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arolfsen · 04-10-2006, 06:38 PM

okay, i know the flames are coming. I can feel my ears burning already, so here goes:

can you buy ported slides? Does springfield sell just the slide? I REALLY like the way it looks, but don't want the ported barrel. If not, i'll just buy a second one, but with a new barrel to boot.

Oni · 04-10-2006, 06:42 PM

I think they sell the the whole ported pistol and not just the slide.

crazyelece · 04-10-2006, 07:08 PM

I don't know that they'd sell it due to all the firing mechanisms within it. Plus they are stamped with matching serial numbers to the barrels and frame. You could have a standard slide machined to your liking.

021411 · 04-10-2006, 07:08 PM

You want the slide like the Glock 34/35? I don't think it looks gay at all. It's functional.
While not ported check this out..
http://www.hs2000talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=34424

tec · 04-10-2006, 07:22 PM

You can have your slide milled out to be ported, then purchase a ported barrel for it. The slide is not for sale by itself. Yes oni I know this. I had a XD 9mm V10 that had a cracked slide (just behind the front sight, from left to right) I asked S.A. if they would replace just the slide. They said they cannot do that, due to serial numbers and fit.

Oni · 04-10-2006, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyelece

I don't know that they'd sell it due to all the firing mechanisms within it. Plus they are stamped with matching serial numbers to the barrels and frame. You could have a standard slide machined to your liking.

I was thinking about doing that to my 9mm service, cool. Though a ported is a ported from S.A. .

dsglenn · 04-10-2006, 07:37 PM

Yes I want to do this as well. Rich at CC says he will do this but it does voids the warranty. I will be doing it myself as soon as I find a milling machine.

tec · 04-10-2006, 07:39 PM

I miss my V10 9 MM.

021411 · 04-10-2006, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsglenn

Yes I want to do this as well. Rich at CC says he will do this but it does voids the warranty. I will be doing it myself as soon as I find a milling machine.

Looks nice! I'd do it just to balance out the gun. I find my 45 Tac a bit too muzzle heavy. Warranty..bleh!

dsglenn · 04-10-2006, 07:58 PM

The last time I brought this up a guy mentioned that lowering the spring rate would cause more force on the locking block and taking weight out of the slide would reduce those forses on the locking block.

I want to do it to get a really cool looking, smooth shooting gun. The only downsides are the warranty and that debris can get in the slide but who really drags their gun through the dirt....I don't. I like taking this metal out because their are no stress forces in this part of the slide anyway it's just a cover. And any decent machinst should be able to knock this out in about two hours easy. You would have to refinish the edges but that's not a big deal.

Like a lot people say and it's true, do what you want it's all personnal opinion. But practice that makes a difference.

dsglenn

04-10-2006, 06:38 PM	#1
arolfsen XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 246	stupid/gay/looks question okay, i know the flames are coming. I can feel my ears burning already, so here goes: can you buy ported slides? Does springfield sell just the slide? I REALLY like the way it looks, but don't want the ported barrel. If not, i'll just buy a second one, but with a new barrel to boot.

04-10-2006, 06:42 PM	#2
Oni XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,544	I think they sell the the whole ported pistol and not just the slide. __________________ 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.

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021411 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,019	You want the slide like the Glock 34/35? I don't think it looks gay at all. It's functional. While not ported check this out.. http://www.hs2000talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=34424 __________________ XD40 : Custom SA 1911 Springer Precision TX XD Practical Shooters Association

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04-10-2006, 07:08 PM	#3
crazyelece XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maineville, Cincinnati, OH Posts: 73	I don't know that they'd sell it due to all the firing mechanisms within it. Plus they are stamped with matching serial numbers to the barrels and frame. You could have a standard slide machined to your liking.

04-10-2006, 07:22 PM	#5
tec XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Holland Ohio Posts: 8,658 Blog Entries: 1	You can have your slide milled out to be ported, then purchase a ported barrel for it. The slide is not for sale by itself. Yes oni I know this. I had a XD 9mm V10 that had a cracked slide (just behind the front sight, from left to right) I asked S.A. if they would replace just the slide. They said they cannot do that, due to serial numbers and fit.

04-10-2006, 07:37 PM	#7
dsglenn XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 182	Yes I want to do this as well. Rich at CC says he will do this but it does voids the warranty. I will be doing it myself as soon as I find a milling machine.

04-10-2006, 07:39 PM	#8
tec XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Holland Ohio Posts: 8,658 Blog Entries: 1	I miss my V10 9 MM.

04-10-2006, 07:58 PM	#10
dsglenn XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 182	The last time I brought this up a guy mentioned that lowering the spring rate would cause more force on the locking block and taking weight out of the slide would reduce those forses on the locking block. I want to do it to get a really cool looking, smooth shooting gun. The only downsides are the warranty and that debris can get in the slide but who really drags their gun through the dirt....I don't. I like taking this metal out because their are no stress forces in this part of the slide anyway it's just a cover. And any decent machinst should be able to knock this out in about two hours easy. You would have to refinish the edges but that's not a big deal. Like a lot people say and it's true, do what you want it's all personnal opinion. But practice that makes a difference. dsglenn