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Originally posted by dwd1985:
A few years ago I was able to get my hands on a complete W German P228 parts kit that included all parts except the frame. I then got a hold of a P229-1 frame, and installed all of the P228 parts into it, and everything fit and functioned fine.

Recently, I got my hands on a new style P229 slide with the long external extractor. I transferred the barrel and recoil spring into the new slide, but it wont fit onto the frame, which makes no sense to me. The barrel works in the W German slide on the P229 frame. The P229 slide fits onto the frame when I take the barrel out. But for whatever reason the barrel into the P229 slide onto the P229-1 frame wont work. Any idea if a simple barrel swap to a P229-1 barrel will work? Or wouldn't that also require a swp of the locking block?

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Originally posted by 12131:

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Originally posted by dwd1985:
A few years ago I was able to get my hands on a complete W German P228 parts kit that included all parts except the frame. I then got a hold of a P229-1 frame, and installed all of the P228 parts into it, and everything fit and functioned fine.

Recently, I got my hands on a new style P229 slide with the long external extractor. I transferred the barrel and recoil spring into the new slide, but it wont fit onto the frame, which makes no sense to me. The barrel works in the W German slide on the P229 frame. The P229 slide fits onto the frame when I take the barrel out. But for whatever reason the barrel into the P229 slide onto the P229-1 frame wont work. Any idea if a simple barrel swap to a P229-1 barrel will work? Or wouldn't that also require a swp of the locking block?

Your new style P229 slide will need the 229-1 barrel. The P228 barrel will not work, as you found out. Different heights and profiles. And, take out the P228 locking insert and put in the 229-1 locking insert, also. So, basically, you will now have a true new style P229 (9).

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Originally posted by dwd1985:
Since it’s likely going to be impossible to find a 9mm locking block, would the P228 parts work in an older style internal extractor P229 slide?

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Originally posted by dwd1985:
Since it’s likely going to be impossible to find a 9mm locking block...

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Originally posted by dwd1985:

Thank you. Since it’s likely going to be impossible to find a 9mm locking block, would the P228 parts work in an older style internal extractor P229 slide?

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Originally posted by dwd1985:
Thanks, all, for the responses. Anyone know the part number for the locking block I’d need?

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Originally posted by wgsigs:
... so you should have no problems finding one.

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Originally posted by 12131:
All the major sources (TGS, MGW, Numrich, Matrix Precision) are out of stock. Your best bet is looking on fleabay.

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Originally posted by dwd1985:
So the original locking block that came in the slide is marked “229-40/357 Rev. 06”. That Ike doesn’t work with the 9mm slide and P228 barrel. It will allow the slide the fit without the barrel though.

The locking insert that came with my P228 parts kit is unmarked. It worked fine with the P228 slide but not with the P229 slide snd P228 barrel.

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Originally posted by 12131:

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Originally posted by dwd1985:
So the original locking block that came in the slide is marked “229-40/357 Rev. 06”. That Ike doesn’t work with the 9mm slide and P228 barrel. It will allow the slide the fit without the barrel though.

The locking insert that came with my P228 parts kit is unmarked. It worked fine with the P228 slide but not with the P229 slide snd P228 barrel.

Like I said above, if you want to use the new P229 slide you just got, you have to get the 229-1 barrel. There is no way around this. The P228 barrel does NOT work in the new style (long eternal extractor) P229 slide.

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Originally posted by wgsigs:
But isn't the P229-1 slide different (narrower and barrel opening smaller) from the .40 slide so that the P229-1 barrel will not fit the .40 slide properly?

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Originally posted by wgsigs:

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Originally posted by 12131:
Like I said above, if you want to use the new P229 slide you just got, you have to get the 229-1 barrel. There is no way around this. The P228 barrel does NOT work in the new style (long eternal extractor) P229 slide.

But isn't the P229-1 slide different (narrower and barrel opening smaller) from the .40 slide so that the P229-1 barrel will not fit the .40 slide properly?