G17fan Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 What would it take now days to do this conversion? WHat parts would be needed? Where is the best place to buy what is needed? Thanks.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) A new top end, a 9mm ejector and 9mm mags. Brownells is where I get all my parts. Edited April 1, 2011 by Roy Hess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 a welder, you would have to weld the breechface and then recut it for 9mm, alot of work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 a welder, you would have to weld the breechface and then recut it for 9mm, alot of work! That's another way to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G17fan Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) A new top end, a 9mm ejector and 9mm mags. Brownells is where I get all my parts. Is there a specific slide and ejector that would be best for my Springfield to keep the stock look? Thanks. Edited April 2, 2011 by G17fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 This 1911 caliber conversion question gets re-asked about once a week it seems, You need alot of parts, you need to know how to fit these parts, the process of fitting these parts can mess up the fit of the original parts. Cheaper to just buy another gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) i just bought a pair of Springfield's one was a .38Super mil-spec and the other was a .45 Hi-cap. The original owner sent them both in to the Custom Shop for some work. To cut to the chase, the .45 hi-cap is no longer a .45, but now a frame for 9mm and .38Super. The work done to change the .45 to 9mm/38S (besides a complete new 9mm top) was cutting the frame for a Nowlin ramped barrel, 9mm ejector and slide stop. The guns were also fit so that the frame's/slide's are mix&match. Cost was about $1000 back in 2003 when he had it done for the 9mm conversion. Edited April 3, 2011 by Quack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary J Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Quack how do you like that 9mm/38 vs. over the .45? That is single stack too? Recoil is a lot better isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 that's the double stack configuration, It started out as a .45ACP and the other frame that came with the pair is a single stack. I love shooting 9mm 1911's and now i think i found a new love in the .38S. just got them last weekend and shot them today. the 9mm is a little more accurate than the .38S. The difference is that the .38S started as a mil-spec and just got refit, while the 9mm was built with a Nowlin barrel. The price for the pair is about what i was going to spend to build a 9mm at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryShoots Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I will do practically anything to get you to trade me that Springfield Hi Cap 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 can't have the 9mm hi-cap, but i might be willing to get rid of it as a .38Super Hi-cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryShoots Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Really... Send me a PM and lets discuss this. If you don't want to give up the 9 slide I would actually even be very interested in just the lower no 38 super top required. Let's chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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