Vz 61 .380 & .32 acp compatibility ?

[canmic]

I've been wondering...

How compatible are the .32 acp and .380 auto Vz Skorpions? ie Vz 61 and Vz 64

From their website: "The Vz64 was developed for the 9×17 Browning cartridge, also known as .380 ACP. It added compensator cuts to the barrel and used straight box magazines (the .32 models had curved mags). No changes to the mechanism were necessary"

ie: Can you take a .380 auto version and swap out barrel and magazine for the .32 acp versions and have a dual calibre Skorpion? or vice-versa and swap out the barrel and magazine on a .32 acp version for the .380 version?

It's pretty easy to get barrels and magazines in .32 acp for the Skorpion and also easier to get .380 auto skorpions than .32 acp versions.

Anyone tried? Thoughts?

 

[twyeh]

Uppers swap out and are interchangeable. Not sure how you can swap barrels as they are press fit into the upper receivers. The lowers take any uppers.

 

[canmic]

Uppers swap out and are interchangeable. Not sure how you can swap barrels as they are press fit into the upper receivers. The lowers take any uppers.

Instructions for changing the barrel for a new barrel: "Remove the barrel pin with a punch, then use a rubber mallet and smack the front of the barrel and it will come right out. For putting in a new barrel slide it in and use a wooden dowel and smack it in with a hammer. Drill new barrel for barrel pin and then drive in the pin with a small hammer. Very easy."

But I guess the question is whether or not the uppers are different or the same.