S&W 2.0 .40 4” conversion barrel

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10-21-2019, 04:11 PM
rangerover

S&W 2.0 .40 4” conversion barrel

I love my M&P 2.0 4” .40. I just bought one after a lifetime owning over 20 Glock’s. I made the move because it is softer shooting than a Glock 23 I owned. Getting a 40-9 conversion barrel for a Glock was always 1 click away. The only 40-9 remedy I can find is from Apex Tactical and that is a straight 9mm barrel that will require $175 to purchase and another $70 for fitting. My questions are:

1-Does anyone know of a place to buy a 4” 40-9 conversion barrel for an M&P 2.0 compact?

2-Can I just buy a “plain” 4” 9mm barrel and drop that in? I’d prefer a drop in barrel rather than one that needs gunsmithing. I’m trying to save $ doing this.

3-Is Apex my only option here? Their solution is pretty spendy just to be able to shoot a 2nd cartridge. Please don’t tell me to just buy another 9mm. I already have 6 9mm Glocks. I’m looking for a relatively inexpensive way to become more proficient with the new platform.

Thanks for your help
10-21-2019, 05:09 PM
andre3k

https://kkmprecision.com/product-category/mp/

They make a 4 inch conversion barrel but the link on the website is dead. Might have to call and inquire about it. No fitting needed.
10-21-2019, 05:29 PM
rangerover

Thanks. I’ll call them tomorrow. This is what I keep running into. Conversion barrels for 4.25 and 3.5 and none for 4.0. I’ll report back after calling KKM.
10-21-2019, 05:55 PM
willie

Not the answer that you asked for but note that price is so low on Shields that you might consider buying a second gun in 9mm.
10-21-2019, 06:05 PM
mmc45414

I had a factory 9mm that I used to drop into my 40 and it perked right along. Never really checked accuracy, lots of reasons it should be but dunno.

I fit one of the Apex Semi Fit in my 9mm and it was simple, I meant to check to see how it fit in my 40 before I started.

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10-21-2019, 07:15 PM
rangerover

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmc45414

I had a factory 9mm that I used to drop into my 40 and it perked right along. Never really checked accuracy, lots of reasons it should be but dunno.

I fit one of the Apex Semi Fit in my 9mm and it was simple, I meant to check to see how it fit in my 40 before I started.

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Was yours a regular 9mm and not a conversion barrel? I’m not concerned about barrel hood sizes. I wonder if there would be a breech face issue. I can get a 4” 9mm barrel from Faxon Firearms for $200
10-21-2019, 08:05 PM
mmc45414

Quote:

Originally Posted by rangerover

Was yours a regular 9mm and not a conversion barrel? I’m not concerned about barrel hood sizes. I wonder if there would be a breech face issue. I can get a 4” 9mm barrel from Faxon Firearms for $200

Yes, it was common to just drop in a 9mm factory barrel and they would work. I speculate a $200 Apex barrel that requires simple fitting with files might work great.

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10-22-2019, 03:46 PM
rangerover

Final solution

I’m going with the Apex Tactical 4” threaded 9mm drop in barrel. It’s $200. KKM had nothing in 4”. Barsto is $240 and plus smithing. Apex says their barrels are designed to work in this application.

Thanks to all for your replies