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Smith and Wesson M&P .40 conversion

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zwiefel12
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 Im planning on getting the M&P next month and couldnt deciede on .40 or 9mm.  I currently EDC a 9mm and a buddy of mine said stick to the same caliber for ammo, saving money etc... BUT I recently discovered that there are conversion barrels to take the .40 to a 9mm or even .357. So barrel plus new mags be looking at roughly $200 and you pretty much have two guns now! Anyone have any experience with this???

Mar 19 2013 1:28PM
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Da_Buddha
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quick to grab my Smith and Wesson like my dick was missin
Mar 19 2013 1:34PM
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anomalous
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No experience with the conversion, love my M&P 9mm though. 3000+ rounds through it with no issues whatsoever.
Mar 19 2013 1:48PM
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panojibber.
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Obama is going to take your guns away.
Mar 19 2013 1:50PM
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tjski
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No experience nor have I heard of converting the barells. I don't know how that would work when it comes to magazines. Unless a 9mm mag is the same size as a .40
Mar 19 2013 1:55PM
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zwiefel12
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Yeah I would like to have a variety of calibers so thats why I would want the .40 and then for just a couple hundred bucks more I can make it a 9. I shot the .40 and loved it, I was instantly sold. I can only imagine how nice the 9 is too. Thats why I want both! ha
Mar 19 2013 1:56PM
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zwiefel12
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Need to get new 9mm mags. The .40 mags are the same as .357. 
Mar 19 2013 1:58PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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I've heard of this and it sounds sick. I'd totally do it if I were in your shoes. An extra gun for a few bucks more! Win Win!!
Mar 19 2013 2:11PM
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Dobies.
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are you planning on carrying concealed? a .40 subcompact would be a good one for that. only problem with those over the .9 is the price of the damn ammo.
Mar 19 2013 3:02PM
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powderdrunkie
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Just get the m&p .40 you will not regret it. Its not that much morefor ammo. Reload your casings if you want to. Solid gun though. I would take a. 40 sigma over a m&p .9mm though but thats just me I guess.
Mar 19 2013 3:27PM
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zwiefel12
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I already carry a 9mm. Well where I am you can only buy 3 boxes at once of any kind of ammo... So I can either get 3 boxes of 9 OR three boxes of 9 and three boxes of .40. Im pretty excited to get the conversion barrel! shoot the 40 a bit then one min later ive got a 9 that I can shoot.
Mar 19 2013 3:33PM
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Dobies.
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thats fuckin sick. i've heard of them but never really looked them up in detail. i gotta check those out. i live in NYS though so who knows what kind of laws there are, its nuts.
Mar 19 2013 3:36PM
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anomalous
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Sounds like your mind is made up, make sure ya post a review once you use the conversion!
Mar 19 2013 5:00PM
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zwiefel12
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Yeah the more I think about it the more I just realized what a deal it is. The problem is now finding the barrel and mags. Ill make sure to post a review once I get the full set up and can get some good range time. Ill report back in a few months!

Mar 19 2013 5:28PM
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tripnip
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It's very simple, and it works perfectly fine I have shot a 1911 conversion and it cycled fine
Mar 19 2013 6:00PM
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zwiefel12
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Great news!!! Ive read a lot about storm lake barrels. You aware of any other brands that are legit?
Mar 19 2013 6:48PM
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tripnip
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i did shoot one 22 conversion that was made by KImber. And for a 22 it cycled amazingly.
Mar 19 2013 10:51PM
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tripnip
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probably not what your looking for but iu saw one at the range and it was pretty neat. http://www.mechtechsys.com/what_is.php
Mar 19 2013 10:53PM
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