1911 Colt in 9 mm

Rudy Nilo · 06-12-2003, 09:45 PM

Along with the Luger, the Colt 1911 is also a piece that I enjoy shooting. I have the MK IV,series 70 1911 in the various calibers it was offered in, .22, 9mm, 38sup, and 45acp. I haven't picked up on the latest offerings yet, 10mm,etc.
I just can't help but mention one of the sweetest shooting 1911s I have is the one I converted to .30 Luger. For this conversion, I bored out a spare shot out barrel to accept a .30 sleeve turned out from a Hi-Power barrel. A good tight fit followed with a little silver solder and it was good to go. I use this barrel on the 9mm 1911. The stock spring works just fine. The accuracy is on par with the 9mm,very manageble recoil, and so far, no feeding problems.
I was once told that the 1911 was chambered for the .30L but I have yet to find such a barrel. The only glitch is the Hi power barrel is just a little shorter than the GI barrel.
Rudy Nilo

06-12-2003, 09:45 PM	#26
Rudy Nilo User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Racine,WI Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Along with the Luger, the Colt 1911 is also a piece that I enjoy shooting. I have the MK IV,series 70 1911 in the various calibers it was offered in, .22, 9mm, 38sup, and 45acp. I haven't picked up on the latest offerings yet, 10mm,etc. I just can't help but mention one of the sweetest shooting 1911s I have is the one I converted to .30 Luger. For this conversion, I bored out a spare shot out barrel to accept a .30 sleeve turned out from a Hi-Power barrel. A good tight fit followed with a little silver solder and it was good to go. I use this barrel on the 9mm 1911. The stock spring works just fine. The accuracy is on par with the 9mm,very manageble recoil, and so far, no feeding problems. I was once told that the 1911 was chambered for the .30L but I have yet to find such a barrel. The only glitch is the Hi power barrel is just a little shorter than the GI barrel. Rudy Nilo