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KY, USA
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Posted: 1/17/2024 12:21:19 PM EDT
I'm real confused. I have a new production XIX .50ae eagle. I want to convert to a .357 magnum. As best I can tell:
1. I need to buy the XIX 357 barrel and mag OR 2. I need to buy the XIX barrel, mag, and seperately, a bolt? Can someone help me out on this? |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 1/17/2024 12:40:20 PM EDT
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You need the 357 barrel, a 357 mag and a 357 bolt
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KY, USA
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Posted: 1/17/2024 12:47:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RiverSwine45: You need the 357 barrel, a 357 mag and a 357 bolt Damn. So like $800? |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/17/2024 12:49:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal3516: Damn. So like $800? Yup. Had the same dilemma. Ended up buying a used .357 for $1k instead. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 1/17/2024 10:44:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal3516: Damn. So like $800? Depends. There's a couple 6" 357 barrels on gun broker right now for $412. A bolt is $220 and a mag is about $40 so... probably < $700 or close to it with shipping. |
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Posted: 1/17/2024 10:57:09 PM EDT
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Occasionally you can find a parts set. Complete gun minus the receiver. I’ve seen them on Gunbroker, eBay, and a few of the other gun sales/auction websites.
Sometimes they go for silly money, but occasionally you can find a decent price on one. Seems deals are fewer and farther between these days, though. I already had a barrel & bolt. Bought a stripped slide, to make the caliber swap even easier (don’t have to remove the bolt from the slide, just swap the whole slide). But by the time I sourced all the small parts, I’d have been much better off of I’d have just bought another complete gun. |
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KY, USA
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Posted: 1/18/2024 10:53:39 AM EDT
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I found a bolt and barrel set blem for a total of $710. Is that decent? How hard is it to swap a bolt?
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Posted: 1/18/2024 8:07:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GarrettJ]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal3516: I found a bolt and barrel set blem for a total of $710. Is that decent? How hard is it to swap a bolt? Looking on gunbroker, I see a new .357 barrel with a "buy it now" price of $412. There are a couple of sellers with new .357 bolts for $225. Figure in shipping, and you're still a bit less than your "blem" set, and this way you have "new" parts. The bolt swaps out in 2 or 3 minutes. Not terribly difficult.  Desert Eagle bolt swap |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 12:37:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IPMan: Yup. Had the same dilemma. Ended up buying a used .357 for $1k instead. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IPMan: Originally Posted By Mal3516: Damn. So like $800? Yup. Had the same dilemma. Ended up buying a used .357 for $1k instead. That is pretty much what it boiled down to with me. I ended up buying a 2nd desert eagle and keep it dedicated to 357. I now have 3 desert eagles. 357 seems to usually be the lower priced of the calibers, as most people want the 50 or 44. So complete 357 guns usually sell for slightly less. I have seen a few used DE's sell for at or just below 1k, but it has been a while. |
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