POTENTIAL 1911 CONVERSIONS WITH .460 ROWLAND®
Here is a brand list of potential 1911 conversions to a .460 Rowland® for maximum impact, penetration, performance, and accuracy.
When you choose .460 Rowland® you are choosing the best 1911 Conversions on the market.
Please: No Double-Stacks, Bull Barrels or Fully-Ramped barrels.
1911 Conversion List
*Requires Custom Fit Option
These are only a few of the very many excellent 1911’s that are compatible with our conversion. If you do not see your go-to gun listed, please consider the general criteria below or shoot us an email.
- Browning
- Citadel
- Colt Series 70
- Colt Series 80*
- Colt A-1 Gov’t*
- Colt Gold Cup*
- Colt Enhanced 1911*
- High Standard
- Karl Lippard
- Kimber
- Les Baer
- Magnum Research
- Nighthawk
- Norinco (Chinese)
- Nowlin
- Para Ordnance Expert
- Remington
- Ruger
- Sig Sauer
- Smith and Wesson
- Springfield Armory
- Wilson Combat
Why Choose .460 Rowland® 1911 Conversions
There’s quite a bit that goes into each .460 Rowland® conversion barrel for a 1911 pistol. Imitation may be considered a form of flattery to some folks, but we disagree. Here’s a clear list of features that you get when you buy 100% authentic .460 Rowland® conversions straight from the source.
| .460 Rowland® | The Other Guys |
|---|---|
| Continue Shooting Your .45 ACP from the Same Set-Up! | Not Possible |
| Black Cerakoted Compensator (SS Available) | Blued Only |
| Compensator Double Set-Screw Secured | Permanently Loctited to the Barrel |
| Engraved "460 Rowland" in Deep Night Red | No |
| Every Barrel Hand-Polished at Critical Feed Points | No |
| Patented Rifling for Unequaled Accuracy | No |
| Forward-Facing Ports Keep Your Front Sights Clean | No |
| Greater Clearance at the Compensator | No |
| Robust Guide Rod Groove | No |
| No Unnecessary Side Ports for "Barrel Rotation" | Multiple Unnecessary Side Ports |
| FREE SHIPPING | No |
| Tougher Buffer Recoil System with Dual-Action, Flat-Wound Recoil Spring | Ordinary Recoil Spring Assembly |
| TBRS Starts Cycle @ Normal Tension, Finishes at 2x Greater for Smooth Slide Deceleration | Ordinary Recoil Spring Assembly |
| Six Different Dual-Action Recoil Spring Tensions Available for More Precise Tuning | No |
| 2-pc Stainless Steel Guide Rod with Fluting for Quick Field Hand-Assembly | No |
| Compensator "Pin and Weld" Available for Restrictive States (e.g. CA, CT) | Yes |
| PORTED Version Available for Restrictive States (e.g. CA) | No |
| Engraved with Inventor Johnny Rowland's Trademark ® in keeping with Federal Trademark Law | No |
| Outstanding, Personal Technical Support and Customer Service | No |
| All Components Made in America and Tulsa, Oklahoma | ??? |
Basic Criteria for a Successful 1911 Conversion Platform
We recommend that you contact the manufacturer (as necessary) to confirm your gun meets our requirements:
- 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”….we have had very little success converting guns with DS magazines.
If in doubt, many gunsmiths can do the relatively simple Rockwell Hardness test on your slide.
In some cases, less-expensive 1911’s may present a problem as their slides are sometimes “spot-treated”. We require that the slide be fully heat-treated, to ensure it will not deform under the pressures of the Mighty .460 Rowland®.