I wouldn't recommend 3rd party threading...
Like I said, finding someone with the commercial choked barrel who's interested in a swap will be the best bet. Enough folks actually prefer those since they're not going to change chokes or run cans, so it's one less component to fail, so if you set up a classifieds post on the right sites you should be able to work something out.
Product Manager: ProShop, Collaborations and Special Projects
Former R&D designer
Beretta USA
The following is general industry info, not information unique to Beretta.
SUKs sold under LE programs sometimes have a slightly different configuration, but also importantly have a different financial walk and no MAP enforcement. The intent is to make it as easy as possible for law enforcement and first responders to purchase for IOP or personal use. Commercial dealers have a totally different price structure and are required to follow MAP. When LE dealers go straight to non-credentialed commercial customers and blast that special pricing out on the internet, it messes up the whole market. Commercial dealers cannot compete with those prices (which pisses them off, and that's who all the manufacturers actually have as our initial customers), and the originating manufacturer cannot sustain what is supposed to be special limited-market pricing/margins exceeding it's ratio or shifting the whole consumer market.
Plus (like in this instance) you get customers unknowingly purchasing the LE configuration, which lacks certain features the commercial gun is advertised with, as there was no notation from the seller that the item being purchased was not in fact the standard model. There's no good path for correcting that configuration for the the customer with parts that we just don't have capacity to spare to rectify that decision by the retailer. Also, LE models don't need to conform to 922r, so there are instances when that opens up a potential legal issue for the consumers when they (once again, unknowingly) are buying what's supposed to only be sold under the blue line program.
Product Manager: ProShop, Collaborations and Special Projects
Former R&D designer
Beretta USA
Product Manager: ProShop, Collaborations and Special Projects
Former R&D designer
Beretta USA
My Aridus next gen stock adapter just arrived! It’s replacing a GGG piece I bought a while back. Thought I’d share the differences between the two.
The Aridus part is made of a polymer where the GGG is metal… I think aluminum?!? The Aridus is has a thinner profile, .45” vs .70” for the GGG. The Aridus is noticeably lighter, but I didn’t bother to weigh them. One great feature of the Aridus is that it completely fills the gap on the under side of the grip.
Now I’m just patiently waiting for Aridus’ new hand guard to be available!
Btw, if anyone is in the market for my GGG adapter, pm me.