Can a CT 9 barrel be used with a CT 40 ?

[sheepman]

Can A CT 9mm barrel be used with a CT 40 gun or is there a conversion barre available? I like the 40 but it is hard on my old hands.

[JethrosDad]

Ya know that is a great question. I don't know the answer but hopefully some of the smarter people on the forum can help ya.

[yqtszhj]

Not sure about just the barrel but I believe Greg put a .40 slide (whole upper) on a 9mm frame and it worked ok. A whole slide might be an option if one could be found cheap.

Maybe someone with both guns will chime in shortly.

[sheepman]

Thanks for the reply I will look for a Kahr 9mm top Assembly. I know that it works for Glock and I have put a 40/10 on a Springfield 45 frame. I have some 165 gr 40 bullets on the way to load light. But would like a 9mm top for this gun.

[Ken L]

The way I'd research it if I were you is to find someone that has a 9mm CT and have them measure both the barrel OD and the hole in the slide, then compare that to yours. If they're the same, I'd give a 9mm barrel a try in yours. I know that with Glocks, the factory barrels don't swap between 9 and 40; the 40 has a bigger OD and a bigger hole in the slide. Lone Wolf conversion 9mm barrels for .40 Glocks have a larger OD to match the .40 hole.

[thughes]

May have to change the extractor too, smaller case head diameter and all that........

[skiflydive]

I'm certainly no expert and haven't measured anything but I suspect the striker centerline is different, and the extractor and ejector are different between the 9s and the 40s.

[DM123]

And the mags would be different. Most likely the grip frame too.

[gb6491]

Not sure about just the barrel but I believe Greg put a .40 slide (whole upper) on a 9mm frame and it worked ok. A whole slide might be an option if one could be found cheap.

Maybe someone with both guns will chime in shortly.

I did do that and thank you for remembering it
http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.p...315#post257315
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re3HK45iEBk

I passed that pistol on to a buddy and the last time I talked to him he was running the 40 top end on it.

Regards,
Greg