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I've been trying to wrap my old mind around this. It is my understanding that if I have a 'Made in USA' P226 in 357 SIG that all I need do to shoot 40S&W is to drop in in a 40S&W barrel (but not a barrel marketed as a 'conversion' 40S&W barrel?). Can a P226 purchased as a 9mm be converted to a 357SIG and would it be possible that my pistol was originally purchased as a 9mm and converted to 357SIG? What is the official word ? ________________________ "Red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme" | ||
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A 9mm firearm cannot be be converted to 357 SIG without an entire slide replacement because the 9mm breech face is too small for the 357 case head. 40 and 357 have the same case head dimension, so they can interchange. | |||
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Thanks. So, there is no difference in a 40S&W barrel that is advertised as a conversion barrel compared to a P226, 40S&W barrel without the 'conversion' designation. ________________________ "Red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme" | |||
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| Freethinker |
Correct. That confused me as well when I first saw the whole “conversion” thing. “Most men … can seldom accept the simplest and most obvious truth if it … would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions … which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabrics of their lives.” — Leo Tolstoy | |||
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