sig 229 barrel swap

[kilgore]

i had just bought a 229 in 9mm and was wondering if i could swap the barrels to the bigger 40 & 357 ? one of the guys at the gun store i bought it from said it could be done, i just wanted to find out more before i spend the money on it. any info will be greatly appreciated. thank you

[Jim Watson]

You can go from .40 to 9mm but not the other way.

[hank_612]

you can go from 40/357 to 9mm if you by a conversion barrel. Factort 9mm barrels would not work in a 40 cal 229. Barsto makes ans sells the conversion barrels for 200 bucks. Sory that the sales guy misinformed you.

[joedel]

I have an old original Sig P229 .40 S&W (bought in 1993).

Can I replace the old .40 barrel with a new Sig factory .357 SIG barrel?

I know it can be done with new P229's but will the new .357 barrel swap into an older P229?

And if that can be done, will the old 12-rd. Pre-Ban .40 S&W magazines work with .357 SIG ammunition?

Thanks.

[raskolnikov_22]

I'm pretty sure the P229 hasn't changed since it was introduced, so you should be able to switch barrels. Call Sig