Converting a Colt 1911 in .40 S&W to 10mm?

I'M NEW TO THIS BOARD THEREFORE I'M A LITTLE LATE POSYING A REPLY TO THIS POST.
HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT THE SPRINGFIELD OMEGA. I HAVE ONE IN A 10MM THAT IS ON A SPRINGFIELD FRAME IT IS 5 INCHES LONG AND PORTED. IT WILL SHOOT ONE INCH GROUPS ALL DAY LONG PROVIDED THAT I DO MY PART AND THE RECOIL IS LESS THAN A NORMAL COLT 45 THANKS TO THE FACTORY PORTING JOB.
THE GUN WAS DESIGNED BY PETERS/STAHLS IN GERMANY AND HAS THE SAME RIFLING SYSTEM IN THE BARREL AS THE H&K GUNS. IF YOU SEARCH I THINK YOU CAN FIND ONE I DID AT THE LAST GUN SHOW. THE AVERAGE COST SHOULD BE AROUND 500.00. I PAID 450 FOR MINE.
P.S THE GUN WILL SHOOT 38 SUPER,9MM, 10MM AND 45 JUST BY BUYING THE CORRECT BARREL.

PS. IF ANYONE HAS A 9MM OR 38 SUPER OMEGA BARREL FOR SALE PLEASE EMAIL ME.
DAVID JOHNSON
 
Here's pics

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Norel X.... LOL That's my secret.. :)

I've yet to see an Omega in the flesh so to speak. I hear they are large for a 1911 but probably the best 10mm 1911.

shiro
 
Colt made a 1911 some years ago that fired both .40 S&W and 10 mm. It came in the form of a kit and was named "Elite Ten-Forty". They are very expensive though, the price of two modern guns and not very pretty either.

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Robert
 
Conversion to 10mm

I will leave the Manufacturer annonymous, but I went straight to the horse's mouth to settle this 40 S&W to 10mm conversion myth. My answer from this company's head of "the Custom Shop" was to ream out the 40S&W barrel to 10mm case length, change the recoil springs, and you have a 10mm pistol to shoot. Looking through one of my reloading guides, I noticed the max cpu difference between 40 and 10 was about 2000cpu....do the math and you come up with about a 5% increase in pressure. If any manufacturer is selling guns with less than a 5% safety margin, we're all going to be one-handed and rich! I will agree that a ramped barrel is a good safety feature for the high pressure 10mm. I will definitely be making the conversion when the right 40 S&W becomes available.
 
10MM...40'S...

LET ME TOSS THIS INTO THE MIX:
I'VE SHOT THOUSANDS OF 40'S THROUGH MY 10MM PISTOLS, A G20, A SMITH M1006, A COLT DELTA WITHOUT CHANGING A DAMN THING. STUFF THE 10MM'S MAG FULL AND SHOOT AWAY.
I BOUGHT A BARSTO 40 BBL FOR MY G20 AND AFTER SHOOTING IT A WHILE JUST TO LEARN ITS' VIRTUES, I PUT THE G20 10MM TUBE BACK IN THE GUN AND SHOT THE BEJABBERS OUT OF IT WITH OUR 40 SECONDS AND NEVER LOOKED BACK.
I HAVEN'T HAD PROBLEM ONE DOING THIS THOUGH THE GUN COMPANIES THROW A FIT EVERY TIME I MENTION IT TO THEM.
 
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