Don't say to S&W you are ordering for a barrel conversion. Say you want a back up barrel, you want a barrel to polish and still keep the original, etc. If S&W feels the orders are for barrel swaps, they may put a stop to the barrel sales.

They are never going to tell you it works. They are going to advise against a barrel swap. They want to sell guns, not barrels. There is much more profit in a $450 to 600 gun than in selling a $70 barrel. Their though may be if you don't do a barrel swap, maybe you just might buy another gun.

Bob