[Doc Jones]

I hear occassionally, little allusions to the ability to purchase caliber conversion kits for pistols.

Couple of questions...

1. Are such kits safe and effective? Do the manufacturers do them or are they after-market stuff. If after market, do they void the warranty?

2. What's involved the conversion? Barrel? Magazine?

3. What calibers are compatible with each other (ie...maybe you could swap a 9mm to a .40 but not to a .45acp)

4. And, lastly, could my new Springfield XD .40 S&W subcompact be outfitted for other calibers (if so which ones and how?)?

Doc

[Cohn]

Wouldn't it just change the slide and barrel and magazine...???

[BORIS]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Doc Jones

I hear occassionally, little allusions to the ability to purchase caliber conversion kits for pistols. Couple of questions... 1. Are such kits safe and effective? Do the manufacturers do them or are they after-market stuff. If after market, do they void the warranty? 2. What's involved the conversion? Barrel? Magazine? 3. What calibers are compatible with each other (ie...maybe you could swap a 9mm to a .40 but not to a .45acp) 4. And, lastly, could my new Springfield XD .40 S&W subcompact be outfitted for other calibers (if so which ones and how?)? Doc

In Glocks all you need is a conversion barrel and the proper magazine

A G22 can take a 357SIG or 9mm

A G20 can take a 40S&W or 9x25mm Dillon

A G21 can take a 10mm

Compact and subcompact models can do the same. I am sure there are more, them are just examples.

Ever since I learned here GAP ammo is no longer available I am going to have a 10mm GAP barrel made for it (40S&W) Since Glock got working numbers of the pistol to market before S&W did SAAMI should have renamed it.

[big boomer]

ther are many different types of conversions some are factory some after market some are 22 on a center fire gun some are like a 357 sig on a 40 or 9. there are even revolver conversions where you put sleeves in the barrel and cylinder or change the cylinder you have to be more specific. I would like to convert my CZ82 from 9mm mark to 380 it should just be a barrel change but i don't know if you can get one. you can for the russian mark.

[Doc Jones]

So does anyone know if a Springfield XD subcompact .40 can be converted to 9mm or .45?

If so, where would I get the parts?

Doc