So I think I want a Glock ?

[GLOOB]

none of the glocks unless chambered for 50 cal are gonna do more i think then piss the bear off.

Don't you read the news? Glock 40's can put down 400 lb man-eating Bengal tigers.

 

[magnatecman]

ET,

That's the kind of info I was looking for.

So I have a ? about doing the conversion, If you swap between a 9mm and a 40 S&W, is the barrel the only thing that needs to be changed?

I would have thought that the magazines would be different too, and what about the recoil springs?

Also, it's not like I'm going bear hunting here. I am bowhunting for deer, in country where it's rare to even see a bear. I would have about as good a chance of seeing a mountain lion as a bear.

The only times I've been close to bears, I never knew they were there until they were long gone, but you just never know what could happen.

I guess it's more for piece of mind that I would have something to defend myself if the need arose than anything else.

I like the idea of being able to have the 9mm for plinking at the range and then have the power of the 40 when it's needed.

 

[ForumSurfer]

So I have a ? about doing the conversion, If you swap between a 9mm and a 40 S&W, is the barrel the only thing that needs to be changed?

Yes, you should get 9mm magazines. Keep in mind you can swap barrels back and forth between 357SIG and 40. You can swap in a 9mm barrel, but you can't swap up from 9mm (19,26,17). The hole in the slide is too small to fit a 40 or 357 sig barrel.

 

[magnatecman]

O.K. so if I get the 27 and wanted to, I could put a 9mm barrel in and use a magazine for a 26 and I effectively have a 26?

But if I buy the 26 I can't convert up to the 27 without a slide change, correct?

 

[ForumSurfer]

O.K. so if I get the 27 and wanted to, I could put a 9mm barrel in and use a magazine for a 26 and I effectively have a 26?

Yes, but I wouldn't carry it that way...just my 2 cents.

But if I buy the 26 I can't convert up to the 27 without a slide change, correct?

Correct.

 

[ET]

O.K. so if I get the 27 and wanted to, I could put a 9mm barrel in and use a magazine for a 26 and I effectively have a 26?

But if I buy the 26 I can't convert up to the 27 without a slide change, correct?

Yes, the 27 with the 9mm conversion barrel & the 26 mags are all you need to effectively have a 26. Just remember that the Glock 9mm barrel won't work. You need to buy a conversion barrel to go from 40s&w to 9mm. Glock doesn't make one. I bought mine from Lone Wolf. Storm Lake also makes a good one. They will set you back about $100-150. Not a bad price for another caliber.

I have had great success with the conversion barrel. It has been as reliable as the OEM barrel. I have shot close to 2000 rounds at the range through the conversion barrel without a single ftf. I would have no problem carrying my G27 with that barrel, but each situation is different. I wouldn't try to carry it without a few thousand through it though, but that's just me. I need to know that a carry gun is going to shoot every time or I won't bother carrying it.

 

[MikePaiN]

magnatecman, after reading your OP, you might consider more than one Glock.
If you are truly concerned about bears and big cats, small bore 9mm and .40S&W are not the best choices....the round for that is a hot 10mm and the weapon for that round in the back country is a Glock 29. As a CCW, I'd have to recommend the Glock 26..Personally the I feel even the G26 is on the big side for EDC and I carry a Kahr K9

 

[Glockeroo]

Can't go wrong with a G19, 26 or 23.

 

[Glockeroo]

Personally the I feel even the G26 is on the big side for EDC and I carry a Kahr K9

Tell that to people who carry a 1911 or full-size Sig.

My G26 is very easy to carry concealed.

 

[Harley Quinn]

If you want a longer barrel, you can get them from various distributors...For me an after market would be my thoughts, you can shoot lead and not worry Bears and a 9mm, oh well no need to say much about that one

Regards

 

[NG VI]

Tell that to people who carry a 1911 or full-size Sig.

My G26 is very easy to carry concealed.

I agree. Cut my teeth on carry with a USP .40 and a CZ-97B.

Glock 26/27 is perfect for carry, unless you just HAVE to carry OWB, in which case they are still perfect if you are using your noodle and getting a nice thin holster.