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gunman496 · 03-11-2008, 10:05 PM

heres the deal i'm on my way to getting an EFK 9mm conversion threaded barrel for my XD40. right now i have dgr #22 weight. when i get the conversion barrel should i go back to a stock spring and guide rod setup, or get a lighter guide rod?

also ever experience any major problems with the 9mm conversion barrels or is you XD still just as reliable?

any info would be appreciated

gunman496 · 03-12-2008, 06:24 AM

come on people gimme something even if its just a theory, i dont know who else to ask, well besides a gunsmith

dsglenn · 03-12-2008, 09:55 AM

I have the DGR in my XD40 with a stock 18# spring and it works great, I'd try that in the 9mm as well. I love the DGR and would not go back to the stock rod and spring.

mattjohnston87 · 03-12-2008, 10:05 AM

Well, honestly if you have the setup already... try it. If you experience failures of any kind.... go down to a lighter spring.

No need to change something that you haven't seen yet.

**agalindo** · 03-12-2008, 10:08 AM

Stock springs for 9mm and 40 are 18lbs.

03-11-2008, 10:05 PM	#1
gunman496 XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 75	Guide Rod Question heres the deal i'm on my way to getting an EFK 9mm conversion threaded barrel for my XD40. right now i have dgr #22 weight. when i get the conversion barrel should i go back to a stock spring and guide rod setup, or get a lighter guide rod? also ever experience any major problems with the 9mm conversion barrels or is you XD still just as reliable? any info would be appreciated

03-12-2008, 09:55 AM	#3
dsglenn XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 182	I have the DGR in my XD40 with a stock 18# spring and it works great, I'd try that in the 9mm as well. I love the DGR and would not go back to the stock rod and spring. __________________ dsglenn True tolerance is not a total lack of judgment. It's knowing what should be tolerated - and refusing to tolerate that which shouldn't. --Chuck Colson

03-12-2008, 10:05 AM	#4
mattjohnston87 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 6,450	Well, honestly if you have the setup already... try it. If you experience failures of any kind.... go down to a lighter spring. No need to change something that you haven't seen yet. __________________ -Matt aka 'Sneaky Pete'

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03-12-2008, 06:24 AM	#2
gunman496 XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 75	come on people gimme something even if its just a theory, i dont know who else to ask, well besides a gunsmith