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I have a complete P229 40/357 slide assembly that I won't be using. Can it be used to convert a P229 9MM to 40? Can it only be used with the newer P229 frames that take the wider mags? Any other ideas are welcome.


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It would need the wider mag well and a different locking insert.
 
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I had a Sig P229-22 and a Xchange 40 kit for it. I sold the Sig P229-22 but not the xchange kit. I installed it on a Sig P229 Elite 9mm and loaded a mag of 40 and ran them thru the gun without firing it. They all worked. Took the P229 Elite to the range and put 100 rounds thru the gun with no hang ups.

 
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I had a Sig P229-22 and a Xchange 40 kit for it. I sold the Sig P229-22 but not the xchange kit. I installed it on a Sig P229 Elite 9mm and loaded a mag of 40 and ran them thru the gun without firing it. They all worked. Took the P229 Elite to the range and put 100 rounds thru the gun with no hang ups.

If you used those .40/.357 mags in your 9mm P229 Elite, then your Elite has a P229-1 frame, which is not what the OP has.
 
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I have a complete P229 40/357 slide assembly that I won't be using. Can it be used to convert a P229 9MM to 40? Can it only be used with the newer P229 frames that take the wider mags? Any other ideas are welcome.

DISCLAIMER: I have not done this myself so caveat emptor. I believe it is doable if you put a .40/.357 locking insert in the 9mm frame. The problem is the P229 .40 mags will not fit into your 9mm frame. The only alternative is .40 P226 mags that will fit but stick out because of the longer grip of the P226. However, I personally wouldn't do it.
 
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Thanks for the replies. I do have the 229 40 frame that the slide assembly in question came off from. I converted my 229 to 9mm and have this leftover slide setup that I was hoping someone else could use as a conversion to their 229 9mm gun. I guess I was hoping that the newer 229-1 frame in 9mm could use my old 40 slide as a conversion from 9mm to 40.


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Thanks for the replies. I do have the 229 40 frame that the slide assembly in question came off from. I converted my 229 to 9mm and have this leftover slide setup that I was hoping someone else could use as a conversion to their 229 9mm gun. I guess I was hoping that the newer 229-1 frame in 9mm could use my old 40 slide as a conversion from 9mm to 40.

Yes, your .40 slide should work on a P229-1 frame without needing a different locking insert. I guess I misinterpreted your OP to be asking about the old P228-frame 9mm P229s which would need a locking insert change. Since you asked "Can it only be used with the newer P229 frames that take the wider mags?", I assumed you already knew it would..
 
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