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mike+p+ · 01-10-2006, 11:27 PM

I finally got a new camera with macro, so here are my crazy XD innards.

I, in no way, endorse taking apart your XD pistol beyond field stripping, or changing it in any way, be it grinding, polishing, or leaving it outside over night.

**agalindo** · 01-11-2006, 05:25 AM

Cool way of shortening the reset. I'll post some pics of my mod this afternoon. I shortened the pretravel. I've been wanting use a screw for the pretravel and overtravel but haven't found one that's the right kind. Still haven't done anything with the reset. I'd like to find a spring kit to lighten the trigger pull.

**agalindo** · 01-23-2006, 06:12 PM

Trigger work my me and htown.

I do not recomend anybody doing this and if they do they do at thier own risk.

I polished all the contact points, installed spring to reduce reset. Installed a shim to reduce pretravel. Tapped the trigger bar to reduce over travel but haven't installed it yet.

Polished and took some metal off the fireing pin saftey and fireing pin in order to allow the fireing pin saftey leaver to work right.

Put a spring to push the fireing pin saftey leaver up. To reduce reset.

Intalled a shim on the trigger bar to get rid of pretravel. The shim is a piece of aluminium from a coke can.

ichy_trigger · 01-23-2006, 07:57 PM

Everything looks good except for the coke can...lol.

Oni · 01-23-2006, 08:25 PM

Cool pics and that is definitely an interesting mod Agalindo! So by merely placing a piece of aluminum between the trigger bar and polymer frame you were able to reduce or totally remove pre travel? Being an XD SC 9mm owner and seeing as how I am not as mechanically adept as you guys, perhaps picking up a lasersight or getting a trigger job done will keep me busy. I should really learn more about the XD gun itself, just to familarize myself with how the weapon works with all of constituent parts.

**agalindo** · 01-23-2006, 08:27 PM

Yea I couldn't think of anything else to use for the pretravel. I didn't want to drill a hole and put a screw in the frame again. I didn't want to use a beer can.

I also need to make another spring the one I'm using was kinda made in a hurry just to test with. I've put 150 rounds through it and all has worked fine. Trigger is night and day from stock.

mike+p+ · 01-23-2006, 08:43 PM

Kudos on the spring idea! Absolutely brilliant. Eureka! And of course I just gave my XD to my brother-in-law. (I'll ask for it back once he can afford a gun) Otherwise I'd be trying to make a spring (or something).

mike+p+ · 01-23-2006, 08:49 PM

Holy crap is that a hole in your frame?

**agalindo** · 01-23-2006, 08:53 PM

I need to find a scew for the trigger bar to reduce the overtravel. I drilled and installed one but it was too short.

Hooligan · 01-24-2006, 07:53 AM

Nice work guys. Where did you learn to modify firearms like that? I am an engineering student, so naturally I am curious about how things work and then tuning them to fit my needs. I am no stranger to technical work or machine shops, but this is my first handgun, and I'm not all that experienced with the innards of firearms in general. Are there any online resources or books that could aid me in this learning? I don't want to simply follow a writeup on how to mod the gun, I want to know what each component does and how they work together.

01-10-2006, 11:27 PM	#1
mike+p+ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OHIO Posts: 158	Follow up to trigger work I finally got a new camera with macro, so here are my crazy XD innards. I, in no way, endorse taking apart your XD pistol beyond field stripping, or changing it in any way, be it grinding, polishing, or leaving it outside over night. __________________ Springfield XD Tactical 9mm

01-23-2006, 07:57 PM	#4
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,413	Everything looks good except for the coke can...lol. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

01-23-2006, 08:25 PM	#5
Oni XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,544	Cool pics and that is definitely an interesting mod Agalindo! So by merely placing a piece of aluminum between the trigger bar and polymer frame you were able to reduce or totally remove pre travel? Being an XD SC 9mm owner and seeing as how I am not as mechanically adept as you guys, perhaps picking up a lasersight or getting a trigger job done will keep me busy. I should really learn more about the XD gun itself, just to familarize myself with how the weapon works with all of constituent parts. __________________ I came here for only 1 thing and you mother f-uckers did nothing but lie and instill me with false hope. F-uck off.

01-23-2006, 08:43 PM	#7
mike+p+ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OHIO Posts: 158	Kudos on the spring idea! Absolutely brilliant. Eureka! And of course I just gave my XD to my brother-in-law. (I'll ask for it back once he can afford a gun) Otherwise I'd be trying to make a spring (or something). __________________ Springfield XD Tactical 9mm

01-23-2006, 08:49 PM	#8
mike+p+ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OHIO Posts: 158	Holy crap is that a hole in your frame? __________________ Springfield XD Tactical 9mm

01-24-2006, 07:53 AM	#10
Hooligan XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 43	Nice work guys. Where did you learn to modify firearms like that? I am an engineering student, so naturally I am curious about how things work and then tuning them to fit my needs. I am no stranger to technical work or machine shops, but this is my first handgun, and I'm not all that experienced with the innards of firearms in general. Are there any online resources or books that could aid me in this learning? I don't want to simply follow a writeup on how to mod the gun, I want to know what each component does and how they work together.

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