FAQs

Via email. Send us your question and we will quickly answer it. If a call is required, we will call you with additional information.

Our phone number is (815) 733-1818. Since we are often on the phone or in the shop and unable to answer the phone, we suggest you email your request to us. We have found 95% of the questions posed to us are resolved within 30 seconds via email.

No.  We don’t accept orders over the phone. For security reasons, we only accept orders via our on-line store. We have gone to great lengths and expense to secure our site. Please note that at no time do we have access to your credit card number.

We have a PO BOX available if customer would like to send payment, return an item. Our address is: PO BOX 2401, Eagle, ID 83616.

No. Under no circumstance will we ship an order outside of the US. Sorry.

No. Under no circumstance will an order to be shipped outside of the US. If we see that an order is being shipped to a freight fowarding agency, we will cancel the order.

No. Sorry. For the protection of our customers, we only ship orders to the credit card billing address – the address entered when placing your order. Reason being, most fraudulent orders are a result a shipping to an address other than the credit card’s billing address.

Not at this time. We use Priority Mail because it offers the most value and is the most efficient means we have found. Most of our customers receive their shipment within three days of us sending out their order.

Sorry. At this time, we cannot help you. Perhaps you can find the items you need locally.

The amount we charge you for shipping is the amount we are charged by the US Postal Service for the collective weight of your order. The amount charged includes the cost of shipping and insurance.

All orders ship US Priority Mail, Insured. Any package that weighs less than one pound costs the same to ship, whether the total weight is one ounce or one pound.

We charge a small, flat handling fee for each order. This minuscule amount is to offset costs associated with the packing and shipping an order, such as boxes, tape, packing material, and more.

California state law prohibits the sale of “conversions kits” and expressly includes base pads in this list. We will not ship magazine extensions that have the capability to take the magazine past 10 rounds to CA residence. This includes LEOs.

The following are areas that limit ammunition magazines, to the best of our knowledge. The below list may be out dated or incomplete. There may be specific laws and restrictions in your area. It is your responsibility to be aware of become with your local laws and ordinances. This list may not be accurate and should be used for reference only.

• • New Jersey = MAX 15 ROUND
  • Connecticut = MAX 10 ROUND
  • California = MAX 10 ROUND
  • Hawaii = MAX 10 ROUND
  • Maryland = MAX 20 ROUND
  • Massachusetts = MAX 10 ROUND
  • New York = MAX 7 ROUND
  • Ohio = MAX 30 ROUND
  • Colorado = MAX 15 ROUND
  • District of Columbia = MAX 10 ROUND

While this list is just a reference and not always current, more information on gun laws and such can be found on www.handgunlaw.us (which is a fantastic resource for gun owners).

No. Law enforcement is smarter than that and we don’t sell magazine “part kits”. We sell complete magazines.

If your 2011 is a wide body model, using the frame as is used on the Eagle as an example, the magwell will fit your gun. We do know that our magwell will not fit the STI Guardian due to this models small frame.

Step One: Place the Magwell on the frame. Step Two: Take a sharpie and marke the plastic edge of the frame that is inside the magwell’s bevel. Step Three: Remove the magwell. Step Four: Slowly remove the areas of plastic that you marked using a file or a Dremel tool with a rotary sanding drum. Go slow and remove the plastic at a angle similar to that of the magwell. It will take a few minutes but it is quite simple to do.

Yes we do. The XD and XD MOD.2 use the same magwell.

No. The Patriot design allows you to use your stock magazines without the need of mag extensions or slam pads.

Our Magwell for the CZ P-10F is made of a durable, fiber-filled polymer. If the Magwell breaks during normal use, we will replace it for free. You need only email us pictures of the broken part and an explanation of how/when the part broke.

Once you slightly modify your stock follower as instructed below, we expect you to be able to load 23 rounds in the tube. Here is a video that shows the setup that you are referring too:

The Grams kit allows for maximum capacity. That said, the Grams kit does not lock the slide back when empty. We offer both options so the customer can decide which is more important; capacity or the slide locking back when empty.

Each extension will included a small, threaded screw that you will install once the magazine extension is installed. No need to overtighten the little screw.

We found that white nail polish or white model paint works well. We suggest you dip the tipe of a toothpick into the paint, then just touch it within the dip. You need only a little paint to fill the dip.

We include one hex key per order.

Yes.

No. The barrel will ship to you directly.

We offer conversion barrels specific for the XDm platform.

Without going into any detail or bashing the products offered
by others, we feel that the StormLake barrel is the best barrel for the XD line currently on the market.

People often misunderstand the term “Match Grade” and the firearm industry in some cases has taken advantage of this lack of understanding. Many think that “Match Grade” is the same as “Match Fit”. Match Grade means that the material used is high quality, rifling and crown allows for the best performance, and some key dimensions are oversized slightly in order to increase performance. Match Fit means that a barrel is produced oversized, requiring the barrel to be custom fit to a customer’s pistol by an experience gunsmith.  By PistoLGear offering Match Grade barrels, we are able to offer our customers a product that is superior to a stock barrel yet without the added cost of having the barrel fitted by a gunsmith.

What we say is that conversion barrels are a great option for those who want to practice with ammo that costs less. Conversion barrels are not for personal carry, duty or competition as conversion barrel will likely be less reliable than your factory barrel. This holds true for any brand conversion barrel. To reduce your chances of failure, you should use caliber specific magazines and a reduced weight recoil spring.

When converting down in caliber, we suggest that you use magazines specific to the caliber you are shooting in order to reduce feed and injection issues.

Yes. The barrels we offer can supported +p+ factory loads as well.

Our barrels include a chamber that fully supports the case, reduce the chance of a case splitting during live fire.

At present, we only offer barrel cut to Suppressor length. That said, we also carry a Compensator by YHM that will install on the barrel. The setup looks great and works very well.

Remember, when running a Compensator, you will likely need to tune your pistol to compensate for the lost gas used to recoil the gun. A lighter recoil spring will usually be enought.

The ports are beyond the muzzle end of the slide, allowing you to use the barrel with a solid slide. Since the ports are outside of the slide, this barrel is longer than your factory barrel.

We offer a kit specific to the XD45ACP model. If you purchase the kit for the XD45ACP, you will get the components required to run with that model. Please note that only 45ACP without the thumb safety are compatible with the kits we offer.

Not at this time, sorry. The kit we sell is for models that don’t include the manual safeties

Some brands of ammunition use harder primers (e.g CCI, Winchester, others). If you come across a brand where you are getting light hits, we suggest you use your stock striker spring and NOT the striker spring that came with the trigger kit. We also know that frangible ammunition will not fire with the reduced weight spring because of the lead-free tough primer. For frangible ammo, use your stock spring.

One of the XDTalk members did a great write up on his fitting experience. The information he shares is excellent and I encourage you to review his work. The write-up is well done: http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43154

Yes it will. We also stock the Springer Precision trigger for the XDSC, which will allow you to limit your Pre-Travel and Over-Travel.

What we can say is if both kits were the same, we will sell just one. Since both firms mentioned offer great kits, we suggest you pick one that best meets your needs.

Before you purchase a spring, you need to purchase our SKINNY Guide Rod for the XDM. This will allow you many choices for spring weight ranging from nine pounds to 24 pounds.our SKINNY XDM Guide Rod uses the same springs at the XD Tactical.

No. The tungsten rod is inserted into a steel sleeve. Tungsten is both expensive and brittle and our setup allows for years of use with having to worry about the rod breaking during use.

Any spring that is compatible with the factory guide rod will work with our HEAVY Guide Rod, including those springs avaiable on our site.

At the present time, because of a lack of viable spring options, we do not offer the Tungsten Guide Rod for the XD45ACP Service/Compact model. We hope that this changes in the near future.

We do offer springs for the Canyon Creek Tungsten Rod. The rod you have uses the same springs used with our XD Guide Rods.

There is currently no replacement one-piece setup for the XDSC, sorry.

Spring weight is subjective and depends on many factors. If you have the XD Service model, you shouldn’t to go less than 18# for reliability reasons. For the Tactical, 16# is as light as you should go. If you shoot MINOR Power Factor reloads, the minimum weights are a good starting weight. For factory ammunition, we suggest weights of 20 to 22 pounds.

The spring you received is correct as long as you are using it with one of the guide rods we offer.

That spring is for a 1911 and is NOT compatible with the XD. You can either install it in a 1911 or throw it in the trash. Whatever you do, do NOT install it in a XD.

Installation is simple. Insert the bushing into your slide, pressing it firmly in place, Then, slip the CLOSED end of the spring over the end of the Guide Rod.

Yes, as long as you are not referring to the Tungsten rods we sell. The stainless steel guide rods we offer are IDPA legal.

Yes

Yes. The XD(m) 45ACP uses the same guide rod as the XD(m) 9MM and 40SW models. This same guide rod WILL NOT work with the XD Slim in 45ACP.

If you are competing in SSP with your XDm, the answer is no as the Hammer Guide Rod is longer than the factory guide rod.

Yes, but you must order the 45ACP version.

From what we have seen, have tested and have been told, most if not all will work with our magwells. That said, some fitting of the base pads may be required.

Yes, as long as you are referring too the XD45ACP model by Pearce Grips

We offer a Pearce Extension specifically for the XDm

Yes.

There is no right answer on this one. Both grips options are quality and either one would be the right choice.

A trick is to fill a bowl with hot water. Place the grip into the bowl, allowing the rubber to soften from the heat. The soft, wet rubber will make the installation of the grip much easier. Once installed, just dry the grip and frame with a towel and allow the rest to air dry.

Sure. A simple trick is to spray the inside of the grip with hairspray before installing. When wet, the hairspray will act a lubricant helping with installation. When dry, the hairspray will act like a non-permanent glue.

No.

Yes, as long as you are referring to our “Operator” models and you plan to shoot in ESP and not SSP.

In short, size. The UnLimited in huge and made for USPSA competition. Mr. Massad Ayoob referrs to our UnLimited Magwell as a “flower put that just sucks magazines into the frame”. The Operator is smaller than the UnLimited and geared towards IDPA shooters because of the “box” requirement. The Patriot is the smallest of the three and is for personal carry and duty. All three, regardless of model, will make reloads faster and smoother.

It should; that is the plan. We suggest you install the parts, find an IDPA box and make sure. No two IDPA boxes are alike because most are made of pine and the pine shrinks. If you need to shape your Slam Pads, you can easily do it with a benchtop belt sander.

No and no. It is USPSA Limited and L10 legal however.

For what we understand, Yes.

For starters, you want a holster that meets the rules for each of the sports. Beyond that, you want a holster that will secure the weapon yet allow you to adjust the tension for a smooth draw. We have several options that will work, such as the Blade-Tech Belt Holster and the BlackHawk Holsters.

UM offers their own holster for use with the UM Sight Mount. What is great about the UM holster is that the holster is universal, as the holster fits the mount and not the pistol. This allows you to use the same holster with any gun that the mount fits on.

While you can tuck your shirt in and around the pistol, the clips used are not the “tuckable” kind. This is best for instances where your shirt is bloused or under a coat or jacket.

BlackHawk does not offer a Serpa for the Tactical model. The Tactical model will fit this holster, yet the muzzle will extend beyond the open end of the holster.

At the time this question was ask, the answer is/was NO.  The XD(m) will fit the Serpa holster we carry, but the gun may move slightly as you walk around due to the slide angles being different on the XD(m) models.

Not at this time. We do sell a great sight pusher so you can install the sight yourself.

Yes. Unless noted otherwise, any sight intended for the XD will fit the XDm 4.5 models as well.

Unless noted otherwise, any sight intended for the XD will fit the XD MOD.2 as well, since the XD, XDm and XD MOD.2 have the same dovetail slide cuts.

Each brand and model has a feature that is better than another. In the end, you need to consider your needs and select an option that best meets your needs.

Each option has a different price point. The higher the price the more features in the sight.

Absolutely. Dawson Precision is well known in the competitive shooting arena and their quality is top-notch. Competitive shooters on average shoot more in a year than the Average Joe in a life time. Dawson Sights ride the slide of many competitors.

To answer this, you are best to e-mail us the brand and model of holster you have and the brand and model of sights you intend to use. We do know that the Dawson Adjustable Set’s Front Sight is too tall for BlackHawk holsters. There may be some other examples of incompatibility.

What you are referring too is commonly called “pumpkin on a post” where the bullet hits the target just above the blade of the front sight. Unfortunately there is no way to guarentee where any FIXED sight will hit. If you want to tune your POI and POA, you need to purchase a set of sights with an adjustable rear. Only then will you have the sight picture you require.

No, because that list is long and ever growing. That said, any red dot sight that includes a picatinny rail mount, often a two sided vise like clamping mechanism, will fit the UM Sight Mount.

All orders having an Illinois billing address are required to include Illinois sales tax. As of 1 January 2008, the rate of this tax is 8.5%. This rate is applied to the full order amount, shipping & handling fees included per Illinois law.

Cerakote is a ceramic based finish that can be applied to metals, plastics, polymers and wood. The unique formulation used for Cerakote ceramic coating enhances a number of physical performance properties including abrasion/wear resistance, corrosion resistance, chemical resistance, impact strength, and hardness. Each of these properties is rigorously tested to guarantee that Cerakote products remain at the forefront of the ceramic coatings market. Cerakote ceramic coatings outperform competitive coatings in both laboratory settings and real-world applications.

We do not. There are many Cerakote certified coaters throughout the country. If you are looking for a suggestion, check out www.cerakotechick.com.

The value of a firearm can be diminished by holster wear, trigger action, hammer, slides, recoil, corrosion, smoothness and appearance. It does not matter if your weapon is used for hunting, target practice, competition, self-defense, or professionally, reliability and performance are the critical components for success.

No. Cerakote is a baked on finish that is highly durable.

So tough that it is quickly becoming the defacto finish in the firearm industry.

Yes. You will first need to sign up via our website and complete the notification information. You can do this by first trying to put the item in your card. A box will pop up asking you for your applicable information. When the product arrives and is put to stock, you will receive an email.

Yes. You will first need to sign up to be notified via our store.  You can sign up You do this by completing the applicable box that asks for your contact information.