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Res ipsa loquitur |
I have a NIB Barsto 9mm conversion barrel for my P229. I know many have found that a conversion barrel and 9mm mags provides a reliable weapon. However, if I also replace the extractor and maybe the recoil spring could I expect it to be, for all intents and purposes, a purpose built 9mm? I guess I’m wondering if it would be as reliable as a purpose built 9mm or would I need different parts as well? Also, what pound recoil spring would you suggest? The standard 9mm or a different weight or would you keep it the same? Thx __________________________ | ||
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A few years ago, I purchased a 9mm Bar-Sto conversion bbl for my 229. I fitted the bbl and have stuck with the 40 S&W mags and recoil spring. I have yet to have a malfunction. YMMV. | |||
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| Freethinker |
People who have only installed a 9mm conversion barrel usually report no problems. The most likely issue would be low slide speed malfunctions (usually failures to eject) with the original 357/40 recoil spring. Therefore I personally would use a 9mm P229 recoil spring unless shooting hot +P ammunition. In converting a 357/40 P229 to 9mm, the one thing that is usually not changed is the slide. Because the 357/40 slide is heavier than the 9mm P229 slide, that could/will result in lower slide velocity even with a weaker recoil spring. That will very likely not be a problem, but strictly speaking you could change all the other parts to the 9mm version’s and still not have the exact same gun as a true 9mm P229. “I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz This life is a drill. It is only a drill. If it had been a real life, you would have been given instructions about where to go and what to do. | |||
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| That's just the Flomax talking  |
I own a Bar-Sto 9mm conversion barrel which has been used in two different P229s. So far, I have fired 699 rounds with no failurs that I recall. I do install a 9mm recoil spring when I make the barrel swap and I use P229-1 9mm magazines, which are a hair wider than 9mm magazines. I have not found the extractor to be an issue. All shooting has been at the firing range; no carry. | |||
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I put an EFK Fire Dragon conversion barrel in my P229 SAS years ago, along with a 9mm recoil spring. Didn't change anything else. I've lost count on how many rounds I've fired, but have never had a malfunction. One of my favorite guns to shoot. I've used both stock and -1 mags with no issues. We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln | |||
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Also have an EFK 9mm bbl, 9mm recoil spring, 229-1 mags. No issues so far. Often my carry . | |||
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| teacher of history |
I thought the 229 9mm slide was the same size as the .40 slide. I will of course stand by your answer.
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| Res ipsa loquitur |
Thx everyone. __________________________ | |||
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| Freethinker |
There have been at least a couple varieties of 9mm P229 slides. I have only the original version myself, and I know that although the gripping ridge is the same width as the 357/40’s slide, the top section is a little narrower. Also, the lightening cut on the bottom of the 9mm slide is a little deeper. In measuring two otherwise identical slides (solid FPPP, short extractor in both), a 9mm slide weighs 350.3 grams and a 357/40 slide weighs 393.6 grams. The difference, 43.6 grams, is equivalent to 1.53 ounce. I don’t know anything about the P229-1 slide, however. Something similar is true of 9mm and 357/40 P226 slides. The shapes of the upper slides are the same, but the 9mm slide has much more extensive lightening cuts on the bottom. The difference between the two original P229 slides caused much confusion and angst back when the P228 was still a factory offering. Most people used the 357/40 weight specification in comparing it to the P228, and were appalled by the fact that the 229 weighed a few ounces more than the svelte P228. Some of them evidently couldn’t imagine humping those few ounces around for more than a couple of nanoseconds. If, however, the 9mm P229 is compared to the P228, the 229 still weighs a bit more, but the difference is less than most people realized, and was almost bearable for those who couldn’t manage a 357/40 229—assuming, of course, that they actually attempted the task. “I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz This life is a drill. It is only a drill. If it had been a real life, you would have been given instructions about where to go and what to do. | |||
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| Res ipsa loquitur |
Very interesting. I had always assumed SIG used the same slide. __________________________ | |||
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Living my life my way |
I recently purchased a Bar-Sto 9mm conversion barrel for my P229. Once I get it fitted I intend to try the 40/357 mags. first before buying the -1 mags. | |||
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