CDPMatt Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 What is factory??? I shot it for the 1st time yesterday and it ran major and minor fine but the minor barely got out of the gun. I am buying a springer precision guide rod for 1911 springs and was wondering what poundage for major and minor. Thanks, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDPMatt Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 I called springfield and they said that they do not measure poundage on the recoil springs in the XD or (M) line like they do for 1911's. I ordered the solid guide rod from Scott at springer precision and just ordered 3 poundages to start with.... 14, 16 and 18#'s and we'll see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I called springfield and they said that they do not measure poundage on the recoil springs in the XD or (M) line like they do for 1911's. I ordered the solid guide rod from Scott at springer precision and just ordered 3 poundages to start with.... 14, 16 and 18#'s and we'll see how it goes. 9mm Glocks like a 13ish pound spring in minor, and .40 Glocks like a 14-15 pounder. Might be worth contemplating when respringing another striker-fired pistol who's spring weight is a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 What is factory??? I shot it for the 1st time yesterday and it ran major and minor fine but the minor barely got out of the gun. I am buying a springer precision guide rod for 1911 springs and was wondering what poundage for major and minor. Thanks, Matt Why not ask Scott for his recommendation since you are going to buy his guide rod. Oh and post his reply so I won't have to ask him the same question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salilus Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 If its anything like the Xd "Classic" you cant go very light without changing the striker spring also. The Classic model in 40 tac. has a 18 lbs spring. Anything lighter then 16 and it wont cock the striker and will slide out of battery easily. I run my classic .40 tac with the factory 18 lbs spring and am making about 147 pf with good reliable cycling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgerunnr Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I run solid rod, 14# ISMI spring and it will cycle mnior laods . 147 Gr precision , 3.3 gr Solo1000 _ 880 fps for 129 PF soft push on recoil. XD tactical 9mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hostetter Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I believe the factory weight for the XDM is 18 lbs. Tactical Technologies has them availabe in 14/16/18/20 the last time I checked. I am running a 16 lbs in mine running a 180gr moly at about 800 fps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPD SRT Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 If its anything like the Xd "Classic" you cant go very light without changing the striker spring also. The Classic model in 40 tac. has a 18 lbs spring. Anything lighter then 16 and it wont cock the striker and will slide out of battery easily. I run my classic .40 tac with the factory 18 lbs spring and am making about 147 pf with good reliable cycling. I run a 14# spring in my XD45 5in for limited and it works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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