tomjerry1

6-32, nice pistol

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I'm with you Bravo_Victor, been shooting 38SC for 15+ years, never bought in to the 9mm major thing. They always perform with a little care and cleaning, easy to load, and never had an issue with rounds growing. Just plain fun.

9x21 can be purchased at Starlinebrass.com, item#2300

Schumann barrels no longer exists, and the company that bought them has been bought? (Schumann Z). There are many manufacturers out there, all may be similar, but will be different. Big thing to look for is, Wilson/Nowlin, Clark/Para, or unramped, see the pictures. KKM does make a ribbed barrel that could/may be fit your frame, once again, they are a phone call away, more than willing to help. As has been mentioned prior, your pistol appears to be of the first Gen(rounded trigger guard), but as rishii says, the best way to tell is to remove the grips. If it is in fact an early gen, I would suggest having it fixed so the frame will not crack. Bob at APW.Cogan.com use to do it but have no idea if he still does. A healthy diet of hi power factor loads is a sure way to crack the frame on an early gen, ask me how i know. Once again, good luck.

For reference, 38S and 38 SC are basically the same cartridge, the 38S having a rimmed case, Approximately .900" long and .384 dia. I can, and have shot both from all three of my pistols with no issues, don't have to change/adjust extractors. The 38SC is preferred due to the rimless case, stacks better into the mags and you may be able to get the extra round or two. Also, remember that a new barrel will be short chambered, so a reamer will be required to set the proper depth. You will need tooling to cut the lower barrel feet, pins, calipers, and micrometers. The new barrel will also need to be fit to the slide, soo, if you are not planning to do your own work on many pistols, it will be cheaper to have this done by a good smith. The cost of a barrel and paying a smith will be approximately 500.00, tooling and tools will be more to do it yourself. Ask around in your area for references on a good smith, if a name keeps surfacing from those you ask, maybe an option. There are smiths, and then there are good smiths. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

It makes sense that a 38S/SC may not chamber, it is a straight walled case, and the 9 series are tapered. I found the original that came with my Caspian, said 9x21 on the barrel but was reamed to super. I believe that both 9x21 and 9 luger will plunk test, but the 9 luger should sit deeper in the chamber. Have you tried contacting KKM for a barrel? all I use since Schuman went out of business. I run their .356 barrels, quality, and they will work with you.

I had an early model like the one pictured, the barrel was stamped 9x21, but was chambered 38S. I was told by an older smith, that the barrels were had with many stamps, but short chambered and reamed to 38S, whatever was available. That is an early version of the Caspian double stack, prone to the frame cracking in and around the mag release area. Before Caspian announced that they no longer produced the double stack frame, you could warranty it, now? PS, my Caspians will chamber both the Super and Super Comps, I prefer SC.

Other than DW, has anyone found a replacement barrel that will/could work with the DWX?

It's doable, the hardest part is finding a 40 barrel, but they are available. I use Tripp 10mm mags, works fine. I like my 45 but prefer my 40 more.

ISMI has flat wire springs, I believe they go down to 9lb, am waiting for a 10 and 12lb from them, factory is supposed to be 11lb

Cut the barrel back to 5", a whole new animal.

I can remember when I bought a 929, asked the revo shooters what it would take to get it ready for competition, no problem, easy enough to do. Well, the true story is nowhere close to that. Getting the trigger to a light pull and being able to set-off primers reliably is where I should have made the decision to move on. Then stopping the bullets from walking out of their cases was another venture. Sell, trade your 929 for a 627, your mental health will appreciate it. Oh, if you want to shoot 38 S/SC, you're in for another huge hurdle with a 929. Good luck

Run it and see how it works, I've seen a few different ways to mount optics whit success. If the screwa do break, drill them and then secure the optic with a couple of pins as barry mentioned above. Go shoot and have fun.

Maybe commonality of parts, thus reduced costs and more profit?

Guess I'll have to try calling S&W for a new cylinder, wish me luck.

Anyone know if there is a cylinder for a 929 that would chamber 38S/38SC ?

Which Armory Craft Magwell? Dah, just found it.

That's right, Single Stack, I'm L10.

check out the Tripp 10R-10MM-RG mags, have the polymer/metal followers.

That's all that I use, Tripp, but other good mags out there.

That's a good read, but nobody seems to be breaking or blowing out the glass.

I can only assume that's what is being suggested? I really don't want to run down the rabbit hole chasing a non-existing problem. The options are to change optics, expensive, with hopes the same dose not happen.

I'm leaning towards the pistol, this is the second optic? I checked all the mounting, plate, and sight, all torqued and lock tite. Tampa-XD45, what other sites could I go to to read more on this. I looked at the DSC Gunworks site, no mention as to the reasons or benefits to welding up the chamber indicator. Have other pistols, not 1911, that have the similar notch in the barrel, and no issues.

Almost had me