Which Handguns would you "can?"

FfNJGTFO · #1 03-19-2025, 07:59 AM

Update: It appears I won't be able to re-barrel my RIA 1911. The reply I got from AMSCOR was a bit difficult to decipher ( I think it may have been a a PI based support person) who didn't bother to tell me whether or not they had any threaded barrel parts for my RAI 1911, but that "if I used an 'aftermarket' barrel for it, it would void the warranty."

<Sigh>

I may have to get a new weapon with a pre-installed threaded barrel. In that case, I'll look for one with adjustable sights, etc.

DrHenley · #2 03-19-2025, 11:06 AM

Doesn't mean you "can't" put an aftermarket barrel on it. You just have to decide which is more important, the warranty or the can.

Besides, if you don't make any permanent alterations, and if you keep the original barrel, and put it back on before sending in for warranty repair, how would they know??

BlackKnight · #3 03-19-2025, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DrHenley

Doesn't mean you "can't" put an aftermarket barrel on it. You just have to decide which is more important, the warranty or the can.

Besides, if you don't make any permanent alterations, and if you keep the original barrel, and put it back on before sending in for warranty repair, how would they know??

Besides I don't think that's true. I believe the same legislation that applies to vehicles would apply here. Cannot deny warranty work for aftermarket parts.

FfNJGTFO · #4 03-20-2025, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DrHenley

Doesn't mean you "can't" put an aftermarket barrel on it. You just have to decide which is more important, the warranty or the can.

Well, if the original objective is just to reduce noise in an HD/SD SHTF scenario, I think all these aftermarket manipulations are most likely not worth the trouble/expense. I may as well buy a couple extra pairs of "ears" (3M "Airport Style") and train on how to don them quickly while in bed, for example. That said, if I were to go ahead with the aftermarket barrel, in the case of my RIA 1911, I'd wait for the warranty to expire first and then do it. Until then, I'd buy a new "blowback" weapon that comes with threaded barrel.

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Originally Posted by DrHenley

Besides, if you don't make any permanent alterations, and if you keep the original barrel, and put it back on before sending in for warranty repair, how would they know??

I'd be a tad concerned that they'd find various wear & tear "micro" evidence that would indicate use of the replacement barrel, thus voiding the warranty.