Glock 23 question

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Dano4734

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Can you convert a 23 glock to a 10 mm. Ie is there a conversion barrel like you can with the 9mm conversion barrel
The model 23 is 40 cal
 
No. They keys to semi auto size are breechface and magazine. The g23 only fits a 10mm breechface and 40 length mag. You could convert to 9mm, but if Ben that is suspect.
 
Over the counter conversion barrels exist for the following...

40S&W Glocks >> 357 Sig or 9x19mm
10mm Glocks >> 40S&W or 9x19mm (and 357 Sig if you hand ream the 9x19 chamber)
45 ACP Glocks >> 40S&W
 
The real problem would be the .40 S&W works at 22,000 psi and the 10mm something like 35,000 psi.


Now the 10mm case, being thicker, you can cut it down to .40 length and then MAYBE load it a bit hotter while putting a heavier recoil spring in.

But that would be a lot of effort to gain 50 fps or so.

Deaf
 
Thank you guys, now I understand. If I want a 10 mm glock just buy the model 40 I hear it's a great gun like all the other Glock's. Love their guns
 
If you like the G23 consider a G29. They are about 1/8 thicker, but almost identical in other dimensions and will take the 15 round G20 magazines. There are also some hotter 40 S&W loads from Double Tap and Buffalo Bore that will match or beat a lot of 10mm loads.
 
I agree with jmr40.

Glock 29 if you want a 10mm (but of course while I have a Colt Delta Elite 10mm one always needs another 10mm!)

Deaf
 
Just buy some underwood ammo for the G23 and you will be happy.

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Dano4734 said:
Can you convert a 23 glock to a 10 mm. Ie is there a conversion barrel like you can with the 9mm conversion barrel
The model 23 is 40 cal
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The problem isn't finding a conversion barrel -- the problem with wanting to run 10mm in a Glock 23-sized gun is that the gun's grip size is too small: a 10mm round just won't fit in the 23's grip frame. The overall length of the 10mm round is 1.26", while the .45 GAP (which will fit in a 23-sized frame) has an overall length of just 1.07".

Glock makes a sub-compact 10mm -- the Glock 29 mentioned by jmr40 -- but not a 23-sized Compact in 10mm. The Glock 29 is a bit smaller in most ways than the 23, and has a shorter grip which holds that holds fewer rounds with a flush-fit magazine. Higher cap mags are available.
 
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