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SilverFox · 07-14-2006, 01:48 PM

Does anyone make an extended or enhaced Slide Stop releasr for the XD ?
or
Has anyone modified thier own to enhace it's grip ?

I find on a hot day when your hands sweat that it would be helpful to have the Slide release extend a bit.

Any thoughts ?

cigarlover · 07-15-2006, 08:23 AM

Thats a good question ! I would also like to have just a little bigger slide release on my 45 as well. Just enough to get a bit more of my thumb onto !!

**jnclement** · 07-15-2006, 09:04 AM

I think Springer Precision does.

SilverFox · 07-15-2006, 11:51 AM

Well according to their website they just offer an extended mag release not a extended slide lease.

John A. · 07-16-2006, 11:00 AM

I agree 100% with you. A raised release would be a welcome addition to my XD40. I am either forced to twist the pistol to one side or hit it with my left thumb in rapid fire strings and is very awkward.

I am used to AR15's and even stock/factory ones with the way they're designed are much more ergonomic. I think Springfield could very easily modify this part to make the entire pistol more desirable.

I have also thought of buying a replacement release and having an extension welded on it and then either duracoating it or putting some Norrells on it afterwards. It would be a very simple fix, but would be easier if they just made it right to start with.

SoCalXD · 01-03-2007, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John A.

I agree 100% with you. A raised release would be a welcome addition to my XD40. I am either forced to twist the pistol to one side or hit it with my left thumb in rapid fire strings and is very awkward.

I am used to AR15's and even stock/factory ones with the way they're designed are much more ergonomic. I think Springfield could very easily modify this part to make the entire pistol more desirable.

I have also thought of buying a replacement release and having an extension welded on it and then either duracoating it or putting some Norrells on it afterwards. It would be a very simple fix, but would be easier if they just made it right to start with.

+1 on all your points. It's even worse for left handers. I've talked to SA Custom and Bowie Tactical and neither of them offer one, even as a custom job. I'll check with Springer this week and see what he knows/offers and repost.

CPES · 01-03-2007, 11:20 PM

Hmmmm....I'll have to take a look at the slide stop and see if I could possibly design a bolt-on type extension for it, or maybe reengineer it a little (I'm a USAF machinist). It seems to me that a simple modification wouldn't be that hard, but then again I'll have to take a closer look.

**Old School** · 01-03-2007, 11:30 PM

Try this, it works great. Take a piece of grip tape, cut it to the same dimension as the slide stop and stick it on. Your thumb will never slip off again and the grip tape will give you all the traction you need. Plus, it will cost you about $.05 in material.

OS

Apdl · 01-03-2007, 11:54 PM

never tought about that i am gonna do it as soon as i get home!

**Old School** · 01-04-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apdl

never tought about that i am gonna do it as soon as i get home!

Did you try it?

07-14-2006, 01:48 PM	#1
SilverFox XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colone, NJ Posts: 6	XD Slide Stop Release ? Does anyone make an extended or enhaced Slide Stop releasr for the XD ? or Has anyone modified thier own to enhace it's grip ? I find on a hot day when your hands sweat that it would be helpful to have the Slide release extend a bit. Any thoughts ? __________________ *"You only go around once, so enjoy the view"*

07-15-2006, 11:51 AM	#4
SilverFox XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colone, NJ Posts: 6	Well according to their website they just offer an extended mag release not a extended slide lease. __________________ *"You only go around once, so enjoy the view"*

07-16-2006, 11:00 AM	#5
John A. XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KY Posts: 786	I agree 100% with you. A raised release would be a welcome addition to my XD40. I am either forced to twist the pistol to one side or hit it with my left thumb in rapid fire strings and is very awkward. I am used to AR15's and even stock/factory ones with the way they're designed are much more ergonomic. I think Springfield could very easily modify this part to make the entire pistol more desirable. I have also thought of buying a replacement release and having an extension welded on it and then either duracoating it or putting some Norrells on it afterwards. It would be a very simple fix, but would be easier if they just made it right to start with. __________________ "The 2nd Amendment wasn't adopted into the Constitution because the authors liked guns or the destruction they could cause, but to give ordinary citizens the ability to protect themselves and their family and to take up arms against anyone in a governmental position who tried to deny those fundamental and God given rights." Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

01-03-2007, 11:30 PM	#8
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,776	Try this, it works great. Take a piece of grip tape, cut it to the same dimension as the slide stop and stick it on. Your thumb will never slip off again and the grip tape will give you all the traction you need. Plus, it will cost you about $.05 in material. OS __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

01-03-2007, 11:54 PM	#9
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,381	never tought about that i am gonna do it as soon as i get home! __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win Bushmaster M4A3 EBR Build in progress

07-15-2006, 08:23 AM	#2
cigarlover XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Birmingham, Al Posts: 193	Thats a good question ! I would also like to have just a little bigger slide release on my 45 as well. Just enough to get a bit more of my thumb onto !!

07-15-2006, 09:04 AM	#3
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,613	I think Springer Precision does.

01-03-2007, 11:20 PM	#7
CPES XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 1,031	Hmmmm....I'll have to take a look at the slide stop and see if I could possibly design a bolt-on type extension for it, or maybe reengineer it a little (I'm a USAF machinist). It seems to me that a simple modification wouldn't be that hard, but then again I'll have to take a closer look.

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