Hi-Power: 9mm barrel/slide fit on .40 frame?

[the naked prophet]

I have a .40 Hi-Power that my wife and I both enjoy shooting. She would CCW it, but the barrel is so long, and she's so short, that it is difficult for her.

However, I've found a "detective" kit, basically a 9mm barrel/slide/spring/spring guide that is an inch shorter - it turns a Hi-Power into something like the FM "detective" version. I'd love to get this for my wife (she picked it out), but my question is this:

Will the 9mm slide fit on the .40 frame? The ejector is the only thing I can think of that might cause a problem. The .40 ejector may be a bit closer to the edge than the 9mm ejector, and if the slot in the slide was correspondingly displaced, then the 9mm slide would not fit on the .40 frame.

I would think that the 9mm ejector would work just fine for the .40, so there would be no need to move it when redesigning for the .40, but I don't want to spend $200 on this kit and then have it not even fit.

If someone owns both a 9mm and a .40 Hi-Power, I'd appreciate if you'd try to swap slides and barrels, to see if they are compatible.

Thanks.

 

[strangelittleman]

I honestly do not know. I would suggest PM-ing that Stephen A. Camp fellow, he'd surely be able to steer you in the right direction.

 

[jonnyc]

I am pretty sure that the 9 and 40 frames are identicle. Compare 2 sxs to be sure on the ejector.

 

[the naked prophet]

Compare 2 sxs to be sure on the ejector.

That's what I'm hoping someone will do. Anybody with both a .40 and a 9mm, help me out here?

Even just taking a photo of the rear of the Hi-Power frame with slide removed - I could compare the picture to my Hi-Power. A measurement from the outside of the frame rail would be great.

 

[M40A1]

Go to http://forums.1911forum.com/ and post your question in the Hi Power forum. You should get some knowledgeable responses there. The site is down for maintenance this evening though.