ATTN. 10XX Auto Owners, Production Has Started - .40 S&W & .357 SIG Barrels

[bad_man_ one]

Counting Down to Zero.

Just a little reminder, every day I get email requests and PM's.
The choices of these are getting to be limited.

Available remaining barrels;

In the 9 m.m. bore, (9x19, .356 TSW, .357 SIG, 9x23 Winchester and 9x25 Dillon)
There are;
4 - 4.25" barrels available and
1 - 5.00" barrels available. (LAST ONE)

Slightly more remaining in the .40 S&W/10 m.m. bore, because I figured for twice the quantity.
There are;
9 - 4.25" barrels available and
14 - 5.00" available.

I thought more people would be interested in the .40 S&W conversion than the 9's and the .357 SIG
I now know better for next time, although it will probably be a smaller run being the market will be saturated, maybe?
"Hindsight is always 20/20"

Regards,
BM1

 

[remat457]

Just a ping to make sure that I am on the list for a drop in 40S&W 1006 barrel (and a free thread bump). Can't remember if I ever clarified.

 

[bad_man_ one]

Production Update - Number of Remaining Conversion Barrels Available ! ! !

Remat457,
Thanks for the "ping", I've got you in the mix.

Things have been moving along, although slowly.
Because I want to insure quality concentricity and tolerance of these barrels.

As I stated earlier;
The blanks came in a little over a month ago and because of the barrel supplier giving me gun drilled/riffled
blanks that were not quite to the stated concentricity tolerance to the O.D., in one of the batches.

It has forced me to re-engineer the design,
having to add a couple of operations to true up the parts to the through bores utilizing centers,
allowing me to drive off of more controlled surfaces (Diameters) that I have now created.

The long story - short version is that the irony of this;
because of this oversight on the part of the barrel supplier it will result in a much more quality end product.

I have to say that I wish I had thought of processing them in this manner in the beginning
so as not to have to change around all my CAD/CAM designs/drawings.
See note: "Hindsight is always 20/20"

The other thing I would like to add is that it appears that the quantities that I initially selected is close to working out perfect.
Without taking a poll in the beginning, there was no real way to judge what the response would have been and that would have added quite a bit of time to this little project.

If everyone follows through with their verbal requests,
it will leave me with very few to advertise on the other forums and that's OK for the first production run.

Just a little reminder, every day I get email requests and PM's.
The choices of these are getting to be limited.

Available remaining barrels;

In the 9 m.m. bore, (9x19, .356 TSW, .357 SIG, 9x23 Winchester and 9x25 Dillon)
There are;
3 - 4.25" barrels available and
1 - 5.00" barrels available. (LAST ONE)

Slightly more remaining in the .40 S&W/10 m.m. bore, because I figured for twice the quantity.
There are;
5 - 4.25" barrels available and
14 - 5.00" available.

Regards,
BM1

 

[10ring]

I would like one of the 4.25" .357 Sig barrels in a drop-in configuration. I will send a PM

 

[bad_man_ one]

I CAN NO LONGER COMMIT TO A 5"- 9 m.m. BARREL TO YOU IF YOU PLACE AN ORDER FOR A 10XX

I CAN NO LONGER COMMIT TO A 5.00" - 9 m.m. BARREL TO YOU IF YOU PLACE A VERBAL ORDER FOR THE 1006 CONVERSION BARREL.

Please read carefully.

It's OK to still put in a verbal order, as that's what they all have been.
But I can't promise you one from this point on.
I will still put you in my Excel spreadsheet, but these requests become the "alternates".
Anyone that does not give the confirming purchase order ($) when the time comes to pay for their order will give up their place in line and those orders will go to the "alternates".
I will contact everyone that has posted here, PM'ed me and Emailed me.
At that point you can confirm your order, either by a USPS Money Order or a Phone-In VISA or MASTERCARD.
After everyone has been contacted, I will probably figure on a two-week window for payment commitment.

We should have all the pertinent information up on our website soon.


These are the available remaining barrels;

In the 9 m.m. bore, (9x19, .356 TSW, .357 SIG, 9x23 Winchester and 9x25 Dillon)
There are;
1 - 4.25" barrels available (LAST ONE)
1 - 5.00" barrels available. (LAST ONE)

Slightly more remaining in the .40 S&W/10 m.m. bore, because I figured for twice the quantity.
There are;
5 - 4.25" barrels available
11 - 5.00" barrels available.

I think it's fair to say that it looks like everyone and anyone that wanted one has said so.
So, it looks like these remaining .40/10's are going to be used for the requests for the 4516-2 and 4536 - 10 m.m. project.

This is quite a project with all the caliber combinations and lengths for all the different models to keep track of, please continue to be patient.

Regards,
BM1

 

[Shadow1006]

BM1 has sent out mass PM's please check...

Bumped up...for special notice!
BM1 has sent out mass PM's, please check for yours to verify your order info and contact data.

Best regards to all!

 

[remat457]

Bumped up...for special notice!
BM1 has sent out mass PM's, please check for yours to verify your order info and contact data.

Best regards to all!

I didn't get one?

 

[bad_man_ one]

Sent out mass PM's, please check for yours to verify your order info and contact data

I didn't get one?

You did now, sorry.
Had about 100 to send out.
Regards,
BM1

Bumped up...for special notice!
BM1 has sent out mass PM's, please check for yours to verify your order info and contact data.
Best regards to all!

Shadow1006,
Thanks for the bump.

This is what went out:

Hi Guys,
This is a mass mailing.

The barrel conversion project is all coming together and I need to make sure that I have all the proper information.

For some this might be repetitive, but please fill in all the lines of information.

With over 100 contacts that I have to get this out to, I might have sent this to you via email.
It's ok if this is repeated information, I just need make sure.

Do not reply to this PM.
Please email me at:
[email protected]
My inbox on the forum keeps getting filled up.
(There are "underbars" between the words bad_man_one)

If I sent this to you by mistake, please disregard.

Thank you,
BM1



Order information / Date
Name
Street Address
Apt#
City / Town
Zip Code

Good Phone # that you CAN be reached at.

E-mail Address

Smith & Wesson Forum Name

Barrel / Caliber

Length
(3.75" - 4516-2, 4536)
(4.25" - 1066, 1076, 1086)
(5.00" - 1006, 1026, 1046, 4506-1)

S&W Model Number

Class of fit # 1 2 3 4

Payment Method
USPS Money Order
or
VISA
or
MASTER CARD

 

[Screwball]

Email sent.

 

[remat457]

You did now, sorry.
Had about 100 to send out.
Regards,
BM1

Got it! NP, just didn't want to miss out
Email reply sent.

Thanks

 

[bad_man_ one]

Closing out the ordering of these barrels soon, not many left, act now!

Had a two cancelations.

These are the available remaining barrels;

In the 9 m.m. bore, (9x19, .356 TSW, .357 SIG, 9x23 Winchester and 9x25 Dillon)
There are now;
2 - 4.25" barrels available.
0 - 5.00" barrels available. (NONE LEFT)
***Still taking names for a chance to get in on a cancelation.***


Slightly more remaining in the .40 S&W/10 m.m. bore, because I figured for twice the quantity.
There are now;
2 - 4.25" barrels available.
5 - 5.00" barrels available.


Today I took 12 of the .40 S&W/10 m.m. bore blanks and shortened them commiting them to the 4516-1, -2 and 4536 barrels.
There are now;
4 - 3.75" barrels available.


This is quite a project with all the caliber combinations and lengths for all the different models to keep track of, please continue to be patient.
You should see my Excel Spreadsheet, holy cow.

Regards,
BM1

 

[bad_man_ one]

LATEST UPDATE - Barrles for the 9's and .40/10mm for the 10XX, ORDERING IS NOW CLOSED

There are no more barrels for the 10XX series in the 9 m.m. and .40 S&W/10 m.m. bore.
I will still take names and you will only get one if someone cancels out.

Yesterday I took 15 of the .40 S&W/10 m.m. bore blanks and shortened them commiting them to the 4516-1, -2 and 4536 barrels and now the 457

There are now;
4 - 3.75" for the .45 barrels available.


This is quite a project with all the caliber combinations and lengths for all the different models to keep track of, please continue to be patient.
You should see my Excel Spreadsheet, holy cow.

Regards,
BM1

 

[jdh]

When you get this project wrapped up and are ready to do the 30 Luger for the 39/59 family let us know.

 

[bad_man_ one]

This is the third and final notice, if I can not contact you, you will miss out here.

I am putting together the third and final mass PM-ing.
To PM those involved takes quite a bit of time, it only allows three (3) at a time.

You will not get a PM if I have the information already.

I need to compile all my data to be able to contact everyone when the time comes.

I do not have everybody's contact information.(email address, real name, shipping address, phone #'s)

You know who you are, I do not want to post names on the forum.
C'mon guys, get me the pertinent info, or your going to lose out.

Please email me - [email protected]
The bad man one words are separated by "underbars" (_),
they do not show up as part of the underlined email address.
They must be in there (bad_man_one).

The order information I need is;

The date that you first said that you wanted a barrel(s), this is very important.
The earlier that I can confirm my date listed with yours, the better off you are.
I have a list of alternates that want to get in on any cancelation.

Name
Street Address
Apt#
City / Town
Zip Code

Good Phone # that you CAN be reached at.

E-mail Address

Smith & Wesson Forum Name

Caliber

Barrel length
(3.75" - 4516 No-Dash, -1, -2, 4536, 457)
(4.25" - 1066, 1076, 1086)
(5.00" - 1006, 1026, 1046, 4506-1)

S&W Model Number

Class of fit # 1, 2, 3 or 4

Payment Method:
USPS Money Order
or
VISA (Call-in)
or
MASTER CARD (Call-in)

 

[remat457]

Thanks for all your work on this!

 

[bad_man_ one]

Hi All,
It has been a little over a month since I have given an update on the barrels.
Yes, things have gotten a little stalled.
I have not been able to get into the shops CNC machines because as I have mentioned in the forum posts previously.
The shop that I am working with has it's bread and butter work to do and it comes first.
Started a set-up on a CNC rough milling operation 5/24.

Since I didn't have the openings in the CNC milling machines for the conversion barrels, I have kept quite busy.

In the manual Bridgeport I've been working on 4516/4506 8 rd. magazine grip extensions, magazines for 4013 - 10 m.m. conversions
and also some extended slide stop assemblies.

Also trying to figure out a CS-40/10 m.m. conversion.
I thought that finding the heavy duty springs was going to be the issue here, but I have some samples coming in the mail.
It's trying to find a spare factory barrel that has been impossible.
I would rather not commit mine to 10 m.m. until I am confident of it's function ability by using a test barrel first.
I do not want to end up having a beautiful Aluminum and Stainless Steel door stop/paper weight.

I have thought taking a couple from the conversion barrel project that have "not been spoken for" and adding that to the production matrix.
But, as I said, I would like to do some testing before I commit those also.

Speaking of barrels that have "not been spoken for".
There are a few forum members that have said that they wanted a barrel(s) and I have not heard from you, I have sent out 4 PM's to each of them.
Saying that if I do not have your contact information, I will remove you from the mix.
I know this sounds harsh, but I also see that some of those same members are active on the forum.
It's not like I asking for the funds at this time, I would just like the commitment of contact information so I know what I have for spare barrels.

I am still at a point that I can turn some of the longer blanks into some of the shorter ones for the guys
that I had to put on the list of "alternates" that are waiting for a barrel commitment by me.

I will PM those folks (1) ONE more time, as I have done (4) four or more times already and gave you 10-14 days to reply each time.
Now, if I get no immediate response, as I mentioned in the previous PM's to you, I will be forced to pull your name from the list.
I think I have been all to fair with my request for contact information-commitment without asking for any funds.

For all the rest of you good folks that have been actively been following this process,
Thank you for your support and your patients,
Regards,
BM1

 

[Shadow1006]

BM1, Thanks for the update! I'm am very patient and wouldn't want you to rush any part of the setup and milling operations. Best regards!

 

[Lunker]

Thanks for the update.

 

[Gunhacker]

BM1... anything worthwhile is worth waiting for, and in the end it will just make the results even more sweet. Thanks much for your efforts!!

 

[bad_man_ one]

BM1... anything worthwhile is worth waiting for, and in the end it will just make the results even more sweet. Thanks much for your efforts!!

Gunhacker,
I sure hope that is how everyone feels.
It seems like many things with my family life are diverting me lately.

As you all know also, e-mails, PM's and posting takes soooooo much time, ahh, technology.

Keep the faith, though.
So far, I am always plugging along in the correct direction.

Regards,
BM1

Here is a quick picture of a rough milled part, just to "wet the whistle".