3 years ago a thread was posted here ( M&P 40 full size to 9mm conversion). It gave good evidence that using a stock 9mm barrel in a 40 S&W could be dangerous. I wish I had found it when I was recently scouring the web for information on this issue.
I bought a S&W 9mm barrel and have been excited to shoot it in my 40. Checked out several online sites and was even assured by so called experts that it was safe to shoot the 9mm in the 40 with several shooters attesting to that fact by shooting hundreds of rounds without problems.
As stated in the above thread "In the rear portion of the slide, the notch at the back of the chamber hood is wider on the 40 slide, hence the external differences in the barrels. A 40 barrel will NOT go into battery in a 9 slide, and a 9 barrel will not lock up completely in a 40 slide."
In placing my 9mm barrel in the 40 slide it does slide side to side in lockup; it might be possible to have the firing pin hit on the very edge for a misfire. I also wonder if a side to side force could be produced which might actually damage the gun. Your thoughts?
I bought a S&W 9mm barrel and have been excited to shoot it in my 40. Checked out several online sites and was even assured by so called experts that it was safe to shoot the 9mm in the 40 with several shooters attesting to that fact by shooting hundreds of rounds without problems.
As stated in the above thread "In the rear portion of the slide, the notch at the back of the chamber hood is wider on the 40 slide, hence the external differences in the barrels. A 40 barrel will NOT go into battery in a 9 slide, and a 9 barrel will not lock up completely in a 40 slide."
In placing my 9mm barrel in the 40 slide it does slide side to side in lockup; it might be possible to have the firing pin hit on the very edge for a misfire. I also wonder if a side to side force could be produced which might actually damage the gun. Your thoughts?
