Storm Lake 9mm Conversion on a Glock 27

[Guns&Religion]

Does anyone here have this setup? The Glock 27 (the small 40 caliber 9 shot capacity pistol) and the Storm Lake 9mm conversion barrel?

I'm considering the purchase of the Glock, but I can't decide between the Glock 26, which is 9mm only, and the 27, the 40. I know I will have more ammo versatility with the 40, but how is the reliability factor with the conversion barrel with this model?

(If I shoot 9mm in the 27, with the conversion barrel, can I expect a host of malfunctions?)

 

[g_one]

Only speaking from the research I've done in the past when I was considering the same thing, not personal experience: if you get the 27 and 9mm conversion barrel you should expect a fairly smooth ride. The 40 extractor should handle the 9 with little to no issues. I'd get a new Wolff recoil spring too. Going in the other direction (9 to 40) is less feasible as you'd also need to swap out the extractor. I ended up going with the g26 because I didn't have anything in 40 at the time anyway.

 

[larryh1108]

I've had and used that same setup and it worked perfectly. YOu do need the 9mm mags for the smaller round. I also had a .357Sig barrel which also worked great. 3 calibers with 1 gun. The .357Sig uses the .40S&W mags so no new mags needed for that. It's a sweet combo that gives you a lot of versatility.

 

[LiveLife]

I use KKM/Lone Wolf 40-9 conversion barrels in my G22/G23/G27 and do not have issues other than I need to use 9mm magazines for G22/G23 to feed rounds reliably from the magazine.

With G27 and LW conversion barrel, factory G27 magazines and 9mm G17 magazines have worked well feeding 9mm rounds.

If I shoot 9mm in the 27, with the conversion barrel, can I expect a host of malfunctions?

If you are shooting factory 9mm ammunition, no.

 

[decoy562]

I utilize Storm Lake 9mm and 357 sig barrels in my G23 with no issues.