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subsonic · 07-09-2006, 09:21 PM

Fellow xd users,

Will it be a liability if I ever have to use a converted 357 sig in self defense.

I am using a 40sw barrel in my 357 sig service. What if I also get a 9mm conversion barrel?

The Knight Of Light · 07-09-2006, 09:29 PM

Uh there will always be some legal issue. Check out what Massad Ayoob has to say on that subject. He does a lot of articles in different magazines. He is number one on the legal issues and guns.

**beardman2** · 07-10-2006, 12:08 AM

I'd worry far more about it being a "good shoot" than the hardware used. If you were in the right it wont matter nearly as much. If the motive/legality is questionable then your really going to be in for it when they bring up the crazy stuff.

SLCDave · 07-10-2006, 07:39 AM

Ayoob talks a lot. He's very knowledgeable, and had forgotten more about guns than most of us know. He's been preaching for years that, for legal reasons, you shouldn't use reloads for self-defense. Even he can't cite a single instance when this was successfully used against someone in court. It's just a personal belief he has that he passes off as fact. Just my opinion.

DeftwillP · 07-10-2006, 08:30 AM

I know alot of people like the conversion barrels, I'm looking to get a tac 40 to 9 one myself. But for ccw purposes, I would stick to the barrel that your gun was fitted for. It would suck for TSTHTF and you gun jam because the mag lips won't feed right or whatever.

As far as legal goings, a bullet is a bullet.

07-09-2006, 09:21 PM	#1
subsonic XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 9	conversion barrel question Fellow xd users, Will it be a liability if I ever have to use a converted 357 sig in self defense. I am using a 40sw barrel in my 357 sig service. What if I also get a 9mm conversion barrel?

07-09-2006, 09:29 PM	#2
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,839 Blog Entries: 12	Uh there will always be some legal issue. Check out what Massad Ayoob has to say on that subject. He does a lot of articles in different magazines. He is number one on the legal issues and guns. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

07-10-2006, 12:08 AM	#3
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,950	I'd worry far more about it being a "good shoot" than the hardware used. If you were in the right it wont matter nearly as much. If the motive/legality is questionable then your really going to be in for it when they bring up the crazy stuff. __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

07-10-2006, 07:39 AM	#4
SLCDave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,983	Ayoob talks a lot. He's very knowledgeable, and had forgotten more about guns than most of us know. He's been preaching for years that, for legal reasons, you shouldn't use reloads for self-defense. Even he can't cite a single instance when this was successfully used against someone in court. It's just a personal belief he has that he passes off as fact. Just my opinion. __________________ We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. Thomas Jefferson Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

07-10-2006, 08:30 AM	#5
DeftwillP XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 149	I know alot of people like the conversion barrels, I'm looking to get a tac 40 to 9 one myself. But for ccw purposes, I would stick to the barrel that your gun was fitted for. It would suck for TSTHTF and you gun jam because the mag lips won't feed right or whatever. As far as legal goings, a bullet is a bullet. __________________ XD-9sc XD-40tac Rem 870 ruger 10/22 for target practice 6" SS King Cobra-teh wife's m38-for scaring people at the rage There's something comforting about looking over in the middle of the night, after your eyes have adjusted. There on the night stand, you see three green dots in a triangle pattern. Either the mouse sized Sam Fisher or my 40 tac with TFO's is there when I need it.

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