Glock 35 9mm conversion question

[nick]

Hi,


I have a Glock 35, and I just got a Lone Wolf 9mm conversion barrel for it. As I understand, the only things that are required for this conversion are the barrel and a Glock 17/34 mag. Am I correct?

Also, has anyone heard of any issues with these conversions?


Thanks,


nick

[Voo]

correct...thats all you need to get it to "shoot"..

whether it extracts and/or ejects properly is a different matter..

what you can swap, iirc are the ejector, extractor, extractor spring, extractor plug(?) that you can convert from the .40 cal version to the 9mm.

honestly, swapping all the parts i listed didnt make a whole lot of difference..i would try shooting it 'stock' before swapping parts out.. see what the results are and go from there..

You can also try adjusting the recoil springs to help with the extraction..but you start to effect how hard/fast the slide recoils and you may also aggravate any failure to feed situations..

I converted my G35 via a lonewolf barrel, but went even further by having my brother cut ports into the barrel.. talk about a soft shooting gun.. It was accurate but would jam quite frequently as the extractor was never quite right.. running a 13lbs recoil spring helped somewhat..

Suffice to say, I now have a regular G34 to shoot 9mm..

[nick]

correct...thats all you need to get it to "shoot"..

whether it extracts and/or ejects properly is a different matter..

what you can swap, iirc are the ejector, extractor, extractor spring, extractor plug(?) that you can convert from the .40 cal version to the 9mm.

honestly, swapping all the parts i listed didnt make a whole lot of difference..i would try shooting it 'stock' before swapping parts out.. see what the results are and go from there..

You can also try adjusting the recoil springs to help with the extraction..but you start to effect how hard/fast the slide recoils and you may also aggravate any failure to feed situations..

I converted my G35 via a lonewolf barrel, but went even further by having my brother cut ports into the barrel.. talk about a soft shooting gun.. It was accurate but would jam quite frequently as the extractor was never quite right.. running a 13lbs recoil spring helped somewhat..

Suffice to say, I now have a regular G34 to shoot 9mm..

Hmm, that sounds discouraging. The whole idea was to not have to get a G34, but still be able to shoot cheaper ammo without a whole lot of modifications (so it can be a G35 again at the end of the day). I guess, it was too good to be true, like many things in life are. What's that thing they used to write on MREs? "If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush"

This 9mm conversion barrel can still be used in a G34 or G17 though, as a regular 9mm barrel, can't it?

[Greg-Dawg]

I have one too. Have you shot it yet? I hope yours work better than mine.

[savasyn]

I compete(albeit casually) with a G35 converted to 9mm. I used the KKM match grade conversion barrel and also went ahead and swapped out the ejector and extractor as they are cheap and easy to do.

I've had zero failures to fire or cycle with either factory loads or competition reloads. I did have one weird problem that was related to the specific specs of the reloads I use, but it did not effect the way it shot or the reliability in any way.

[nick]

I have one too. Have you shot it yet? I hope yours work better than mine.

Nope, I haven't shot it yet. Trying to gather info first (probably should've done that before ordering it )

[Greg-Dawg]

Where do you shoot at? Maybe we can compare.

[nick]

Where do you shoot at? Maybe we can compare.

LAX Range. You?

[savasyn]

Hmm, that sounds discouraging. The whole idea was to not have to get a G34, but still be able to shoot cheaper ammo without a whole lot of modifications (so it can be a G35 again at the end of the day). I guess, it was too good to be true, like many things in life are. What's that thing they used to write on MREs? "If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush"

This 9mm conversion barrel can still be used in a G34 or G17 though, as a regular 9mm barrel, can't it?

Don't give up on your G35 conversion yet, there are plenty of people that shoot that way successfully.

As far as using the conversion barrel in a real 9mm, no, I don't believe it'll work. The diameter of the barrel is larger than the hole in the front of the slide and, IIRC, the lower locking lugs are different between the 9mm and .40.

[Greg-Dawg]

LAX Range. You?

Burbank Firing Line/Angeles Shooting Range.

Let me know how it works for you.

After detail cleaning the barrel...Mine is very accurate, but has a bad case of the Stove Pipes after every other round. I contacted LW and they said to try different ammo. Did that and still failed to extract. LW recommened that I get a G34 recoil rod spring, it's the same as the freakin' G35!!! Then LW recommended to shoot +P 9mm for a break in...blah.

[savasyn]

Glad I didn't go with a Lone Wolf barrel then!

[Greg-Dawg]

Glad I didn't go with a Lone Wolf barrel then!

I'm just that 1% that had issues, others have the LW 40-9 conversion and haven't had any problems. As for poor little me: You get what you pay for.

[nick]

Burbank Firing Line/Angeles Shooting Range.

Let me know how it works for you.

After detail cleaning the barrel...Mine is very accurate, but has a bad case of the Stove Pipes after every other round. I contacted LW and they said to try different ammo. Did that and still failed to extract. LW recommened that I get a G34 recoil rod spring, it's the same as the freakin' G35!!! Then LW recommended to shoot +P 9mm for a break in...blah.

Break-in on a Glock, now that's something you don't hear everyday

The 9mm I usually use is 115gr Winchester white box. It's not hot, but it cycles the very light slide on my Kahr CW9, and the very heavy slide on 9mm Hi-Point. And yeah, the recoil spring on G34 is the same as on G35, same 17lbs. Wolff also has a 15lbs recoil spring, maybe that one would work. I hope I won't have to do it though. I might be in Burbank next week. What's your schedule like?

[nick]

Gotta get some 9mm mags, too, I don't have any yet.

[Greg-Dawg]

Break-in on a Glock, now that's something you don't hear everyday

...I might be in Burbank next week. What's your schedule like?

I can let you borrow my G17/34 mag...but I'll be out of town next week.

PM me so we can hook up.