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1911: which slide for .40?

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#1 ·
I have a line on a .40 barrel for my 1911.

Will that barrel work with a .45ACP slide ? Or a .38Super slide ? Or is there a dedicated .40/10mm/357sig slide out there ?
 
#2 ·
I'll have to look but I think the hood of the barrel is the same for a .40 as for a .45, about 0.415" wide. This is the portion of the slide that butts up to the breach face, assuming your barrel is not a ramped barrel. I know the 9mm and 38 super are narrower. I do not know of a dedicated slide for these calibers. I know that each installation requires tweaking the recoil spring.
 
#6 ·
Remember that the cartridge needs to

#1 ~ be able to slide up the breech face cut.

#2 ~ Be able to be tensioned/secured in the breech face cut by the extractor during extraction and for ejection.

So methinks you need to buy a .40/10 slide. Go to Fusion Firearms.

Fusion Firearms ~~~~>Slides
There are 3 pages of slides. Great quality. :yup:
 
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