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Lumberjack98 · 02-12-2006, 08:03 PM

I bought a recoil spring for a Colt Commander to use in my XD 9 Service and I have a question.

I believe that a Colt Commander has a 4.5 inch barrel and my XD 9 Service has a 4.05 inch barrel. So my question is, do I need to cut the spring down by .45 inches in order to obtain the proper rating of the spring? For example, will an 18# spring still be an 18# spring when cut down?

**R Dub** · 02-12-2006, 10:43 PM

Then thoughts on this vary from it will remain the same, it will reduce it, and it will increase it. Here is a link to a thread in the Gun Springs section on Brian Enos' forum. It goes into quite some depth on the thoughts:
http://www.brianenos.com/forums/inde...showtopic=3924

Also take a look in Don's Guide Rod section on this forum.

Lumberjack98 · 02-13-2006, 05:19 AM

Thanks R Dub!

02-12-2006, 08:03 PM	#1
Lumberjack98 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 856	Recoil Spring Question - Commander Length? I bought a recoil spring for a Colt Commander to use in my XD 9 Service and I have a question. I believe that a Colt Commander has a 4.5 inch barrel and my XD 9 Service has a 4.05 inch barrel. So my question is, do I need to cut the spring down by .45 inches in order to obtain the proper rating of the spring? For example, will an 18# spring still be an 18# spring when cut down? __________________ XD-9 Service, DGR, CC 3.5# Trigger, TFOs, KG Gunkote Texas XD Practical Shooters Association

02-12-2006, 10:43 PM	#2
R Dub XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Last Frontier Posts: 3,624 Blog Entries: 1	Then thoughts on this vary from it will remain the same, it will reduce it, and it will increase it. Here is a link to a thread in the Gun Springs section on Brian Enos' forum. It goes into quite some depth on the thoughts: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/inde...showtopic=3924 Also take a look in Don's Guide Rod section on this forum. __________________ Need XD Accessories? Support the XDTalk Sponsors. They support us! Need some competition? IDPA / USPSA

02-13-2006, 05:19 AM	#3
Lumberjack98 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 856	Thanks R Dub! __________________ XD-9 Service, DGR, CC 3.5# Trigger, TFOs, KG Gunkote Texas XD Practical Shooters Association

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