1911 9mm barrel search

[C73P]

Question for u guys where can I get a 1911 9mm 5inch barrel for a good price???? any help would be great thanks for your help

[redcliff]

Question for u guys where can I get a 1911 9mm 5inch barrel for a good price???? any help would be great thanks for your help

What brand 9mm 1911 do you have right now? Or are you converting a 38 super?

[CrippledPidgeon]

What's a good price?

You're probably looking at about $200 for a Kart Barrel from Brownells, you're going to want a new bushing and link set. Then either fit it yourself or hire a gunsmith to do so.

You can get the drop ins, but you're not likely to get as good a fit as something that was done by hand, and due to differences in tolerances between the slide stop hole and everything else, the link that came with the barrel might not be the correct length for the barrel to time properly.

If you're thinking about converting a .45 1911 to 9mm, you can't get just an 9mm barrel. You need to get one that's non-ramped or else it won't fit in the frame.

[C73P]

What brand 9mm 1911 do you have right now? Or are you converting a 38 super?

I have a RIA 38 super!

[redcliff]

Apparently Advanced Tactical handles RIA replacement parts; their phone number also is the same as one given for RIA warranty service. Give them a call at 775-537-1444 .

Be sure to get the barrel with the link and pin also if it's not included. Based upon older posts I would think the cost would be somewhere around $75. It won't be "match grade" accuracy but you probably don't have that with your existing .38 Super barrel.

[InGrAM]

I have had quite a few people message me on this forum about this conversion.

Here is the message I usually send them in response,

"I bought a standard GI 38 super RIA 1911 then I bought this barrel for it: http://e-sarcoinc.com/search.aspx?find=C45019 (I know the barrel looks cheap but it is a factory RIA made barrel.)
I also bought a Wilson combat link: http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Barrel-L...uctinfo/142R3/ With a pin http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Barrel-L...oductinfo/R5S/

You can also take the existing link and pin from the 38 super barrel and put it on the 9mm barrel.

I am not 100% positive this will still work or that you will have the same luck as I did with this conversion but many on Calguns have done the same conversion with positive experiences.

Mine has been 100% reliable since day one.

Good luck."

OP: Redcliff's advice is 110% involving anything 1911. Listen to him.

[CrippledPidgeon]

You can also take the existing link and pin from the 38 super barrel and put it on the 9mm barrel.

I am not 100% positive this will still work or that you will have the same luck as I did with this conversion but many on Calguns have done the same conversion with positive experiences.[/QUOTE]
While the old link and pin should work with the new barrel, they may not work as well as they should, because the length of the link is what determines how the barrel is timed (meaning when the lugs lock and unlock from the slide as the action cycles).

And this is assuming that the barrel fits properly with the bushing (if it's overly loose, you'll have accuracy problems), and the barrel hood fits properly in the

Again, you should probably have a pro do the barrel fitting because it virtually ensures that they'll get it right the first time.

[redcliff]

The only reason I wanted him to get the extra link and pin was so he could swap calibers more easily in the future if he wanted and not have to swap out links and pins each time; it's preferable to stake the pins too imho.

[C73P]

Im having Jim Hoag do my work I just need to find the part Ill give a call to RIA THANKS Red clift and Imgram

[Cyc Wid It]

If you're having Hoag fit it, you might as well get a better barrel...

[LovingTheYear1911]

I had the same gun. ROAD 38 SUPER and used this barrel to convert it to 9mm. I just used the link and pin from the old barrel. I even used the 38 super mags. Don't go spend hundreds on a custom barrel or have some dude do it for you. It's easy.

http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/search.aspx?find=C45019

[LovingTheYear1911]

RIA. STUPID AUTO CORRECT.

[InGrAM]

While the old link and pin should work with the new barrel, they may not work as well as they should, because the length of the link is what determines how the barrel is timed (meaning when the lugs lock and unlock from the slide as the action cycles).

And this is assuming that the barrel fits properly with the bushing (if it's overly loose, you'll have accuracy problems), and the barrel hood fits properly in the

Again, you should probably have a pro do the barrel fitting because it virtually ensures that they'll get it right the first time.

I agree and those are all things to keep in mind when doing a 38super/9mm conversion, but this is a loose fitted $400 1911, not a $1000+ 1911. One of the main reasons to buy an RIA is to learn how to and do the work yourself.

[CrippledPidgeon]

I agree and those are all things to keep in mind when doing a 38super/9mm conversion, but this is a loose fitted $400 1911, not a $1000+ 1911. One of the main reasons to buy an RIA is to learn how to and do the work yourself.

If that's your attitude, go for it. It's not like I can reach through the computer and stop you.

I figure that I were going to go through the trouble of buying and fitting a new barrel. I'd might as well learn how to do it right. Just because it's an inexpensive pistol doesn't necessarily mean that things need to be done at the level of "I guess that works."

[RugerNo1]

Quality Barrels here and in stock: http://www.shootersconnectionstore.c...RELS-C665.aspx.