Gunsmithing Looking for someone good in the trade!

savagepc.223

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Ok well long story short i bought this pistol and the guy won't answer my calls so I just want to fix it. It's a sig p229 40s&w. someone had the bright idea to bore out the slide.
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Yeah im just trying to avoid that haha. I don't know why those slides are 500 bucks. I have looked at just buying an x-change kit which has the slide, barrel, and everything for 300, but i'm just trying to look for cheaper ways out.
 
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Looks like there's lots of possibilities- however you'll probably end up not saving much money trying to fix it. By the xchange kit and sell the parts you have, disclosing the issue up front.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Adam B</div><div class="ubbcode-body">you could thread it and make a busing that screws into it </div></div>

That was my first thought but figure the cost for OP would add up quick
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RADcustom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Try making a bushing and devcon it in place.</div></div>

Are you thinking what i'm thinking.. making it accurized like the AMU birettas and fit a slide-guide?
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GlockandRoll</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RADcustom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Try making a bushing and devcon it in place.</div></div>

Are you thinking what i'm thinking.. making it accurized like the AMU birettas and fit a slide-guide? </div></div>
What is that?
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: savagepc.223</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok well long story short i bought this pistol and the guy won't answer my calls so I just want to fix it. It's a sig p229 40s&w. someone had the bright idea to bore out the slide.
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Is it just me, or does the whole front face of the slide also look like it was milled off?

I have an idea how I would fix this if someone walked into my shop with it...
 
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Is it possible someone had some kind of compensated aftermarket barrel on it? Just a thought. IDK...

<span style="color: #000099">"The 229 Sport pistol features a heavier Sauer match grade target barrel, ported muzzle brake compensator with expansion chamber, rear adjustable LPA sight, high profile front sight, extended controls, extended magazine base plate, action tuned trigger, and Hogue rubber grips.
These pistols are hand assembled and hand fitted in Germany by one of Sig's master gunsmiths. The frame is precision machined from a solid block of stainless steel.The overall fit, finish, and smoothness of these pistols is flawless.
I have two sports, one in .40 S&W with a handfitted 357 sig conversion barrel, and the other in 357 sig. The .40 S&W recoil is almost nonexistent, while the 357 sig is very mild.The rigid stainless frames and slides of these pistols have such smoothness in their operation and very solid feel."</span>

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 2156SMK</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: savagepc.223</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok well long story short i bought this pistol and the guy won't answer my calls so I just want to fix it. It's a sig p229 40s&w. someone had the bright idea to bore out the slide.
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Is it just me, or does the whole front face of the slide also look like it was milled off?

I have an idea how I would fix this if someone walked into my shop with it... </div></div>how would you fix it?
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: savagepc.223</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What would I have to do for a sweet compensator? </div></div>

You will need to thread the barrel to match the comp. Then it will need to be timed and glued in place. Or replace the barrel with a longer barrel that uses a clamp on style. I'm not sure if anyone makes a clamp on cone comp.

It will all likely be custom made and unless you can do it yourself, you will have more in it than it's worth.

Making a bushing to fill the gap will be your easiest solution.
 
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That diameter hole kinda looks like the barrel hole in the slide of my P229 Sport. It has a BEEFY oversized barrel. You can get Sport barrels from Bar-Sto in any configuration (I have them in 9mm and .357 SIG). They will even do sport barrels that work without a comp so that may be the key for you. Also the Bar-Sto barrels are match grade and shoot amazingly well.

Although I wonder why someone would take a sport slide and mate it to a two tone, aluminum frame...