XD40 to 9MM, what do I need? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

184SFS · 01-09-2007, 11:52 AM

I've been thinking about getting a 9mm Conversion Barrel for my XD40. My reasoning behind this is that I'm getting an XD45, which will be my carry weapon. My wife doesn't really like the 40 round, she's more comfortable with the 9mm, so I thought I could let her use my XD40 with the conversion barrel. So if I decide to go this route what else to I need to get for the XD40 to work good as a 9mm besides Mags & the conversion barrel.

Trace · 01-09-2007, 11:58 AM

http://www.barsto.com/category_main.cfm?ID=XD&cco=63

The fourth item down.

TheXDkid · 01-09-2007, 01:59 PM

also i would suggest getting some 9mm mags label them somehoe so you dont mix them up and put in a mag of 40 with a 9mm barrel or vise versa.

manic mechanic · 01-09-2007, 02:22 PM

Go with our forum sponsor Scott, Old School, at PistolGear.com, he's out of the bbl right now but he gets them in pretty frequently, and he's also got the mags, unfortunately they're out of stock right now too.
http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=37EFA
http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=76SAA

184SFS · 01-09-2007, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic mechanic

Go with our forum sponsor Scott, Old School, at PistolGear.com, he's out of the bbl right now but he gets them in pretty frequently, and he's also got the mags, unfortunately they're out of stock right now too.
http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=37EFA
http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=76SAA

That where I was going to get my gear from, thanks..... is there any known problems with using the 9mm conversion bbl in the XD40 frame?

manic mechanic · 01-09-2007, 04:55 PM

Some have experienced extraction problems, some have had feed problems. As long as your using factory loads with the 9mm mags and factory guide rod, or Don's with the 18# spring, you'll probably have pretty good luck. I've used non-modified 40 mags and at times had no problems at all, other times I'd get failure to chamber problems from the 9 sitting so high in the lips, the round would miss the chamber on the feed and look like a stovepipe failure, but be a live round. ajames at his site shows how to modify 40 mags to get decent results. http://www.xd-hs2000.com/images/submag2small.jpg . I've also had good luck with the 22# and 20# spring with DGR, but it seemed sometimes the WWB was weak and didn't cycle the slide very well. The Blazer Brass seemed a little stronger and more accurate for me using those springs. Very light recoil was helpful in shooting pins, follow ups were quick too.

JJG · 01-09-2007, 05:14 PM

I may be way off here, but I think XD's retain their value. Wouldn't you be better off, and more cost effective to sell the 40. Take the money from the 40 and the money you are going to spend on the conversion barrell, and just buy a 9.

I'm not an advocate of selling guns, but what's the sence of a 40 sitting around, while you are shooting a 45 and the wife a 9?

184SFS · 01-09-2007, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJG

I may be way off here, but I think XD's retain their value. Wouldn't you be better off, and more cost effective to sell the 40. Take the money from the 40 and the money you are going to spend on the conversion barrell, and just buy a 9.

I'm not an advocate of selling guns, but what's the sence of a 40 sitting around, while you are shooting a 45 and the wife a 9?

My goal is to have my wife shoot with the 9, then later on upgrade to the 40. I personally hate the 9mm round, but if she's comfortable with it then that is what she'll use.

JJG · 01-09-2007, 05:43 PM

Gotcha

01-09-2007, 11:52 AM	#1
184SFS XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 136	XD40 to 9MM, what do I need? I've been thinking about getting a 9mm Conversion Barrel for my XD40. My reasoning behind this is that I'm getting an XD45, which will be my carry weapon. My wife doesn't really like the 40 round, she's more comfortable with the 9mm, so I thought I could let her use my XD40 with the conversion barrel. So if I decide to go this route what else to I need to get for the XD40 to work good as a 9mm besides Mags & the conversion barrel. __________________ SSGT, 184th Security Forces Squadron McConnell AFB Emergency Service Team Iraqi Freedom Veteran, Combat Wounded SA 1911-A1 Mil-Spec Loaded,Glock 22/CCF Race Frame, SA M1A Scout, LWRC M6A2

01-09-2007, 11:58 AM	#2
Trace XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 2,880	http://www.barsto.com/category_main.cfm?ID=XD&cco=63 The fourth item down. __________________ Some of my toys: SA XD45 Service (Black on Black) Les Baer Monolith Heavyweight Les Baer Monolith Commanche Heavyweight Les Baer S.R.P. Ed Brown Classic Custom 5" Ed Brown Special Forces 5" Ed Brown Kobra Carry 4.25" Yes, I come from the land of 1911's "In GOD we trust...Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see 'em"

01-09-2007, 01:59 PM	#3
TheXDkid XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 628	also i would suggest getting some 9mm mags label them somehoe so you dont mix them up and put in a mag of 40 with a 9mm barrel or vise versa. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides." – Thomas Jefferson

01-09-2007, 02:22 PM	#4
manic mechanic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: michigan, down the river Posts: 1,128	Go with our forum sponsor Scott, Old School, at PistolGear.com, he's out of the bbl right now but he gets them in pretty frequently, and he's also got the mags, unfortunately they're out of stock right now too. http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=37EFA http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=76SAA __________________ The 2nd amendment makes all the others possible. If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan Last edited by manic mechanic; 01-09-2007 at 02:25 PM.

01-09-2007, 04:55 PM	#6
manic mechanic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: michigan, down the river Posts: 1,128	Some have experienced extraction problems, some have had feed problems. As long as your using factory loads with the 9mm mags and factory guide rod, or Don's with the 18# spring, you'll probably have pretty good luck. I've used non-modified 40 mags and at times had no problems at all, other times I'd get failure to chamber problems from the 9 sitting so high in the lips, the round would miss the chamber on the feed and look like a stovepipe failure, but be a live round. ajames at his site shows how to modify 40 mags to get decent results. http://www.xd-hs2000.com/images/submag2small.jpg . I've also had good luck with the 22# and 20# spring with DGR, but it seemed sometimes the WWB was weak and didn't cycle the slide very well. The Blazer Brass seemed a little stronger and more accurate for me using those springs. Very light recoil was helpful in shooting pins, follow ups were quick too. __________________ The 2nd amendment makes all the others possible. If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan

01-09-2007, 05:14 PM	#7
JJG XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fruitland, Idaho Posts: 265	I may be way off here, but I think XD's retain their value. Wouldn't you be better off, and more cost effective to sell the 40. Take the money from the 40 and the money you are going to spend on the conversion barrell, and just buy a 9. I'm not an advocate of selling guns, but what's the sence of a 40 sitting around, while you are shooting a 45 and the wife a 9? __________________ Earth First! We'll log the other Planets later!

01-09-2007, 05:43 PM	#9
JJG XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fruitland, Idaho Posts: 265	Gotcha __________________ Earth First! We'll log the other Planets later!

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