Ok guys i had a little time today to make a short video. Forgive the crappy quality of my cell phone video. Anyways, this is showing you guys that the 9mm Shield barrel does fit in the .40 Shield slide/frame. All together, you can shoot 9mm with it all day long. Many people have asked for it, so here it is. Now the world knows the truth of the matter. If you guys have anymore questions, feel free to ask and i'll see if i can help.

Shield 9mm barrel in Shield .40 frame - YouTube

Have you shot it with the 9mm barrel in place?

Yes I have plenty of times. It performs just as it would if it were all a complete 9mm. No hick-ups and no problems.

+1 yes it works. I have done it also with my 9 & 40 Shields.

Thanks for the video. My question is since the 40 barrel won't fit into the 9mm slide, is there some extra clearance/slop in the fit of the 9mm barrel in the 40 slide, in that same area where the 40 barrel hung up in the 9mm slide? I would guess there is a little extra clearance, but since you have fired the 9mm in the 40 slide, it is not enough of a problem to affect the operation of the gun.

Bob

Yeah there is a tiny bit extra clearance when the 9mm barrel is in the 40 slide. You can actually see it a bit in the video. But since the spring keeps the barrel tense and the barrel is seated in the slide (in the front). All of this keeps the barrel from allowing any wobble at any place. So in this case, that tiny bit of extra clearance doesnt matter the least little bit.

thanks for the video and now 2 members mentioning that it shoots with no problems.

Well I have been putting them through their paces. Both on their own, as well as the 9mm inside the .40 frame. Still I havent had any issues with either of them in any way. I still havent had a mag drop issue from the .40 either.

If anyone ever comes up on 9mm barrels for the shield, please let us all know. It probably isnt going to be any time soon, but hopefully oneday someone will start selling them. I have a few buddies that also want the 9mm conversion option for plinking on the weekends.

glad you 40 doesn't drop... still waiting on mine back, i would imagine that someone will make a conversion barrel

Because you can, and it works doesn't necessarily mean that one should. Probably why Smith doesn't sell Shield barrels.
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Great thread, thx for the useful info.

S&W does not sell barrels to the public. Their parts list shows that sales of barrels are "restricted to factory trained armourers" only. However S&W does sell barrels to other gun parts distributors (Brownells, Midway, etc.), who in turn sell the barrels to the public.

Since the Shield is new and in such big demand, S&W is not selling the barrels to anyone, including the distributors.

Bob