Why no CCW with a conversion barrel?

[1lowlife]

Originally Posted by Joeywhat

I wouldn't do it. Maybe after running 1000 rounds through the gun with conversion barrel. But if you're doing that, why not just buy a gun in that chambering to begin with?

Remember that .40 S&W chambered guns have more parts then just the barrel that are designed specifically for that caliber. Usually it's not a problem...sometimes it is.

+1..
For me it would have nothing to do with the legal aspect.
The gun was made for a specific caliber.
Conversion barrels at the range are a good time.
But to stake my life on, I'd rather not..
YMMV..

[dglock]

Originally Posted by 1lowlife

+1..
For me it would have nothing to do with the legal aspect.
The gun was made for a specific caliber.
Conversion barrels at the range are a good time.
But to stake my life on, I'd rather not..
YMMV..

The exception to that is the conversion of a .40 to .357 sig.

Since the 357 is based on the .40 there is no problems with breach face or extractor.

The .357,being a bottle neck case, is more reliable then the .40.

don

[sourpatch45]

Originally Posted by leeindy

i wouldnt do it. mine was about 99% reliable. thats not good enough. the first round always goes off but that secound one might never happen

99% isnt good enough for me either. i want the 99.999% that my 40 has been

[sourpatch45]

Originally Posted by dglock

The exception to that is the conversion of a .40 to .357 sig.

Since the 357 is based on the .40 there is no problems with breach face or extractor.

The .357,being a bottle neck case, is more reliable then the .40.

don

i would use the 357 barrel.....just not the 9mm

[leeindy]

Originally Posted by sourpatch45

99% isnt good enough for me either. i want the 99.999% that my 40 has been

i used a 40 to 9 converison barrel for a competition one time. 10 stages 180 rounds i had two failures to extract and one stove pipe. all barrel related. thats un acceptable

[Shaniac]

I was more or less talking about the next of kin coming after your life because you defended yourself against their family member, regardless of the fact that the next of kin's relative was breaking the law...

I read a case similar to this where a home owner defended himself against an intruder and put him down. A month later the dead intruders cousin caught the defender leaving for work one morning and shot the defender to death.

As for the castle law, when I took my CWP class, the instructor told us that in the event you find your life in danger and you have to defend yourself (whether it is in your home, car, or place of business), when the cops arrive to investigate the aftermath, you don't need to say anything except;
"I felt my life was in danger and I want to speak to my lawyer".
Most of the time the officer understands that you were protecting yourself and they will deem it a clean kill. However, they are also instructed to get as much information from you and in order not to shoot yourself in the proverbial foot by saying something that may be used against you in a possible trial, it is best to stick with the simple answer above.

[1xdmshooter]

Agreed with Shaniac. God forbid you ever have to pull your weapon, let alone take someone's life with it. In looking at several of the justified shootings both in state (Pizza Hutt driver kills robber Pizza Delivery Man Kills Would Be Robber) and out of state (Florida guy who killed the robber beating the store clerk Customer Describes Fatal Shooting Of Robbery Suspect - News Story - WFTV Orlando) it seems like the more you say, at least initially, the more scrutiny they seem to go through. That being said I totally agree that if you do find yourself in that position you follow the LEO's instructions and get a lawer and let them represent you.

[Shaniac]

If you don't have one, just a friendly suggestion to you fellow XDTalkers, get an NRA membership. They have a list of lawyers should you find yourself in that sort of situation.

[scramblerracer]

Is cost of ammo the reason for the change? If so, that could be a problem if you ever had to use your firearm. Someone will bring up that the value of protection is much more than a few bucks per magazine in ammo cost. Why give them any reason to question you.

[deadeye1964]

Originally Posted by SWATH

I think it is mainly because you are using a barrel chambered for a caliber that the gun was not designed for. It could introduce a tolerance error or something. While this is generally true since it seems conversion barrels are a tad less reliable than a barrel chambered in a caliber the gun was designed for, I think if the conversion is extensively tested on your gun for reliability, then what's the big deal. Just test it a lot first to determine if it is going to be a problem or not.

I think you hit it on the head. For example, H&K does not make a conversion barrel to convert my .40 to 357sig but other companies do. I have one, no issues with it so far. I contacted H&K, they said they could not get it to match their QC and reliability test so that is why they do not produce one. I carry for CCW my H&K .40 or my XD .45, I do not use any conversion barrel for protection.