Educate me on this p226 question.

[Liver]

I have no experience hence the question.

I've been reading that the p226 in 40 is built stronger than the 9mm version. That most likely is a moot point.

Wouldn't that be the ideal gun for suppression? I mean get a conversion Bar Sto barrel in 9mm, it has extra meat on it because it's converting from 40 to 9. On top of that, it can shoot 9mm 357 sig and 40.

Aside from expense, any issues? I don't consider any of this hobby to be inexpensive.

Thoughts?

[Bendersquint]

I have no experience hence the question.

I've been reading that the p226 in 40 is built stronger than the 9mm version. That most likely is a moot point.

Wouldn't that be the ideal gun for suppression? I mean get a conversion Bar Sto barrel in 9mm, it has extra meat on it because it's converting from 40 to 9. On top of that, it can shoot 9mm 357 sig and 40.

Aside from expense, any issues? I don't consider any of this hobby to be inexpensive.

Thoughts?

I have had both, still have the P226 9mm. I couldn't see the extra meat I was told about.

Whats wrong with the 9mm P226? Why would it be weaker and why wouldn't it be ideal?

[Liver]

I guess you missed the "moot" issue. Only from what I've read, no real world experience, the Bar Sto conversion barrel is thicker. That's all.

The gun would be more ideal (if that even exists) only because it would have the ability to shoot three different rounds. If that is really an advantage is yet to be decided.

Any significant draw back?

[Bendersquint]

Thicker doesn't always mean its better. Something tells me the 9mm barrel that Sig makes for the P226 is thick enough to not be a downfall.

I don't see any significant drawbacks. I don't care for multi caliber pistols but thats just me. If I want a caliber I buy the gun for it.

[Liver]

Part of my motivation is I can possibly get a 40 at a decent price. I'd like to shoot it suppressed and I'm not looking to get a 40 or 45 suppressor. In fact I'm most likely done with any additional suppressors.

[poikilotrm]

Any significant draw back?

Yeah. When you put a .40 to 9mm conversion barrel in you run the risk of out of battery fire. The extractor can smack the primer and cause the weapon to be destroyed and possibly harm the user.

[Bendersquint]

Any significant draw back?

Yeah. When you put a .40 to 9mm conversion barrel in you run the risk of out of battery fire. The extractor can smack the primer and cause the weapon to be destroyed and possibly harm the user.

New one to me.

[Liver]

Any significant draw back?

Yeah. When you put a .40 to 9mm conversion barrel in you run the risk of out of battery fire. The extractor can smack the primer and cause the weapon to be destroyed and possibly harm the user.

I'd consider that a significant disadvantage.

[poikilotrm]

Frankly, I would just get a 9mm 226 to go with my .40. If you want to get fancy, get a .357 SIG barrel for your .40, and you will get +P 9mm performance without any risk or loss of reliability.

I want to get a Glock 40 and get a .40 barrel for it.

[doubloon]

Any significant draw back?

Yeah. When you put a .40 to 9mm conversion barrel in you run the risk of out of battery fire. The extractor can smack the primer and cause the weapon to be destroyed and possibly harm the user.

New one to me.

Since I actually own this conversion and shoot it almost exclusively in the 9mm configuration to the tune of thousands of rounds I can say I have no idea what the f*k this is talking about.

[Liver]

Since I actually own this conversion and shoot it almost exclusively in the 9mm configuration to the tune of thousands of rounds I can say I have no idea what the f*k this is talking about.

Bar Sto barrel or someone else? What recoil Spring are you using?
I'm planning on getting some 20 round mec gar. Like 2.

[doubloon]

BarSto.

I forget what spring, I bought a 9mm spring for the 9mm barrel. It's overdue for replacement I think.

[Joker31D]

I carried a 9mm barrel in my 226 ON DUTY that was originally a 357 Sig issued when I was sent to DHS post 9/11. It worked well and was provided by Sig to our Armorers, I took it with me to Sig Classes and had it checked out numerous times by Sig. It was fine, never a trace of misfire or of any malfunction. When I worked Stateside I carried 357 Sig, when I went to afghanistan or "Other Places" I didnt have support for that Caliber so my entire team carried 9mm barrels. When we worked in 2 man teams one of us carried 357 the other carried 40 caliber so Ballistics would know who shot what. When OCONUS we all carried 9mm. Toward the end of my Career I carried an M11.