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How do you store and transport your caliber exchange/conversion kits?

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March 24, 2017, 04:10 PM
JBird679
How do you store and transport your caliber exchange/conversion kits?
With most of the Sig Classic series you can move between .22lr, 9mm, .357sig, and .40 with a simple slide and/or barrel and mag swap. With the P250 and P320 series you can do all sorts of fun things with calibers, grip sizes/lengths, and slide/barrel/frame lengths.

I'd rather not have slides, barrels, and grip frames sitting loose on the safe shelf dirtying things up, and I definitely do not want these things flopping around in my range bag during transport.

So, how the heck do you store it all? Has anyone found any cool solutions? SIG (or any other accessory makers), if you're listening, help!
March 24, 2017, 04:54 PM
taguin
I generally leave them in the hard plastic case they came in after I have wiped them down with preservative/oil. I store them next to my other handgun hard plastic cases in my safe.
March 24, 2017, 05:40 PM
Anubismp
I bought a soft pistol case from lapg for cheap and keep all my 226 mods in 1 bag. It has room for mags, slides and my 22 can. I then keep my 226 in its own bag and my X5t in another. Takes up less space than the hard cases and is a little nicer.
March 24, 2017, 07:35 PM
LoadedDrum
I have one of these for all of my different pistol types:
http://www.midwayusa.com/produ...tactical-pistol-case

The back side has two large pockets.I keep the 40 conversion in one and the 22 conversion in the other.
March 25, 2017, 08:04 AM
CQB60
I leave them in their original hard plastic case as well...


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March 25, 2017, 08:40 AM
molachi
My conversion kit came in a hard plastic case so that's how I store and transport it.
March 25, 2017, 09:05 AM
AUTiger89
I've been considering the same thing for my P250 so that I can take a set of kits to the range.

I'm thinking of going with a hard case with that pluck-out foam, but I haven't done so yet.




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March 25, 2017, 09:19 AM
flwing
I keep them in the case but when I go to the range I slide them inside a white crew sock.
March 25, 2017, 09:55 PM
JBird679
I am surprised so many folks use the plastic cases that the kits ship in. They are large and wasteful (just 1 slide and 1 mag) for storage in the safe and especially in the range bag. Like AUTiger I have also considered swapping the foam in there out for the pluck foam and fitting at least 2 slides and a barrel in there, but it still seems excessive. Maybe the sock is the best way!

LoadedDrum, I actually own one of the linked Midway cases, and I find it too small to carry by itself to the range, and too large to carry it in another bag. You must be putting the slides diagonal in those pockets which means the rest of the square pocket is wasted space also.
March 25, 2017, 09:57 PM
JBird679
quote:
Originally posted by Anubismp:
I bought a soft pistol case from lapg for cheap and keep all my 226 mods in 1 bag. It has room for mags, slides and my 22 can. I then keep my 226 in its own bag and my X5t in another. Takes up less space than the hard cases and is a little nicer.

Care to link to the case or at least give the name if you can find it? I poked around on their site and didn't find anything that looked promising.
March 31, 2017, 04:06 PM
gordynismo
I have used Maxpedition pistol cases for just about everything. I purchased a handful of them at 75% off when AR15.com had their moving sale a few years ago. I use one just for gunsmith tools, one for cans and one for the 3 variations of my 320's. It holds a full size RMR slide, compact tac-ops slide, frames for both, can for the tac-ops and a fully assembled subcompact. All my plastic cases are in a box in the attic. I have only used the small cases. They do have a larger ones.


March 31, 2017, 04:13 PM
YooperSigs
I use the MTM plastic pistol cases and store the kit and pistol together. Then, with easily removable 2 inch masking tape and a Sharpie, I label the contents.
Makes it easy to pick out the gun you want from the safe.


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March 31, 2017, 04:59 PM
az4783054
Oil them, seal them in ZIPLOCK bags and store them in the original cases. I place round paper key tags with application on the case for easy ID.

I planned ahead and bought a large enough safe...this time.


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March 31, 2017, 08:59 PM
JBird679
quote:
Originally posted by gordynismo:
I have used Maxpedition pistol cases for just about everything. I purchased a handful of them at 75% off when AR15.com had their moving sale a few years ago. I use one just for gunsmith tools, one for cans and one for the 3 variations of my 320's. It holds a full size RMR slide, compact tac-ops slide, frames for both, can for the tac-ops and a fully assembled subcompact. All my plastic cases are in a box in the attic. I have only used the small cases. They do have a larger ones.

Thanks for posting this, I really like this solution. It looks like there is an 8"x10" and an 8"x12" Maxpedition Pistol Case/Gun Rug, and I assume this is the 8x10.

I tried several other cases, and the slides would not fit in the mag holders. Did you have to stretch them out majorly, or are they large enough in this case to fit snugly but without a fight?
April 01, 2017, 08:01 PM
rbmcmjr
I use a Pelican 1450 case, shown below. I bought a P229R .22LR initially. That slide assembly is the one beneath the pistol. I used the coupon to buy the .40 S&W X-Change kit (on the right). Several years later, I came across the 9mm Elite slide it is wearing now. Since the .40/.357 mags will feed 9mm, I just keep the case stocked with those (plus the two .22 mags for range fun).