Brass prep takes me considerably more time than anything else by all considered I load about 150 rounds for each hour I invest: cleaning, sorting, checking, and loading on a 650.
If you put a 9mm barrel in a 40 slide it will be considered a bull barrel and not allowed in production. It might even bump your weight over the legal limit but that I'm not sure of.
Now 40 minor would be fine as stated before.
Why not go with this gun for that price?
Still kind of steep but I think I would like this gun better.
http://store.legionfirearms.com/mobile/Product.aspx?id=37609
Do you want a work horse or show pony? Either way you can beat this gun in its price range. This gun fills a hole of I am a ______ fan boy and want the most expensive _______ I can buy.
I had a SAI and the whole experience was a nightmare. Now that is just my experience but I sold my gun at a loss.
I tore through tru-spec and 5.11 in about a month each when I was deployed.
I purchased some carhartt rip stop cargo pants which are slightly more costly but much much higher quality. Also I'm pretty happy to say they don't have the word tactical anywhere in the description.