[Meta4]

I'm looking at buying a 5" ported model in either .357Sig or .40SW for a "fun gun." I'd like to be able to buy different barrels so I can shoot both calibers from the same platform, but I'm not sure if this can be done with a "ported" model. I really don't care if the other caliber has to be non-ported, but I just want to know if it'll even work!

-James

 

[wJAKE19]

yes you can put a non ported barrel in a ported model.

 

[R Dub]

+1 for what Jake said.

 

[msidner]

Yep, only difference between the ported XD's and the standards is the openings in the slide, and the holes in the barrel, so having a solid barrel in there shouldn't give you a bit of problems. Might be a good way to adapt the gun for defensive carry as well, so if you fire it in a retention posture, you won't be lighting yourself on fire, which will always give you a worse day.

Matthew