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Posted: 11/23/2016 12:54:23 PM EDT
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Hey all, first time poster here. Been a "gun nut" for a long time but just now getting into the whole build process. My buddy is a gunsmith and has put together a PSA 9mm 5.5" pistol for me that is Glock compatible. I don't have/need/like Glocks. I want to feed it from my XD mags. They load and drop free with very little modification, but the lower feed angle has rounds hitting below the chamber. Can we add a feed ramp to direct them up and in? Anyone tried this? XD mags lock from the front. This would simply not work. Arfcom solution: get a Glock 19. Also, you can't just add a feed ramp. The bot face would hit it. |
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Posted: 11/23/2016 2:19:48 PM EDT
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It'll catch anywhere you slot the magazine. That's not an issue. Problem is, as you said, adding a ramp of some sort that won't interfere with the bolt. It wouldn't have to go all the way to the chamber necessarily, just direct the round upward enough to get where it needs to be.
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Posted: 11/23/2016 2:58:25 PM EDT
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Your problem may be the infamous Glock "grip angle". That's the angle of the magazine. The XD, IIRC, has a steeper grip angle. That may be why your rounds are hitting. Might have to do a lot of modification to the mag well.
Alternatively, you could buy the new Wilson AR9, in one of their non-Glock models, and start there. If XD mags will fit into a Beretta or S&W magwell, one of those two models might work. Or you could just get a MechTech and mount it on your XD, done. |
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Posted: 11/25/2016 2:56:21 PM EDT
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Yep, think I'll go with plan B - try the Colt lower, which is closer to a 1911 grip angle. Will let you know if it works. I know there are other XD owners out there who don't want to go buy a Glock just to have interchangeable magazines! ;)
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Posted: 11/25/2016 3:23:39 PM EDT
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Uh, the Colt lower uses modified Uzi mags, which are vertical.
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Posted: 11/28/2016 7:49:15 AM EDT
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What did I just read?
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Posted: 11/28/2016 9:49:54 AM EDT
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You already have a PSA 9mm AR pistol that takes $13 30 round Glock mags and you're going to modify it to use XD mags instead of just buying 6 ETS mags for your PSA.........
Theres a reason Glock mags became the defacto alternative to Colt pattern mags for 9mm ARs, they work and they're available. You could make a Colt style mag block to use XD mags in a standard AR lower but between your time, R&D, and materials I'm guessing you could buy some ETS mags for the PSA you have and pay for a COLT pattern PSA also with a couple mags with the money you would have earned working instead of developing a XD -AR magazine block. |
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Posted: 11/28/2016 10:52:54 AM EDT
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Uh, the Colt lower uses modified Uzi mags, which are vertical. The 6 Uzi mags I have don't work for shit in the Colt platform. |
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Posted: 11/28/2016 4:13:49 PM EDT
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That's hard to believe, unless the Colt mag catches are cut wrong.
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Posted: 11/28/2016 10:18:34 PM EDT
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That's hard to believe, unless the Colt mag catches are cut wrong. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Or the springs are worn out, Ive got a batch of surplus Galil mags that need new springs in them. |
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Posted: 12/28/2016 10:15:03 PM EDT
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I apologize for my ignorance on the matter. I didn't realize Colt meant Uzi mags. I know that now. And it looks like you all were right. Too much hassle to convert to XD. My whole reason for trying, though, was to have a pistol and a pistol caliber AR that would share mags. I solved this problem by, um, buying a Glock. Lol As for the XD, it now has a friend in the form of a Beretta compatible Kel Tec Sub2000. Just cut new catches and the mags are interchangeable.
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Posted: 12/29/2016 3:34:02 AM EDT
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SUB-2000s are always a good answer. Let's see the SUB murse!
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