Found a 46

[Oliver18]

I will mill the 41 slide to match later issue 46 slides with a radius in that corner (instead of square) to eliminate the stress concentration. The later slides were much more robust.

 

[Aussie Collector]

I will mill the 41 slide to match later issue 46 slides with a radius in that corner (instead of square) to eliminate the stress concentration. The later slides were much more robust.

If you mill the 41 slide to same profile as a 46 radius cut 46 slide it will not fit your 46 square cut barrel. You will also need to mill a radius into your 46 barrel. If you are milling the barrel you may as well mill it to take the 41 slide as it is.

 

[Oliver18]

It won't fit the 7 inch barrel, but the 5 inch barrel has the radius to fit from the factory. If I find an original 46 slide in the future I'm back in business. I hate to make such large irreversible changes to original 46 parts.

 

[xb40]

I have a 46 slide and do not own a 46. Might work

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Oliver - Pay attention!
Bama Boy 40 may be your newest Best Friend!
I ‘found’ a 46 long ago.

 

[flintsghost]

I have a 41-1 kit for .22 short. I use it as issued on a 46 lower end. While the 46 barrels don't work on a 41, a 41 barrel will work on a 46. As is evidenced by my 41-1 kit on a 46. So if you can find a barrel and slide together, you should be able to use them on your 46.

 

[Oliver18]

I finished machining a 41 slide to work on the 46. The slide was cheap and that way I don't have to modify the 46 barrels or buy 41 barrels. I will only use this gun occasionally. I have a 2010 vintage 41 to use "everyday". Sent a pm to xb40 about a proper slide.

 

[huthike]

If that doesn’t pan out, I think I have a spare 46 slide in my parts box.