beretta 96) top end on a 9mm (Beretta 92) frame then the answer is probably. Most folks seem to prefer using a 96 frame as a base for conversion guns like this but people report success either way. Just FYI, the 96 frame has a slightly different feed ramp. When I was looking into building a flexible fuel pistol I ended up going with a Sig P239 in .40 as the base gun but the Beretta would have been my second choice. Good luck if you decide to proceed. Clearly the Glocks are the more flexible for multi caliber, but I like the Beretta better. I'm one of those rare individuals who find the Beretta ergo's just perfect for me. I'm not ruling out the Glock, probably get one sooner rather than later. |
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Clearly the Glocks are the more flexible for multi caliber, but I like the Beretta better. I'm one of those rare individuals who find the Beretta ergo's just perfect for me. I'm not ruling out the Glock, probably get one sooner rather than later. With regard to the minimum amount of “stuff” required to do a conversion, I’m not sure that’s really true. From what I gathered on line Glocks often require a complete top end change, possibly an ejector swap and correct caliber mags. Not always, but often. To change from .40 to 9mm (or .357 Sig) in my P239 requires nothing but a barrel swap. |
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With regard to the minimum amount of “stuff” required to do a conversion, I’m not sure that’s really true. From what I gathered on line Glocks often require a complete top end change, possibly an ejector swap and correct caliber mags. Not always, but often. To change from .40 to 9mm (or .357 Sig) in my P239 requires nothing but a barrel swap. Quoted:
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Clearly the Glocks are the more flexible for multi caliber, but I like the Beretta better. I'm one of those rare individuals who find the Beretta ergo's just perfect for me. I'm not ruling out the Glock, probably get one sooner rather than later. With regard to the minimum amount of “stuff” required to do a conversion, I’m not sure that’s really true. From what I gathered on line Glocks often require a complete top end change, possibly an ejector swap and correct caliber mags. Not always, but often. To change from .40 to 9mm (or .357 Sig) in my P239 requires nothing but a barrel swap. So from .40 to .357 the G22/23 just needs a barrel. From .40 to 9mm sometimes its just a barrel. Sometimes it's a barrel, recoil spring, and magazine; you just have to try it out and see how it works. But the Glock .40 to 9mm barrels work way better than they have any right to. |
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So from .40 to .357 the G22/23 just needs a barrel. From .40 to 9mm sometimes its just a barrel. Sometimes it's a barrel, recoil spring, and magazine; you just have to try it out and see how it works. But the Glock .40 to 9mm barrels work way better than they have any right to. I'm not aware of any gun just changing the bbl for a 9mm to a .40 conversion (or vice versa). The breech face is different from 9mm to .40 & there's obvious size differences. Certainly the recoil is hugely different, requiring a different recoil spring. No slam intended here. |
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I'm not aware of any gun just changing the bbl for a 9mm to a .40 conversion (or vice versa). The breech face is different from 9mm to .40 & there's obvious size differences. Certainly the recoil is hugely different, requiring a different recoil spring. No slam intended here. You can't swap a .40 barrel into a 9mm slide but going from .40 to 9mm is another story. My Sig P239 .40 works fine and I change nothing but the barrel. I'm not the only one doing this either, there are a few folks over on the Sig forum doing the same thing. To date, I've fired 200 .40 S&W (165 and 180 grain), 100 .357 Sig (124 grain) and 1200 9mm (115, 124 and 147 grain) without a single failure to feed, fire and eject. All rounds fed from the .40 mags. Here's a thread on the subject but a Google search will turn up others. http://sigforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/430601935/m/9110031783 |
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I'm not aware of any gun just changing the bbl for a 9mm to a .40 conversion (or vice versa). The breech face is different from 9mm to .40 & there's obvious size differences. Certainly the recoil is hugely different, requiring a different recoil spring. No slam intended here. Quoted:
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So from .40 to .357 the G22/23 just needs a barrel. From .40 to 9mm sometimes its just a barrel. Sometimes it's a barrel, recoil spring, and magazine; you just have to try it out and see how it works. But the Glock .40 to 9mm barrels work way better than they have any right to. I'm not aware of any gun just changing the bbl for a 9mm to a .40 conversion (or vice versa). The breech face is different from 9mm to .40 & there's obvious size differences. Certainly the recoil is hugely different, requiring a different recoil spring. No slam intended here. |