Convert 1911 from 45 ACP to 38 Super

[bluewater]

I would like to convert one of my 1911s in 45 ACP to 38 Super. I realize that I would need to purchase another barrel and some 38 Super magazines, but is there anything else and is it possible?

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[eljay45]

From everthing I've read you'll need an entire top end , a new ejector and slide stop.

[Jim Watson]

And a little luck, sometimes a .45 frame ramp will be cut too deep to accomodate a Super barrel. Friend of mine has one that works fine, a SA slide and Briley barrel on a Gold Cup frame, but that is no guarantee that yours will.

[pangris]

You need a new top end at a minimum. The breechface diameter is .1 to big on a .45 for a .38 super.

Also, while you are thinking about a 38 super...

http://www.glocktalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=500840&highlight=9x23

Go all out and DO IT!