Converting a Glock 35... Questions

[rwmagnus]

I'm researching converting a Glock 35 into 9mm. The only expierence I have with aftermrket barrels is with a KKM .40S&W drop in barrel and it's great. Soooo naturally I'm leaning towards a KKM 9mm drop in barrel but am having difficulty find them. Storm Lake has them on sale everywhere for $98 that said has anybody used the Storm Lake barrel in a conversion? I'm interested in your expierence, reliability, accuracy etc.

Should I change out the ejector as well?

I know I should just load 40 to minor and call it a day, but since I shoot 9Major I stock more components for 9mm not to mention my G35 is growing cobwebs in the safe. If I need a Limited rig I'll shoot my 2011 so the G35 is just resting peacefully. Looking for a IPSC Production setup for cheap money.

[HoMiE]

Caliber conversion is not USPSA production legal.

Edited to add on of the many links regarding this in the USPSA/IPSC subforum...

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...p;hl=conversion

Edited February 27, 2008 by HoMiE

[SA Friday]

I'm researching converting a Glock 35 into 9mm. The only expierence I have with aftermrket barrels is with a KKM .40S&W drop in barrel and it's great. Soooo naturally I'm leaning towards a KKM 9mm drop in barrel but am having difficulty find them. Storm Lake has them on sale everywhere for $98 that said has anybody used the Storm Lake barrel in a conversion? I'm interested in your expierence, reliability, accuracy etc.

Should I change out the ejector as well?

I know I should just load 40 to minor and call it a day, but since I shoot 9Major I stock more components for 9mm not to mention my G35 is growing cobwebs in the safe. If I need a Limited rig I'll shoot my 2011 so the G35 is just resting peacefully. Looking for a IPSC Production setup for cheap money.

sorry bro. conversion barrel in a 35 is not legal for production. you will still be shooting limited but just minor.

[Jman]

I'd work up a nice .40 minor load and make it my production gun. But, that's just me.

Jim M

P.S....are we in the wrong sub-forum?

[rwmagnus]

I'd work up a nice .40 minor load and make it my production gun. But, that's just me.

Jim M

P.S....are we in the wrong sub-forum?

Nuff said I'll just go 40 minor. Already have all the gear.

[Harmon]

im not saying its legal, or ethical, but who would notice you were shooting a 9mm glock 35 and not a 34?

Im sure the RO's at the nationals would but locally i cannot see where someone would throw a big stink about it.

just my 3 cents though, in the end, you cannot go wrong by doing the right thing.

Harmon

[kevin c]

I've brought this idea out on this forum before (and gotten some heat for it). Get a 9mm top end, either factory (if you can find one) or from LW, and stick it on your G35 lower. This should be OK per a thread from a while back

The receivers for the G34/35 are identical as they come from the factory with the exception of the ejector. If you put the top end of one on the lower of the other, switch the ejector (which really isn't necessary, going from 40 to 9mm, in my experience), the gun you just assembled is identical to the one the top end came from with the exception of the serial number. The assembled gun is identical to the factory configuration for the caliber of the top end, so there is no competitive advantage in doing this and no violation (IMHO) of the spirit of the Production Division.

This doesn't seem different to me compared to getting replacement slides/receivers from Glock to rebuild a broken Glock - it's still a factory configured firearm. So what if the serial #'s don't match (the slide isn't serialized, though the bbl is, but it has always been OK to replace the bbl with an aftermarket version of the same caliber and length).

Now it's even possible, per the 2008 rules, to use an altogether aftermarket top end. I don't see any problem getting one in the caliber you want and putting it onto what amounts to a universal receiver.

edited to add the post referencing John Amidon's comments on the subject:

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...mp;#entry363231

Edited March 4, 2008 by kevin c

[Micah]

Given the not-so-cheap price of reloading, shooting 40 in Prod is like paying for 1st class airfare but riding in the back of the Greyhound.

Keep it honest. Buy a G34/17 and rock out the Production, or stick with the G35 and shoot Limited/L10.

[open17]

Other than the slightly higher cost of bullets, there is nothing wrong with shooting 40 minor

for production. 180 gr bullet, a pinch of fast powder---really soft.

Bill

[kevin c]

Am asking the oracle himself (J. Amidon) re the latest rules. Will advise once he responds.

kc

Edited March 6, 2008 by kevin c

[nphd2000]

You can run a complete upper in a different caliber but you can not run a conversion barrel and be legal in production (simple as that).

Edited March 6, 2008 by nphd2000