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40 S&W in a 1911

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Well, because of the weight of a 1911, I got the notion of building a 1911 in a 40S&W in stead of a 9mm. As a single stack, it’s my favorite out doing a 45 ACP and 9mm for my purposes. Try it but use a ramped barrel. I also have the same pistol in 357Sig with a barrel swap!
 

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k2a said:
Well, because of the weight of a 1911, I got the notion of building a 1911 in a 40S&W in stead of a 9mm. As a single stack, it’s my favorite out doing a 45 ACP and 9mm for my purposes. Try it but use a ramped barrel. I also have the same pistol in 357Sig with a barrel swap!
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.357 Sig may not run; there’s a few issues getting that bottleneck cartridge to accept the fairly steep feed angle in a 1911 (I know it’s an issue in 10mm 19/2011’s, and I don’t see any reason a single stack would be different).

But you could easily step up to 10mm.
 
HansGruber said:
.357 Sig may not run; there’s a few issues getting that bottleneck cartridge to accept the fairly steep feed angle in a 1911 (I know it’s an issue in 10mm 19/2011’s, and I don’t see any reason a single stack would be different).

But you could easily step up to 10mm.
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since the double stacks are single fed there wouldn't be any difference (yes, that's me agreeing with you).

do all 1911/2011's have ramps on the barrels? i've only owned 1 and most likely never own another, but the ria 10 ultra fs hc has been calling me :( .
 
TEXASforLIFE said:
since the double stacks are single fed there wouldn't be any difference (yes, that's me agreeing with you).

do all 1911/2011's have ramps on the barrels? i've only owned 1 and most likely never own another, but the ria 10 ultra fs hc has been calling me :( .
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My Para P16.40 did. I wanted to convert it to .357, but after looking into it…the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze.

Sig BRIEFLY offered a .357Sig 1911, but discontinued it quickly; rumor was they were very difficult to get to run well.

My dealer has a RIA 10mm DS w/threaded barrel…I’m seriously considering.
 
HansGruber said:
My Para P16.40 did. I wanted to convert it to .357, but after looking into it…the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze.

Sig BRIEFLY offered a .357Sig 1911, but discontinued it quickly; rumor was they were very difficult to get to run well.

My dealer has a RIA 10mm DS w/threaded barrel…I’m seriously considering.
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is that 1 like the hc w/16 round mag
 
My only experience with a 1911 in 40 was a Para ORD P16 Linited for USPSA when they only had 2 divisions. Great shooting gun my only gripe (other then the QC when they applied the finished had a purple tint when the sun hit it right) was the ramped barrel was WAY too strep. So steep in fact (no secret service puns) I had severe bullet setback so I sold it to a gun shop guy that was wanted it as a project gun and went with a Glock 35

So just something you might look at incase mine wasn’t a fluke
 
ECS686 said:
My only experience with a 1911 in 40 was a Para ORD P16 Linited for USPSA when they only had 2 divisions. Great shooting gun my only gripe (other then the QC when they applied the finished had a purple tint when the sun hit it right) was the ramped barrel was WAY too strep. So steep in fact (no secret service puns) I had severe bullet setback so I sold it to a gun shop guy that was wanted it as a project gun and went with a Glock 35

So just something you might look at incase mine wasn’t a fluke
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It wasn’t a fluke.

Same feedback when I brought my P16.40 to a HIGHLY regarded 1911 gunsmith to get converted.

I was told it was possible, but…it could be very expensive to get it reliable.
 
HansGruber said:
.357 Sig may not run; there’s a few issues getting that bottleneck cartridge to accept the fairly steep feed angle in a 1911 (I know it’s an issue in 10mm 19/2011’s, and I don’t see any reason a single stack would be different).

But you could easily step up to 10mm.
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My Ruger SR 1911 10mm , in 357 sig runs fine but I use the 40 more. My 38 Supers run fine too as I have 30 years of use in many. Not sure of the reason a 38 super would run and a 357 sig being a bottle neck would not. I will continue shooting. The ramp is sloped properly and the case is still semi supported with no problems after 124s at 1300+fps in a 5”barrel. Shoot on😁
 
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