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P320 45 ACP FCU conversion to 9mm

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April 24, 2021, 10:38 AM
wnycollector
P320 45 ACP FCU conversion to 9mm
Hi, I ran across a 9mm P320 minus the FCU at a good price locally. Before I buy it, I just want to confirm my P320 45acp FCU will work with it. I have read that dimensionally 9mm and 45 FCU's are the same but internally the 45 FCU is slightly different. Do I need to modify or buy anything to get them to work?
April 24, 2021, 11:52 AM
Il Cattivo
I don't know whether they can be modified to work or not, but I was talking over .45 FCUs with SIG CS a couple of days ago and the CS guy's comment was that .45 FCUs (at least as-is) will not work with 9mm/357SIG/.40S&W.
April 24, 2021, 12:57 PM
Nipper
Per this 4/12/2019 post, yes it should work. I personally have not done it, just providing the info.

"Yes, a P320 45 ACP FCU can drop in a 9mm/40Cal grip module and function with slide and magazines. It does not work in the opposite direction, in other words, a 9mm FCU won’t function in a 45 ACP. I’ve run my 45 ACP FCU in my 9mm exchange kit with zero issues and hundreds of rounds."

Full Link:
https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/2970053354

I presume they are of the same Gen re the slide lock lever. See this link if necessary:
https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935&m=1370004124


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April 24, 2021, 01:22 PM
wnycollector
Thanks for the replies. I think I will have to upgrade to the new style slide lock.
April 24, 2021, 02:51 PM
pedropcola
My understanding is they don’t Market it as acceptable because doing this disables the “takedown” safety. Functionally it will work fine. If I had known this years ago all my fcu’s would have been 45.