Brian Payne Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I see where some people have a gun built that shoots .40 S&W for Limited, then have a second top end made in .38 Super or 9 Major for shooting Open. On that thought, is it possible to have a .40 S&W built for Limited in 3-gun then have a second top end made in .45 GAP (supposed to have dimensions of a .40 cal gun?) for use in Heavy Metal Division. I personally don't like the idea because I would much rather own two new guns, just had the thought so I figured I would throw it out there. Is the GAP even legal for Heavy Metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgon Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I see where some people have a gun built that shoots .40 S&W for Limited, then have a second top end made in .38 Super or 9 Major for shooting Open.On that thought, is it possible to have a .40 S&W built for Limited in 3-gun then have a second top end made in .45 GAP (supposed to have dimensions of a .40 cal gun?) for use in Heavy Metal Division. I personally don't like the idea because I would much rather own two new guns, just had the thought so I figured I would throw it out there. Is the GAP even legal for Heavy Metal? You don't have to have a second slide for 9mm/.38 Super when you have a .40 slide. My SVI is a .40S&W and I only switch barrel, recoil spring and mag when I want to shoot 9mm Para. My gunsmith just fitted a 9mm Schuemann barrel to the .40 S&W slide. Absolute reliability with the .40 extractor If you want a .45 barrel and the slide is made for .40 S&W, you have to have a second slide. \\gorgon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I shot a Glock 37, in GAP, for Heavy Metal at last years Rocky MT 3-gun. It was legal there. I'm not so sure about some of the other 3-gun matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Payne Posted January 19, 2006 Author Share Posted January 19, 2006 I thought that you would need a second slide. I was just curious if the .45 GAP could be made to fit in the magwell/magazine of a .40 gun. Just take one top end off, and slide the other back on. Benefits - being able to compete in two different divisions with one gun. Able to practice with the exact same grip and trigger pull for both division. Cons - You actually have only one gun. ( I see this as a VERY bad thing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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