Glock 22 question

[DavidG]

Has anyone changed out the 40 cal. barrel tube for a 357 Sig tube on a Glock 22 ? Are there any concerns safety wise? I would like to do this with mine and have the option of being able to shoot both calibers.

[BluemontGlock]

have a second gen G22...
I have not, but am watching intently as i would also like to do this coversion...
wondering about cost, and changes other barrell and clip?

((The 357 Sig round is NICE!))

[DavidG]

My understanding is that all you need to do is swap the barrel tubes and the mags you have will work for eighter caliber. The barrel tubes are around $100.00 I also have a 2nd. gen. 22

[DavidG]

Correction on the model22. Mine is a third generation.and I think for the model 22 you will need the barrel tube for a model 31 which I think is the full size 357 Sig , I think that the only differance in a gen. 2 & a gen. 3 is the finger grooves and thumb groove which the gen. 2 dosen't have.The gen. 3 also has the addition of the slide rail.

[gunderwood]

You can think of .357SIG as a .40SW necked down to a .355 (9mm) bullet. Practically this won't work as the .40SW brass isn't long enough. I.e. the neck would be to short if you tried. I haven't done it, but the barrel is supposed to be all you need. I would be curious if the recoil spring needed changed. Just get the barrel length that matches your gun.

G31 - full sized
G32 - compact
G33 - subcompact

I love my .357SIGs. Recoil is snappy, but nothing you can't handle with a little practice. No safety concerns as long as your .357SIG barrel is good. Manufacturers who make both .357SIG and .40SW generally made sure you could swap barrels just fine. I thought that I would get the .40SW barrels for my .357SIGs, but after shooting the .357SIG I never bothered. I like it that much.

Your profile doesn't say where you are at, but I'm sure someone would let you shoot theirs at a meet and greet if you asked.

[DavidG]

GUnderwood,
Thanks for the reply and the info. I am in Augusta Co. and I was thinking about going to the s&g at Sgt. Bill's in June. so I might get to try one out then if I haven't made the swap before then.Is there a particular barrel manufacture you would recommend?

[BluemontGlock]

Great stuff, thanks for the info Gunderwood!

[SgtBill]

It should also be noted that the mags for a .40 will also feed a .357 without a problem, they exchange very nicely.
Bill

[gunderwood]

GUnderwood,
Thanks for the reply and the info. I am in Augusta Co. and I was thinking about going to the s&g at Sgt. Bill's in June. so I might get to try one out then if I haven't made the swap before then.Is there a particular barrel manufacture you would recommend?

I'll make sure to bring my G32 and G33. I don't know much about which brand is best as I never bothered to convert mine to 40SW or wore a barrel out. Go to one of the many Glock forums and they should be able to tell you what brands are good. Alternatively, just go to their stores:

http://www.glockworld.com/item/43168_St ... l_std.aspx

Could always get a factory Glock barrel too.

[punchie]

Supposedly the frame rails are marginally larger and imbedded deeper on the 31, 32, and 33. I don't know as I don't have a 22, 23, or 27 to check it against. I do have a 32 with an extra 23 barrel and it works fine even with the 32 recoil spring.