KAL Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Has anybody purchased a slide and barrel to swap their G35 or G34 back and forth. Is it cost effective. I would like to shoot both and thought if I could save a couple bucks I would. I can get a new 35 for $549 so If a slide and tube are close to that I might as well get the whole other gun. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Perez Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Glockmeister has the 34 upper(complete) for $405 - I think you would need a 9mm ejector though. but if you already have a glock 17 - you could get the 35 and an extra g34 barrel and mount that to the 17 lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 For an extra $150 I would get a complete pistol over a top end. Also since the "gun" is the frame, a complete pistol has more resale value and resale potential than an upper alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadetree Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 our local gun store has modles 17,19,22,23,26,and27 new in the box for $479=tax every day why bother with a new upper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAL Posted April 30, 2003 Author Share Posted April 30, 2003 Because 34 and 35's go for a about 100 bucks more than the standard Glocks. I guess it must be that Ext. mag realease button, And the not quite a 1/2 inch longer barrel with slide lightened. I was looking more towards a aftermarket set up for .40. Although it now seems like it will not be worth the money to try to go that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacMan Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 KAL, before I started reloading the .40 cal, I went the cheap route for practice ammo and bought a 9mm conversion barrel for my 35. It worked out great since 9mm el cheapo ammo costs 1/2 of the cheapest 40 cal that I could find. The only caveat to this was stove piped jams of up to 5% of the time since the 40 cal extractor didn't quite have enough bite on the 9mm case, but I looked at it as good built-in weapon clearing practice. The barrel and 3-10 rounders mags cost me a whopping total of $197. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 I purchased the KKM 9 mm conversion barrel and picked up a 9mm Glock clip and my 35 now shoots 9mm with out any problems (so far). The ejector will help your forehead out because with the 40 cal ejector and the stock spring/guide rod setup guess where the brass flies. I used a 13 lb spring in a captured guide rod and had no more black marks on my forehead from the brass. Check out KKM's website http://www.kkmprecision.com/Prod.asp?SubCatID=6 Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FayettevilleFatKid Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Let me guess...it is not possible to convert a 34 to .40 with just a barrel change?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 well yes you can, kkm makes 9mm barrels to go in your 40's. so you could chang the barrel in a 35 to 9mm but you cann't go the other way 9mm to 40. kkm lists the 9mm barrels for all the 40's that glock makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRG65 Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 FFK The 40 barrels actually have a larger OD than the 9mm's which is why you can go from 40 to 9 but not from 9 to 40. Also the 40's use a "reinforced" (3rd pin) locking block for additional strength. Some of the new 9's have this design but none of the older ones. If you want a 40 my suggestion would be to buy a used/police trade in 22. Also I seem to remember that Flex said he bought his 35 reconditioned, he might give you some clues of where to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FayettevilleFatKid Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 Actually, I never even considered it until I read this. I don't know that I would have any interest, but a man likes to have options. I don't care to have a "stable" of Glocks and of course I just went out and bought a 19 and a 34....to quote Homer "Doh!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Shooter Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Kindly educate me. I own a G23. You mean to tell me that if I have a complete G19 upper (slide & barrel) I can just mount it on the G23 without any other modifications on the receiver such as the extractor? Has anybody done this? Is is safe? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessej Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 New shooter, I own a G23 also and was eventually going to get a 9mm barrel for it. After reading your post I took off the top ends on both my G23 and G26. It appears that the ejector on the 9mm is bent in and the .40 cal is straight. Number 1882 on the G23's ejector and number 336 on the G26's ejector. Not sure what that means. But if you were going to put on a complete G19 top end I'd think you'd just have to change out the ejector and mags. Glocks are so simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Shooter Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 jessej, Sorry my mistake. I meant the locking block on the G19 not G26 as compared to that of the G23. Golly Gee WoW THANKS FOR THAT IMMEDIATE REPLY AGAIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessej Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Hey no problemo man. Since you're putting a G19 top end on a G23 frame I don't think you have to change the locking block. Especially if you have the newer version with the finger grooves. As stated earlier, the recent .40 cal frames are beefed up with a 3rd pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 It's teh new 19's with the three pins that can handle the .40 change due to the difference in locking blocks. not recommended if you have an older 19.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Shooter Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 jessej, Million thanks again. I'll borrow a friends G19 slide, barrel, extractor and mag, and try it. I'll let you know what happens ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 i put my 17 top end on my 24 all the time. the only thing you got to watch for is brass hitting you in the face. ejection is all over the place. if you change the ejctor too you wont have that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockman30 Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 I'm joining the Res. Police Department, and I need a GLOCK .40 cal. I 'm looking to buy a G22 or G35, however, I have one of the GSSF G17. Can I put a G35 upper on it, and have it work with no prombles? What are the P & Q's to this? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRG65 Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Kevin You can go from 40 to 9mm, but I would not go the other way. The 40 frames are designed with an extra pin to hold the locking block in place. The old 9 frames don't have this extra pin. I was told the newest 9 frames do have the pin. So to a large extent, it would depend on whether the extra pin was in your 17. Don't get me wrong you could still swap top ends even if your frame doesn't have the extra pin you will just be giving your 17 frame more of a beating than it was designed to handle. On the other hand, it has been said the 40 recoil spring is too light anyway, but competition shooters will install a 13 lb spring on a 40 it make it run flatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockman30 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 I have checked my G17 and it only has one pin for the locking block. Therefore, I'm still looking to buy a G35 or G22. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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