Members cleanview Posted December 11, 2014 Members Report Posted December 11, 2014 Fixing to order two blue guns ..... one of which is the xds Looking and a little research and it seems like the xds 9 is what I would wand and then I could mold a 45 off of it. Yes or no Thanks Quote Amarillo Texas bambamholsters.com
Members Itch Posted December 11, 2014 Members Report Posted December 11, 2014 Yes they are the same.. Quote Quality leather goods www.captain-itch.com www.Tennesseeholstercompany.com
Members cleanview Posted December 11, 2014 Author Members Report Posted December 11, 2014 very nice thanks Quote Amarillo Texas bambamholsters.com
Members Ken G Posted December 12, 2014 Members Report Posted December 12, 2014 The XDS is made in two barrel lengths, 3.3" and 4.0". You can probably make a holster for the 3.3" with the longer mold gun but it may be more difficult making a 4" holster with a 3.3" mold. Quote
Members chiefjason Posted December 12, 2014 Members Report Posted December 12, 2014 The difference in the real guns is the wall thickness of the barrel. The 9mm has a thicker barrel to work inside the same frame as the .45. FWIW, the 3.3 has been more popular for me. The 4.0 is more hit or miss. Quote
Members cleanview Posted December 13, 2014 Author Members Report Posted December 13, 2014 I have been taking profits back into supplies and there are no ends to blue gun needs. So I am getting some off the more popular. Two that makes one is better than one that makes one. Quote Amarillo Texas bambamholsters.com
Members Itch Posted December 13, 2014 Members Report Posted December 13, 2014 I just went to do a count on my molds 91, some are doubles with lasers ,some are pieces of old firearms. AS we mostly specialize in semi autos we only have about 7 or so revolvers.. Quote Quality leather goods www.captain-itch.com www.Tennesseeholstercompany.com
Members Shooter McGavin Posted December 14, 2014 Members Report Posted December 14, 2014 The ejection port of the 9mm is shorter than the ejection port of the 45. Also the mags are different. Quote Zlogonje Gunleathers
Members cleanview Posted December 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted December 15, 2014 interesting observation mc gavin and itch, it is going to be awhile before I get that many Quote Amarillo Texas bambamholsters.com
Members Greystone Posted December 15, 2014 Members Report Posted December 15, 2014 "itch, it is going to be awhile before I get that many" MAYBE NOT if you keep going down the rabbit hole, Quote www.facebook.com/pages/Greystone-Leather www.etsy.com/shop/GREYSTONELEATHER
Members Splash Posted December 15, 2014 Members Report Posted December 15, 2014 If I was you, I would measure the with of the Slide. The norm is that 9 and 40s are same with, 45s are slightly wider. I believe that the 9mm slide is .9" wide and the 45 is 1" wide. may not seem to be a big enough number, but it may cause some problems with retention (too tight on this case) Quote Ray U.S. Army Retired A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'My Country' for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
Members camano ridge Posted December 15, 2014 Members Report Posted December 15, 2014 On the XDs the platform isi the same both ( and .45 are .9 inch width on the slide. THe barrel on the 9 is slightly thicker to fit the slide.The XD-S 3.3 .45 ACP (introduced in 2012) pretty much rewrote the book on what defines large-caliber pocket pistols by becoming the smallest .45 ACP semi-auto ever produced. With a polymer frame and modest weight of 21.5 ounces (empty), a 5+1 capacity, a 3.3-inch barrel, an overall length of 6.3 inches, height of 4.4 inches, and slide width of just 0.9 inches Quote https://www.facebook.com/CamanoRidgeCustomLeather?fref=ts
Members Paramedic04 Posted December 16, 2014 Members Report Posted December 16, 2014 I've probably done more holsters for the XDS45 than I have for any other pistol so far. Very popular here in the South. Quote
Members Blackey Cole Posted December 21, 2014 Members Report Posted December 21, 2014 Are you sure I have the xd 45 but I think the xd is skinner Quote
Members Joon1911 Posted January 20, 2015 Members Report Posted January 20, 2015 Are you sure I have the xd 45 but I think the xd is skinner Blackey, You may realize or maybe not, but the OP is referring to the XD-s single stack pistols, not the original XD line. Two very different pistols. In the case of the XD yes the .45acp version is larger scale than the 9/40 but in the newer XD-s series the .45acp version came first and then was reverse engineered down to 9 mm, thus the two have nearly identical dimensions of frame and slide. From the SA website: original XD newer XD-s series Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
Members Joon1911 Posted January 20, 2015 Members Report Posted January 20, 2015 The ejection port of the 9mm is shorter than the ejection port of the 45. Also the mags are different. Shooter, I can't say with certainty that the ejection port is different between the .45 acp and 9mm XD-s models (as I don't have a 9mm version to compare) but I'd be really surprised if the size of the ports was that different. Seeing as the OAL between the two calibers averages only about 0.100" difference between the two, I can't imagine there would be a sizable difference. You write with conviction, do you know for certain that these do vary? Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
Members Shooter McGavin Posted January 20, 2015 Members Report Posted January 20, 2015 I own both calibers so yes I know for cetain. Quote Zlogonje Gunleathers
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 20, 2015 Contributing Member Report Posted January 20, 2015 That .1 sounds about right. And that's about the difference in the length of the port. BUT, the length variation is TOWARD the butt, so not a big issue in molding the gun. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Joon1911 Posted January 20, 2015 Members Report Posted January 20, 2015 I own both calibers so yes I know for cetain. Shooter, Thanks for the clarification. Definitely good to know. Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
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