sqlbullet Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Maybe I am mistaken. A slide made for a bull barrel lacks the grooves that the bushing fits into, but I am pretty sure the size of the hole is the same, and that the presence of the machining work to make the slide work with a bushing does not adversely affect a bull barrel. See this thread about 3/4 of the way down. They talk about some of the Springer guns with bull barrels using slides from the production line that are already milled for a bushing. I believe they call it "oversize". You can order them from Brownells, which is where I have always purchased them. As far as the "after" photo... She is in back. The gun in the front is my P12/10mm build. At this point I am only waiting on the barrel, link and link pin. And a bunch of fitting. Edited January 6, 2013 by sqlbullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX_LT Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Oh, sorry. You did post that photo. I didn't realize that was the one converted. Looks great in two-tone. And... about the firing pin stop... EGW has "Drop-In 45", "Series 70", and "Series 80" on their site, but no mention of being "Flat Bottomed". ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqlbullet Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 For a Para you need the series 80. The drop in is NOT the correct option. The other two are oversized and must be filed and broken to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss622 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 How did it turn out?I finally found a P16-40 for conversion. I will probably go with a Storm Lake barrel (It's seems to be the best option I can find in Canada), and do the same parts upgrades as "sqlbullet" detailed earlier in this thread. (I will have a few questions for him as I start gathering the parts.) -Max. I just picked it up today. Hope to shoot it in the next week and report the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX_LT Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I just picked it up today. Hope to shoot it in the next week and report the results. Great. Can't wait to hear/see the results. (Photos?) SQLBullet: So, I've ordered the barrel, through a Canadian company that imports StormLake. An EGW FPS and 22 & 24 lb recoil springs from Brownells. ..But, I can't seem to find a 25lb main spring, or anything close. Where did you get yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX_LT Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Ha! I finally found a 25lb main spring on Brownells. I don't know if I wasn't looking in the right spot before or if they were out of stock. Anyways, I also got a 23lb to have the option, and some new +10% mag springs. That means I have everything... finally... a year later. Now I will just have to dump it all on my local Gunsmith's bench and say "Fix it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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