Beretta 96s to 9mm

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defjon

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Hello,

My question is: can you purchase say, a Beretta 96 in .40, and then simply swap barrels and magazines, and use the same set up to also fire 9mm? Two calibers, essentially one pistol?

Thanks,

Jon

----Assuming if this was possible, it wouldn't be able to swap a .40 barrel into a 9mm....am I wrong?
 
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robhof

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robhof

I own a 92F and got a 96D slide and barrel that switched my 92 to a 96 and the Beretta 9mm mags work with the 40's. I don't see why it wouldn't work in reverse, but you do need the complete slide as the extractor and bolt face are different for the different bullet cases.
 
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Robk

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Don't think it would be as easy as a stock barrel replacement. .40 Barrel is bigger than a 9mm of course. But it may be possible to install a complete 92 upper on your 96. Or behaps a custon 9mm barrel, would be cheaper than a complete slide. Magazines should not be an issue. Currently using M9 magazines in my .40 90-TWO. Work fine.

As far as I am aware, the following holds true. 40 cal. pistols can be rebarreled for .357 Sig and vise versa. To go down to a 9mm, one needs a converstion barrel to take up the space left by the the larger .40.
 
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