Paladin5469
Member
Hello all,
I am new to the shooting community and I want to thank everyone who gave me advice in an earlier thread on choosing a handgun. I have decided i think i will purchase a FN 9mm Hi-Power SA. Unfortunately it seems CDNN is out of NIB $400.00 SA only hi powers. Darn. However, I have found several low priced .40 SA only Hi powers. Because I want to fire the 9mm round due to the price, how difficult is it to convert the .40 hi power to a 9mm? What parts and workmanship are required? How much would it cost? Coincidentally I have found an article in GUNS MAGAZINE by Massad Ayoob where he quotes Cylinder and Slide Shop's owner Bill Laughridge addressing the subject.
"It turns out that Browning did it right.[development of the .40 Hi Power] The slide on the .40 version is much heavier, more like that of a Government .45 ACE That plus a stronger recoil spring seem to allow the .40 Browning to stand the gaff. Indeed, Laughridge says that the trick set-up is to get a .40 Hi-Power and convert it to 9mm. Now it will take the hottest 9mm without damage, have even less recoil than the original 9mm P-35, and be convertible to .40 S&W at will."
This certainly seems like winner from the long-term reliability and shootability standpoint. Has anyone done this and have any problems resulted from this?
I am new to the shooting community and I want to thank everyone who gave me advice in an earlier thread on choosing a handgun. I have decided i think i will purchase a FN 9mm Hi-Power SA. Unfortunately it seems CDNN is out of NIB $400.00 SA only hi powers. Darn. However, I have found several low priced .40 SA only Hi powers. Because I want to fire the 9mm round due to the price, how difficult is it to convert the .40 hi power to a 9mm? What parts and workmanship are required? How much would it cost? Coincidentally I have found an article in GUNS MAGAZINE by Massad Ayoob where he quotes Cylinder and Slide Shop's owner Bill Laughridge addressing the subject.
"It turns out that Browning did it right.[development of the .40 Hi Power] The slide on the .40 version is much heavier, more like that of a Government .45 ACE That plus a stronger recoil spring seem to allow the .40 Browning to stand the gaff. Indeed, Laughridge says that the trick set-up is to get a .40 Hi-Power and convert it to 9mm. Now it will take the hottest 9mm without damage, have even less recoil than the original 9mm P-35, and be convertible to .40 S&W at will."
This certainly seems like winner from the long-term reliability and shootability standpoint. Has anyone done this and have any problems resulted from this?