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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Conversion kit for G23?

Posted: 12/28/2006 9:22:39 PM EDT

Where is the best place to get a 9mm conversion kit for 23?

Posted: 12/28/2006 9:29:01 PM EDT

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Where is the best place to get a 9mm conversion kit for 23?

Buy a g19 barrel and some g19 mags. Everything is identical. Or so I read on Topglock.com.

ETA:
Sorry, mis-read it...

The Glock 23 is a Glock 19 modified to fire the .40 S&W ammunition. It uses a modified slide, frame, .40 S&W barrel and magazine, but is otherwise virtually identical in appearance to the Glock 19. In fact, the two pistols are exactly identical in their external dimensions apart from weight (the Glock 23 is slightly heavier than the Glock 19). Its standard magazine capacity is 13 rounds. Both G19 and G23 use the same 18 lb. recoil spring, which made many Glock enthusiasts proclaim that the gun was "undersprung", making 20 lb. and 22 lb. springs a popular after-market accessory. The similarity between the two designs goes so far that Glock 23 can be easily and effectively converted to Glock 19 by merely replacing the barrel with an affordable "conversion" one, and using Glock 19 magazines.

Find a "conversion" g19 barrel and some g19 mags

Posted: 12/29/2006 7:30:06 AM EDT

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Where is the best place to get a 9mm conversion kit for 23?

You can get the 9mm conversion barrel for $90 at Lone Wolf along with the G19 mags.