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Good day CGN! For those who are looking to take their 1911 to the next level...
460 Rowland

The .460 Rowland® cartridge is a .45 caliber round delivering TRUE .44 MAGNUM POWER from your Converted .45 ACP pistol.
The .460 Rowland® Conversion is a barrel conversion for your lightweight, easy to carry, semiautomatic .45 ACP Pistol which enables you to shoot the Mighty .460 Rowland® round. You’ll get half the recoil and muzzle flip you might expect from a .44 Magnum revolver.
The kits come with a 26 Lb. recoil spring, match grade 460 Rowland barrel, guide rod with end cap and allen key. These things are all required as shooting this caliber requires more than just your standard drop-in barrel conversion.
Not just any 1911 will work safely with this caliber, below is the criteria for a successful .460 Rowland Conversion:
• Modern, High-Quality, i.e. fully heat-treated slide {to Rockwell-C hardness > 36}
• Standard 5", Normally Ramped, i.e. not fully ramped,
• Standard Barrel Bushing Configuration, i.e. no bull barrels
• Not a “double-stack”….very little success converting guns with DS magazines
A List of 1911 manufacturers approved for the conversion can be found HERE
With these considerations in mind, Chinese made Norinco .45 ACPs meet all requirements nicely (the steel being of the required hardness on the Rockwell-C Hardness scale).
These are priced at sale pricing until we are out of stock.
Drop by the website or the shop to check them out!
Cheers!
460 Rowland

The .460 Rowland® cartridge is a .45 caliber round delivering TRUE .44 MAGNUM POWER from your Converted .45 ACP pistol.
The .460 Rowland® Conversion is a barrel conversion for your lightweight, easy to carry, semiautomatic .45 ACP Pistol which enables you to shoot the Mighty .460 Rowland® round. You’ll get half the recoil and muzzle flip you might expect from a .44 Magnum revolver.
The kits come with a 26 Lb. recoil spring, match grade 460 Rowland barrel, guide rod with end cap and allen key. These things are all required as shooting this caliber requires more than just your standard drop-in barrel conversion.
Not just any 1911 will work safely with this caliber, below is the criteria for a successful .460 Rowland Conversion:
• Modern, High-Quality, i.e. fully heat-treated slide {to Rockwell-C hardness > 36}
• Standard 5", Normally Ramped, i.e. not fully ramped,
• Standard Barrel Bushing Configuration, i.e. no bull barrels
• Not a “double-stack”….very little success converting guns with DS magazines
A List of 1911 manufacturers approved for the conversion can be found HERE
With these considerations in mind, Chinese made Norinco .45 ACPs meet all requirements nicely (the steel being of the required hardness on the Rockwell-C Hardness scale).
These are priced at sale pricing until we are out of stock.
Drop by the website or the shop to check them out!
Cheers!
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