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Got my 1911 Tacops recently and enjoy it in .357, but am wondering about .40 to cut down on ammo costs while I re-learn this platform. Should be a simple barrel swap, right? It is with my 229, but I don't know if there's anything 1911 specific I should be aware of. Pistol already has .40 mags, obviously. Any recs on a decent 5" .40 barrel? ---------------------------- Chuck Norris put the laughter in "manslaughter" Educating the youth of America, one declension at a time. | ||
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Do you reload? A set of .357 dies would cost less than a new barrel. I shoot and reload .357 and it is much cheaper to reload .357 than it is to buy .40 S&W. If you don't reload, you can buy .357 "Canned Heat" from Georgia Arms. Before I started reloading, that's what I used in my .357. I used it for years. It's excellent practice ammunition. "Like a horse has its rider, and the sky has its moon, a man has his loneliness, mistaken as pride." -Longmire | |||
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The Road goes on forever and the Party never ends |
I have the same pistol and the same idea. My gunsmith said it would not be cost effective. In addition to the cost of the barrel it requires fitting. " The Road goes on forever and the Party never ends" | |||
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Check Bar-Sto Barrels (about $225 for a semi fit w/bushing, barrel and link). They are top quality IMHO. | |||
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Seen 357 Sig going for about $15 a box,...Speer Lawman. Not much more than .40 now. Old School German Sigs,....Quality and Reliability you can consistently depend on, right out of the box. **Remembering 9/11/2001 Celebrating 5/1/2011** OPUS DEI CUM PECUNIA ALIENUM EFFICEMUS | |||
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Where'd you see that? I think CDNN had around 16/box, but wanted a first-born for shipping. Most other places I've looked are back up to 19/box minimum. ---------------------------- Chuck Norris put the laughter in "manslaughter" Educating the youth of America, one declension at a time. | |||
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Message me and I'll give you the link. Old School German Sigs,....Quality and Reliability you can consistently depend on, right out of the box. **Remembering 9/11/2001 Celebrating 5/1/2011** OPUS DEI CUM PECUNIA ALIENUM EFFICEMUS | |||
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Email sent, Tundra. ---------------------------- Chuck Norris put the laughter in "manslaughter" Educating the youth of America, one declension at a time. | |||
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357 going rate right now is around 35-37 cents per round. 40 S&W is down almost to 9mm prices if you're willing to go remanufactured (freedom at 24 cents per round). I think the only thing to beware of with this swap is getting a factory Sig 40 barrel, otherwise you may need to do some fitting if it's aftermarket. ________________________ | |||
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I've looked high and low for a Sig .40 barrel for the TacOps including most of the custom barrel makers with no luck.. Anyone actually do this conversion? Bill | |||
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