converting gen 4 glock 23 to 9mm?

[paintman]

as the title says im just wondering if anyone has done this or has any good info on it. i have been wanting a 9mm just for saving a little money at the range and had almost decided on just buying a new gun. then another guy insisted that it would be a money saver to just do a conversion. which would be best? new gun vs. conversion.

i was told to use a lone wolf barrel.

 

[Fordtough25]

Buy a lone wolf conversion barrel and some G19 mags. Install lone wolf barrel in G23. Insert 9mm ammo in G19 mag and put it gun. Enjoy the greatness shooting 9mm brings. That's it!

 

[iufan2010]

Conversion without a doubt. Mainly for cost sake. Buying just a barrel and new magazine will save you a couple hundred dollars compared to buying another gun even used. It takes seconds to switch out the barrel so switching back to the 40 would be a breeze. And you were told correctly, lone wolf makes a good glock barrel. Hope this helps you choose.

 

[paintman]

Sweet! Thats just what i was hoping to hear. I searched a little online and saw mixed reviews so i just wondered if anyone on here has either done a conversion or knows some one that has. Thanks guys

 

[Hohn]

Does the extractor work properly on with this conversion?

The flexibility of the Glocks is pretty remarkable. I know of guys shooting .40 out of G20s with no conversion at all and rarely a FTF.

 

[paintman]

From what ive seen its a case by case thing. Try it and see and if you have a ftf then change the extractor. Im going to go ahead and order a 9mm extractor since it costs like 8 bucks. If i need it then i will have it. If not then it will stay in the safe.

 

[Fordtough25]

I used this setup in a G22 I had, worked flawlessly. No modifications other than putting the lone wolf 40-9 barrel in and using G17 mags in my case. Fun!

 

[jesse485]

Does the extractor work properly on with this conversion?

The flexibility of the Glocks is pretty remarkable. I know of guys shooting .40 out of G20s with no conversion at all and rarely a FTF.

Yeah, I'd highly suggest against .40 in G20, the chamber is too long. As far as the extractor, mine was 99% at the range with just a barrel on my 3rd Gen G23.

 

[WebSnyper]

It will cost a bit more up front than the conversion barrel, but buy an Advantage Arms conversion kit and shoot 22LR.

I've got one for my Glock 27 and one for my Glock 23.

The AA kits function well and magazines can be found for a good price if you do some looking online.

If you do go looking for an AA kit in stock and find one for your model & gen, buy it. They can be hard to come by, but they function well, and are worth the $.

 

[Hohn]

Yeah, I'd highly suggest against .40 in G20, the chamber is too long. As far as the extractor, mine was 99% at the range with just a barrel on my 3rd Gen G23.

Yeah, I think it's a bad idea, especially since a G20 is easily converted to shoot .40 or .357sig with just a barrel swap (G20 mags work fine, I'm told).

JH

 

[mrortega]

From what ive seen its a case by case thing. Try it and see and if you have a ftf then change the extractor. Im going to go ahead and order a 9mm extractor since it costs like 8 bucks. If i need it then i will have it. If not then it will stay in the safe.

Oooohh, clever. Extractor, case by case.

 

[mrortega]

I want to do the same for my 23 or 27. Lone Wolf shows the conversion barrels to be out of stock with shipping maybe the middle of August. That, of course, applies to all their retailers.

 

[paintman]

Oooohh, clever. Extractor, case by case.

thank you

 

[mrortega]

thank you

C'mon now. Did you really do that on purpose?

 

[paintman]

Umm its possible i didnt but it was funny after u pointed it out.