Can 9mm 1911 be converted to shoot .38 super. ??

patron1974 · September 25, 2012, 09:09 PM

I have a question and hopefully somebody here can help me with it. I own a 9mm Sprinfield Armory 1911 and i have heard about the similarities between 9mm and .38 super in regards to size. How difficult would it be to convert my gun to shoot .38. Super rounds? What would i need to change and has anyone done this or have any experience with this conversion?Thanks for any advice.

**Aguila Blanca** · September 25, 2012, 09:42 PM

All you need is a .38 Super barrel and a couple of .38 Super magazines. The case rim cut on the slide breech face is the same for 9mm and .38 Super, and according to Wolff they both take the same recoil spring.

Eppie · September 25, 2012, 10:00 PM

Patron,
has your SA 1911 worked well for you? What model is it? Is is single stack?

I have had nothing but FT extract issues with two different 1911's in 9mm that I've bought.

patron1974 · September 25, 2012, 10:06 PM

@Aguila ..thanks for the info..i love the .38 super round but didnt kmow i could do a quick change like that.

patron1974 · September 25, 2012, 10:12 PM

@Eppie..my SA 9mm 1911 has worked excellent. Its the Loaded model ive had it for about 7 years but i have put maybe 250 rounds thru it. What model do u have?..mine is the single stack.

September 25, 2012, 09:09 PM	#1
patron1974 Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Posts: 32	Can 9mm 1911 be converted to shoot .38 super. ?? I have a question and hopefully somebody here can help me with it. I own a 9mm Sprinfield Armory 1911 and i have heard about the similarities between 9mm and .38 super in regards to size. How difficult would it be to convert my gun to shoot .38. Super rounds? What would i need to change and has anyone done this or have any experience with this conversion?Thanks for any advice.

September 25, 2012, 10:00 PM	#3
Eppie Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 802	Patron, has your SA 1911 worked well for you? What model is it? Is is single stack? I have had nothing but FT extract issues with two different 1911's in 9mm that I've bought. __________________ "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.” -Vladimir Lenin "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson (An early warning to Obama care)

September 25, 2012, 10:12 PM	#5
patron1974 Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Posts: 32	@Eppie..my SA 9mm 1911 has worked excellent. Its the Loaded model ive had it for about 7 years but i have put maybe 250 rounds thru it. What model do u have?..mine is the single stack. Last edited by patron1974; September 25, 2012 at 10:18 PM.

September 25, 2012, 09:42 PM	#2
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	All you need is a .38 Super barrel and a couple of .38 Super magazines. The case rim cut on the slide breech face is the same for 9mm and .38 Super, and according to Wolff they both take the same recoil spring.

September 25, 2012, 10:06 PM	#4
patron1974 Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Posts: 32	@Aguila ..thanks for the info..i love the .38 super round but didnt kmow i could do a quick change like that.