I see our favorite store in Abilene has the threaded 239 barrel in 9mm. Since finding a reg 239 barrel is like finding hens teeth, could the threaded part be removed and then have a reg barrel? Or would too much have to be removed? Surely I can’t be the first one to think of this.

I can't imagine wanting to remove the threaded portion of the barrel. Even if you have no plans for a suppressor Extra length will yield a little extra velocity.



The barrel would need to be cut. It must be squared off and then the barrel would need to be re-crowned.

If you find the look of the threads offensive, you could always put a thread protector on the barrel for much less money than a gunsmith would charge you to shorten a barrel

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While I agree with Colt_SAA that a threaded barrel is not a bad thing to have, the direct answer to your question is that you could get a machinist to remove the end of the barrel where the threads are. I had a similar problem when the only conversion barrel for one of my guns was extended and ported. A friend, a machinist, cut the barrel off and re-crowned the new muzzle.

But you might want to reconsider keeping the existing barrel. It does'nt look bad with the thread protector installed. You might decide to buy a suppressor which has gotten easier as you no longer have to have local law sign off on it. And you might like to fry a barrel mounted compensator to lessen recoil. I bet the one on the latest Spingfield Wildcat would fit if theyd sell one separately. Just a few thoughts

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Spingfield Wildcat

Quick somebody trademark it before SA reads this.

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I bet the one on the latest Spingfield Wildcat would fit if theyd sell one separately.

Dadgummit now I have to break out the DREMEL and experiment. Hopefully they won’t let the compensator out to the open market.

You can of course cut it. But if its a new barrel I'd try a WTT first as the cost of cutting, crowning and refinishing it is likely nearly the cost of the barrel.

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Originally posted by Sigfest:
I see our favorite store in Abilene has the threaded 239 barrel in 9mm. Since finding a reg 239 barrel is like finding hens teeth, could the threaded part be removed and then have a reg barrel? Or would too much have to be removed? Surely I can’t be the first one to think of this.

This may fall under the heading: Not Everything That Can Be Done, Should Be Done. I hope you’re the first to think of cutting an otherwise perfectly good P239 9mm barrel simply to remove the threaded part simply for aesthetics.

I too would urge you to consider leaving the barrel original. When Sig announced the decision to discontinue the P239 I started looking real hard for mags and other parts. Ended up I found some slides and barrels. Enough to give me 9mm, .357 Sig and .40 runs. P239 parts are going to become even rarer, I suspect.

I do find the threaded barrel useful and the thread protector does not interfere with holsters- I am right fond of the P239s also.

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The answer is simple... yes, a good gunsmith can do it... the key will be the beveling of the inside front of the barrel to make the grooves end exactly parallel. Since smiths have to do the same thing when they actually cut a barrel down and thread it, i've had this done, I see no real problem. When I was trying to find a 357 sig barrel for one of my P239's I thought of having this done. Seemed I could find numerous threaded ones.