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Firearms => 10mm semi-auto handguns => Topic started by: Wolfie on November 09 2014 01:23:44 PM MST

Title: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: Wolfie on November 09 2014 01:23:44 PM MST
Anyone do this?

If so did Colt do it?
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: BEEMER! on November 09 2014 01:42:10 PM MST
Quote from: Wolfie on November 09 2014 01:23:44 PM MST
Anyone do this?

If so did Colt do it?

Here is one for sale

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=451457437
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: Wolfie on November 09 2014 02:11:00 PM MST
Thanks,

What I meant was has anyone sent one back to Colt for the conversion and if so did it  work out.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: BEEMER! on November 09 2014 06:05:37 PM MST
Quote from: Wolfie on November 09 2014 02:11:00 PM MST
Thanks,

What I meant was has anyone sent one back to Colt for the conversion and if so did it  work out.

I do not know if Colt does this or not, I doubt it.

Any competent Gunsmith who works on 1911's should be able to do it easily.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: sqlbullet on November 10 2014 07:24:18 AM MST
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/988676/swenson-semi-drop-in-barrel-1911-40-s-and-w-1-in-16-twist-5-government-steel-matte-black


Reviews are this usually drops right in.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: Wolfie on November 12 2014 02:24:30 PM MST
Colt now does the 40-10 conversion and the also do the 38 Super-9mm conversion.

Looks like they are adding government 9mm's in 2015.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: dakota1911 on November 14 2014 01:24:57 PM MST
I thought about it on my Delta Gold Cup but unless I had a pile of free or very cheap 40 S&W then does not make sense.  I can load 10mm up or down and if I pick up 40 S&W brass then I would have to reload it.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: Wolfie on November 14 2014 03:12:31 PM MST
Don't reload yet but I am saving my brass.

Plus I like the idea of a 2 caliber gun.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: ShadeTreeVTX on November 15 2014 12:41:58 AM MST
Like dakota says why bother - the versatility of the 10mm being what it is, why have two rounds laying around for one gun - though there are many that do fire 40's through there 10mm - would work in a critical situation - but the confusion of two different rounds, I prefer KISS.

Doug
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: Wolfie on December 05 2014 10:05:19 PM MST
I think any man that has a 10mm is not going to be confused about what rounds he is carrying.

Doubt anyone here only carries a 10. I have multiple caliber weapons.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: Dave84 on December 06 2014 08:37:27 AM MST
Quote from: Wolfie on December 05 2014 10:05:19 PM MST
I think any man that has a 10mm is not going to be confused about what rounds he is carrying.

Doubt anyone here only carries a 10. I have multiple caliber weapons.
Yup, pack .380, 9mm, .40, 10mm depending on my clothing. Usually have my LC9s on me.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: Rich10 on December 06 2014 11:28:08 AM MST
I like the idea.  You shouldn't shoot full house loads in a D-E anyway.

I'd like to maybe get a conversion for my G20.
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: Wolfie on December 06 2014 12:19:35 PM MST
Have the 40 and 357 Sig conversion for my G 29, no problems at all.

Sent the Delta in to Colt, they review what you want and send you a bill. You pay the bill and then they do the work.

The bad part is that they say it can take up to 18 months. Not a big deal to me as I have the Glock, a Kimber 10 and a RZ 10 also with a factory conversion. Dan Wesson took less than 90 days and the RZ hums with both calibers.

I was going to try to also convert the 1911's to 357 Sig to, but no factory does it.

Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: DenStinett on December 06 2014 03:03:38 PM MST
Not sure the Delta Gold Cup can handle the pressure, but  9X25 would be a cool Barrel to drop into it
Title: Re: Delta Elite 10 to 40 conversion
Post by: shootz on December 06 2014 05:55:20 PM MST
I did it. the 10mm mags work better than the 40SW. Get a FTF once in a while, nose into the feed ramp.

BUT my frame is an old POS Auto-Ord.