Posted: 12/10/2010 5:27:52 AM EDT
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Say I wanted to have my Kimber Pro Raptor Commander shoot 10mm, would it be as simple as installing a 10mm Bull barrel (as it's a bull barrel gun), a good Wolff spring and using 10mm mags? Are any other modifications needed? Will the frame hold up? A Bobtailed 4" 1911 in 10mm just seems like a good CCW gun to me. Any thoughts on this? |
| There are plenty of Commander sized 10mm 1911's out there so the 4" size should not be a problem. To shoot 10mm ammo in your pistol you will need a slide with the correct diameter breechface. This means you will have to start with either a .40 cal or 10mm slide. |
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Another option might be installing a .400 Cor-bon barrel. This is basically a .45 diameter case necked down to .400, and it shouldn't require a slide replacement. And this. .400 Corbon is anything but cheap and plentiful, but you're up the same creek with 10mm. In the end, you'll find a dedicated 10mm gun or a .400 Corbon conversion more practical, reliable and cost-effective than trying to convert a .45 to 10mm (If you even can). The other advantage of .400 corbon, other than being a 2-caliber platform is that it uses the same .45 mags. |